Agenda

Council - Thursday, 16 July 2026 7.00pm

Venue: St George's Centre, Pembroke Road, Chatham Maritime, Chatham ME4 4UH

Contact: Wayne Hemingway, Head of Democratic Services 

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

2.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests pdf icon PDF 371 KB

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.

3.

Record of meetings pdf icon PDF 337 KB

To approve the record of the meetings held on 23 April and 13 May 2026.

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4.

Mayor's announcements

5.

Leader's announcements

6.

Petitions

7.

Public questions pdf icon PDF 94 KB

This report sets out the public questions received for this meeting. 

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8.

Motions pdf icon PDF 129 KB

This report sets out the motions received for this meeting.

 

Please note that the Council Rules limit the number of speakers per motion to the proposer and seconder, plus up to 10% of each group (rounded up) as follows:

 

  Labour and Co-operative Group – 4;

  Conservative Group – 2;

  Independent Group – 1;

  Reform UK Group – 1;

  Independent Members – 2.

 

The same number of speakers will be allowed for each amendment to a motion.

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9.

Leader's report pdf icon PDF 92 KB

10.

Members' Questions pdf icon PDF 97 KB

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

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11.

Amendments to the Revenue Budget and Capital Programme pdf icon PDF 142 KB

This report sets out a number of proposed amendments to the Revenue Budget and Capital Programme.

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12.

Review of the Council's Petitions Scheme pdf icon PDF 149 KB

This report sets out details of a review of the Council’s Petitions Scheme and seeks approval of a revised Scheme from full Council.

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13.

Independent Remuneration Panel - Report on Members' Allowances Scheme pdf icon PDF 194 KB

The report shares the report and recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel (the Panel) on Members’ Allowances and requests Members to have regard to the Panel’s recommendations in setting a scheme of allowances for 2026/27 and a potential further four years (as permitted by the relevant regulations).

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14.

Report for Information pdf icon PDF 90 KB

The following report is presented to Full Council for information purposes, without debate, in accordance with the Council rules. The report includes:

 

Use of Urgency Provisions – Appendix 1.

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15.

Exclusion of the Press and Public pdf icon PDF 116 KB

This report summarises the content of exempt appendices, which, in the opinion of the proper officer, will contain exempt information within one of the categories in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It is a matter for the Council to determine whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of these documents.

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