Full Town Council Agenda 23-09-2019
You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Newmarket Town Council to be held at the Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket on Monday 23rd September 2019 at 6.00pm
The meeting is held in public and the public are encouraged to attend and participate. Occasionally matters relating to contractual or staffing issues do have to be held in the confidential part of the meeting.
Members of the public and press may not orally report or comment about a meeting as it takes place if present at a meeting of the Council, but otherwise may:
a. film, photograph or make an audio recording of the meeting;
b. use any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later;
c. report or comment on the proceedings in writing, during or after a meeting or orally after the meeting.
The Council will where possible facilitate such recording unless it is being disruptive. It will also take steps to ensure that children, the vulnerable and members of the public who object to being filmed are protected without undermining the broader purpose of the meeting.
1. Mayor to read fire safety notice and announce that proceedings may be filmed or recorded.
2. Review of rules for behaviour at all council meetings
3. Apologies for absence.
4. Declaration of Members’ Interests & to remind Councillors of the need to keep up to date their Register of Members’ Interests and to consider any requests received for Members’ Dispensation.
5. Policing in Newmarket – Attendance of Inspector Mark Shipton
6. Flagship Housing – Further discussion of issues raised.
7. To receive and confirm the Minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on Monday 19th August 2019 and any matters arising.
8. Public participation ‘An invitation to members of the public to put questions/statements of not more than 3 minutes duration. Resolutions can only be made on items on the agenda, but Councillors are very happy for matters relating to the Town to be brought to their attention.
9. To receive and note the report (if any) from County Councillors – County Councillor Millar to update re Children’s Services.
10. To receive and note the report (if any) from District Councillors
11. To receive Ward Reports (if any) from Town Councillors
12. To receive reports (if any) from Town Councillors elected as representatives on other bodies
13. To receive the Town Mayor’s and Deputy Mayor’s Announcements.
14. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Development & Planning meetings held on 5th and 19th August, 2nd and 16th September 2019
15. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Leisure Services meeting held on 5th August and 2nd September 2019
16. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Community Services Meeting held on 12th August and 9th September 2019
17. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Human Resources meeting held on 12th August 2019
18. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Finance & Policy meeting held on 12th August and 16th September 2019
19. Purple Tuesday – Project update
20. Sky Lanterns – Resident Request
21. Litter in Newmarket
22. Correspondence:
a. Unex Group re Fitzroy Park,
23. Date of the next Meeting– Monday 28th October 2019
Signed Roberta Bennett, Town Council Manager 17th September 2019
Distribute to the following for information:
County & District Councillors, The Press, Newmarket Town Council Notice Boards & the Web-site