Agenda

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 2.

To approve the record of the meeting held on 17 October 2024.

 This report sets out motions received for this meeting.

 This report sets out the Members’ questions received for this meeting.

The English Devolution White Paper was published by the Government on 16December 2024. The Council was invited to respond to the White Paper and to indicate its desire to be included in the first tranche, the ‘Priority Programme’, by Friday 10 January 2025.

This report presents the Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Neighbourhood Plan for formal adoption by the Council. The Council held a referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan in the parish of Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden on 7 November 2024. The majority of voters were in favour of the plan, so the plan is recognised as ‘made’.

This report sets out a review of the changes as to how full Council meetings are conducted and proposes to make some permanent changes. It is also proposed to trial some further changes with regards to public and Member questions at Council meetings. The report also recommends changes to the Constitution.

This report asks full Council to support the appointment of the Director of Public Health, following the decision made by the Appointments Committee on 6 December 2024.

This report also seeks approval to recruit to the vacant post of Assistant Director, Children’s Social Care.

This report sets out the results of the calculations under Council Rule 20 to select the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 2025/2026 municipal year.

The report also sets out the provisional programme of meetings for the 2025/26 municipal year.

This report covers the outcomes of the public consultations carried out seeking views on the introduction of a Medway wide Dog Control Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). The Council is recommended to approve the introduction of a Medway wide Public Spaces Protection Order to control the behaviour of dogs.

This report provides a summary of the work of the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees since the last report to Council on 17 October 2024.

This report gives an overview of treasury management activity since 1 April 2024 and presents a review of the Treasury Strategy approved by Council on 29 February 2024.

This report provides details of a recent usage of urgency provisions contained within the Constitution.