Agenda

A petition calling for larger parking spaces with no height restrictions which would enable parking for vehicles transporting multiple wheelchair users, to be presented by Councillor Spoors as the Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Economic Development.   

In accordance with Rule No. 3.3.2 the following question has been submitted to the Council from a member of the public, Laurence Goff:

“Would you consider your support by giving a donation to the Lancaster Bomber to be constructed on the A46 At Norton Disney, near Newark –‘"On Freedom's Wings" Let's Make this a Reality’. The Lancaster Bomber sculpture will be much bigger than The Angel of the North and would be seen by more than 34.000 drivers every day on the A46. This project still needs fundraising to make this dream come true. This will mark the historic link between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire shared with RAF Bomber Command during the second world war. Over the last few years with materials, particularly steel, soaring in price, this has very much affected this major and fantastic project ever getting finished. This landmark on the border of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire is very important, let's make it a reality.”

In accordance with Rule No. 3.4.3, Councillor R Jackson will move and Councillor P Rainbow, will second a motion to the following effect:

“That this Council reviews the scrutiny provision that is required after the change in governance to this Council back in May 2022, from a committee structure to that of a cabinet system. It was always agreed and recognised that a review of scrutiny on this newly implemented governance structure was to be looked at after the first year to make sure that it was effectively scrutinising the policies and decisions made by the Cabinet members of this Council.

This Council would therefore propose that in the light of the increase in portfolios from 5 to 8 that the establishment of two scrutiny committees is now needed to effectively oversee the decisions the Cabinet members are making.

This Council proposes to have a policy scrutiny committee and a performance scrutiny committee to give a balanced and effective overview and scrutiny function of the Council’s decisions.

These committees will be cross party made-up with numbers from the matrix and chaired by opposition members to give more openness to the scrutiny function. There should also be no increase in the special responsibility allowances and the money allocated to overview and scrutiny at this moment in time should be divided equally between the two committees.”

In accordance with Rule No. 3.4, Councillor R Jackson will move and Councillor J Kellas will second a motion to the following effect:

“That officers of this Council will copy in Ward Members to all emails they are sending out to residents regarding issues and services that they are dealing with in that Member’s Ward, (unless confidential) so the Member can be aware of things happening in their Ward and of any issues that might be unknown to them.”

To consider resolving that, under section 100A (4) of the Local Government

Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items

of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt

information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Transfer of Section 106 Community Facility and Off-Site Sports Contributions to Clipstone Miners’ Welfare Trust (Exempt)

Review of Premise Licence in respect of Newark Cue Club (Exempt)