Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Meeting held on 12 July 2022.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman.

To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution, which is available to view at the following link:

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeID=151&Info=1&bcr=1

The deadline for the submission of a public question is 4 clear working days before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a public statement is midday the working day before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a petition is 10 working days before the meeting.

Please refer to the recommendations detailed below.

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(a)           Approve the proposed BCP CIL Instalment Policy;

(b)           Approve the proposed BCP CIL Payment in Kind Policy; and

(c)           Approve the BCP CIL Discretionary Relief Statement.

RECOMMENDED that Full Council approve the Annual Youth Justice Plan.

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(d)          approves the revised prudential indicators set out in table 9 of the report (‘Revised Treasury Indicators: limits to borrowing activity’);

Note – resolution (a), (b), (c) and (e) were determined by the Audit and Governance Committee

A – Decarbonising Transport

The following motion submitted in accordance with Procedure Rule 9 of the Meeting Procedure Rules has been proposed by Councillor F Rice and seconded by Councillor K Wilson:-

‘In order to meet our climate emergency declaration, we will work to decarbonise the transport network in the BCP area in order to meet the government’s Net Zero Strategy.  In order to do this we will aim to meet the government’s vision of 50% of journeys within the BCP area to be done by walking, scooting or cycling by 2030, as per the government’s ‘Decarbonising Transport.  A Better, Greener Britain 2021 report’.

B - Clean Up Governance on Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council

The following motion submitted in accordance with Procedure Rule 9 of the Meeting Procedure Rules has been proposed by Councillor M Earl and seconded by Councillor V Slade:-

The Council notes:

Following a series of critical press appearances featuring BCP Council, we, as councillors, have a responsibility to clean up governance and start earning back residents’ trust.

The residents we represent and the staff who serve this council should be proud of BCP Council. The proposals in this motion seek to ‘clean up’ governance in our council by responding positively and collectively to key concerns.

1.    Council resolves to:

a.      Instruct officers to bring a report to Audit & Governance that reviews Part 5 on Financial Regulations - Appendix 1 EX10 ‘Appointment of Consultants’ of the Constitution with a view to reducing the threshold at which relevant Service Directors and Corporate Directors approve spend without a business case in place;

b.      Amend the constitution so it states that cabinet members cannot hold directorships of council related businesses;

c.      Invite the LGA or appropriate body to consider the constitution and make recommendations, particularly relating to governance, in conjunction with officers and members;

d.      Instruct officers to bring a report to council by March 2023 on options for alternative governance structures in BCP Council rather than a Leader, Cabinet & Cabinet Plus system.

2.    Council asks:

a.      That the Leader considers the appropriateness of holding both the position of Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder responsible for the finance of this council.

The deadline for questions to be submitted to the Monitoring Officer is 5 September 2022.

To consider any urgent decisions taken by the Chief Executive in accordance with the Constitution.