NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

 

18 May 2022

 

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE

 

 

1.0       PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

 

1.1       To provide Council Members with details of reports received, decisions by the Executive and decisions by the Chief Executive Officer under emergency delegated powers in consultation with Executive Members and any subsequent recommendations to County Council Members since the last informal meeting of the County Council Members on 16 February 2022.

 

 

2.0       DETAILS OF THE MEETINGS

 

2.1       The following sections provide details of decisions made by the Chief Executive Officer under his emergency delegated powers in consultation with the Executive Members and decisions made by the Executive (when meeting in-person on 19 April 2022) and recommendations to the County Council since its last meeting on 16 February 2022.  The meetings were held on the following dates:  22 February 2022 (held remotely); 8 March 2022 (held remotely); 15 March 2022 (held remotely) and 19 April 2022 (held in person).  All of the informal, remote meetings were live broadcast and the recordings of the meetings are available via the following link - https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/live-meetings

           

2.2       22 February 2022 Executive (Performance Monitoring) Informal Meeting The Executive Members met on Tuesday 22 February 2022.  It was an informal live broadcast meeting using MS Teams and OBS software.  Attending were County Councillor Carl Les in the Chair and County Councillors Gareth Dadd, Derek Bastiman, David Chance, Michael Harrison, Andrew Lee, Don Mackenzie, Patrick Mulligan, Janet Sanderson and Greg White.

 

In attendance: County Councillors Stanley Lumley, John Ennis, Janet Jefferson, Karin Sedgwick, Annabel Wilkinson, Paul Haslam, Caroline Dickinson and Paul Haslam.

 

Substantive agenda items were:

 

·         Q3 Performance Monitoring and Budget Report

·         Harrogate Grove Road and Woodfield Community Primary Schools

 

The link to the reports and minutes from this meeting is as follows:

 

Agenda for Executive on Tuesday, 22nd February, 2022, 11.00 am | North Yorkshire County Council

 

The Chief Executive Officer considered the reports, additional information provided at the meeting and the views of the Executive Members, and resolved to implement the recommendations of the Executive.

 

The link to the decision records that were published to record these decisions is as follows - 21 February 2022 - 28 April 2022, Chief Executive Officer | North Yorkshire County Council

                       

2.3       8 March 2022 Executive Informal Meeting

The Executive Members met on Tuesday 8 March 2022.  It was an informal live broadcast meeting using MS Teams and OBS software.  Attending were County Councillor Carl Les in the Chair and County Councillors Gareth Dadd, Derek Bastiman, David Chance, Michael Harrison, Andrew Lee, Don Mackenzie and Janet Sanderson.

 

In attendance: County Councillor Caroline Dickinson.

 

Apologies for absence:  County Councillors Patrick Mulligan and Greg White.

 

Substantive agenda items were:

 

·                A Cultural Framework for North Yorkshire

·                Re-procurement of the Adult Social Care Approved Provider Lists

·                Sexual Health Service Section 75 consultation feedback and to request formal approval to move to a Partnership agreement

·                Welburn Hall - Outcome of Public Consultation

·                Appointments to Committees & Outside Bodies

 

The link to the reports and minutes from this meeting is as follows:

 

            Agenda for Executive on Tuesday, 8th March, 2022, 11.00 am | North Yorkshire County Council

 

The Chief Executive Officer considered the reports, additional information provided at the meeting and the views of the Executive Members, and resolved to implement the recommendations of the Executive.

 

The link to the decision records that were published to record these decisions is as follows - 21 February 2022 - 28 April 2022, Chief Executive Officer | North Yorkshire County Council

 

2.4       15 March 2022 Executive Informal Meeting

The Executive Members met on Tuesday 15 March 2022.  It was an informal live broadcast meeting using MS Teams and OBS software.  Attending were County Councillor Carl Les in the Chair and County Councillors Gareth Dadd, Derek Bastiman, David Chance, Michael Harrison, Andrew Lee, Don Mackenzie, Janet Sanderson and Greg White.

 

In attendance: County Councillor Caroline Dickinson.

 

Apologies for absence:  County Councillor Patrick Mulligan.

 

Substantive agenda items were:

 

·                Consideration of Revised Planning Enforcement and Monitoring Policy

·                North Yorkshire Enhanced Partnership

·                Weaverthorpe CE VC Primary School

·                Area Constituency Committee Feedback

·                Planning of School Places - Basic Need Capital Programme 2022 (Appendices A-C considered in private)

·                Delegation of Enforcement Functions to another Local Authority (this item was considered in private)

 

The link to the reports and minutes from this meeting is as follows:

 

Agenda for Executive on Tuesday, 15th March, 2022, 11.00 am | North Yorkshire County Council

 

The Chief Executive Officer considered the reports, additional information provided at the meeting and the views of the Executive Members, and resolved to implement the recommendations of the Executive.

 

The link to the decision records that were published to record these decisions is as follows - 21 February 2022 - 28 April 2022, Chief Executive Officer | North Yorkshire County Council

 

2.5       19 April 2022 Executive Meeting

The Executive Members met on Tuesday 19 April 2022.  It was an in person meeting.  Attending were County Councillor Carl Les in the Chair and County Councillors Gareth Dadd, Derek Bastiman, David Chance, Michael Harrison, Andrew Lee, Don Mackenzie, Patrick Mulligan, Janet Sanderson and Greg White.

 

In attendance: County Councillors Paul Haslam, Stanley Lumley and Caroline Dickinson.

 

            Substantive agenda items were:

 

·                     Adult Social Care Charging Reform Trailblazer Scheme

·                     Capital Investment in Schools

·                     Harrogate Grove Road and Woodfield Community Primary Schools

·                     Amendments to the Council’s Constitution

·                     Area Constituency Committee Feedback

 

The link to the reports and minutes from this meeting is as follows:

 

Agenda for Executive on Tuesday, 19th April, 2022, 11.00 am | North Yorkshire County Council

 

3.0       MATTERS FOR APPROVAL/INFORMATION AT COUNTY COUNCIL

 

3.1       The Executive and/or the Chief Executive Officer considered the reports, additional information provided at the informal meetings and the views of the Members, and resolved to recommend the following to the in-person meeting of County Council Members for its consideration:

 

3.2       Revised Planning Enforcement and Monitoring Policy

 

            This item was considered at the meeting of Executive on 15 March 2022, where Members recommended the following to County Council on 18 May 2022.

 

            Link to report - Report on Revised Planning and Enforcement Monitoring Policy Appendix 1.pdf (northyorks.gov.uk)

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

 

Executive Members are asked to recommend to the Chief Executive that using his

emergency delegated powers he recommend the draft ‘Planning Enforcement and Monitoring Policy’, to Full Council for adoption.

 

 

3.3       Amendments to the County Council’s Constitution

 

            This item was considered at the meeting of Executive on 19 April 2022, where Members recommended the following to County Council on 18 May 2022.

 

            Link to report:  Changes to the Constitution for Recommendation to full Council

            Link to Appendix 1 to report:  Appendix 1.pdf

            Link to Appendix 2 to the report:  Appendix 2.pdf

 

At the meeting of the Executive, the following point of clarification was made relating to the acronym ‘WTO GPA’ in para 1.1 of the report.  This stands for the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Government Procurement. The WTO GPA Threshold means the current threshold above which the Procurement Contract Rules apply, currently £213,477.00 inclusive of VAT for services and supplies and £663,540.00 inclusive of VAT for social and other specific services and £5,336,937.00 for works inclusive of VAT.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

 

That the amendments to the Constitution set out in the report and appendices, made by the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) under his delegated powers, be report to full Council.

 

 

 

 

North Yorkshire County Council

County Hall

Northallerton

 

10 May 2022