Issue - meetings

·                Revenue Budget and MTFS (this is scheduled for consideration earlier in the agenda)

·                Council Plan (this is scheduled for consideration earlier in the agenda)

·                Constitution (this is scheduled for consideration earlier in the agenda)

·                Report of the Member Working Group on Planning

·                Admission arrangements (school) (full copy of the report included in papers)

·                Housing Revenue Account Budget

·                North Yorkshire Council Pay Policy

·                Independent Remuneration Panel recommendations for 2023/24 (Member Allowances) (this is scheduled for consideration later in the agenda)

·                Counter fraud policies

·                Risk Management Policy

·                Approval of the appointment and remuneration of Chief Officers

·                York and North Yorkshire Devolution – Outcome of Consultation

·                Outcome of consultation on taxi licensing policy and conditions – verbal update following Executive on 21 February 2023

 

·                Revenue Budget and MTFS (this is scheduled for consideration earlier in the agenda)

·                Council Plan (this is scheduled for consideration earlier in the agenda)

·                Constitution (this is scheduled for consideration earlier in the agenda)

·                Report of the Member Working Group on Planning

·                Admission arrangements (school) (full copy of the report included in papers)

·                Housing Revenue Account Budget

·                North Yorkshire Council Pay Policy

·                Independent Remuneration Panel recommendations for 2023/24 (Member Allowances) (this is scheduled for consideration later in the agenda)

·                Counter fraud policies

·                Risk Management Policy

·                Approval of the appointment and remuneration of Chief Officers

·                York and North Yorkshire Devolution – Outcome of Consultation

·                Outcome of consultation on taxi licensing policy and conditions – verbal update following Executive on 21 February 2023

 

The quarterly meeting of the County Council was reconvened at 10.32am on Friday 24 February 2023, having been adjourned from Wednesday 22 February 2023.

 

The Chairman, County Councillor David Ireton, made announcements and reminded members of the arrangements for the meeting.

 

Apologies were recorded from County Councillor John McCartney, Tony Randerson and Pat Marsh.

 

Report of the Member Working Group on Planning

 

The recommendations at page 848 of the agenda pack (pages 14869 to 14870 of the Minute Book) was moved and seconded.

 

A vote was taken and the motion was declared carried with 73 for, none against and 14 abstentions.

 

Resolved -

 

That:

 

I.        A single local plan is prepared and progressed as far as possible within five years and:

 

a.    Work on the new local plan should start as soon as possible

b.    A separate Minerals and Waste Local Plan is prepared

c.     The following plan reviews should be halted in order to focus resources on preparing a new Local Plan:

 

• Craven Local Plan
• Hambleton Local Plan
• Harrogate District Local Plan
• Richmondshire Local Plan
• Scarborough Borough Local Plan.

 

II.        The following reviews should continue:

 

• Harrogate: Maltkiln New Settlement DPD
• The Ryedale Plan
• Selby Local Plan
• Minerals and Waste Joint Plan

 

III.        An Interim LDS, including key milestones and programme management arrangements, is prepared on the basis of the above recommendations

 

IV.        A specific report is prepared setting out the required evidence base and associated costs/resource to support the preparation of the new plan

 

V.        Formal governance arrangements should also be established to oversee plan making ahead of transformational change.

 

be approved.

 

 

Admission Arrangements 2024/25

 

The recommendation at page 855 of the agenda pack (page 14870 of the Minute Book) was moved and seconded.

 

A vote was taken and the motion was declared carried with 87 for, none against and no abstentions.

 

Resolved -

 

That:

 

i)             the proposed co-ordinated admission arrangements (Appendix 1)

ii)            the proposed co-ordinated in year admission arrangements (Appendix 1a)

iii)           the proposed admission policy for community and voluntary controlled schools (Appendix 2)

iv)           the proposed admission policy for nursery schools, schools with nursery classes and pre-reception classes, (Appendix 3)

v)            the proposed published admission numbers (PAN’s) for community and voluntary controlled schools as shown in appendices 4 (Primary) and 5 (Secondary)

 

be approved.

 

Housing Revenue Account Budget 2023/24

 

The recommendation at page 849 of the agenda pack (page 14870 of the Minute Book) was moved and seconded.

 

A vote was taken and the motion was declared carried with 84 for, 2 against and 1 abstention.

 

Resolved -

 

That:

 

a)    the HRA budget for 2023/24 as set out in paragraph 4.3, being a net expenditure of £2,219k to be funded from the HRA working balance.

 

b)    an increase of 7% be applied to social, affordable and hostel rents from 1 April 2023;

 

c)    an increase of 2% be applied to shared ownership rents from 1 April 2023.

 

be approved.

 

North Yorkshire Council Pay Policy

 

The recommendation at page 850 of the agenda pack (page 14871 of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 86