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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Livesey House
7 St Johns Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1JD

(Please be aware that this meeting is not recorded)

To All Members of the Council

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Shrewsbury Town Council scheduled to take place at Council Chamber, Shirehall on Monday 13 November 2023 at 6pm, in order to transact the following business

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1WELCOME FROM THE MAYOR

• 2ROLL CALL

• 3APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

• 4DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT

• 5MINUTES OF COUNCIL

  To approve the minutes of the Town Council meeting held on 25 September 2023

  Attachments:

  • 23.09.25 Full Council Minutes

• 6ANNOUNCEMENTS

  (i) To receive any announcements from the Mayor & Deputy Mayor’s recent engagements
  (ii) To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Town Clerk

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7(i) Copy of monthly-invitations-october-november 2023 1
  • Agenda 7(i) Copy of monthly-invitations-october-november 2023

• 7PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

  To receive any questions from Members of the Public, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.

• 8MOTIONS FROM MEMBERS

  To receive any motions from Members, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.

• 9SMITHFIELD ROAD CONSULTATION

  To make comment on Shropshire Council consultation on Smithfield Riverside Regeneration.
  Smithfield Riverside regeneration | Shropshire Council (Consultation ends 15 November 2023)

• 10POLICIES

  To approve recommendations from the Working Group on the following policies:
  • Capability Procedure
  • Disciplinary Procedure
  • Flexitime policy
  • Grievance procedure
  • Job Evaluation Policy
  • No Smoking Policy
  • Pensions & Retirement Policy

  Attachments:

  • Capability Procedure
  • Disciplinary Procedure
  • Flexi-time Policy
  • Grievance Procedure
  • Job Evaluation Policy
  • No-Smoking Policy
  • Pensions and Retirement Policy

• 11ANTI RACISM CHARTER

  To consider signing up to Unison’s Anti-Racism Charter

  Attachments:

  • Anti-Racism Charter

• 12RECREATION & LEISURE COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on 8
  November 2023

• 13PLANNING COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Planning Committee Meetings held on:
  (i) 10 October 2023
  (ii) 31 October 2023

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 14 - Planning_Minutes - 23.10.10
  • Agenda 14 - Planning_Minutes - 23.10.31

• 14CLIMATE EMERGENCY & NATURE RECOVERY COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the minutes of the Climate Emergency & Nature Recovery Committee meeting held on 12 October 2023.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15 - 23.10.12 Climate Emergency & Nature Recovery Committee Minutes

• 15WORKING GROUPS

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the recent Working Group Meetings held on:
  (i) Joint Consultative Committee – 4 October 2023, chaired by Councillor Alan Mosley
  (ii) Clean River Working Group – 11 October 2023, chaired by Councillor Rosemary
  Dartnall
  (iii) City of Sanctuary Working Group – 30 October 2023, chaired by Councillor Phil
  Gillam
  (iv) Quarry Working Group – 20 October 2023, chaired by Councillor Alan Mosley

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 16(i) - 23.10.04 - Joint Consultative Committee - Minutes
  • Agenda 16(ii) - 23.10.11 - Clean Rivers Working Group - Minutes
  • Agenda 16(iii) - 2022.10.30 City of Sanctuary Minutes
  • Agenda 16(iv) - Quarry Working Group - 23.10.20 Minutes

• 16EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

  To consider exclusion of the Press & Public on the grounds that the consideration of the following items may involve the likely disclosure of confidential information (s1(2) Public Bodies (Admission of Meetings) Act 1960)

• 17PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting held on:
  (i) 28 September 2023
  (ii) 12 October 2023

  Attachments:

• 18GREENFIELDS RECREATION GROUND

  To discuss the re-purchase of Greenfields Recreation Ground and its interim maintenance