Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from any Members.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 1 March 2023 as an accurate record.

Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) they may have in relation to any item(s) of business on today’s agenda.

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

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

Two Public Questions will be received at this meeting, which will be responded to. The questioners will then have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question based on the answer received.

The questions are as follows:

1.     Can the Mayor / Council confirm whether they understand the causal factors behind the Brick by Brick / Fairfield Halls issues and if so what controls have been put in place to prevent this from happening again?

2.     Instead of ordering residents to pay unaffordable council tax now, why have you not yet announced any plans to recoup monies paid by Croydon council, to former members and officers, as detailed in your recent election communications?

To consider the recommendations made the General Purposes Committee since the last ordinary Council meeting relating to the following matters:

Council Procedure Rules

To agree any in-year changes to appointments to committees.

To debate any motions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rules.

The following two Motions, one from the Administration and one from the Leader of the Opposition, will be debated:

Conservative Group Motion

'This Council notes the decision of the Appointments and Disciplinaries Committee on 23rd March 2023.

Labour Group Motion

This council recognises the progress that has been made since November 2020 in addressing the council’s financial and governance problems.

This council further notes that these improvements were acknowledged by – amongst others – a Non Statutory Rapid Review and the Improvement & Assurance Panel, with the latter acknowledging the “creditable progress that had been made” during the period of the last Labour administration.

This council is disappointed to note the recent announcement by the Secretary of State at DHLUC that he is minded to intervene in the governance of Croydon following his conclusion that the council under the leadership of Mayor Perry is not meeting its Best Value Duty.

This council recognises that all councillors have a role to play in ensuring that the council once again meets its Best Value Duty.