Meeting documents

• (Attachment: 1)Minutes

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of Council held on 14th December 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed.

Councillors L. Ascough, J.M. Ellacott, K. Foreman, F. Kelly (Deputy Mayor), G.J. Knight, S. McKenna, Mrs R. Mill, Mrs D.A. Ross-Tomlin, S.T. Walsh and C.T.H. Whinney.

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• (Attachment: 2)Item 7. Recommendations (73K/bytes)

The Council received one Recommendation arising from the meeting of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee on 16 January 2018 and five Recommendations arising from the Executive meeting on 25 January 2018.

Before inviting Members to consider these Recommendations the Mayor asked the Council to note that, in relation to the Horley Business Park items, the reference to Councillor Mrs N.J. Bramhall, as the Executive Member for Property and Acquisitions leading on this project had been inadvertently omitted. This omission had been corrected for the minutes to be presented to the next meeting of the Executive and did not affect the decisions that the Council was being asked to consider.

Consideration of Minute 55 (Budget 2018/19) and Minute 56 (Council Tax Setting 2018/19) were dealt with in accordance with a procedure note that had been prepared and circulated to all Members (prior to the meeting) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.8.4.

For Recommendation (i) to Minute 55 (Budget 2018/19) voting was recorded in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.21.3 as follows:

For (35): Councillors Mrs R.H. Absalom, D. Allcard, R. Ashford, M. Blacker, Mrs N.J. Bramhall, Mrs J.S. Bray, V.W. Broad, M.A. Brunt, R.W. Coad, G.P. Crome, G. Curry, J. Durrant, J.S. Godden, Dr Z. Grant-Duff, Dr L.R. Hack, R. Harper, N.D. Harrison, A.C.J. Horwood, E. Humphreys, J. King, S.A. Kulka, A.M. Lynch, R.S. Mantle, S. Parnall, J. Paul, D.J. Pay, D.T. Powell, Mrs R. Renton, T. Schofield, M.J. Selby, B.A. Stead, J.M. Stephenson, Mrs A. Tarrant, Ms B.J. Thomson and Mrs R.S. Turner.

Against (1): Councillor J.C.S. Essex.

Abstained (2): Councillor R.C. Newstead (Mayor) and J. White.

For Recommendations (i) to (vii) to Minute 56 (Council Tax Setting 2018/19) voting was recorded in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.21.3 as follows:

For (37): Councillors Mrs R.H. Absalom, D. Allcard, R. Ashford, M. Blacker, Mrs N.J. Bramhall, Mrs J.S. Bray, V.W. Broad, M.A. Brunt, R.W. Coad, G.P. Crome, G. Curry, J. Durrant, J.C.S. Essex, J.S. Godden, Dr Z. Grant-Duff, Dr L.R. Hack, R. Harper, N.D. Harrison, A.C.J. Horwood, E. Humphreys, J. King, S.A. Kulka, A.M. Lynch, R.S. Mantle, S. Parnall, J. Paul, D.J. Pay, D.T. Powell, Mrs R. Renton, T. Schofield, M.J. Selby, B.A. Stead, J.M. Stephenson, Mrs A. Tarrant, Ms B.J. Thomson, Mrs R.S. Turner and J. White.

Abstained (1): Councillor R.C. Newstead (Mayor).

RESOLVED that:

(i) the Recommendations of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee under Minute 8 (Adoption of a Surrey wide Criminal Convictions Policy and the introduction of Safeguarding Training for Licensed Drivers and Applicants) from its meeting on 16 January 2018 be adopted;
(ii) the Recommendations of the Executive, from its meeting on 25 January 2018, under:
  (a) Minute 55 (Budget 2018/19) be adopted;
  (b) Minute 56 (Council Tax Setting 2018/19) be adopted;
  (c) Minute 60 (Horley Business Park update and request for additional working Capital) be adopted;
  (d) Minute 61 (Horley Business Park: Acquisition of Land in Horley) be adopted;
  (e) Minute 62 (Schedule of Meetings 2018/19) be adopted.
 

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• (Attachment: 3)Item 9. Pay Policy Statement (125K/bytes)

The Chief Executive introduced a report on the need for the Council to adopt a pay policy statement for 2018/19 in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011. The report set out relevant statutory powers, issues for the Council to consider and legal and financial implications. The report had appended to it a proposed pay policy statement for 2018/19.

The recommendation set out in the report was moved by Councillor V.W. Broad and seconded by Councillor Mrs R. Renton, whereupon it was

RESOLVED that the Pay Policy Statement for the year 2018/19 be confirmed.
 

The Council noted that following the resignation of Councillor S. Rickman in December 2017 a vacancy had arisen on the Licensing and Regulatory Committee. Following consultation with the Party Group Leaders Councillor R. Ashford had been appointed as a member of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee for the remainder of the 2017/18 Municipal Year by the Head of Policy and Performance utilising the delegation introduced by Council in November 2016.

RESOLVED that the appointment of Councillor R. Ashford as a Member of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee for the remainder of the 2017/18 municipal year be noted.
 

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The Mayor reported on the following:

• The success of the Holocaust Memorial Service held at Reigate School on 23 January 2018.

 
  - Upcoming events for Members diaries:

  - Ladies Lunch on 14 February 2018; 

  - Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth on 12 March 2018; 
  - The Mayor’s Military Band Concert with the Band of the Grenadier Guards playing at the Harlequin on Sunday 18 March;
  - The 100th anniversary of the RAF Flag Raising Ceremony on 26 March 2018 being organised by the World War I Team; and
  - St. George’s Day Dinner on 20 April at the Reigate Manor Hotel

• That the Mayor’s Volunteer Awards nominations process for 2018 was live and Councillors were invited to encourage nominations for these awards that would culminate with a ceremony in July 2018.

The Mayor closed the meeting by inviting Members and guests to join him for light refreshments in the Parlour after the meeting.