Agenda and decisions

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“That Mr Joe Orson be elected Chairman for the period until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.”

“That Mr Richard Shepherd be elected Vice-Chairman for the period until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.”

The Leader gave a position statement on the following matters:

·       Local Elections 2024;

·       Performance and Efficiency Update;

·       Gas Outage – Ratby and Kirby Muxloe;

·       Tree for Every Person;

·       Rural Broadband.

The Cabinet Lead Member for Children, Families, Safer Communities and Regulatory Services gave a position statement on the following matters:

·       Family Hubs;

·       School Admissions;

·       Young Volunteer of the Year – Charlie Tripp;

·       Protecting Leicestershire consumers and businesses;

·       Rutland and North Leicestershire Coroner’s Service.

“That Council meetings in 2024/25 and 2025/26 be held on the following dates: -

• Wednesday 3 July 2024
• Wednesday 25 September 2024
• Wednesday 4 December 2024
• Wednesday 19 February 2025 (to consider the budget)
• Wednesday 14 May 2025 (Annual Meeting)
• Wednesday 2 July 2025
• Wednesday 24 September 2025
• Wednesday 3 December 2025
• Wednesday 18 February 2026 (to consider the budget)
• Wednesday 13 May 2026 (Annual Meeting).”

“(a)   That the Basic and Special Responsibility Allowances be increased by the equivalent percentage increase awarded to Spinal Column Point 43 of Grade 15, for the period 1^st April 2024 to 31^st March 2025. The increase be implemented as soon as practicable after the employee pay award is agreed and be back dated to 1^st April;

(b)       That the arrangement for indexation of Basic and Special Responsibility Allowances continue until 31^st March 2028 based upon the equivalent percentage increase on SCP 43, Grade 15, of the County Council’s pay spine. The increase will be implemented when the employee pay award is agreed for each year and backdated to 1^st April of that year;

(c)        That the current levels of Travel and Subsistence allowances remain unchanged;

(d)       That those Members who submitted an Annual Report be thanked for doing so;

(e)       That the submission of Annual Reports continues for the next four years;

(f)         That those Members who did not submit a report in 2022/23 submit one for the municipal year 2023/24.”

Leader

“That Mr N J Rushton be appointed Leader of the Council for the period until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.”

The Cabinet

“That it be noted that the Leader proposes to appoint the members named on List ‘1’ attached to the Order Paper as members of the Cabinet.”

“That the following members be appointed as Cabinet Support Members until the next Annual Meeting of the County Council, as provided for in Article 7 of the Council’s Constitution: -

Mr. R. Ashman CC

Mr. T. Parton CC

Mr. C. Smith CC

Mrs. M. Wright CC.”

Membership

“That the membership of the Scrutiny Commission, Boards and Committees as set out in List ‘2’ and the Chairmen Elect and Spokespersons named in List ‘3’ attached to the Order Paper be approved.”

Substitutes

“That the Chief Executive be authorised to make and terminate appointments to the Commission, committees, boards and other County Council bodies (not including the Cabinet) in accordance with the wishes of the Political Groups to whom the seat in question has been allocated, subject in the case of those bodies set out in List ‘2’ to the Group giving one day’s notice to the Chief Executive of its wishes.”