Agenda

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any items on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time. 

To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the attached Minutes of the Council meeting held on 22 September 2025, and the Extraordinary Council meetings held on 2 November 2025 and 11 November 2025. 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 8 to allow members of the public to ask questions about the Council’s activities for a period up to fifteen minutes.  The replies to any such questions will be given by the appropriate Cabinet Member.  Questions must be received in writing or by email to the Monitoring Officer by 12 noon twelve clear working days before the meeting.

No questions have been submitted under Procedure Rule No 8 for this meeting.

Report of Councillor P R Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance

Report of the Assistant Director of Environmental Health

Report of the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 9.2 to allow Members to ask questions about Council activities.  The replies to any such questions will be given by the Chair of the Council or relevant Committee or the appropriate Cabinet Member.  Questions must be received in writing or by email to the Monitoring Officer by 12 noon twelve clear working days before the meeting. 

The following questions have been submitted:-

Question A – Proposed by Councillor R Welton to Councillor J Barry, Portfolio Holder for Growth and Assets

We welcome the commitment made at the recent EGM 11 November 2025 to a review of the Council’s Asset Management Board.  Will the Cabinet Member involve cross party elected members in this review through a working group?

Question B – Proposed by Councillor A Dale to Councillor S Pickering, Portfolio Holder for Environment & Place

Can the Portfolio Holder please provide an update on the extension of green bin collections over the winter, as suggested in the recent Simpler Recycling report and the plans for black and burgundy bin collections over the forthcoming Christmas period, with measures to avoid a repeat of the complaints in previous years?

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 10 to consider Motions on notice from Members.  Motions must be received in writing or by email to the Monitoring Officer by 12 noon twelve clear working days before the meeting. 

No motions have been submitted under Procedure Rule No 10 for this meeting.

To consider any other matter which the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

The Chair to move:-

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following item(s) of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

Report of Councillor P Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Finance

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