Items
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Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies for absence, if any.
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2. |
Minutes  PDF 258 KB
To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the
Council held on 22 November 2023.
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TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS FROM MEMBERS PDF 721 KB
Members are asked at this stage to declare any
interests that they may have in any of the following items on the
agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members
requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and
whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest (see attached
guidance and flowchart)
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4. |
Items of Urgent Business
To determine any other items of business which
the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency
pursuant to Section 100B (4)(b) of the Local Government Act
1972.
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5. |
Chairman's Communications
To receive the Chairman’s
communications, if any.
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6. |
Leader's Announcements
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7. |
Public Questions and Statements
To consider any questions or statements
received from members of the public.
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8. |
Appointments to Committees, sub-committees, Working Parties and Outside Bodies
To receive any changes to appointments to
Committees, sub-committees, Working Parties and Outside Bodies as
notified by the Group Leaders.
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Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on the Review of the Scheme of Members' Allowances 2024 PDF 252 KB
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Executive Summary
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This report makes
recommendations to Full Council on the allowances and expenses to
be paid to Members to take effect from 01 May 2024. In accordance with the requirements of the Local
Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003,
the Council established an Independent Remuneration Panel at the
meeting of Full Council held on 20 September 2023. The terms of reference for the Panel were also
agreed at the September meeting of Full Council.
Although members can choose not
to support the recommendations of the Panel, the legislation
requires the following: ‘Before an authority makes or amends
a scheme, it shall have regard to the recommendations made in
relation to it by an independent remuneration panel’. The
findings and recommendations of the Panel are detailed in this
report.
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Options considered
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- To support
all of the recommendations made by the
Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP)
- To support some of
the recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration Panel
(IRP), whilst rejecting some.
- To reject
all of the recommendations made by the
Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP)
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Consultation(s)
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Members were consulted
throughout the process. They were invited to submit comments for
the IRP to consider and a survey was circulated for completion. Two
group leaders met with the panel to share their views.
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Recommendations
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That Members consider
the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel, adopt a
scheme of allowances and amend the
Constitution accordingly.
Specifically, it is
recommended that:
a)
the
Basic Allowance should increase to £6,491 pa (to include
£180 Broadband Allowance);
b)
the
Scheme should remain index linked to officers’ pay
awards
c)
the
Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) for the Leader of the
Council should remain calculated by way of a multiplier of x2 the
basic allowance;
d)
A new
SRA for the Deputy Leader should be introduced, calculated by way
of a multiplier of x1.6 the basic allowance
e)
the
SRA for Cabinet Members with Portfolio should remain calculated by
way of a multiplier of x1.33 the basic allowance;
f)
the
SRA for Chairmen of Committees of the Council (except Development
Committee, Licensing Committee and Standards Committee) should remain
calculated by way of a multiplier of x0.67 the basic
allowance;
g)
the
SRA for the Chairman of Development Committee to remain at x0.75 of
the basic allowance, with the SRA for the Vice-chairman of
Development Committee remaining at x0.25 of the basic
allowance.
h)
Payments for the Chairmen of Standards Committee and
Licensing Committee should be based on a per meeting payment of 2%
of the Basic Allowance
i)
A new
payment for Chairmen of Planning Policy & Built Heritage
Working Party to be introduced based on a per meeting payment of 2%
of the basic Allowance or £129.82.
j)
SRA
payments to leaders of the opposition groups should move to a flat
SRA rather than being based on the number within the
group.
k)
The
SRA for the Leader of the main opposition group should be
calculated by a way of a multiplier of x0.4
l)
The
SRA for the ...
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Fakenham Leisure And Sports Hub PDF 160 KB
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Executive Summary
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To
advise Council of Government funding for the proposed Fakenham
Leisure and Sports Hub facility and outline the steps the Council
will now take to deliver this large and exciting project in the
coming months
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Options considered
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Proceed with the development and delivery of this
exciting sport and wellbeing project for Fakenham with the
Government funding pledged towards the project
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Resolve not to proceed with the project
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Consultation(s)
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The
original plans for the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub proposal
were the subject of extensive consultation with overwhelming public
support expressed for the proposed facility. As the project is taken forward there will be
further consultation and engagement with key stakeholders and
partners and the public details of which are provided in the
report.
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Recommendations
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It
is recommended that:-
1.
Full Council welcomes the Government funding of
£9.856million awarded towards the cost of the Fakenham
Leisure and Sports Hub project. The
Council further recognises that confirmation of the Government
funding will allow plans for the new facility to be taken forward
in the coming months.
2.
Council approves the establishment of a Capital
Budget of £11million for the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub
project within the Capital Programme.
3.
Council approves the funding of this project made up
of £9.856million of Levelling Up Fund (central government)
monies, £0.408million Section 106 monies, £0.575million
from the Football Foundation and the value of the land contributed
by Fakenham Town Council. Any shortfall
in this funding will need to be funded by the Council, for which
borrowing will be taken.
4.
Council approves the project management and
governance arrangements for the project as outlined in Section 3 of
the report.
5.
Council agrees that a traditional procurement
process would disadvantage the Council due to the timescales
involved and supports an exemption under the Contract Procedure
rules to appoint the consultants, FMG Consulting, who have
previously worked on this project, as principal advisors to the
Council in the development and delivery of the Fakenham Leisure and
Sports Hub proposal.
6.
Subject to recommendation 3 above, delegated
authority is given to the Director of Communities to appoint FMG
Consulting to advise the Council on the detailed design,
construction and tender processes for the project including the
submission of a planning application for the
development.
7.
Council requires that tender prices received are
reported to Council for approval before any construction contract
is awarded as a key “gate” point in the delivery of the
project.
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Reasons for
recommendations
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To
establish the necessary project management and governance framework and financial monitoring
arrangements for the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub
project
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Background papers
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Report to Full Council –
27th July 2022
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Wards affected
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Fakenham wards (Lancaster North
and South); and wards in the west of the district including
Briston, Priory, Stibbard, Stody, The Raynhams, Walsingham; Wells
with Holkham.
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Cabinet member(s)
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Cllr Tim Adams, Leader of the
Council
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Contact Officer
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Steve Blatch, Chief
Executive
Email:- steve.blatch@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Tel:- 01263 516232
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11. |
Draft Programme of Meetings 2024 - 2025 PDF 76 KB
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Executive Summary
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An annual schedule of meetings
is prepared to ensure that the Council’s decision-making
processes run as effectively as possible.
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Options considered
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No alternative options were
considered. The Council has to agree a
programme of meetings to facilitate the effective running of
council business.
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Consultation(s)
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Key officers were consulted
regarding proposed dates and any changes.
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Recommendations
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To
adopt the Programme of Meetings for 2024-25.
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Reasons for recommendations
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An agreed schedule of meetings
is necessary for the Council to adequately carry out its
business
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Background papers
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Meeting schedules from previous
years.
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Additional documents:
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Portfolio Reports PDF 181 KB
To receive reports from Cabinet Members on
their portfolios:
Cllr T Adams - Executive Support & Legal
Services
Cllr H Blathwayt – Coast
Cllr A Brown – Planning &
Enforcement
Cllr W Fredericks – Housing and People
Services
Cllr P Heinrich – Sustainable Growth
Cllr C Ringer – IT, Environmental &
Waste Services
Cllr L Shires – Finance, Estates &
Assets
Cllr A Varley – Climate Change & Net
Zero
Cllr L Withington – Community, Leisure
& Outreach
Members are
reminded that they may ask questions of the Cabinet Member on their
reports and portfolio areas but should note that it is not a
debate.
No member may ask more than one question plus a supplementary
question, unless the time taken by members’ questions does
not exceed 30 minutes in total, in which case, second questions
will be taken in the order that they are received (Constitution,
Chapter 2, part 2, section 12.2)
Additional documents:
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Recommendations from Cabinet
Due to the Cabinet meeting on 6th
December being cancelled, there were no recommendations to Full
Council.
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Recommendations from the Overview & Scrutiny Committee 13 December 2023
To consider any recommendations made by
Overview & Scrutiny Committee to Full Council.
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Questions Received from Members
To respond to any questions
from Members.
Please note the following section of the
Constitution:
Questions by members:
12.1
Members of the Council may ask questions of the Leader and Cabinet
during Portfolio Holder reports on the agenda of ordinary meetings
of the Council on any matter of Council business or on issues which
affect the Council's area.
12.2
Members of the Council may ask questions of the Chairman of a
Committee at Ordinary Meetings of the Council on any matter of
Council Business or on issues which affect the Council’s
area.
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Opposition Business
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Notice(s) of Motion PDF 119 KB
Please note that as set out in Chapter 2,
section 14.11 of the Constitution the time limit for debating all
motions is limited to 30 minutes.
The following notice of motion has been
proposed by Cllr H Blathwayt, seconded by Cllr A Varley:
Motion:
Clean Water – Clean up Your Act
North Norfolk
District Council is concerned about the water quality and pollution
of our beaches and waterways. This Council cares about ensuring the
highest levels of water quality and seeks to hold Anglian Water and
the Environment Agency (EA) to account.
We therefore
propose the following:
That the
Leader
1)
writes to the Chief Executive of Anglia Water
requesting:
a)
Confirmation of when all combined sewage outflows
(CSO) in North Norfolk will have working monitoring equipment in
place
b)
The reporting of CSO discharges on a quarterly basis
to the Council
c)
A detailed investment allocation plan for North
Norfolk
2)
writes to the Environment Agency (EA)
requesting:
a)
Greater transparency on their water quality
readings
b)
A guarantee that regular E. Coli testing will be
undertaken & increased.
c)
A guarantee that reactive DNA testing be
undertaken
d)
Information relating to collaborative works with
agriculture partners
3)
That the Council undertakes discussions with Anglian
Water and the Environment Agency to ensure that there is a review
of the actions taken following the 19th March incident in
Mundesley.
4)
That the Leader writes to the Secretary of State for
the Environment requesting that funding to the EA is
increased.
Proposed: Cllr. Harry Blathwayt
Seconded: Cllr. Adam Varley
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Exclusion of Press and Public
To pass the following resolution – if
necessary:
“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local
Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the
meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that
they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined
in paragraph(s) _ of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the
Act.”
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Private Business
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