Agenda and draft 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 Councillors Adeleke, Deacon, Guest and Santamaria.

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]

Councillor Douris declared an interest as he is an Independent Director of HITS (Herts Interpreting & Translation Service) which is managed by Community Action Dacorum.  

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.

Members were sent the response to the action point from November’s meeting earlier today, therefore there were no outstanding action points to be carried forward.

There were no changes to the work programme.

N Howcutt, C Silva Donayre and A Wilkie presented Members with an overview of the draft budget strategy and proposals.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

That the committee reviewed and noted the draft budget proposals for 2025/26.