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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 29 January 2024 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:

  i. 13 November 2023
  ii. 4 December 2023

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5 - 23.11.13 Full Council Minutes
  • Agenda 5 - 23.12.04 Extraordinary Full Council Minutes

• 6MATTERS ARISING

• 7ANNOUNCEMENTS

  (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 - Mayoral engagements - December 2023
  • Agenda 7 - Mayoral engagements - January 2024

• 8PUBLIC 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.

• 9MOTIONS FROM MEMBERS

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

  Attachments:

  • MOTIONS FROM MEMBERS

• 10BUDGET 2024/25

  To consider the following budget and precept proposals as recommended by the Finance & General Purposes Committee

  a. Budget for 2024/25;

  b. Precept Levy for 2024/25;

  c. Fees & Charges for 2024/25

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 10 - Budget 24-25
  • Agenda 10iii - fees & Charges 2024-25

• 11COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEW

  To consider the proposed Terms of Reference for the Shrewsbury Community Governance Review

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11 - Terms of Reference - Shrewsbury

• 12MOVEMENT & PUBLIC SPACE STRATEGY

  (i) To note the publication of the Movement & Public Space Strategy and the proposed public consultation commencing 26 January 2024.
  (ii) To convene a meeting of the Active Travel Working Group (invitation extended to all Councillors) to prepare an appropriate response.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11 - Shrewsbury Moves - 10 year vision and plan_Summary Document

• 13CHANGE TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

  To agree the following changes to committee Membership:
  • Councillor Alex Wagner to replace Councillor David Vasmer on Planning
  • Councillor Mary Davies to replace Councillor David Vasmer on Recreation and Leisure

• 14POLICIES

  To approve recommendations from the Personnel Committee on the following policies:

  • Disclosure & Barring Policy
  • Flexible Working Policy
  • Health & Safety Policy Statement
  • Induction & Probation Policy
  • Job Share Policy
  • Leave Policy
  • Maternity Leave Policy
  • Menopause Policy
  • Officer Code of Conduct 2023
  • Officer Code of Conduct 2024
  • Parental Leave Policy
  • Redeployment Policy
  • Redundancy & Compensation Policy
  • Stress Management Policy
  • Training & Development Policy
  • Violence & Aggression at Work Policy
  • Whistleblowing Policy

  Attachments:

  • Disclosure and Barring Policy 2024
  • Flexible Working Policy 2024
  • Health and Safety Policy Statement 2024
  • Induction and Probation Policy 2024
  • Job Share Policy 2024
  • Leave Policy 2024
  • Maternity Leave Policy 2024
  • Menopause Policy 2024
  • Officers Code of Conduct 2023
  • Officers Code of Conduct 2024
  • Parental Leave Policy 2024
  • Redeployment Policy 2024
  • Redundancy and Compensation Policy 2024
  • Stress Management Policy 2024
  • Training and Development Policy 2024
  • Violence & Aggression at Work Policy 2024
  • Whistleblowing Policy 2024

• 15RECREATION & LEISURE COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on 17 January 2024

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15 - Recreation_Leisure Minutes 24.01.17

• 16FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the minutes of the Finance & General Purposes Committee Meeting held on:
  i. 4 December 2023
  ii. 22 January 2024

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15(i) - 23.12.04 F&GP Minutes

• 17PLANNING COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Planning Committee Meetings held on:

  (i) 21 November 2023
  (ii) 12 December 2023
  (iii) 9 January 2024

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 16i - Planning_Minutes - 23.11.21
  • Agenda 16ii - Planning_Minutes - 23.12.12
  • Agenda 16iii - Planning_Minutes - 24.01.09

• 18CLIMATE EMERGENCY & NATURE RECOVERY COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the minutes of the Climate Emergency & Nature Recovery Committee meeting held on 11 January 2024.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 18 - 24.01.11 Climate Change Minutes

• 19WORKING GROUPS

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the recent Working Group Meetings held on:

  (i) Joint Consultative Committee – 24 January 2024, chaired by Councillor Alan Mosley
  (ii) Clean River Working Group – 24 January 2024, chaired by Councillor Rosemary Dartnall
  (iii) City of Sanctuary Working Group – 22 January 2024, chaired by Councillor Phil Gillam

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 19(i) - 24.01.24 - Joint Consultative Committee - Minutes
  • Agenda 19(ii) - 24.01.24 - Clean Rivers Working Group - Minutes
  • Agenda 19(iii) - 2024.01.22 City of Sanctuary Minutes

• 20EXCLUSION OF 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).

• 21PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting held on:

  (i) 16 November 2023
  (ii) 7 December 2023

• 22GREENFIELDS RECREATION GROUND

  To update members on the re-purchase of Greenfields Recreation Ground.

• 23SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT

  To discuss matters in relation to the Service Level Agreement