Decisions

RESOLVED:               1)         That representatives be appointed to serve in an Executive capacity on the outside bodies and partnerships requiring appointment as in the Appendix attached to the report with the addition of Councillor I Devereux onto Alive Trust and Councillor Mrs E Watson as a sub on the Wash and North Norfolk Coast Marine Partnership.

2)         That the reporting arrangements be noted, as shown in section 3 of the report.

3)         To note that all other appointments to Outside Bodies will be made at the Council meeting on 14^th June 2018.

4)         That the Cabinet recommends to Council that the Hunstanton Green Joint Management Committee be disbanded.

Reason for decision

To ensure continued involvement in the community by the Council.

RECOMMENDED:

1)         That the variation in Parish Councillor numbers for Dersingham not be approved.

2)         That the variation in Parish Councillor numbers for Nordelph be approved.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the Council meets its statutory obligation, whilst maintaining the scale previously set by the Council.

RECOMMENDED:      The Polling District and Polling Place Review Schedule attached to the agenda incorporating the change to Hillington Polling Place be adopted.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the Council meets its statutory obligations.

RESOLVED:   1)         That officers be instructed to seek the Membership from Group Leaders for the Local Plan and Scrutiny Structures for the new Municipal Year:

2)         That the Boundary Review Task Group be disbanded.

2)         That the Membership of the Joint Safety and Welfare Committee and Joint Employee Committee for 2018/19 be made as follows:

- Joint Safety and Welfare - Councillors B Long, K Mellish and J Westrop.

- Joint Employee - Councillors I Devereux, M Chenery of Horsbrugh, B Long, K Mellish and J Westrop.

Reason for Decision

To allow the business of the Council to continue into 2018/19 and to begin the work of the newly formed Task Group.

RECOMMENDED:      That the revision of the Health, Safety and Welfare General Policy be supported.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that our Policy is compliant with legislative requirements and meets the needs for the policy to be current and relevant to our work.

RECOMMENDED:      To confirm the proposal to charge Parish Councils for all their own uncontested elections, at a rate not exceeding the actual costs incurred.

Reason for Decision

To re-coup costs incurred by the Borough Council in the organisation of elections on behalf of Parishes.

RESOLVED:   That the Council continues to be part of the CNC Building Control partnership for the next 5 years.

Reason for Decision

To ensure the continued provision of a statutory Building Control function through the CNC Building Control partnership.

RESOLVED:               That the East Wisbech Broad Concept Plan be approved. 

Reason for Decision

To support the statutory Local Plan process and to guide future planning applications in delivering new houses and associated infrastructure.

RESOLVED: That the Cultural Prospectus be endorsed.

Reason for Decision

To enable the council to improve collaboration and engagement with partners and funders to improve the cultural offer in West Norfolk.

The Forward Decisions list was noted

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.