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ITEMS REFERRED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES

 

 

Meeting: 29/02/2024 - Council (Item 268)

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7A) Cabinet – Revenue Budget 2024-25 – to be considered with Item 8

7B) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Call to Account – Lord Lister Hotel - to be considered as a standalone Item

7C) Cabinet – Council Tax Premiums for Empty and Second Homes – to be considered with Item 9

7D) Cabinet – Investment Strategy (Integrated Capital and Treasury) – to be considered with Item 10

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Chair advised that items 7A, 7C and 7D, referred from Cabinet, would be taken with their respective items on the agenda. Item 7B would be considered as a standalone item.

 

7B)      Call to Account – Lord Lister Hotel

 

RESOLVED: That Council noted the referred report, attached as Appendix A, together with the copy of the lessons learnt and the appropriate section of the minutes of the meeting of 28 September 2022 were noted.

 

REASON FOR DECISION: The recommendations were being made following the Call to Account on 28 September 2022.

Minutes:

Recording – 39 minutes 51 seconds

 

The Chair advised that items 7A, 7C and 7D, referred from Cabinet, would be taken with their respective items on the agenda. Item 7B would be considered as a standalone item.

 

7B)      Call to Account – Lord Lister Hotel

 

Members were advised that whilst Councillor Adam Compton was the current Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee, that Councillor David Levett would present the item as former Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny, when the matter was considered. 

 

Councillor David Levett advised that all the relevant papers had already been circulated to Members and he was happy to take any questions or comments.

 

The following Members took part in a debate:

 

·       Councillor Claire Strong

·       Councillor Daniel Allen

·       Councillor Val Bryant

·       Councillor Sam Collins

 

Points raised in the debate included: 

 

·       Council should be mindful to follow the processes within the Constitution for matters that required urgent decisions.

·       This had been the first call to account for the Council.

·       There were 3 ward councillors for Hitchin Highbury, not 2 as suggested in the report.

 

Councillor Adam Compton proposed, Councillor Val Bryant seconded and, following a vote, it was:

 

RESOLVED: That Council noted the referred report, attached as Appendix A, together with the copy of the lessons learnt and the appropriate section of the minutes of the meeting of 28 September 2022.

 

REASON FOR DECISION: The recommendations were being made following the Call to Account on 28 September 2022.