Agenda

Council - Monday, 19th May, 2025 4.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Fenland Hall, County Road, March

Items
No. Item

1.

To receive apologies for absence.

2.

To elect a Chairman for the period to the next Annual Meeting and to resolve that an allowance of £4,120 plus travelling expenses be paid to the person elected.

3.

To elect a Vice Chairman for the period to the next Annual Meeting and to resolve that an allowance of £1,000 plus travelling expenses be paid to the person elected.

4.

Previous Minutes pdf icon PDF 241 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of 24 February 2025 and the minutes of the Extraordinary meeting of 14 March 2025.

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5.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman of the Council and/or the Head of Paid Service.

6.

Meetings of the Council 2025/26

To determine that:

1.    The Annual Meeting of the Council in 2026 be held on:

 

Monday 18 May 2026

 

2.    Ordinary meetings of the Council in 2025/26 be held as follows:

Monday 21 July 2025

Monday 15 September 2025

Monday 15 December 2025

Monday 23 February 2026

7.

To receive members' declaration of any interests under the Local Code of Conduct or any interest under the Code of Conduct on Planning Matters in respect of any item to be discussed at the meeting.

8.

To receive questions from, and provide answers to, councillors in relation to matters which, in the opinion of the Chairman, accord with the provisions of Procedure Rules 8.4 and 8.6.

9.

To receive reports from and ask questions of Cabinet members with portfolio holder responsibilities, in accordance with Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2. pdf icon PDF 904 KB

10.

Motion submitted by Councillor Sennitt Clough pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Motion submitted by Councillor Sennitt Clough regarding a flag for the Fens.

11.

Motion submitted by Councillor Boden pdf icon PDF 79 KB

Motion submitted by Councillor Boden regarding Saxon Pit Planning Application. 

12.

New Procurement Strategy pdf icon PDF 326 KB

To consider the implementation of a New Procurement Strategy to align to the Council’s Business Plan.

 

13.

Committee Balance, Political Balance and Allocation of Seats pdf icon PDF 250 KB

To agree the committee structures and terms of reference for the forthcoming municipal year as well as confirming the allocation of seats to those committees and also to outside bodies in accordance with political proportionality rules and to receive notification of the appointments to committees.

14.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Appointments pdf icon PDF 292 KB

This report requests the Council to make appointments to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority for the municipal year 2025/26. 

15.

Resolution to Extend 6-month Rule pdf icon PDF 122 KB

This report requests that Council pass a resolution under s.85 of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) authorising Councillor Harris’ continued absence from meetings for period of 3 months from 19th May 2025.

16.

Fraud Services S.113 Agreement (with confidential appendix) pdf icon PDF 151 KB

To recommend that Council approve a Section 113 agreement with Maldon District Council for the Anglia Revenues Partnership (ARP) to provide Fraud Services.

 

The Schedule to this report comprises exempt information - to exclude the public (including the press) from a meeting of a committee it is necessary for the following proposition to be moved and adopted: “that the public be excluded from the meeting for Items which would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) as indicated.”

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