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Council
24 Sep 2024 - 19:00 to 19:31
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Agenda

Meeting Details
Public Session
1 Priority Business (if any)

To dispose of any business required by statute or by the Council's Procedure Rules to be brought before the Council before any other business.

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There was no priority business.
2 pdf Minutes (92Kb)
To approve the minutes from the meeting of Council from 7 May 2024.
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RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting of Council from 7 May 2024 be approved and signed by the Chairman.
3 pdf Minutes (34Kb)
To approve the minutes from the meeting of Council from 16 July 2024.
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RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting of Council from 16 July 2024 be approved and signed by the Chairman.
4 Apologies

To receive any apologies for non-attendance.
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Apologies were given by Councillors R Duncan, S Duncan, D Holmes, R Nelson, R Reade, W Sutton, S Szalapski, K Williams and V Wilson.
5 Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest.
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There were no declarations of interest.
6 Election of the Leader of the Council
Note:

The election of the Leader of the Council will be carried out in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 3 (a roll call of members recorded in the minutes).

The Constitution of the Council also specifies that following election the Leader of the Council will assume the full power of the Leader and shall:-

(a) appoint a Deputy Leader of the Council

(b) notify the Council of the members the Leader of the Council wishes to appoint to the Cabinet (NB. The Leader of the Council and the Deputy Leader of the Council will both be members of the Cabinet).
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Councillor Kath Perry MBE was Proposed by Councillor Barry Bond MBE and Seconded by Councillor Martin Perry and
RESOLVED: that Councillor Kath Perry MBE be elected Leader of the Council.

All members present voted for the Motion with the exception of Councillors G Burnett, S Dufty, S Harper-Wallis, Dr P Harrison MBE, F Hopkins and G Spruce who abstained.

Following her election as Leader of the Council, Councillor Kath Perry MBE announced her Cabinet:

Corporate Services Councillor Kath Perry MBE 
 Estates, Assets and Commercial Services  Councillor David Williams
 Regulatory Services  Councillor Rita Heseltine
 Community Services  Councillor Mike Davies
 Planning and Enterprise Services  Councillor Mark Evans
 Welfare Services  Councillor Meg Barrow
 Assistant Cabinet Member (without portfolio)   Councillor Roger Lees BEM

Deputy Leader                                                                  Councillor David Williams

The Chairman of the Council, Councillor Dan Kinsey BEM, then Proposed a Motion under Council Procedure Rule 5.1 to be passed to hold an additional council meeting to enable revised committee and outside body appointments to be made. This was Seconded by Councillor Phil Davis, and it was
RESOLVED: that an Extraordinary Council Meeting be held on 8th October at 6.00 pm.
7 Questions pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 11.4

Note:    A Councillor may ask the Chairman of the Council, a member of the Cabinet or the Chairman of any Committee, Sub-Committee or Panel a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the District of South Staffordshire provided that:-

(a) they have given at least seven working days' notice in writing of the question to the Chief Executive; or

(b) the question relates to urgent matters, they have the consent of the Cabinet Member to whom the question is to be put, and the content of the question is given to the Chief Executive by 11.00 a.m. on the day of the meeting.  Every question shall be put and answered without discussion but the person to whom the question has been put may decline to answer.
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There were no questions pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 11.4.
8 Committee Updates
Report of Committee Chairmen
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RESOLVED: that Members received and noted the Committee Updates.
9 Review and Update of Financial Procedures
Report of the Director of Finance
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Proposed by Councillor Kath Perry MBE and Seconded by Councillor David Williams and
RESOLVED: that Members approve the updates as set out in section 3 of this report.
10 Commercial Asset Strategy

 

Report of the Director of Finance

  1. pdf Commercial Asset Strategy Report (139Kb)
    1. pdf Commercial Asset Strategy - Appendix 1 - Asset Strategy Sept 2024 (1591Kb)
    2. Commercial Asset Strategy - Appendix 2 - Maintenance Report - Exempt
      • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information);
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Proposed by Councillor Kath Perry MBE and Seconded by Councillor David Williams and
RESOLVED: that Members approve the Commercial Asset Strategy 2024.
11 Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements which the Chairman wishes to bring to the attention of the members.



Note: Members, officers, and the public are requested to stand at the conclusion of the meeting whilst the Chairman and Vice-Chairman leave the Council Chamber.
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The Chairman of the Council, Councillor Dan Kinsey BEM, thanked everyone who had joined him for his Civic Service at the end of June, and thanked everyone involved in making it happen.  The Chairman announced that he had attended a number of events across Staffordshire representing South Staffordshire Council along with his Consort.  The Chairman had visited Councillor Kath Williams who remains in good spirits and continues to undertake her casework.  The Chairman confirmed he had undertaken his Charity Skydive in August and had exceeded his target of raising £2,000 for his charities.  The Chairman would be attending the charity football match being held on Saturday 28th September at Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre. Finally, the Chairman reminded Members of the 50th Anniversary Celebration being held at Codsall Community Hub next Tuesday 1st October at 6.00 pm.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

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