1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2. MINUTES - 4 DECEMBER 2013
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wednesday, 4 December 2013.
3. MINUTES - 29 JANUARY 2014
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Special meeting of the Council held on Wednesday, 29 January 2014.
4. MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS
To receive any communications that the Mayor may wish to put before Council.
5. MAIN DEBATE - 2014/2015 COUNCIL TAX AND GENERAL FUND AND CAPITAL BUDGETS
The Main Debate concerns the setting of the 2014/2015 Council Tax and the General Fund and Capital Budgets - See Items 5A and 5B respectively. These matters were considered by the Executive at its meeting on 11 February 2014 and the attached officer reports detail the recommendations from that meeting (updated as necessary).
6. PETITIONS AND DEPUTATIONS
None received
7. QUESTIONS FROM THE YOUTH COUNCIL
None received
8. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
The following question was received from Mr Mark Pickersgill -
"Now that the bedroom tax has been effectively defeated and confined to the history books in Scotland, why can't this Council follow in the same direction and refuse to implement this hated tax any further?"
9. LEADER OF THE COUNCIL'S UPDATE
In accordance with Standing Order 14, the Leader of the Opposition shall be given the opportunity to raise one matter relevant to the Borough that has arisen since the last meeting of the Council.
The Leader of the Council shall then have the opportunity to advise the Council of matters relevant to the Borough that have arisen since the last meeting.
10. NOTICE OF MOTIONS
None received
11. QUESTIONS TO COMMITTEE CHAIRS/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
None received
12. REPORT REFERRED FROM EXECUTIVE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE - PRUDENTIAL CODE INDICATORS AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2014/2015
The report attached as item 12 was considered by both the Audit Committee and the Executive at their respective meetings on 3 and 11 February 2014. Both bodies agreed the following recommendations to Council -
1. That the 2014/15 Treasury Management Strategy as detailed in Appendix A be adopted.
2. That the Prudential Code Indicators as detailed in Appendix A, attachment six, be adopted.
13. REPORT REFERRED FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE - REVISION TO CONTRACT STANDING ORDERS 2013/2014
The report attached as item 13 was considered by the Audit Committee at its meeting on 3 February 2014. The Committee agreed the following recommendation to Council -
That the revised Contract Standing Orders, as appended to the report, be approved.
14. OFFICER REPORT - MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES SCHEME 2014 - 2015
To consider the attached report (item14) recommending approval of a Members' Allowances Scheme for 2014/2015.
15. OFFICER REPORT - PAY POLICY STATEMENT
To consider the attached report (item 15) concerning the Council's pay policy statement for the financial year 2014/15 in accordance with the provisions of the Localism Act 2011.