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Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

To receive the Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 146 KB

3.

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. 

4.

To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive

5.

Question Time: pdf icon PDF 69 KB

(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

 

6.

To consider the following motion, notice of which has been duly give in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 4.12.1 by Councillors J Oates, S Smith, T Jay, M Summers and T Clements

 

Local Government reorganisation.

 

Following the announcement of the abolition of district and borough councils.

 

A.    Tamworth Borough Council Objects to the proposals and reaffirms the importance of local service delivery and democracy

B.    Asks the MP to both condemn and oppose these changes in the House of Commons

C.    Consider transferring local cultural, historical, community, and recreational facilities to local parish councils.

 

7.

To consider the following motion, notice of which has been duly give in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 4.12.1 by Councillors J Oates, S Smith, T Jay, M Summers and T Clements

Marmion House

 

Council requests that Cabinet reviews the decision (re Marmion House) following the announcement of the abolition of district and borough councils, further spending on the temporary home of Tamworth Borough Council and its reception at Marmion House should be halted. This decision aligns with the government's devolution white paper, which signals the end of district councils.

 

8.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider excluding the Press and Public from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-

 

“That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public  interest in disclosing the information to the public”

 

At the time this agenda is published no representations have been received that this part of the meeting should be open to the public.

 

9.

Future High Street Fund Update

(Report of the Leader of the Council)