Full Council Committee
MINUTES of the meeting held 28th June 2022
In attendance:
Cllr Martin Edwards
Cllr Lena Hogben
Cllr Jamie Messent
Cllr Benn Minshall
Cllr Kevin Murray
Cllr Jill Rhodes
Cllr John Rhodes
Cllr Dennis Straine-Francis
Cllr Nan Walton
Cllr Ben Wye
| 1 | To receive apologies for absence |
| Cllr Emma Angier; Cllr Tess Buckley; Cllr Dawn Clark; Cllr Joe Cosby; Cllr Tom Dunlop; Cllr Marilyn Houston; Cllr Gary Palin. | |
| 2 | To note declarations of Members’ interests |
| None | |
| 3 | To confirm and sign the minutes of the Crewe Town Council Meeting held on 17th May 2022 |
| 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. | |
| None | |
| 5 | To receive updates from Committee Chairs in relation to meetings held since the previous Crewe Town Council meeting on 29th March 2022:-
a. Committee: Finance and Governance Chair: Councillor Jill Rhodes Meetings held: 26th April & 7th June 2022; RESOLVED: i. That the amended and reviewed policies (Financial Risk Assessment; Cookie Policy; ICT Policy; IT, Website & Email Policy; Information & Data Protection Policy) are approved, noting the deletion of the IT, Website & Email Policy due to duplication. ii. That the 2023/24 Budget Setting Schedule is approved
b. Committee: Operations and Improvement Chair: Councillor Jamie Messent Meetings held: 10th May 2022 RESOLVED: i. That the financial support for the Cleaner Crewe project Enforcement Officer within the approved budget for 2022/23 is released to Cheshire East Council to fund a further 12 months of the project ii. That further consideration is made for continued funding to the end of March 2024 as part of the 2023/24 budget setting process. iii. That Council approves full delegation to select the park at the July meeting of the Operations and Improvements Committee and proceed with procurement and development based on the following committee resolutions: a) To allocate £100,000 from the approved budget for 2022/23 to support one park not included in the Cheshire East pockets park project. b) That the nominated parks would be Leighton Park (Frank Webb Avenue) or Claughton Avenue on the basis of their current condition (assessed as poor) and being in a ward not previously supported by Town Council investment c) Final selection to be subject to further analysis and consideration at the July meeting of the committee iv. That the Heritage Officer post is retained in the council staffing structure as a permanent post
c. Committee: Marketing and Events Chair: Councillor Joe Cosby Meetings held: 20th June 2022 RESOLVED: i. That the Communications Officer post is retained in the council staffing structure as a permanent post
d. Committee: Planning Chair: Councillor John Rhodes Meetings held: 25th April and 24th May 2022 Items for consideration as recommended by committee: None
e. Committee: Community Plan Chair: Councillor Benn Minshall Meetings held: 8th June 2022 RESOLVED: i. That an updated twinning and friendship agreement is signed by the council on behalf of Crewe with Bischofsheim and Dzierzoniów
f. Committee: Personnel Chair: Councillor Jill Rhodes Meetings Held: None Items for consideration: None |
| 6 | To note any updates from members having attended external meetings |
| Cllr Jill Rhodes provided an update on the Town Investment Plan, having attended the Crewe Town Board meetings. Two projects have been approved to progress and a further two business cases have been completed for submission to government assessors. The remaining projects’ businesses cases will be completed and reviewed in July. | |
| 7 | To note, consider and approve payments between 1st April and 31st May 2022 to the value of £64,796.76 and spend to date as shown in the attached reports as recommended by the Finance & Governance Committee
RESOLVED: That the spend of £64,796.76 is approved |
| 8 | To note the proposed date of the next meeting Tuesday 27th September at 7pm |
Meeting closed at 7.09pm
Chair Cllr Nan Walton
Clerk P Turner
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