Agenda and decisions

This is whereCouncillors who are attendingas substituteswill say forwhom theyare attending.

Toapprovethe Minutesofthemeetingof the Committeeheld on 24 January 2020.

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 24 January 2020 be approved as a correct record.

TheCouncillorswill be askedto say ifthereare any items on theAgenda in whichthey have disclosablepecuniary interests,which wouldprevent themfrom participating inany discussionof the itemsor participating in any vote upon the items, orany otherinterests.

Mostdebatestake placeinpublic.This onlychangeswhenthere isa needtoconsidercertain issues,for instance, commercially sensitive information or detailsconcerning an individual.You will betold at thispoint whetherthere are anyitems onthe Agendawhich are to be discussed in private.

The Committee will receive any petitions andhear any deputations from members ofthe public.A deputationis whereup to fivepeople canattend the meeting andmake apresentation onsome particularissue ofconcern. A memberofthe publiccan alsohand ina petitionat the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.  

The Committee will hear any questions fromthe general public.

The report sets out the recommendations of the Members Allowances Independent Review Panel.

Contact: Carl Whistlecraft, Head of Democracy and Place Based Working

1)    That the recommendations of the Members Allowances Independent Review Panel (Appendix A) be received and noted.

2)    That the report be submitted to the meeting of Council on 18 March 2020 with a recommendation that the Members Allowances Scheme 2020/2021 (Appendix B) be approved and adopted with effect from 1 April 2020.

The report sets out progress in implementing items in the Action Plan.

Contact: Simon Straker, Audit Manager

To receive the attached report.

The report sets out the details of the review undertaken by the Monitoring Officer.

Contact: Julie Muscroft, Service Director Legal, Governance and Commissioning.

That the revised Code of Corporate Governance, as set out in the report, be adopted subject to the inclusion of the following amendments:

Removal of the word ‘also’ in para 3; reference to and a link to the ‘Corporate Plan’

Addition of the word ‘above’ before the word outcomes to clarify that it refers to the outcomes previously mentioned.