Decisions

This is where you can find the reports for decisions made by the Council. To view the minutes of meetings please go to the relevant meeting page by navigating from the Meeting Calendar tab or the Committees tab.

This includes decisions taken at Committee meetings as well as decisions taken by individual Portfolio Holders from May 2014 onwards.

For individual Portfolio Holder decisions before 2014, please use the connected sub tab labelled Portfolio Holder Decisions before 2014

Structure of the Council

 

Following the introduction of the Local Government Act 2000 a new political structure was adopted in Colchester. The old Committee system was replaced by a new system . Under this system, a Council leader is appointed who is responsible for forming a Cabinet. The Cabinet is responsible for most decision making on day to day matters, although it must operate within the policy framework set by the full Council.

 

A number of Panels are in place to scrutinise decisions and review and develop policy. The Planning and Licensing Committees and the Governance and Audit Committee are responsible for the regulatory functions of the Council.

 

The Leader of the Council and the Cabinet

 

The Leader of the Council is elected at the Council’s Annual meeting. The Council is currently run by a Liberal Democrat administration. The Council Leader is Councillor David King.

The Cabinet is made up of eight Councillors, each of whom is responsible for a specific area, known as a Portfolio. Further information about the membership of the Cabinet is available from the Committees tab in the list on the right of the screen.

 

Decisions

 
TitleDetailsDecision TypeDecision MakerImplementation DateStatus
 Page 23 of 26, items 221 to 230 of 255.
Approval of Access Policy for Colchester City Council Tenants and Leaseholders PortfolioCouncillor Paul Smith11 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Annual Scrutiny Report for 2023-24This report sets out the work of the Scrutiny Panel during 2023/24 and requests that the Panel recommend the report to Full Council for approval on 17 July 2024.CommitteeScrutiny Panel12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Celebrating Our City StatusThis report details how Colchester is capitalising on its new status over the past year.CommitteeScrutiny Panel12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Annual review of Town Deal programmeThis report provides an update on our Town Deal programme.CommitteeScrutiny Panel12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Portfolio Holder Briefing [Communities]A verbal update on work done within this Portfolio Holder's remit.CommitteeScrutiny Panel12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Local Highways PanelThe Local Highways Panel (LHP) is an Essex County Council (ECC) function where local Members introduce small scale capital infrastructure projects and prioritise them according to local need. Colchester City Council work alongside ECC to help ensure the City Council initiatives and schemes complement the ECC schemes and add value to the LHP outcomes.CommitteeScrutiny Panel12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Award of Contract for Delivery of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 Energy Improvement Project Second Package

The report accompanying this decision is not for publication as it contains exempt information. 

Members can access the report by logging into CMIS.

PortfolioCouncillor Paul Smith12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Portfolio Holder Briefing [Planning, Environment and Sustainability]A verbal update on work done within this Portfolio Holder's remit.CommitteeScrutiny Panel12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Supply of clear recycling bags for recycling collections in Colchester

The report accompanying this decision is not for publication as it contains exempt information. 

Members can access the report by logging into CMIS.

 

PortfolioCouncillor Martin Goss12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed
Award of Contract for Delivery of Retrofit Installations to Combat Fuel Poverty– ref: 0365

The report accompanying this decision is not for publication as it contains exempt information. 

Members can access the report by logging into CMIS.

PortfolioCouncillor Paul Smith12 Mar 2024Decision Proposed