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Items
No. Item

55.

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Stuart Allen, M Berry, A Dear and N Ward.

56.

Declarations of Interest

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Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest at this meeting.

57.

Communications

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Formation of new Political Group

 

The Worshipful the Mayor informed Councillors that a new political group had been formed which was referenced in the submitted report (Review of Committee Proportionality, Minute 67 refers).

58.

Minutes of the Special Meeting held on Thursday, 27 June 2024 pdf icon PDF 65 KB

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Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on Thursday, 27 June 2024, be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

59.

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 18 July 2024 pdf icon PDF 115 KB

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Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on Thursday, 18 July 2024, be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

60.

Questions from Members of the Public pdf icon PDF 92 KB

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Minutes:

The relevant Cabinet Members responded to written questions received from the public.

61.

Questions from Members of the Council pdf icon PDF 107 KB

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The relevant Cabinet Members responded to written and supplementary questions received from Councillors.

62.

Leader of the Council Update

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The Leader of the Council addressed the Council and provided a brief overview of the work of Cabinet.  Councillors Courtenay, Longstaff, Aylen and Murphy responded.

63.

Southend-on-Sea City Council Annual Report 2023-24 pdf icon PDF 47 KB

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Minutes:

The Council had before it the recommendation of the Cabinet held on 29th July 2024  concerning the City Council’s Annual Report for 2023-2024.

 

Resolved:

 

That the recommendation of the Cabinet held 29th July 2024 (Minute 13 refers), be approved.

 

64.

Provisional Revenue and Capital Outturn 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 56 KB

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The Council had before it the recommendations 8 to 11 of the Cabinet held on 29th July 2024 concerning the Provisional Revenue and Capital Outturn report for 2023/24.

 

Resolved:

 

That recommendations 8 to 11 of the Cabinet held on 24th June 2024 (Minute 6 refers), be approved.

 

65.

Next Stage of the Housing Pipeline pdf icon PDF 60 KB

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The Council had before it recommendation 4 of the Cabinet held on 29th July 2024 concerning the next stage of the Housing Pipeline.

 

Resolved:

 

That the recommendation of the Cabinet held on 29th July 2024 (Minute 15 refers), be approved.

66.

Feed and Food Controls Service Plan 2024-2025 pdf icon PDF 49 KB

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The Council had before it the recommendations of the Cabinet held on 29th July 2024 concerning the Feed and Food Controls Service Plan for 2024-2025.

 

Resolved:

 

That the recommendations of the Cabinet held on 29th July 2024 (Minute 19 refers), be approved.

 

67.

Review of Committee Proportionality pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Report of Executive Director (Strategy and Change)

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Minutes:

The Council had before it an updated report of the Executive Director (Strategy and Change) presenting the results of the review of Committee proportionality, following changes to the composition of the Council.

 

Resolved:

 

1. That the entitlement to places on committees, following the review of committee proportionality, as set out in the submitted report, be noted.

 

2. That the revised appointments to the committees and working parties, be approved.

 

3. That Councillor Gilbert be appointed to the position of Chair of the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee.

 

 

68.

Notice of Motion - Revised Development Control Committee Procedures pdf icon PDF 45 KB

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Minutes:

On consideration of the Notice of Motion concerning revised processes for Development Control Committee the Leader undertook to ensure that the constitutional review includes consideration of the proposals set out in the motion.

 

The Notice of Motion concerning the revised Development Control Committee procedures was therefore withdrawn.

69.

Notice of Motion - Council Tax Scheme for Southend's Special Constables pdf icon PDF 52 KB

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Minutes:

In accordance with Standing Order 15, a Notice of Motion concerning a Council Tax scheme for Southend’s Special Constables was submitted by Councillor Courtenay and seconded by Councillor Campbell.

 

Resolved:

 

That the Notice of Motion concerning a Council Tax Scheme for Southend’s Special Constables, be referred to Cabinet for consideration.

70.

Appointments to Committees, etc

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Minutes:

The appointments to Committees was dealt with under Minute 67 (Review of Committee Proportionality) above.

 

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