Agenda

Council - Tuesday, 16th July, 2024 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming

Contact: Ben Bix  Democratic Services Manager

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

The Mayor to report apologies for absence.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive from Members, declarations of interest in relation to any items included on the agenda for this meeting in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 394 KB

To confirm the Minutes of the Annual Council meeting held on 21 May 2024 together with the Extraordinary meeting of Council held on 3 June 2024.

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4.

Announcements

Receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader, Head of Paid Service, Chief Finance Officer or Monitoring Officer. (Council Procedure Rule 3.2 (v))

5.

Questions from Members of the Public pdf icon PDF 300 KB

To respond to questions from members of the public, received in accordance with Procedure Rule 11.

 

The deadline for receipt of questions is 5pm on Wednesday 10 July 2024.

 

Copies of all questions and statements, except those that have been rejected, will be included on the supplementary agenda pack for the relevant meeting, and will be circulated to all Members and made available to the public via the Council’s website, by 5pm on Monday 15 July. The response to a question will take the form of a written response which shall also be included in the supplementary agenda pack published in advance of the meeting.

 

6.

Questions from Members of the Council pdf icon PDF 168 KB

To respond to any questions received from Members of the Council in accordance with Procedure Rule 12.

 

The deadline for receipt of questions is 5pm on Wednesday 10 July 2024.

 

Copies of all questions and statements, except those that have been rejected, will be included on the supplementary agenda pack for the relevant meeting, and will be circulated to all Members and made available to the public via the Council’s website, by 5pm on Monday 15 July. The response to a question will take the form of a written response which shall also be included in the supplementary agenda pack published in advance of the meeting.

 

7.

Charter Against Modern Slavery pdf icon PDF 472 KB

Following, and subject to consideration of this matter at the Executive meeting on 9 July 2024, this report will be published in an agenda supplement.  

 

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8.

Officer Scheme of Delegation and Proper Officer Scheme pdf icon PDF 455 KB

The Council is recommended to make the resolutions set out in the report at agenda item 8.

 

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9.

Revised Financial Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 461 KB

Following, and subject to consideration of this matter at the Audit and Risk Committee meeting on 8 July 2024, this report will be published in an agenda supplement.  

 

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10.

Revised Contract Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 461 KB

Following, and subject to consideration of this matter at the Audit and Risk Committee meeting on 8 July 2024, this report will be published in an agenda supplement.  

 

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11.

Revised Joint Councillor / Officer Relationship Protocol pdf icon PDF 451 KB

The Council is recommended to make the resolutions set out in the report at agenda item 11.

 

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12.

Proposed Changes to the Inter Authority Agreement pdf icon PDF 452 KB

The Council is recommended to make the resolutions set out in the report at agenda item 12.

 

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13.

Revised Statement of Community Involvement pdf icon PDF 486 KB

Following, and subject to consideration of this matter at the Executive meeting on 9 July 2024, this report will be published in an agenda supplement.  

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14.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider the following Motion, to be moved by the Mayor:

 

That, pursuant to Procedure Rule 20 andin accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Council agrees:

 

(1)  that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following matter on the grounds that it is likely, 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 during the item, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information (as defined by Section 100I of the Act) of the description specified in Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the revised Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972; and

(2)  that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

15.

Exempt - HRA Property Disposal

The Council is recommended to make the resolutions set out in the exempt report at agenda item 15.

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16.

Urgent Business

Consider any matters deemed urgent by the Mayor, after having taken advice from the Monitoring Officer or their representative, in that the matter to be determined has arisen since the publication of the agenda and failure to determine it at this meeting would cause significant adverse impact to the Council