Full Council Committee Meeting
MINUTES of the meeting held 3rd December 2024
In attendance:
Cllr Clair Chapman
Cllr Dawn Clark
Cllr Alan Coiley
Cllr Martin Edwards
Cllr Sally Graham
Cllr Lena Hogben
Cllr Steve Hogben
Cllr Stuart Mackay
Cllr Jill Rhodes
Cllr Kevin Murray
Cllr John Rhodes
Cllr Simon Yates
Cllr Marilyn Houston
The was opened by the Mayor who updated the council on their civic engagements.
| 1 | To receive apologies for absence and note non-attendance | ||
| Cllrs Bratherton, Faseyi, Messent, Mortimer, Pratt, Straine-Francis, Wye | |||
| 2 | To note declarations of members’ interests | ||
| Cllr Murray declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 5.a.iv as a volunteer of the Heritage Trust
Cllr Mackay declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 5.a.iv as a volunteer trustee of the Heritage Trust |
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| 3 | To confirm and sign the minutes of the Crewe Town Council Meeting held on 24th September 2024 | ||
| 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. | |||
| None | |||
| 5. | To receive updates from Committee Chairs in relation to meetings held since the Crewe Town Council meeting on 24th September 2024:-
a) Committee: Finance and Governance RESOLVED: i. That the Sexual Harassment Policy is approved for adoption. ii. That the reviews of the Cookie Policy, Emergency Plan and ICT Policy are approved for adoption. iii. That the land at Stonely Park is accepted in principle, subject to detailed final terms, as a transfer to the council for the purposes of providing allotments. iv. That the transfer of the land at the Crewe Heritage Centre from Cheshire East Council to Crewe Town Council is approved. v. That a local roofing contractor is appointed to re-roof the council’s offices, using general reserves. [Cllr Edwards joined the meeting at this point] b) Committee: Public Services Items for consideration: None c) Committee: Events & Culture RESOLVED: i. That provision of in house resource to build the town centre event and activation output, as well as supporting current event output sustainability is approved. ii. That the Crewe Day Festival 2025 strategic event and budget is approved for delivery iii. That the Krazy Races event returns to Crewe in 2025 is approved T d) Committee: Planning & Environment Items for consideration: None e) Committee: Community Items for consideration: None f) Sub-Committee: Personnel Chair: Cllr Jill Rhodes Items for consideration: None |
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| 6. | To note any updates from members having attended external meetings | ||
| Cllr Mackay provided an update from the Crewe Heritage Trust, commenting on a busy open season that welcomed the highest number of visitors to date for the site. Work towards accreditation for attaining museum status continues. A funding officer (Development Officer) has been appointed to help maximise the income for the trust (eg grants, donations, legacies, corporate).
Cllr Jill Rhodes updated the council on the work of the Crewe Town Board, commenting that the board had submitted its formal progress report to central government and projects were now evident being built out around the town. Cllr Graham informed the council of her work with the Churches together in Crewe and their new Befriending Project, which is seeking to appoint a project officer. |
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| 7. | To Consider and approve payments to date between 01/08/2024 and 31/10/2024 To the value of £328,386.28, as recommended by the Finance & Governance Committee. | ||
| RESOLVED: That the payments to the value of £328,386.28 are approved | |||
| 8. | To note the spend to date (to 31st October 2024) financial material variance report as recommended by the Finance & Governance Committee
Noted |
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| 9. | To receive the recommendations from the Finance & Governance Committee relating to the draft 2025/26 council budget
RESOLVED: i. That a balanced budget that fulfils the council’s ambitions and corporate strategy is set. ii. That, following the budget setting process, the 2025/26 annual budget for Crewe Town Council is approved, with a precept of £1,440,796. |
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| 10. | It is recommended that Committee considers a resolution under Section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to exclude the public and representatives of the press from the meeting during the consideration of Item 11 on the grounds that matters contain sensitive information and by reason of the confidential nature of the business being transacted. | ||
| RESOLVED: That the meeting enters closed session for agenda item 11 | |||
| 11. | To consider office accommodation requirements and the recommendations of the Finance & Governance Committee
RESOLVED: That the recommendations of the committee are approved. |
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| 12. | To note the date of the next meeting of Council – 25th March 2025. |
Meeting ended 6.49pm
Chair Cllr Dawn Clark
Clerk P Turner
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