Resolution status:Carried
RESOLVED: That subject to the amendments noted, the Full Council minutes on 20 March 2024 be APPROVED as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Annual Council meeting on 15 May 2024 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That Full Council:
1. APPROVED the implementation of Phase 1 of the Publica Transition
based on the Detailed Transition Plan and the phasing for the
transition.
2. DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of
the Council, the decision to deal with any final detail matters arising
from the Detailed Transition Plan.
3. DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Director of Governance and
Development (Monitoring Officer), in liaison with the Leader, to
update the constitution by making any consequential changes
required as a result of Phase 1 of the Publica Transition.
4. AGREED TO carry out a budget re-basing for the 2026/7 financial year so that
the funding provided to Publica is proportionate to the services
received.
5. NOTED that following the decision on Phase 1, preparatory work for Phase 2 will commence and will be the subject of a separate report
6. NOTED the following as included in the Detailed Transition Plan;
Section 2: Transition Planning:
· Note the Design-Led principles
· Note the Key Goals for Transition
Section 7: Modelling Assumptions and Outputs:
· Note the cost modelling for Phase 1.
Section 9: Post-Transition Support:
· Note the need for post-transition support.
7. NOTED the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and therefore asks officers to work with members to clarify and define what success for the Council and continuing Publica will look like and the values that will underpin this success in order to improve efficiency and enhance services for residents, businesses and community organisations in the district.
RESOLVED: That Full Council
1. AGREED to appoint Robert Cawley and Melvin Kenyon and re-appoint Michael Paget-Wilkes and Phyllida Pyper as Independent Members, effective from 1.08.2024. All appointments to be a maximum of four years i.e. to 31.07.2028;
2. APPROVED that the Independent Persons are paid an annual allowance of £1000 per annum on a monthly basis, plus a mileage allowance equivalent to the rate paid to elected Members;
3. AUTHORISED the Director of Governance & Development (Monitoring Officer) to commence a recruitment campaign prior to the expiration of current appointments and to enable reports to be presented on future appointments.
Motion status:Carried
RESOLVED: That Full Council exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of item 16 in accordance with provisions of section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
RESOLVED: That Councillor Nikki Ind be elected as Chair of Council for the Civic Year 2024/25.
RESOLVED: That Councillor Mark Harris be appointed as Vice-Chair of Council for the civic year 2024/25.
1. DETERMINED that, in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (“the Act”), the Council shall continue to apply the political balance provisions under the Act to committees as shown in Annex A;
2. APPOINTED Councillors to serve on the Council’s Committees and working groups as set out in Annex B for a term of office expiring at the next Annual Meeting of the Council;
3. APPOINTED Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the Council’s Committees and working groups as shown in Annex B;
4. NOTED the arrangements for substitutions set out in part 4 of the report;
5. AGREED to confirm the changes to the terms of reference to include substitute members for the Constitution Working Group;
6. AGREED the draft terms of reference for the Publica Review Working Group set out in Annex B.
Amendment status:Rejected
RESOLVED: That Council appoint Councillor Daryl Corps to the Gloucestershire Economic Growth Scrutiny Committee.
RESOLVED: That Council
1. NOTED the appointments to outside bodies by the Leader of the Council in respect of executive functions, as set out in Annex A Table 1;
2. AGREED to confirm the appointments to the Gloucestershire County Council Economic Growth Scrutiny Committee and the Gloucestershire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in Annex A Table 2.
1. Acknowledge the successful grant application of £191,600;
2. APPROVED the On-Street capital scheme of £383,200 for inclusion in the Council’s capital programme funded by £191,600 of external grant funding and CDC matched funding of £191,600.
RESOLVED: That Full Council amend the 25 September 2024 meeting time to start at 2pm.
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