Meeting: Town Council Meeting
Meeting Date: Monday 9th October 2023 at 7.00pm
Meeting Venue: Lower Council Chamber of the Council Offices

Public seating will be available. The meeting will be broadcast via Zoom to enable remote public listening and participation and an audio stream will also be broadcast to Facebook. To join the meeting via Zoom, visit  or use meeting ID 821 0560 5574 and password KTC-456189.

1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive apologies for absence.

 

2 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

To receive declarations of personal, prejudicial and pecuniary interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting.

 

3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

A period of up to 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.

 

4 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 31st July 2023.

Attachments – Minutes of the meeting held 31st July

 

5 COMMITTEE MINUTES

To note the minutes of committees which have been published since the previous ordinary meeting and raise questions to the committee chairman:

  • Assets and Operations Committee (18th September)
  • Community Committee (4th September)
  • Environment and Transport Committee (25th September)
  • Events Committee (2nd October)
  • Finance Committee (11th September)
  • Personnel Committee (11th September)
  • Planning Committee (31st July, 4th September and 25th September)
  • Town Centre Committee (2nd October)

 

6 CHESHIRE EAST COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS

A period of up to 15 minutes to receive reports from and raise questions to Cheshire East councillors.

Attachment – Report C-23-18 Cheshire East Councillors’ Report October 2023

 

7 MEMBERS’ REPORTS

To receive reports from members on attendance at external meetings or events and an opportunity for members to bring matters of interest to the attention of the council for information or future discussion.

 

8 FUNDING OF CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICE 2024-2028

To consider whether to renew the funding agreement for the Knutsford Citizens Advice service from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2028.

Attachment – Report C-23-19 Funding of Citizens Advice Service

 

9 FUNDING OF TOWN CENTRE CCTV SERVICE 2024-2027

To consider whether to renew the funding agreement for the Town Centre CCTV service from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027.

Attachment – Report C-23-20 Funding of CCTV Service

 

10 DILAPIDATED PROPERTY AT 8 BEECHWOOD

To consider matters related to the dilapidated property at 8 Beechwood.

Attachment – Report C-23-21 8 Beechwood

 

11 PURCHASE OF TIPPING TRAILER

To consider a recommendation from the Assets and Operations Committee to authorise the purchase of a tipping trailer from the council’s capital reserve.

Attachment – Report C-23-22 Purchase of Tipping Trailer

 

12 KNUTSFORD MEDICAL CENTRE PROJECT STAKEHOLDER GROUP

To receive an update from the Town Mayor on recent meetings of the stakeholder group.

 

13 MAYORAL DUTIES

To note the duties undertaken by or on behalf of the Town Mayor.

Attachment – Report C-23-23 Mayoral Engagements 31/07/2023 to 08/10/2023

 

14 PAYMENTS

To note the payments approved and made since the previous ordinary meeting.

Circulated – Payment Schedules (24th July, 14th August, 4th September, 25th September) and Card Payments (01/07/2023 – 31/08/2023)

 

15 OUTSTANDING MATTERS LOG

To review the outstanding matters log.

Attachment – Full Council Outstanding Matters Log October 2023.

 

16 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

A period of up to 5 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.

 

17 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK

An opportunity for members to raise questions on any matter to the Town Clerk.

 

18 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

To note that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 15th January 2024 at 7:00pm.