Decisions

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Blunt be appointed Vice-Chair for the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That the Monitoring Officer be requested to draft further amendments and submit to the Leader for decision in time for submission to Council on the following areas:

1)    The setting of a time limit of questions of portfolio holders at Council of 30 mins and the Leader of 15 mins.  Those questions to be allocated in the order of largest opposition Group, smaller opposition group, then the Administration.

2)    That whilst the normal appointments to Chairs would remain with Annual Council, if there are vacancies during the course of the year, Council be able to appoint a replacement, nominated by the Leader as is the case for annual council.

3)    That once a decision is taken to continue to sit after 3hours of a meeting, a further vote is taken each hour thereafter.

RECOMMENDED:     That the draft amendments to the Standing Orders and Articles attached to the report be recommended to Full Council for approval, subject to the further amendments as set out in the minute which will be submitted directly to Council.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the Council’s Constitution remains fit for purpose, reflects existing legislation and best practice

To take into account the comments of Cabinet members at the meeting.

RECOMMENDED:      1)         That the draft Protocol attached to the agenda be recommended to Full Council for approval as drafted.

2)     That the operation of the Protocol be reviewed after 12 months of operation.

Reason for Decision

To respond to the Statutory Guidance and promote a good working relationship between Scrutiny and the Executive.

RESOLVED:            That the Updated Housing Delivery Test Action Plan be approved.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the Borough Council complies with its duties as set out within the NPPF and PPG. The Housing Delivery Test Action Plan is an update of the one which Cabinet endorsed previously. This sets out a series of updated appropriate actions for the Borough Council to consider and explore in the short, medium and long term in an attempt to increase housing supply and delivery.

RECOMMENDED:

1)     That the savings set out in Appendix 1 to the report be approved

2)     That the revised revenue budget for 2020/21 set out in Appendix 2 to the report be approved

Reason for Decision

To align budgets in response to the COVID pandemic and ensure effective budget monitoring can take place during 2020/21

RECOMMENDED:  That the motion be rejected.

Reason for Decision:

- The borough council is already taking timely actions to reduce emissions.

- The borough council is not the body vested with the authority within its

jurisdiction to tackle all areas of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk emissions.

- The Dutch Supreme Court Judgement (Urgenda v The State of the

Netherlands) does not bind the UK courts or government but may be of

persuasive influence.

- The acceptance or rejection of this motion will not be determinative of the

extent to which the Urgenda case impacts the borough council.

RECOMMENDED:     That the climate change policy be adopted.

Reason for Decision:

To provide a framework and approach for future climate change work done by the

BCKLWN.

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 paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

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