Agenda

Council - Monday, 24th February, 2025 4.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Fenland Hall, County Road, March

Items
No. Item

1.

To receive apologies for absence.

2.

Previous Minutes pdf icon PDF 206 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of 16 December 2024.

3.

Civic Engagements Update. pdf icon PDF 140 KB

4.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman of the Council and/or the Head of Paid Service.

5.

To receive members' declaration of any interests under the Local Code of Conduct or any interest under the Code of Conduct on Planning Matters in respect of any item to be discussed at the meeting.

6.

To receive questions from, and provide answers to, councillors in relation to matters which, in the opinion of the Chairman, accord with the provisions of Procedure Rules 8.4 and 8.6.

7.

To receive reports from and ask questions of Cabinet members with portfolio holder responsibilities, in accordance with Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2. pdf icon PDF 1 MB

8.

Business Plan 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

For Council to consider and approve the Final Business Plan 2025/26.

9.

Corporate Budget 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 797 KB

To consider the Cabinet recommendations in relation to the General Fund Budget Estimates 2025/26 and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2029/30; the Council Tax levels for 2025/26; the Capital Programme 2025/26-2027/28; and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement, Capital Strategy and Annual Treasury Investment Strategy for 2025/26.

10.

Council Tax Resolution 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 94 KB

Following consideration of this report to Council on 24 February 2025 and the setting of the Revenue Budget for 2025/26, the Council is required to pass the resolution to set the Council Tax requirement.

11.

Fenland Waste Strategy pdf icon PDF 944 KB

For Council to agree upon Cabinet’s recommendation an updated waste collection system for domestic waste collection in Fenland that provides for the legislative changes resulting from the Environment Act 2021 as they commence from 30 March 2026.

12.

Senior Manager Pay Policy Statement pdf icon PDF 253 KB

The purpose of this report is for Council to adopt the Senior Manager Pay Policy Statement for 2025-2025.

13.

Article 4 Direction - HMO's in Wisbech (with Confidential appendix) pdf icon PDF 2 MB

The making of Immediate and Non-Immediate Article 4 Directions in Wisbech will give the Local Planning Authority (LPA) the ability to properly consider the implications of all new HMOs that are created, avoid excessive concentrations of HMOs in particular areas and continue to monitor their distribution and effects on the wider area.

 

Schedule 5 to this report comprises exempt information - to exclude the public (including the press) from a meeting of a committee it is necessary for the following proposition to be moved and adopted: “that the public be excluded from the meeting for Items which would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) as indicated.”

 

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