Meeting Details

The Mayor will welcome members of the public and Councillors and will ask the Chaplain to say a prayer.

Members of the public may make representations to the meeting on any item on the agenda or any other matter relating to the business of Council.  Members of the public may register their wish to address the Council by e-mailing democratic.services@colchester.gov.uk by 12.00 noon on the working day before the meeting.  However, advance registration is not mandatory and members of the public may register to speak in person immediately before the meeting.

Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the agenda about which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the item or participating in any vote upon the item, or any other registerable interest or non-registerable interest.

A,,, Motion that the minutes of the meeting held on 5 December 2024 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Council consider any items referred by the Scrutiny Panel under the Call-in Procedure because they are considered to be contrary to the policy framework of the Council or contrary to, or not wholly in accordance with, the budget.

B... Motion that the recommendations contained in the reports from the Section 151 Officer entitled Final Budget Proposals 2025/26 (General Fund and Housing Revenue Account,  including medium term revenue and capital) and Council Tax Setting 2025/26 be approved and adopted.

C... Motion that the recommendation contained in draft minute 919 of the Cabinet meeting of 29 January 2025 be approved and adopted.

D... Motion that the recommendation contained in draft minute 920 of the Cabinet meeting of 29 January 2025 be approved and adopted.

E... Motion that the recommendation contained in draft minute 465 of the Governance and Audit Committee meeting of 3 December 2024 be approved and adopted.

F... Motion that the recommendation contained in draft minute 466 of the Governance and Audit Committee meeting of 3 December 2024 be approved and adopted.

G... Motion that the recommendation contained in draft minute 209 of the licensing Committee meeting of 15 January 2025 be approved and adopted.

H.. Motion that Anna D’Alessandro be designated as interim Section 151 Officer with effect from 1 April 2025.  

Cabinet members and Committee/Panel Chairs will receive and answer pre-notified questions in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10(1) followed by any oral questions (not submitted in advance) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10(3).

(Note: a period of up to 60 minutes is available for pre-notified questions and oral questions by Members of the Council to Cabinet Members and Chairs (or in their absence Deputy Chairs)).

At the time of the publication of the Summons no pre-notified questions had been received.

Full Council is invited to note the Schedule of Portfolio Decisions covering the period 8 October 2024 - 17 February 2025.

Council will consider any business not specified in the Summons which by reason of special circumstances the Mayor determines should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

The reports specified below are submitted for information and referred to in the recommendations specified in item 7 of the agenda:

In accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public, including the press, from the meeting so that any items containing exempt information (for example confidential personal, financial or legal advice), in Part B of this agenda (printed on yellow paper) can be decided. (Exempt information is defined in Section 100I and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).