Agenda and minutes

Council - Thursday, 3rd March, 2022 7.00 pm

Venue: Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PL

Contact: Danny Sheppard Telephone (01233) 330349  Email  danny.sheppard@ashford.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

To consider whether any items should be dealt with in private because of the likely disclosure of Exempt or Confidential Information

3.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 204 KB

To declare any interests which fall under the following categories, as explained on the attached document:

a)    Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI)

b)    Other Significant Interests (OSI)

c)    Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests

 

See agenda item 3 for further details

 

 

4.

To confirm the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on the 21st October 2021 pdf icon PDF 273 KB

5.

To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader or other Members of the Cabinet

6.

To receive any petitions

7.

To receive any questions from, and provide answers to, the public (being resident of the Borough) which in the opinion of the Mayor are relevant to the business of the Meeting

8.

To receive, consider and adopt the Minutes of the Meetings of the Licensing Committee held on 17th November 2021 and the 20th January 2022 pdf icon PDF 222 KB

Additional documents:

9.

To receive, consider and adopt the Minutes of the Meeting of the Regulatory Committee held on the 20th January 2022 pdf icon PDF 259 KB

10.

To receive, consider and adopt the recommendations set out in the Minutes of the Meetings of the Cabinet held on the 28th October, 25th November and 16th December 2021 and the 27th January and the 24th February 2022 (to follow) - with the following exception - The recommendations of the 24th February meeting regarding the item 'Budget 2022/23' be deferred for consideration with Agenda Item No.11 pdf icon PDF 215 KB

Additional documents:

11.

To consider the recommendations of the Cabinet regarding the item 'Budget 2022/23' (which includes the adoption of the budget) and the report 'Council Tax 2022/23 Resolutions' and to determine the Borough Council's precept on the Collection Fund. pdf icon PDF 255 KB

12.

To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Audit Committee held on the 1st February 2022 pdf icon PDF 264 KB

13.

To receive, consider and adopt the Minutes of the Meeting of the Selection and Constitutional Review Committee held on the 17th February 2022 pdf icon PDF 433 KB

14.

To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Standards Committee held on the 24th January 2022 pdf icon PDF 299 KB

15.

Annual Report of the Council's Monitoring Officer 2021 pdf icon PDF 404 KB

16.

Programme of Meetings 2022/23 and 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 231 KB

17.

To consider Motions of which Notice has been given pursuant to Procedure Rule 11

18.

Questions by Members of which Notice has been given pursuant to Procedure Rule 10

NOTE: - If debate on any item included within this Agenda gives rise to the need to exclude the press and public due to the likelihood of Exempt or Confidential information being disclosed the following resolution may be proposed and seconded and if carried, the press and public will be requested to leave the meeting for the duration of the debate.

That pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of this item as it is likely that in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure of exempt information hereinafter specified by reference to the appropriate paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Act, where in the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

19.

Update Paper - Further Budget Consultation Response pdf icon PDF 194 KB

Additional documents:

20.

Minutes for this Meeting pdf icon PDF 357 KB