Agenda

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 4^th & 25^th March 2025 (previously circulated).

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

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

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.

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

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

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.

To consider recommendations from the meetings of the Cabinet :

To receive a recommendation from the Cabinet meeting which took place on the 4^th March 2025: Agenda for Cabinet on Tuesday 4th March 2025, 6.30 pm – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

The report for this agenda item can be found at agenda item 7 of the below link:

Public reports pack 18022025 1930 Cabinet Planning and Parking Panel.pdf

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.

To receive a report of the Monitoring Officer on the review of political proportionality.

To receive a report of the Assistant Director of Legal & Governance on the Members Allowance Scheme 2025/26-2028/29.

Report to follow

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

The Council is asked to resolve:

That under Section 100(A)(2) and (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be now excluded from the meeting for Item 17 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential or exempt information as defined in Section 100(A)(3) and Paragraph 3 (private financial or business information) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the said Act (as amended).

In resolving to exclude the public in respect of the exempt information, it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Report to follow