Agenda

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 20 February and 13 May 2025.

To be advised of any additional items of business which the Mayor decides by reason of special circumstances shall be taken as matters of urgency at this meeting. Items will be considered at the end of the agenda.

To deal with questions under Council Procedure Rule number 14.

To deal with petitions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15.

To receive the Leader of the Council's Position Statement.

To receive for information only the minutes of the Scrutiny Commission meeting held on 13 March 2025.

To consider adoption of care experience as a protected characteristic.

To outline a business case and rationale to purchase 20 units of accommodation to meet homelessness demand.

To seek approval for the disposal of two HRA land assets in the borough.

To seek approval to write off business rates of £178,373.75.

To seek approval of the terms of reference for the community governance review.

To seek approval of the overview & scrutiny annual report 2024/25.

To appoint one representative for a period of four years with immediate effect.

To appoint one representative for a period of three years from July 2025.

To appoint a pool of independent persons.

Please note, the appendix to this report contains personal information about candidates so is not available to the public. Should members wish to discuss the detail of the appendix, they will need to do so in private session.

Motion to be proposed by Councillor MT Mullaney and seconded by Councillor P Stead-Davis

“This Council notes that many people rely on good 5G mobile signal for access to services, work and leisure. However we note concern expressed by residents in a number of areas across the Borough including Burbage, Hinckley and elsewhere about the recent installations of new masts on County Council highway land within the Borough.

The Council further notes that the last Conservative Government changed the rules that mean that these masts are now deemed permitted development and no longer require full planning consent. 

This Council resolves to:

1.         Ask the Chief Executive to write to the Deputy Prime Minister to request that these be once again subject to planning consent to allow local authorities to properly assess the proposals and consider if the sites are the most appropriate to balance the need for good 5G coverage and other material planning considerations such as impact on the streetscene. 

2.         Ask the Lead Member for Highways at Leicestershire County Council to consult the community and local councillors before undertaking any financial agreements with mobile operators for installing such masts on their land.”

To consider the passing of a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the public from the undermentioned item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 3 and 10 of Schedule 12A of the 1972 Act.

To seek approval of a senior management review.