Full Council Committee Meeting
MINUTES of the meeting held on 26th September 2023
In attendance: Cllr Joy Bratherton Cllr Dawn Clark Cllr Alan Coiley
Cllr Martin Edwards Cllr Irene Faseyi Cllr Sally Graham
Cllr Lena Hogben Cllr Steve Hogben Cllr Marilyn Houston
Cllr Stuart Mackay Cllr Toni Mortimer Cllr Kev Murray
Cllr Jill Rhodes Cllr John Rhodes Cllr Ben Wye
The meeting may be opened with an update from the Mayor on their civic engagements.
| 1 | To receive apologies for absence | ||
| Cllrs Dennis Straine-Francis, Simon Yates, Clair Chapman, Jamie Messent, James Pratt | |||
| 2 | To note declarations of Members’ interests | ||
| None | |||
| 3 | To confirm and sign the minutes of the Crewe Town Council Meeting held on 13th June 2023 | ||
| RESOLVED: That the minutes are approved as a true record of the meeting | |||
| 4 | Public Participation | ||
| A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments in relation to the published agenda items. | |||
| Received via email:
Now that the Heritage Wall is on view to the public, what is the Town Council’s opinion of the finished artwork?
It was clarified by the chair that the consultation provided the opportunity for all members to submit their individual comments and that Crewe Town Council had not sought a corporate position on this. Cllr Houston commented that having recently passed the installation whilst on the bus that their opinion of the heritage wall was positive. |
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| 5. | To receive updates from Committee Chairs in relation to meetings held since the Crewe Town Council meeting on 13th June 2023:-
a. Committee: Finance and Governance Chair: Cllr Jill Rhodes Meeting held: 12th September 2023 Items for consideration: i. That the reviewed governance documents (Document Management Policy; Emergency Plan; Personal Data Breach Policy; Equal Opportunities and Diversity policy; Councillor Code of Conduct; Sponsorship Policy; Treasury Management Policy) are recommended for adoption RESOLVED: That the governance documents are approved and adopted
b. Committee: Operations and Improvement Chair: Cllr Jamie Messent Meetings held: 18th July 2023 Items for consideration: None
c. Committee: Marketing and Events Chair: Cllr Martin Edwards Meetings held: 12th June and 11th September 2023 Items for consideration: i. That the provision of an Ear Marked Reserve (EMR) is established to build a fund for the purposes of developing and delivering Crewe Bicentennial events and activities. RESOLVED: That the provision of an EMR for the purposes of delivering Crewe Bicentennial events and activities is established and this is included in the budget setting process annually up until delivery.
d. Committee: Planning Chair: Cllr John Rhodes Meetings held: 26th June, 24th July and 18th September 2023 Items for consideration: None
e. Committee: Community Plan Chair: Cllr Dawn Clark Meetings held: 5th September 2023 Items for consideration: i. That the Grants Guidance Policy is recommended to Council for adoption RESOLVED: That the Grants Guidance Policy is adopted
f. Committee: Personnel Chair: Cllr Jill Rhodes Meetings held: 4th September 2023 Items for consideration: None |
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| 6. | To note any updates from members having attended external meetings | ||
| None | |||
| 7. | To note, consider and approve payments between 1/04/2023 and 31/08/2023 as per governance to the value of £297,602.02 | ||
| RESOLVED: That the spend to date of £297,602.02 is approved | |||
| 8. | To consider the adoption of the Corporate Strategy 2024-2028 as recommended by Finance & Governance Committee | ||
| RESOLVED: That the Corporate Strategy 2024-2028 is approved and adopted. | |||
| 9. | To consider the adoption of the Medium Term Financial Plan 2024-2028 as recommended by Finance & Governance Committee | ||
| RESOLVED: That the Medium Term Financial Plan 2024-2028 is approved and adopted. | |||
| 10. | To consider the budget setting process for financial year 2024/25, as recommended by the Finance & Governance Committee | ||
| The process and progress was agreed | |||
| 11. | To receive and approve the successful completion of external audit – Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) 2022/23
RESOLVED: That the completion of the external audit – Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) 2022/23 is approved. |
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| 12. |
To note the date of the next meeting of Council – 5th December 2023 at 6pm |
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Meeting closed at 6.24pm
Chair Cllr Dawn Clark
Clerk P Turner
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