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  • Agenda

    Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 6.00 pm

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 669 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 8 MB

    Venue: Phoenix Chambers, Phoenix House, Tiverton

    Contact: Laura Woon  Democratic Services Manager

    Link: audio recording

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    Apologies

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    2.

    Public Question Time

    To receive any questions and or statements relating to any items of the Council powers/ duties or which otherwise affects the District and items on the agenda from members of the public.

    3.

    Declarations of Interest under the Code of Conduct

    To record any interests on agenda matters.

     

    4.

    Minutes pdf icon PDF 272 KB

    To consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 29 October and the extraordinary meeting on the 26November 2025.

     

     

    Additional documents:

    • Supplement Full Council- Public Question and Answers- October 2025 , item 4. pdf icon PDF 475 KB
    • Full Council- Extraordinary Meeting- November 2025 , item 4. pdf icon PDF 190 KB

    5.

    Chair's Announcements

    To receive any announcements which the Chair of the Council may wish to make.

     

    6.

    Petitions

    To receive any petitions from members of the public.

     

    7.

    Notices of Motions

    To receive any notices of motions.

    8.

    Cabinet- Reports of the minutes of the meeting held on 4 November and 2 December 2025 pdf icon PDF 183 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    4 November 2025

    (Recommendation to Full Council)

     

    1.     2025/26 Quarter 2 Budget Monitoring Report

     

    Cabinet RECOMMENDS to Full Council the increase to the Capital Programme of £526k in respect of additional Grant funding received (£276k – see par 5.3) and extra budget to further increase the HRA Housing Stock (£250k – see para 5.5)

     

    2.     Treasury Management Strategy Mid-Year Review Report 2025/26

     

    Cabinet RECOMMENDS to Full Council to APPROVE

     

    a.     A continuation of the current policy outlined at paragraphs 4.0 – 4.5 be agreed;

    b.     The changes to the Capital Financing Requirement, Operational Boundaries and Authorised Limits for the current year at paragraphs 5.4 – 5.5

     

    2 December 2025

     

    1.     Tax Base Calculation 2026/27

     

    Cabinet RECOMMENDS to Full Council

     

    1.     That the calculation of the Council’s Tax Base for 2026/27 be approved in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 at 31,180.16 an increase of 447.25 Band D equivalent properties from the previous financial year.

    2.     That the current collection rate of 97.5% remain the same, detailed in Section 2.

     

     

    Additional documents:

    • 202526 Budget Monitoring Report Quarter 2 , item 8. pdf icon PDF 576 KB
    • Appendix A - GF Revenue Budget Summary , item 8. pdf icon PDF 410 KB
    • Appendix B - GF Revenue Budget Variances , item 8. pdf icon PDF 335 KB
    • Appendix C - GF Revenue Budget Key Income Summary , item 8. pdf icon PDF 386 KB
    • Appendix D - Revenue Budget Staffing Summary , item 8. pdf icon PDF 390 KB
    • There are a further 5 documents.View the full list of documents for item 8.

    9.

    Scrutiny Committee- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on 20 October 2025 pdf icon PDF 161 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    20 October 2025

     

    10.

    Community, People and Equalities Policy Development Group- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on 11 November 2025 pdf icon PDF 177 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    11 November 2025

    11.

    Economy and Assets Policy Development Group- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2025 pdf icon PDF 192 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    20 November 2025

    12.

    Homes Policy Development Group- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2025 pdf icon PDF 190 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    18 November 2025

    13.

    Planning, Environment and Sustainability Policy Development Group- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2025 pdf icon PDF 222 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    25 November 2025

    14.

    Service Delivery and Continuous Improvements Policy Development Group- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2025 pdf icon PDF 230 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    24 November 2025

    15.

    Planning Committee- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on the 12 November 2025 pdf icon PDF 192 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    12 November 2025

    16.

    Standards Committee- Report of the minutes of the meeting held on 15 October 2025 pdf icon PDF 156 KB

    To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

     

    15 October 2025

     

    17.

    Schedule of Meeting for 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 120 KB

    To receive a report on Schedule of meeting 2026/2027 from the Director of Legal, People and Governance (Monitoring Officer).

    18.

    Questions in accordance with Procedure Rule 11

    To deal with any questions raised pursuant to Procedure Rule 11 not already dealt with during the relevant Committee reports.

    19.

    Special Urgency Decisions

    To note any decisions taken under Rule 16 (of the Constitution) Special Urgency.

     

     

    20.

    Questions to Cabinet Members

    To receive answers from the Cabinet Members to questions on their portfolios from other Members.

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    21.

    Members Business

    To receive any statements made and notice of future questions by Members.

     

    Note:  the time allowed for this item is limited to 15 minutes.