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Council
13 May 2025 - 19:00
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Meeting Details
Public Session
1 Election of Chairman of the Council

To elect the Chairman of the Council for the Municipal Year 2025/26

(The new Chairman of the Council will be invested with the chain of office and, having taken the chair, will sign the declaration of acceptance of office)
2 Election of Vice-Chairman of the Council

To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Municipal Year 2025/26

3 pdf Minutes (43Kb)
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting of 18 March 2025.
4 pdf Minutes (37Kb)
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting of 25 March 2025.
5 Apologies

To receive any apologies for non-attendance.
6 Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest.
7 Notification by the Leader of the Council of the Councillors Appointed to the Cabinet

The Leader of the Council will inform the Council of:-

(1) the Councillors she has appointed to the Cabinet for the Municipal Year 2025/26 and the Lead Responsibilities they will each hold

(2) the Member of the Cabinet she has appointed as Deputy Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2025/26
8 Annual Review of the Constitution
Report of the Monitoring Officer
9 Political Balance
Report of the Monitoring Officer
10 Audit and Risk Committee

(a) To appoint 8 members to the Audit and Risk Committee

(b) To elect the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

(c) To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

11 Licensing and Regulatory Committee

(a) To appoint 15 members to the Licensing and Regulatory Committee 

(b) To elect the Chairman of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee

(c) To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee

12 Overview and Scrutiny Committee

(a) To appoint the Overview and Scrutiny Committee 

(N.B. the Constitution specifies that:-

(i) the Overview and Scrutiny Committee shall comprise all members of the Council who are not members of the Cabinet
(ii) the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee may not also chair the Wellbeing Select Committee)

(b) To elect the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

(c) To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

13 Asset Scrutiny Panel

(a) To elect 5 members to sit on the Asset Scrutiny Panel

(b) To elect the Chairman of the Asset Scrutiny Panel

(c) To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Asset Scrutiny Panel


14 Wellbeing Select Committee

(a) To appoint a Wellbeing Select Committee comprising 12 members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (plus the County Council Lead Member for Health Scrutiny [as a full voting member of the Select Committee] in accordance with the agreement with Staffordshire County Council)

(i) The Wellbeing Select Committee is the Council's Crime and Disorder Committee for the purposes of the Crime and Disorder (Overview and Scrutiny) Regulations 2009
(ii) The Wellbeing Select Committee will discharge the Council's responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2001 and the National Health Service Act 2006 in accordance with the agreement between Staffordshire County Council and South Staffordshire Council (including scrutiny of proposals for and by health service organisations and the promotion of health and wellbeing activities in the district)
(iii) The Chairman of the Wellbeing Select Committee may not also chair the Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

(b) To elect the Chairman of the Wellbeing Select Committee

(c) To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Wellbeing Select Committee

15 Planning Committee

(a) To appoint 18 members to the Planning Committee 

 

(b) To elect the Chairman of the Planning Committee


(c) To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Planning Committee


16 Standards and Resources Committee

(a) To appoint 12 members to the Standards and Resources Committee

(N.B. (i)  The Leader of the Council and the Chairman of the Council may not be members of the Standards and Resources Committee
(ii) No more than 1 member of the Cabinet may also be a member of the Standards and Resources Committee
(iii) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman should be voting members of the Standards and Resources Committee)
 
(b) To elect the Chairman of the Standards and Resources Committee

(c) To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Standards and Resources Committee

(d) To co-opt six Parish Councillors to the Standards and Resources Committee in a non-voting capacity

17 Standards and Resources Sub-Committee - Hearings

(a) To appoint 6 members of the Standards and Resources Committee to the Hearings Sub-Committee 

(b) To co-opt three parish councillors to the Sub-Committee

 

18 Standards and Resources Sub-Committee - Assessment

(a) To appoint 6 member of the Standards and Resources Committee to the Assessment Sub-Committee

(b) To co-opt three parish councillors to the Sub-Committee

 

19 Disciplinary and Grievance Appeals Committee

To appoint 7 members to the Disciplinary and Grievance Appeals Committee

(i) This Committee must include at least one member of the Cabinet
(ii) No member of this Committee may also be a member of the Disciplinary and Grievance Committee
20 Disciplinary and Grievance Committee

To appoint 7 members to the Disciplinary and Grievance Committee 

(i) This Committee must include at least one member of the Cabinet
(ii) No member of this Committee may also be a member of the Disciplinary and Grievance Appeals Committee)
21 Personnel Committee
To elect 6 members to the Personnel Committee
22 Appointment of Representatives to Serve on Outside Bodies

To make appointments to outside bodies as follows:-

(Note: All appointments to be made for the Municipal Year 2025/26 unless otherwise stated)

(1) STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL:-

(a) Health Select Committee

Nomination of 1 member and 1 substitute member

(N.B. This Committee comprises 8 County Councillors and 8 District/Borough Councillors. The District/Borough members are Chairmen of their Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee/Panel. It is recommended that the member nominated also serves as Chairman of the Wellbeing Select Committee)


(b) Staffordshire Planning Forum

Nomination of 1 member and 1 substitute member 

(c) Corporate Parenting Panel

Nomination of 1 member

(2) Bilbrook Playing Fields Committee

Nomination of 1 member

(3) 2078 Boscobel Squadron Air Training Corps

Nomination of 1 member

(4) Campaign to Protect Rural England

Nomination of 1 member

(5) Cannock Chase National Landscape Joint Committee

Nomination of 1 member and 1 substitute member 

(6) Codsall Village Hall and Playing Fields Committee

Nomination of 1 representative

(7) Environmental Protection UK

Nomination of 2 members

(8) Forest of Mercia Members’ Advisory Panel

Nomination of 2 members

(9) Four Ashes Energy Recovery Facility Local Liaison Committee

Nomination of 3 members

(10) Hilton Main Recreation and Social Welfare Fund Grant Panel

Nomination of 1 member (who must be a member for a ward formerly part of Cannock Chase Rural District Council)

(11) iESE

 Nomination of 1 representative



(12) Leisure Centre Management Committees

(a) Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre

Nomination of 2 members

(b) Codsall Leisure Centre

Nomination of 2 members

(c) Wombourne Leisure Centre

Nomination of 2 members

(13) Local Government Association

(a) Association

Nomination of 2 members (Primary Representative and 2nd Representative)

(b) District Council Network

Nomination of 1 member

(14) Marsh Recreation Ground and Community Centre Trust

Nomination of 1 representative


(15) Midlands Joint Advisory Clean Air Council

Nomination of 1 member

(16) Monckton Recreation Management Committee

Appointment of 1 member

(17) PATROL (Traffic Penalty Tribunal) Adjudication Joint Committee

Nomination of 1 member and 1 substitute member

(18) PFCC Strategic Community Safety Forum


Nomination of 1 member

(19) Saredon Quarry Liaison Committee

Nomination of 1 representative

(20) Seisdon Quarry Liaison Committee

Nomination of 1 representative


(21) Shoal Hill Common Joint Committee

(N.B. The provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 re political balance apply to this Committee)

Nomination of 3 members (1 of whom must be the member for Hatherton)

(22) Sow and Penk Internal Drainage Management Board

Nomination for the appointment of 1 representative (by agreement with Stafford Borough Council)

(23) Staffordshire Destination Management Partnership Board (Enjoy Staffordshire)

Nomination of 1 member

(24) Staffordshire Joint Police and Crime Panel

Nomination of 1 member

(25) Staffordshire Leaders Board

Nomination of 1 representative

(26) Staffordshire Playing Fields Association

Nomination of 1 member

(27) Staffordshire Sustainability Board

Nomination of 1 representative


(28) Trysull and Seisdon Playing Fields Committee

Nomination of 1 representative

(To hold office from AGM of the Management Committee in October to the AGM in October the following year)

(29) West Midlands Employers

Nomination of 1 representative

(30) Wolverhampton Business (Halfpenny Green) Airport Consultative Committee

Nomination of 2 representatives who must either be members or employees of the Council

(31) Wombourne and District Community Association

Nomination of 1 member

23 Independent Members' Remuneration Panel

To appoint an independent remuneration panel comprising up to 5 members to consider:
(a) the Members' Allowances Scheme
(b) Parish Councillors' Remuneration arrangements
24 Appointment of Independent Person

To re-appoint the following Independent Person for the forthcoming Municipal Year:

Stephen Cork
25 Appointment of Independent Members of Complaints Panel

To appoint the following Independent Members to the Council's Complaint Panel for the forthcoming Municipal Year:

Nicola Davies, Steven Cork and Adrian Hamlyn
26 Calendar of Meetings 2025 -2026
To approve the Calendar of Meetings 2025 - 2026
27 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.
28 Waste Contract - Increase to Capital Programme Budget 2025/26
Report of the Finance Director
29 Chairman's Announcements

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

Attendance

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Declarations of Interests

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