Agenda

To receive declarations of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other registrable or non-registrable interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 22 July 2025.

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

To receive statements from Chairs of the Council’s Policy Committees, briefing Members on current events and issues.

This report presents the Municipal Calendar of ordinary meetings from May 2026 to April 2027.

This report requests the Council’s approval for the appointment of Councillor Alan Williamson as the Alternative Transport Champion for the remainder of the 2025-26 Municipal Year, in accordance with Annex 2.1 of the Operating Framework.

This report provides the Council with notification of committee decisions taken in accordance with the urgency procedure contained in Annex 4.6 of the Operating Framework.

The Annual Governance Statement (“Statement”) is an important document which provides assurance concerning the council’s governance arrangements, both financial and non-financial. It is prepared on an annual basis for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts.

The Statement was taken to Audit and Scrutiny Committee for approval in July 2025, as per its terms of reference. The Statement has been brought to Full Council to ensure all Members are conversant with its contents. Please note the information within the Statement is accurate as of 1 July 2025 (as per its production timeline).

This report outlines the latest developments and updates on Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) following the decision from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on 28 October 2025 to implement the 2 unitary proposal for Surrey.

The following report proposes an update to the Council’s Scheme of Delegation relevant to its Revenues and Benefits and Public Protection departments.

This report presents the findings of the Community Governance Review’s Phase 1 consultation regarding the creation of Civil Parishes and associated Parish Councils in the Borough of Epsom and Ewell. It also provides information related to the potential financial implications, including estimated precepts and the implications of the possible transfer of key community assets.

Members of the Council are asked to review this information and make a decision as to whether the Council proceeds to the next stage of its Community Governance Review (CGR), or whether the CGR process is stopped now following the completion of the Phase 1 consultation. If Members decide to continue to the next stage of CGR, they are invited to consider what the recommendations should be that are consulted upon, based upon the outcome of the Phase 1 consultation and the further information contained within this report.

This report recommends to Council a pay award for Staff and introduction of Real Living Wage as considered and recommended by Strategy and Resources Committee.