Public Session
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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.
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting of 25 February 2025.
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RESOLVED: that the minutes of the Council meeting of 25 February 2025 be approved and signed by the Chairman.
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for non-attendance.
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Apologies were given by Councillors B Bond MBE, R Cope, S Dufty, M Evans, S Harper-Wallis, Dr P Harrison MBE, M Jackson, J Michell, R Reade, C Steel, K Williams.
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Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations of interest.
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There were no declarations of interest.
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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.
Report of the Chief Executive
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RESOLVED: that Council approve:
a) the Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26 (Appendix A).
b) the Updated inter-related policies including the Pensions Discretions Policy (Appendix B), the Redundancy and Early Retirement Policy (Appendix C) and the Flexible Retirement Policy (Appendix D).
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Leader's Announcements
To receive any announcements which the Leader wishes to bring to the attention of the Members.
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The Leader of the Council, Councillor Kath Perry MBE, congratulated the teams who collected awards at the iESE awards ceremony. She also thanked them for all their hardwork and dedication to the projects.
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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 attended his charity 70s vs 80s concert. The Chairman also expressed thanks to Lord Lieutenant, Ian Dudson, for his service to Staffordshire and hopes he enjoys his retirement.