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Monday, 26th January, 2015

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Date:
Monday 26th January 2015
Time:
6:30 p.m.
Place:
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX
 
Invitees:

To All Members of the Council

Contact:
Kate Norton
Position:
Senior Members Services Manager
Tel No:
020 8726 6000 ext 63876
 
Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting. If you require assistance please phone or e-mail Kate Norton, as detailed above.

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ItemDescription
AGENDA - PART A
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. MINUTES
To approve the attached Minutes of the Council meeting held on Monday 1st December 2014.

3. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
Members will be asked to confirm that their Disclosure of Interest Forms are accurate and up-to-date. Any other disclosures that Members may wish to make during the meeting should be made orally. Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose relevant disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting.

4. URGENT BUSINESS (IF ANY)
To receive notice from the Chair of any business not on the Agenda which should, in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
To receive Announcements, if any, from the Mayor, the Leader, Head of Paid Service and/or Returning Officer.

6. SPECIAL INQUIRY REPORT
The report commissioned by the Leader of the Council to inquire into Members Allowances.

7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME - QUESTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE OF CROYDON.

The Leader and Cabinet Members and Committee Chairs will answer written questions submitted by members of the public. Questions and draft answers will be circulated at the meeting. The Constitution allows for a maximum of 15 minutes for oral supplementary questions.

8. PUBLIC PETITIONS
Petition presented by the people of Croydon relating to Purley Pool

9. PETITIONS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILLORS TO COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF CROYDON
To receive notice of petitions which, following presentation will stand referred to the relevant Cabinet Members.

10. RESPONSES TO PETITIONS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF CROYDON
Responses to petitions presented to Council on 1 December 2014. These responses are open to questions from Councillors.

11. MOTIONS FOR DEBATE
To debate any Motions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rules.

12. BUSINESS REPORT OF THE LEADER INCORPORATING COUNCILLORS' WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO THE LEADER AND CABINET MEMBERS
To receive the attached Report which summarises the business considered by the Leader and Cabinet since the last ordinary Council Meeting and items published in Bulletins issued by Cabinet Members.

A Councillor may ask no more than two questions on each item of business contained in the Business Report.

The Leader, Cabinet Members and Committee Chairs will also provide draft written replies to the written questions submitted by Members of the Council. The questions and draft replies will be circulated at the meeting. Councillors may ask two supplementary questions arising from the reply given to a question they have submitted.

13. BUSINESS REPORT OF THE SCRUTINY & STRATEGIC OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
To receive the attached report. This summarises the business considered by Scrutiny and Strategic Overview Committee and its Sub-Committees.

14. COUNCILLORS' OPEN SESSION ON WARD MATTERS ON BEHALF OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
At the discretion of the Mayor, up to 5 Councillors may speak for up to three minutes each on any matter which affects their Ward. The Constitution has allocated a total time of up to 15 minutes for this agenda item.

15. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR NON-VOTING CO-OPTEES
Council is asked to agree the recommendations from the Ethics Committee.

16. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CABINET AND COMMITTEES DEFERRED FOR DEBATE
To consider, if any, recommendations which may be deferred for debate.

17. CAMERA RESOLUTION
To resolve that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

AGENDA - PART B
  None

The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, 23rd February 2015 in Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX

Issue Date:- 16 January 2015 at 16:52