Agenda and decisions

To elect a Chair for the meeting.

RESOLVED: That Councillor Ian Albert be elected as Chair for this meeting of the CCTV Partnership Joint Executive.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Marc Amron (Hertsmere Borough Council), Lloyd Briscoe (Stevenage Borough Council), Mione Goldspink (East Herts Council), Paul Hodgson-Jones (Hertsmere Borough Council), and Conor McGrath (Stevenage Borough Council).

To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 24 October 2024.

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Committee held on 24 October 2024 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair.

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.

The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in accordance with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

This report provides an update on the activities of the Officer Management Board since the last meeting of the Joint Executive in October. It includes the following:

·             Forecast financial position for 2024/25.

·             Budget for 2025/26.

·             Update on the capital upgrade to the control room operating system/equipment and maintenance costs.

·             Updates in relation to operational performance.

RESOLVED: That the Joint Executive provided comments and noted the report.

REASON FOR DECISION: To agree the strategic and policy issues in relation to the CCTV Partnership. They therefore receive regular updates from the Officer Management Board.

To agree a date for the next meeting.

The Chair led discussion on the date of the next meeting.