Agenda and minutes

To confirm the minutes from the previous meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as an accurate record and signed by the Chair.

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Freedman, Gale and Adeleke.

Councillor Douris substituted for Councillor Adeleke.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)           may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct For Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

There were no declarations of interest. 

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements or ask questions in accordance with the rules as to public participation

There was no public participation.

None.

To follow.

There was one outstanding action point from the previous meeting. S Choudhury confirmed the data was being collected and would be circulated to members as soon as it was available.

All other actions had been completed. 

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome:

That the committee reviewed and scrutinised the draft budget proposals for 2024/25, and provided feedback to be considered by Cabinet.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome:

1. That the committee reviewed and provided feedback on the Menopause at Work Policy.

2. That the committee noted the next steps of the approval process.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome:

1. That the committee noted the review of the responses from the ‘informal’ consultation.

2. That the committee noted the proposal to commence the statutory consultation on the proposed changes to the parking policy as set out in the report.

It was noted that the meeting scheduled for 9 January 2024 was likely to be cancelled due to lack of business. Members would be notified by email to confirm the cancellation.