Agenda

To elect a Chair of the Sub-Committee for the 2024/25 Civic Year.

To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 19 March 2024.

Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency.

The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered.

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.  Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – REGULATORY

To provide the Sub-Committee with the first annual report of the Local Authority Trading Companies (LATCos) in which North Herts Council has a role, to enable the Sub-Committee to fulfil its role as shareholder. The LATCos in this report cover the area of building control in which the Council is one of eight equal shareholders. The committee is also requested to consider what information they wish to be included in future reports.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

To provide the Sub-Committee with the first annual report of the Local Authority Trading Companies (LATCos) in which North Herts Council has a role to enable the Sub-Committee to fulfil its role as shareholder. The LATCos in this report cover the areas of property management. The committee is also requested to consider what information they wish to be included in future reports.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

To provide the Sub-Committee with the first annual report of the Local Authority Trading Companies (LATCos) in which North Herts Council has a role to enable the Sub-Committee to fulfil its role as shareholder. The LATCo in this report covers the area of CCTV. The committee is also requested to consider what information they wish to be included in future reports.