Agenda and decisions

RESOLVED:   The Minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2024 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

These declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on an item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

Councillors Bhondi and Ware and Duncan Hall declared interests as Directors of West Norfolk Housing Company and West Norfolk Property Company.

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To note the names of any Councillors who wish to address the meeting under Standing Order 34.

Members wishing to speak pursuant to Standing Order 34 should inform the Chair of their intention to do so and on what items they wish to be heard before a decision on that item is taken.

Councillors Bhondi, Bone, Dark, Moriarty, Parish, Ryves and de Whalley attended under standing order 34.

To consider any business, which by reason of special circumstances, the Chair proposes to accept, under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

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RESOLVED:   1)          That the Committee Forward Plan be noted.

2)          That the West Norfolk Property Board be asked to provide the Committee of an update on their plans for the appointment of Directors.

3)          That a schedule of meetings for the year be prepared to tie in with items being submitted to the Boards.

RESOLVED:   1)          That the Shareholder Terms of Reference be agreed to be reviewed annually.

2)          That clarification be given on the role of Audit Committee and Corporate Performance Panel relating to the Shareholder Committee and the Council’s Companies and their finances.

RESOLVED:   That the responses from the Companies Directors on S21 Notices be noted.

Reason for decision

To support the priorities in the Corporate Strategy on supporting communities and helping to prevent homelessness across the borough.

post 11^th June – tbc

After 11 June – H Howell to prepare a schedule of meetings for the year.

The Committee is asked to consider excluding the public from the meeting under section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 for consideration of the items below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

PRIVATE ITEM

Details of any representations received about why the following reports should be considered in public will be reported at the meeting.

RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A)(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 as defined in paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

RESOLVED:   1)          That the presentation of the financial advice provided from Grant Thornton be noted.

2)          That any further questions on the financial element be put in writing and if required a further meeting with Grant Thornton be added to the work programme to seek responses to the questions.

Reason for Decision

To enable all Councillors to raise any residual questions on the funding arrangements for the Council’s Housing Companies.