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Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence |
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Mayor's Cadet Minutes: Cayden Rose was inaugarted as the Mayors Cadet for 2023/2024 |
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To elect a Mayor Minutes: Councillor J Harper was nominated
(Moved by Councillor A Cooper and seconded by Councillor P Thompson)
The vote unanimous and it was therefore declared that Councillor J Harper is elected as Mayor
A Vote of thanks was proposed to thank outgoing Mayor Moira Greatorex
The Outgoing Mayor, Moira Greatorex spoke the following words
All good things come to an end, and have had not a good year but a fantastic year a unique year for a mayor. I’m sure |John will have his own events to look back on but the won’t be as good as mine. The death of the queen was the saddest thing, but the proudest moment was to do the proclamation for the king. I came in here to read the speech but when I went out there was a big crowd waiting. I want to thank someone in this room today, he has always had faith in me but I know you won’t believe it but in my life I have had three phobias, I’m afraid of spiders, flying and public speaking. I could never do any of those things when I became the Mayor, I thought what have I let myself in for here but Jeremy Oates continually gave me the confidence every time I had a big event to do he was thee so I want to thank you Jeremy it was very kind of you and I did appreciate it. So, I am going off to do what all politicians do I am going to spend some more time with my family. I didn’t stand again as I thought the residents needed someone a bit younger than me. I would like to thank you all and I hope you have a good year. |
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To elect a Deputy Mayor Minutes: Councillor D Maycock was nominated for the office of Deputy Mayor
(Moved by Councillor A Cooper and seconded by Councillor D Cook)
It was therefore declared that Councillor D Maycock is elected as Deputy Mayor
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To elect the Leader of the Council Minutes: Councillor D Cook was nominated as Leader of the Council
(Moved by Councillor B Price and seconded by Councillor P Thurgood)
Votes in favour of Councillor D Cook 5 Against 13 Abstain 11
Councillor P Turner was nominated as Leader of the Council
(Moved by Councillor A Cooper and seconded by Councillor T Jay)
Votes in favour of Councillor P Turner 20 Votes against 0 Abstain 10
It was therefore declared that Councillor P Turner is elected as Leader of the Council
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.
When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest. Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. Minutes: There were no Declarations of Interest. |
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To receive the Minutes of the two previous meetings To received the minutes of the 28th February 2023 and 21st March 2023 meetings for approval. Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 28th February and 21st March were approved and signed as a correct record.
(Moved by Councillor J Harper and seconded by Councillor T Clements) |
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To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive Minutes: Councillor J Harper made the following announcement
Well I haven’t got too much to say other than perhaps one or two words, I don’t know if the Chief Executive is going to put on a clock on me or anything, hopefully not. I’ll be as brief as I can. As some of you here tonight may recall I well remember Robert Neville being appointed Tamworth’s very first specifically designated mayor in this very room. That was in 1835, I was of course a young cub reporter at the Tamworth Herald at the time but Mr Neville could not have been any prouder than I am this evening. According to studious research carried out by Tamworth & District Civic Society’s esteemed Chairman David Biggs I’m the 142nd Mayor to occupy this great civic office. I’m honoured and deeply moved to be so and promise to do my utmost to be fair, equitable and impartial in all my Council business. If at any time I have to use my casting vote I will do so out of genuine best person for the job reasons. We Councillors and our Officers must never forget that we are here for one reason and one reason only and that’s to look after and safeguard the interests of the people of Tamworth regardless of the party-political interests of any description. There is a huge amount of talent on all sides of this Chamber, let’s put it to good use to the benefit of our people. Apart from being indebted to Moira as I mentioned earlier, I’d also like to thank two times Tamworth’s former Mayor, Councillor Richard Kingstone for his wise counsel and for taking the time to help ease me into the role of as he referred so much distinction, thank you Richard. Your sagacious advice is so very much appreciated, and I hope I’ve earnt this and I don’t disappoint.
I’d also like to thank my Conservative colleagues for putting me in this position, I promise that I will attempt to do it well and hopefully fulfil all you ask and expect of me. Above all I’d like to thank the people of Bolehall who voted for me in the 2021 election, I will continue to do my very best to repay that trust with hard work and determination in helping to maintain and wherever possible help improve the quality of life of local people. Whether that be trying to get someone to trim the trees, keep the streets clean and free of litter or trying to fill the infernal potholes, that’s more difficult than people envisaged. But what of the future, Tamworth is a fantastic, brilliant town, we all know that, every single one of us that’s why we’re here. But we face considerable challenges, we know that too. Our town centre retail shopping has seriously declined and if Tamworth has to re-establish itself it has to re-establish itself as a destination, a place that people want to live in and to visit and a ... view the full minutes text for item 8. |
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(i) To answer questions from members of the public pursuant to Procedure Rule No. 10.
(ii) To answer questions from members of the Council pursuant to Procedure Rule No. 11
Minutes: QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL NO. 1
Under Procedure Rule No 11, Councillor G Coates will ask the following question:-
What are the levels of Bin provision in the Spital and Mercian Wards? I would like either a new bin or one relocated to an area that has a lot of litter gathering around it daily. This area depending on the side of the road is either Spital Ward or Mercian Ward, the idea location of the bin is at the top of Thackeray Drive by Comberford road.
Answer
An Officer has been tasked to visit Thackeray Drive by Comberford Road, to determine if there is a location suitable for a new litter bin, if there is a suitable location I will arrange the installation of a new litter bin will be arranged and Cllr Coates will be updated.
Supplementary
Is there a timescale on when they are going to check and I would like to thank all the residents who litter pick and take pride in our Town.
Answer
Officers have visited the location and can certainly look into putting a litter bin on the slabbed area at the top of Thackeray drive, this area has good accessibility for our vehicles to pull up safely to empty and too install, this would be multi use bin, for dog waste and litter.
The timescale for instillation will depend how quickly we can get the litter bin from the suppliers, hopefully we can have the bin installed within the next 4 weeks,
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL NO. 2
Under Procedure Rule No 11, Councillor Carol Dean will ask the following question:-
Could you please tell me how long the backlog is for council house repairs in the Bolehall Ward?
Answer
We don't carry a known backlog of repairs in any area of Tamworth. When tenants report a repair through the contact centre that is our responsibility it will be issued to the contractor for completion within the prescribed response times (1,5 or 26 days).
Supplementary
Thank you that doesn’t seem to be the perception of residents I have spoken to. Could you tell me the average waiting time between a complaint being received and repair being finished and what can be done to reduce that time and how many times a resident as to contact the council before a contractor arrives.
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Tenants report repairs through our own call centre. Our call centre staff determine which priority to allocate a repair to and issue this to the contractor.
Attached is a KPI report that gives an indication as to the number of jobs completed on time. The report relates to April 2023 but the numbers have generally been consistent.
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Appointment of Cabinet and Allocation of Responsibilities To receive the Membership of Cabinet for 2023/24 and the Allocation of Responsibilities (to be circulated at the meeting) Minutes: The Membership of Cabinet for 2023/24 was received and circulated as below:
Councillor P Turner – Leader of the Council
Mid Term Financial Strategy Organisational Development inc HR & Payroll Education and Aspiration Corporate Assessments WMCA Member Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP's) Performance Climate change & Green Agenda Lead Future High Street Fund Town Centre Regeneration Town Centre Master-planning Economic & Business Development Organisational Financial Sustainability General Regeneration opportunity
Councillor T Jay Deputy Leader - Operations & Finance
Councillor S Smith – Housing & Planning
Disabled Facilities Grants and Disabled Facilities Adaptations Planning: Development Control, Building Control and Conservation Local Plan Development/Implementation HRA Repairs standards /performance HRA Regeneration and Communal Buildings HRA Business Planning Tenant Regulation / enforcement HRA Community contribution Homelessness Prevention Private Rental Sector (including private sector enforcement) Social Landlord Providers HRA Strategy Chairman of Shadow Housing Committee Electric vehicle strategy and wider provision
Councillor P Thompson – Town Centre & Commercial Property
Property Management Investment GF Repairs Commercial Property Portfolio Asset Management Evening economy Town Centre Relationships Heritage Assets - maintenance, upkeep Town Centre Strategy Tourism / Destination Tamworth Town Centre Car Parks Public Toilets
Councillor A Cooper – Entertainment & Leisure
Street Scene Tamworth in Bloom Cemeteries Community Leisure / Sport Nature Reserves Parks and Play Entertainment - Assembly Rooms, Castle Operations, Outdoor events, Arts, Culture, Heritage experience, Street Markets Sports Development HRA Green Spaces and Neighbourhoods
Councillor M Summers
Partnerships and Voluntary Sector Environmental Health (all disciplines) Community Safety and ASB Safeguarding neighbourhood resilience CCTV Car parking Enforcement Emergency Planning Partnership Development Litter Business Continuity
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Appointment of Committees To receive the constitution and Membership of Committees for 2023/24 (to be circulated at the meeting)
Minutes: Membership of Committees for 2023/24 is as follows:
Cabinet
Councillors
P Turner T Jay A Cooper S Smith M Summers P Thompson
Appointments & Staffing Committee
Councillors
P Turner D Cook C Dean T Jay J Wadrup
Audit & Governance Committee
Councillors
D Maycock B Clarke D Cook S Daniels R Pritchard P Thurgood S Doyle
Planning Committee
Councillors
T Clements C Adams R Claymore G Coates A Cooper S Daniels R Kingstone D Maycock D Cook S Smith P Thompson P Thurgood Lee Wood
Licensing Committee
Councillors
B Price L Clarke T Clements G Coates A Cooper R Kingstone T Jay J Jones D Maycock P Thurgood J Wade J Wadrup L Wood
Nominations & Grants Committee
Councillors
T Jay M Bailey J Harper J Wade J Wadrup C Bain R Kingstone
Infrastructure, Safety and Growth Scrutiny Committee
Councillors
C Dean B Clarke R Claymore T Clements J Jones J Oates B Price R Pritchard L Wood
Corporate Scrutiny Committee
Councillors
D Cook M Bailey C Bain L Clarke R Claymore G Coates S Doyle D Maycock B Price
Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Councillors
C Bain R Claymore T Clements D Cook S Daniels C Dean J Jones D Maycock J Oates
Chief Officer Conduct Committee
Councillors
M Summers C Adams L Bone P Turner D Maycock
Statutory Officer Conduct Committee
Councillors
R Pritchard M Bailey C Bain L Bone T Jay (Moved by Councillor P Turner and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
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Appointment of Committee Chairs To receive details of the proposed Chairs (to be circulated at the meeting)
Minutes: A motion was moved to elect each chair separately
(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor B Price)
This motion was carried
Appointments & Staffing Committee
Nomination Councillor P Turner (Moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
Councillor P Turner was elected as Chair of Appointments & Staffing Committee
Infrastructure Safety & Growth Scrutiny Committee
Nomination Councillor T Clements (Moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
Nomination Councillor C Dean (Moved by Councillor C Bain and seconded by Councillor L Wood)
Councillor C Dean was elected Chair of Infrastructure Safety & Growth
Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Nomination Councillor D Maycock
(Moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
Nomination Councillor C Bain
(Moved by
Councillor C Dean and seconded by Councillor
The vote was equal
A motion without notice was moved to have a short adjournment to allow a discussion with the Leaders to take place
(Moved by Councillor R Kingstone and seconded by Councillor B Price)
The motion was carried and the meeting was adjourned.
Following the adjournment
The following nominations were put forward for Chair of Health & Wellbeing
Nomination Councillor C Bain (Moved by Councillor C Dean and seconded by Councillor S Daniels)
Councillor C Bain was elected of Chair of Health & Wellbeing Committee
Corporate Scrutiny Committee
Nomination Councillor D Cook (Moved by Councillor B Price and seconded by Councillor J Wade)
Nomination Councillor D Maycock (Moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
Councillor D Cook was elected Chair of Corporate Scrutiny
Planning Committee
Nomination Councillor T Clements
(Moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
Councillor T Clements was elected as Chair of Planning
Licensing Committee
Nomination Councillor B Price
(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Claymore)
Councillor B Price was elected Chair of Licensing Committee
Audit & Governance Committee
Nomination Councillor D Maycock
(Moved by Councillor T Jay and second by Councillor A Cooper)
Councillor D Maycock was elected as Chair of Audit and Governance
Statutory Officer Conduct
Nomination Councillor R Pritchard (moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
Councillor R Pritchard was elected Chair of Statutory Officer Conduct Committee
Chief Officer Conduct Committee
Nomination R Pritchard (Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
Nomination Councillor M Summers (Moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor P Turner)
Councillor M Summers was elected as Chair of the Chief Officer Conduct Committee
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Appointment to Outside Bodies 2023/24 To receive the updated Outside Bodies List 2023/24 (to be circulated at the meeting)
Minutes: This item was deferred to be discussed at Council on Tuesday 18th July 2023 |
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(Report of the Leader of the Council) Additional documents: Minutes: The Leader of the Council informed members that The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) Regulations 2012 specifies and requires inter alia under Regulation 19 that the executive leader must submit a report on a regular basis to Council containing details of particulars of each urgent executive decision together with a summary of the matters in respect of which the decision was made.
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Annual Report of Audit & Governance Committee 2022-23 (Report of the Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee) Additional documents: Minutes: Annual Report of the Audit & Governance Committee 2022 – 2023 to present the report to Council.
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Annual Report of the Scrutiny Committees 2022-23 (Report of the Chairs of the Scrutiny Committees) Additional documents:
Minutes: The annual reports from the Chairs of Corporate Scrutiny, Infrastructure, Safety & Growth and Health & Wellbeing to formally update Council on the activities of the Committees over the year 2022/23 which included,
Chair’s overview
• Working Groups • Recommendations made in the year to Cabinet • Committee Terms of Reference • Membership and Attendance • Training & Effectiveness • Work Plan • Resource implications
RESOLVED That Council
Endorsed the Annual Report of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, the Infrastructure Safety & Growth Committee and the Health & Wellbeing Committee
(Moved on block by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Kingstone)
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Calendar of Meetings - 2023/2024 To receive the calendar of the Council and Committee meetings for 2023/2024 Minutes: The Calendar of Meetings for 2023/24 was received and circulated at the meeting
RESOLVED: That Members
Accepted the Calendar of Meetings for 2023/24
(Moved on block by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Kingstone)
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