Cabinet (January 2024)
Agenda
Part 1
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Declarations of Interest
All Members must disclose any interests they know they have in items of business on the meeting’s agenda and that they must do so at this point on the agenda or as soon as they become aware of the interest. If the interest is a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest they are also obliged to notify the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of the meeting.
3. Minutes and Decisions Called in
Minutes of meeting on 14 November 2023. No decisions had been called in.
4. Public Questions
Any member of the public may ask a question or make a statement at this point in the meeting. Each person has two minutes and a maximum of 20 minutes is allotted to public questions/statements, which must be about matters for which the Cabinet is responsible. The Chair may disallow a question if it is offensive, substantially the same as another question or requires disclosure of exempt or confidential information. If the question cannot be answered at the meeting a written response will be provided after the meeting.
Any member of the public who wishes to submit a question or statement to this meeting should email it to committees@chelmsford.gov.uk at least 24 hours before the start time of the meeting. All valid questions and statements will be published with the agenda on the website at least six hours before the start time and will be responded to at the meeting. Those who have submitted a valid question or statement will be entitled to put it in person at the meeting.
5. Members’ Questions
To receive any questions or statements from councillors not members of the Cabinet on matters for which the Cabinet is responsible.
6. Connected Chelmsford Items
6.1 Annual Council Tax Support Scheme
6.2 Council Tax premiums on second homes and empty properties
7. Fairer Chelmsford Item
7.1 Private Rented Sector Offer Policy
8. Greener and Safer Chelmsford Item
8.1 Revocation of Air Quality Management Areas
9. Growing Chelmsford Item
9.1 Travelling Showperson Sites Planning Advice Note
10. Leaders Items
10.1 2024/25 Budget
10.2 Capital, Treasury Management & Investment Strategies 2024/25
11. Urgent Business
To consider any other matter which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered by reason of special circumstances (to be specified) as a matter of urgency and which does not constitute a key decision.
12. Reports to Council
The officers will advise on those decisions of the Cabinet which must be the subject of recommendation to the Council.