Text Box: Spelthorne Borough Council Council Meeting Thursday, 24 April 2025

 

14 April 2025

 

 

Please reply to:

Contact:

Karen Wyeth

Direct line:

01784 446341

E-mail:

k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the Councillors of Spelthorne Borough Council

 

I hereby summon you to attend a meeting of the Council to be held at The Council’s Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames on Thursday, 24 April 2025 commencing at 7.00 pm for the transaction of the following business.

 

Daniel Mouawad

Chief Executive

 

Councillors are encouraged to wear their badge of past office at the Council meeting.

 

Councillors are reminded to notify Committee Services of any Gifts and Hospitality offered to you since the last Council meeting so that these may be entered in the Gifts and Hospitality Declaration book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

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1.             

Apologies for absence

 

 

To receive any apologies for non-attendance.

 

 

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2.             

Minutes

 

 

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Council meeting held on 27 February 2025 and the Extraordinary Council meetings held on 18 March 2025.

 

7 - 22

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3.             

Disclosures of Interest

 

 

To receive any disclosures of interest from Councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members.

 

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

4.             

Announcements from the Mayor

 

 

To receive any announcements from the Mayor.

 

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

5.             

Announcements from the Leader

 

 

To receive any announcements from the Leader.

 

 

</AI5>

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6.             

Announcements from the Chief Executive

 

 

To receive any announcements from the Chief Executive.

 

 

</AI6>

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7.             

Questions from members of the public

 

 

The Leader, or their nominee, to answer any questions raised by members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 13.

 

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

8.             

Items carried over from the Council meeting held on 27 February 2025

 

 

The following items of business were carried over from the Council meeting held on 27 February 2025:

 

 

</AI8>

<AI9>

a)             

Amendments to the Constitution

 

 

Council is asked to approve the proposed changes to the Terms of Reference and Financial Regulations in the Constitution as set out in the report.

 

23 - 176

</AI9>

<AI10>

b)             

Appointment of Vice-Chair Standards Committee

 

 

Council is asked to approve the appointment of the new Vice-Chair of the Standards Committee.

 

177 - 182

</AI10>

<AI11>

c)             

Reports from the Committee Chairs

 

 

To receive and agree the reports from the Committee Chairs.

 

These reports were deferred from the Council meeting held on 27 February 2025.

 

183 - 218

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d)             

Motions

 

 

To receive any motions from Councillors in accordance with Standing Order 16.

 

One motion was received for the 27 February 2025 Council meeting (as attached).

 

219 - 220

</AI12>

<AI13>

9.             

Grant Application by the Spelthorne Business Forum

 

 

To consider a grant application by the Spelthorne Business Forum.

 

221 - 236

</AI13>

<AI14>

10.          

Amendment to the Terms of Reference for Audit Committee

 

 

Committee is asked to approve the proposed changes to the Terms of Reference for the Audit Committee in the Constitution as set out in the report.

 

237 - 272

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11.          

Calendar of Meetings 2025 - 2026

 

 

Council is asked to consider and approve the Calendar of Meetings for 2025-2027.

 

273 - 284

</AI15>

<AI16>

12.          

Motion to Censure

 

 

Council is recommended to:

 

Censure Councillor Denise Saliagopoulos for her conduct in respect of the matters detailed by the Investigator Officer in their reports to the Standards Sub-Committee meeting of 10 April 2025 relating to a breach of the Council’s Code of Conduct.

 

Report to follow.

 

To Follow

</AI16>

<AI17>

13.          

Reports from the Committee Chairs

 

 

To receive and agree the reports from the Committee Chairs.

 

285 - 302

</AI17>

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14.          

Motions

 

 

To receive any motions from Councillors in accordance with Standing Order 16.

 

Note: The deadline for motions to be considered at this meeting was Thursday 10 April 2025 and none were received.

 

 

</AI18>

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15.          

General questions

 

 

The Leader, or their nominee, to answer questions from Councillors on matters affecting the Borough, in accordance with Standing Order 14.

 

Note: the deadline for questions to be considered at this meeting was 12 noon on Thursday 10 April 2025.

 

 

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