Agenda

Full Council - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 6.00 pm

Venue: Civic Suite, Castle House, Great North Road, Newark, NG24 1BY

Contact: Nigel Hill  Tel: 01636 655243 Email:  Nigel.hill@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Notification to those present that the meeting will be recorded and streamed online

2.

Apologies for absence

3.

Election of Chair of the Council for 2025/2026

4.

Chair to Sign Declaration of Acceptance of Office

5.

Election of Vice-Chair of the Council for 2025/26

6.

Vice-Chair to Sign Declaration of Acceptance of Office

7.

Declarations of Interest by Members and Officers

8.

Minutes from the meeting held on 6 March 2025 and the Extraordinary Meeting held on 19 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 662 KB

Additional documents:

9.

Communications which the Chairman, Leader, Chief Executive or Portfolio Holders may wish to lay before the Council

10.

In accordance with Rule No. 3.1 to receive the presentation or the debating of any Petitions from Members of the Council (if any)

11.

Questions from Members of the Public and Council

In accordance with Rule No. 3.3.3 the following questions have been submitted to the Council:

 

Question from Councillor Pater Harris:

 

“The Bus Improvement Grant for 2025-6 is allocated by the East Midlands Combined County Authority. The capital element of this grant is equivalent to over £130,000 for Southwell. How is the Leader of the Council monitoring this expenditure to make sure that this money is spent on capital improvements on Southwell's bus services?”

 

Question from Councillor Matthew Spoors:

 

“What is the Council’s understanding of the impact of the withdrawal of the sustainable farming Initiative, and what will its response be?”

 

12.

Political Composition of the Council and Allocation of Seats on Committees to Political Groups pdf icon PDF 544 KB

Additional documents:

13.

To Allocate Chairs, Vice-Chairs and Members to Committees etc. pdf icon PDF 628 KB

14.

Community Plan 2023 - 2027 pdf icon PDF 540 KB

Additional documents:

15.

Review of the Council's Constitution pdf icon PDF 592 KB

15a

Appendix A - Revised Financial Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 820 KB

15b

Appendix B - Revised Contract Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 769 KB

15c

Appendix C - Revised Petitions Scheme pdf icon PDF 2 MB

15d

Appendix D - Revised Council Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 2 MB

15e

Appendix E - Proposed Motion Template pdf icon PDF 173 KB

15f

Appendix F - Proposed Motion Amendment Template pdf icon PDF 166 KB

15g

Appendix G - Proposed Licensing Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 578 KB

15h

Appendix G(i) - Proposed Licensing Committee Terms of Reference - Showing Changes pdf icon PDF 2 MB

15i

Appendix H - Proposed Planning Policy Board Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 1 MB

15j

Appendix I - Proposed Acquisitions and Disposals Policy pdf icon PDF 1 MB

15k

Appendix J - Proposed Planning Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 986 KB

16.

Call-In Annual Report pdf icon PDF 533 KB

17.

Notices of Motion (if any)

18.

Minutes for Noting

18a

Cabinet - 11 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 519 KB

18b

Cabinet - 1 April 2025 pdf icon PDF 450 KB

18c

Policy and Performance Improvement Committee - 10 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 445 KB

18d

Policy and Performance Improvement Committee - 14 April 2025 pdf icon PDF 428 KB

18e

Planning Committee - 13 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 420 KB

18f

Audit and Governance Committee - 16 April 2025 pdf icon PDF 526 KB

18g

Audit & Governance Committee - 7 May 2025 pdf icon PDF 457 KB

18h

General Purposes Committee - 20 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 420 KB

18i

Licensing Committee - 20 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 419 KB

18j

Executive Shareholder Committee - 11 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 515 KB

Additional documents:

18k

Planning Committee - 8 May 2025 pdf icon PDF 571 KB

19.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

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.