Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

51.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made by councillors regarding items on the Agenda.

52.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 104 KB

To confirm the Minutes of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Meetings of the Council held on 14 February 2017 and 7 March 2017 (Annexe 1) respectively.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Ordinary and Extraordinary meetings of the Council held on 14 February 2017 and 7 March 2017 respectively were agreed as a true record and signed by the Mayor.

53.

Mayoral Communications/Business

To receive such communications or deal with such business as the Mayor may decide to lay before the Council.

Minutes:

The Mayor had no communications/business about which he wished to inform the Council.

54.

Questions from Councillors pdf icon PDF 74 KB

To answer any written questions from Councillors

 

Note:  The deadline for questions is 5pm on Wednesday 19 April 2017 (17.00 hours on the third clear working day before the meeting).


Minutes:

Six questions had been addressed to Committee Chairmen to which written answers had been provided and published.

 

55.

Treasury Management Strategy 2017/18 to 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 106 KB

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Finance and Resources in respect of the adoption of the Treasury Management Strategy 2017/18 to 2019/20.

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Minutes:

Council received a report from the Director of Finance and Resources regarding the updated Treasury Management Strategy 2017/18 to 2019/20.

Councillor Clive Woodbridge MOVED, and Councillor Clive Smitheram SECONDED the recommendations in the report.  Upon being put the recommendation was CARRIED (without a division) and it was

RESOLVED that:

The updated Treasury Management Strategy 2017/18 to 2019/20 be adopted.

 

56.

Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee; Annual Report pdf icon PDF 85 KB

To receive the Annual Report of the Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee for 2016/17.

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Minutes:

In accordance with Article 6 of the Council’s Constitution, the Annual Report of the Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee was presented to the Council.

Councillor David Reeve MOVED its reception, highlighting in particular the Council’s outstanding audit performance, SECONDED by Councillor Clive Smitheram. Upon being put, it was thereupon CARRIED (without a division) and

RESOLVED that

the annual report of the Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee be received and noted.

 

57.

Motions to Council pdf icon PDF 41 KB

In pursuance of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, to consider any Motions submitted by the due deadline.

 

Note: The deadline for Notice of Motions was 5.00pm on Monday 10 April 2017 (17.00 hours on the eighth clear working day before the meeting)

Minutes:

Pursuant to FCR 79, Councillor Omer Koukou-Tchri MOVED and Councillor Alex Clarke SECONDED, the following Motion:

(1)          The Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee be requested to establish a review group comprising representatives from each political group, to undertake a review of the proposal to explore the opportunities to twin the Borough of Epsom & Ewell with Graübunden and to report to the Strategy & Resources Committee at the earliest opportunity.

(2)          Strategy & Resources Committee consider the report of the Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee, and make such recommendations to Council as they think fit by December 2017.

(3)          Officers be asked to consider whether it might be possible, within existing resources, to hold or support holding a Swiss themed event this year 2017, either on or around the Swiss national day of “1 August”, or at such other time as may be considered appropriate.

In accordance with the advice given by the Chief Executive, the Council RESOLVED (without a division) to debate the motion.

Upon being put, the MOTION was LOST there being 4 members in favour and the majority against.