Agenda

Council - Wednesday 13th November 2024 7.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Campus East, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6AE. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services 

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Items
No. Item

1.

MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 18th September 2024 (previously circulated).

2.

APOLOGIES

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

3.

PETITIONS

The Mayor will receive petitions (limited to the first three petitions presented).

4.

QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

A period of thirty minutes will be made available for questions to be put by Members of the public to Members of the Cabinet on matters for which the Council has a responsibility or which affect the Borough.

5.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS BY MEMBERS

To note declarations of Members’ disclosable pecuniary interests, non-disclosable pecuniary interests and non-pecuniary interests in respect of items on the Agenda.

6.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader of the Council, Member of the Cabinet or the Head of Paid Service.

7.

QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS pdf icon PDF 98 KB

For a period of up to thirty minutes, a Member of the Council who has given prior notice in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15, may ask (a) the Mayor, (b) the Leader of the Council or (c) a Member of the Cabinet a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the Borough.

 

The questions received for this meeting are attached.  A Member asking a question may ask, without giving notice, one supplementary question of the Member to whom the first question was asked.  The supplementary question must arise directly out of the reply.

8.

MATTERS ARISING FROM THE CABINET

To consider recommendations from the meetings of the Cabinet on 5th November 2024:

8a

FP2085 Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26

The report can be found at Agenda Item 7a on the following link:

Agenda for Cabinet on Tuesday 5th November 2024, 6.30 pm – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

8b

FP2081 Approval of the Gambling Act Policy

The report can be found at Agenda Item 14 on the following link:

Agenda for Cabinet on Tuesday 5th November 2024, 6.30 pm – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

9.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 16

To consider notices of motions submitted under Procedure Rule 16 in such order as the Mayor shall direct.  The motions received for this meeting are attached.

10.

Committee Timetable 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 197 KB

Report of the Assistant Director (Legal and Governance).

Additional documents:

11.

URGENT MATTERS

To consider any matters of urgency subject to the agreement of the Mayor in accordance with Procedure Rule 5.1(s).