Meeting documents

Details of Cabinet Member interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team.

Council is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 24 May 2017 were accepted as a true and accurate record and were signed by the Chairman.

(see explanatory notes attached to agenda)

This item includes the presentation of petitions. Details of any public questions / petitions submitted will be included in the Chairman’s Schedule which will be made available to the members and to the public at the meeting.

To consider a report from the Monitoring Officer. The recommendations relate to:

·       Proposed arrangements for the appointment of Honorary Aldermen/Alderwomen;

·       A revised Constitution for the Council.

The Council RESOLVED to agree:

1. The proposed arrangements for the appointment of Honorary Aldermen/Alderwomen set out in the report and to include them as an appendix in Part 2 of the Constitution;
2. A revised Constitution for the Council as proposed in the Appendix to the report.

To consider a report by the Joint Independent Remuneration Panel. The recommendations relate to the Scheme of Members’ Allowances.

The Council RESOLVED to:

(a)  Consider the Panel’s recommendations set out in the Panel’s report attached as the Annex to this report – as summarised in section 2 and:

1. Agreed that the basic allowance should be calculated and index linked (for 2017-21) via the officer pay scale as currently
2. Considered and agreed an amendment to the Panel’s recommendations on the allocation of posts to the SRA bands to include within band 7 (and to continue to receive £1079pa) the vice-chairmen of the main committees (Audit, Regulation and Scrutiny), the Deputy Leader of the main opposition group and the group leaders of the smaller political groups

(b)  Agreed the revised Scheme of Members’ Allowances for 2017-21.

(c)  Considered and agreed that any changes to SRA payments as a result of decisions by the Council are backdated to the date of appointment.

Authorised the Strategic Manager, Governance & Risk to make any amendments to the Scheme of Members’ Allowances 2017-18 (attached as Appendix C to the Annex to this report) required as a result of the Council’s decisions in (a) above.

To consider a report with recommendations from the Leader of the Council, arising from the Cabinet meetings held on 10 July 2017

The recommendations relate to Annual Treasury Management Outturn Report 2016/17

The Council RESOLVED to approve the Annual Treasury Management Outturn Report 2016/17 as set out in the attached report and its appendices.

To consider requisitioned items proposed by Members on:

-        Staff Pay Award

The Council RESOLVED to task the HR Policy Committee with reviewing the level of staff pay awards and report back to the November Council meeting.

To receive reports by the Leader of Council summarising key decisions taken by him and the Cabinet, including at the Cabinet meetings held on 14 June 2017 and 10 July 2017 attached

(Note: Member Questions to the Leader and Cabinet Members will be taken under this item)

The Council received and noted this report.

To receive a report from the Chairman of the Scrutiny for Policies and Place Committee.

The Council received and noted this report.

To receive a report from the Chairman of the Scrutiny for Policies, Adults and Health Committee.

The Council received and noted this report.

To receive a report from the Chairman of the Scrutiny for Policies, Children and Families Committee.

The Council received and noted this report.

To receive the Annual Report of the Cabinet Member for Business, Inward Investment and Policy (now Resources and Economic Development).

The Council received and noted this report.

To receive the annual report of the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport.

The Council received and noted this report.

To receive this report.

The Council received and noted this report.