Town Council Meeting Agenda – Monday 15th January 2024

Meeting: Town Council Meeting
Meeting Date: Monday 15th January 2024 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 13^th November 2023.

Attachments – Minutes of the meeting held 13^th November 2023

 

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 (13^th November)
• Community Committee (30^th October)
• Environment and Transport Committee (20^th November)
• Events Committee (18^th December)
• Finance Committee (4^th December and 11^th December)
• Personnel Committee (11^th December)
• Planning Committee (16^th October, 6^th November, 27^th November and 18^th December)
• Town Centre Committee (27^th November)

 

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-23-25 Cheshire East Councillors’ Report January 2024

 

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 THE WELCOME

To consider whether to enter into a four-year funding agreement with The Welcome

Attachment – Report C-23-26 The Welcome Funding Request

 

9 FUNDING OF HERITAGE CENTRE MANAGER

To consider whether to allocate budget for the funding of an employed manager for Knutsford Heritage Centre.

Attachment – Report C-23-27 Funding of a Heritage Centre Manager

 

10 ANNUAL REVIEW OF STANDING ORDERS

To consider

Attachment – Report C-23-28 Annual Review of Standing Orders

 

11 INVESTMENTS POLICY

To consider a recommendation from the Finance Committee on revisions to the Investments Policy.

Attachment – Recommended revised Investments Policy

 

12 COUNCIL BUDGET AND PRECEPT 2024/25

To approve the council budget, reserves and precept for the financial year commencing 1^st April 2024.

 Attachments (2) – Report C-23-29 Council Budget 2024/25 and Draft Council Budget 2024/25

 

13 MAYORAL DUTIES

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

Attachment – Report C-23-30 Mayoral Engagements 09/10/2023 to 15/01/2024

 

14 PAYMENTS

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

Circulated – Payment Schedules (16^th October, 13^th November, 27^th November and 11^th December) and Card Payments (01/09/2023-31/12/2023)

 

15 OUTSTANDING MATTERS LOG

To review the outstanding matters log.

Attachment – Full Council Outstanding Matters Log January 2024.

 

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 25^th March 2024 at 7:00pm.