Full Council (July 2023)
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Agenda
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Mayor’s Announcements
3. Declarations of Interest
Members are reminded that they must disclose any interests they know they have in items of business on the meeting’s agenda and that they must do so at this point on the agenda or as soon as they become aware of the interest. If the interest is a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest they are also obliged to notify the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of the meeting.
4. Minutes
Minutes of meetings on 22 February and 24 May 2023.
5. Public Questions
To receive questions from members of the public in accordance with Council Rules 10.1 to 10.6 on Item 6 on the agenda.
Any member of the public who wishes to submit a question or statement to this meeting should email it to committees@chelmsford.gov.uk 24 hours before the start time of the meeting. All valid questions and statements will be published with the agenda on the website at least six hours before the start time and will be responded to at the meeting. Those who have submitted a valid question or statement will be entitled to put it in person at the meeting.
6. Cabinet Question Time
The Leader and Members of the Cabinet to answer questions submitted by Members of the Council in accordance with Council Rules 10.18 to 10.22.
7. Reports from the Cabinet
To consider the attached reports.
The recommendations of the Cabinet on 6 July on reports 7.1 to 7.4 and of the Cabinet on 14 March on report 7.5 will be notified to members before the meeting.
7.1 Treasury Management Outturn Report 2022/23
7.2 Capital, Programme Update and Provisions Outturn 2022/23
7.3 Budget Framework – Medium Term Financial Strategy 2024/25
7.4 Proposed Amendments to the Constitution
7.5 Amendments to Council Tax Premiums in respect of empty properties with effect from 1 April 2024
8. Report from the Leader of the Council
8.1 Committee Membership
9. Annual Report of the Audit and Risk Committee
To consider the attached report from the Audit and Risk Committee on 21 June 2023
10. Annual Report of the Governance Committee
To consider the attached report from the Governance Committee on 21 June 2023
11. Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee
To consider the attached report from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 18 July 2023
Part 2 (Exempt Items)
To consider whether to exclude the public from the meeting during the following matter,
which contains exempt information within the category of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the
Local Government Act 1972 indicated:
12. Chelmer Waterside Infrastructure Delivery
To consider the attached report.
Category: Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
Public interest statement: It is not in the public interest to release details of this report at present, on the grounds that the report contains commercially sensitive contractual and property information.
13. Proposed Purchase of Land at Main Road Boreham
To consider the attached report.
Category: Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
Public interest statement: It is not in the public interest to release details of this report at present, on the grounds that the report contains information that is commercially sensitive and to place the information in the public realm will be detrimental to the negotiations to be undertaken by the Council.
14. Small Housing Site Delivery
To consider the attached report.
Category: Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
Public interest statement: It is not in the public interest to release details of this report at present, on the grounds that the report contains information that is commercially sensitive and to place the information in the public realm will be detrimental to the negotiations to be undertaken by the Council.