Agenda

Council - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The Agenda for this meeting will be published 5 clear working days before the scheduled date of the meeting. The Minutes and Decisions for this meeting will normally be published within 9 working days following the date of the meeting.

Note: this does not apply to Scrutiny Working Groups or Scrutiny Commissioners meetings, please contact the relevant Scrutiny Officer for more information on the work programme for these Groups.

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Items
No. Item

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION

To receive apologies for absence, disclosures of interest from Councillors, and Minutes of the previous Council meeting.

1.

Apologies for absence

2.

Disclosures of Interests from Members

To receive disclosures of interests from Members (i.e. the existence and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this agenda).

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 176 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meetings held 20 May 2025 and 8 July 2025 (enclosed).

Additional documents:

SECTION 2 - STANDARD COUNCIL BUSINESS

To receive announcements from the Chairman and the statement of the Leader of the Council.

 

Any reports for consideration listed under this section will be moved in one block without discussion, unless any Member present requests otherwise.

4.

Chairman's Announcements

5.

Leader's Statement (To Follow) pdf icon PDF 252 KB

SECTION 3 - PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL

To consider any presentations from Council Officer’s or an external body/partner agency.

SECTION 4 - QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC & PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS

To receive questions to Councillors submitted by members of the public and to receive any petitions submitted in accordance with the Council’s petitions scheme.

6.

Public Speaking Protocol

Requests received by the Protocol deadline to be reported by the Monitoring Officer with details of the Agenda Item to which they relate. (Such persons entitled to use the Protocol attend for the purpose of making representations, answering questions or giving evidence relating to the business of the meeting and the time allocated to each person is a maximum of three minutes unless extended at the discretion of the Chairman).

 

SECTION 5 - MEMBERS' QUESTIONS

To receive any questions submitted by Councillors.

7.

Questions from Members

Any Members wishing to submit questions must do so to the Monitoring Officer no later than 5 working days before the meeting.

 

The Monitoring Officer will report if any questions have been submitted.

SECTION 6 - REPORTS FOR DECISIONS

To consider any reports submitted for consideration by Council.

8.

Quarter 1 Capital Programme Review 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 153 KB

To consider the report of the Accountancy Services Manager (enclosed).

Additional documents:

9.

Depot Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure pdf icon PDF 167 KB

To consider the report of the Neighbourhood Services Group Manager (enclosed).

10.

Public Spaces Protection Order - Dogs Renewal pdf icon PDF 140 KB

To consider the report of the Licensing Team Leader (enclosed).

 

Additional documents:

SECTION 7 - MOTIONS/ DEBATES/CONSULTATIONS & MEMBERS' FEEDBACK

To consider Motions submitted by Councillors, take part in a debate or receive Member feedback from attendance at national briefings, key training initiatives or work on any Outside Bodies. 

SECTION 8 - EXEMPT REPORTS

To receive any reports submitted which require consideration under exempt status.

11.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider passing the following resolution:

 

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that the item involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the said Act.

 

Exemption Category: 3

 

Reason for Exemption: The minutes contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

 

Public Interest Test: The public interest test has been considered and, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.”

12.

Approval of Restricted Minutes - Council Meeting 20 May 2025