Agenda

To approve as correct the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21 February

(Note: If any Member wishes to propose an amendment to the minutes they should submit this in writing to committeeservices@horsham.gov.uk at least 24 hours before the meeting.  Where applicable, the audio recording of the meeting will be checked to ensure the accuracy of the proposed amendment.)

To receive any declarations of interest from Members

To receive any announcements from the Chairman of the Council, the Leader, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive

To receive questions from the public under Rules 4a.2(f) and 4j1.1 – 4j1.12

To receive and, if approved, adopt the recommendations from the meeting of Cabinet held on 21 March:

(a)   Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 (LAHF R3) in 2024-25 and 2025-26 (report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources is available at: Agenda Item 5)

(b)   Commercial Food Waste (report of the Cabinet Member for Environmental Health, Recycling & Waste is available at: Agenda Item 6)

(c)   Domestic Food Waste Weekly Collections (report of the Cabinet Member for Environmental Health, Recycling & Waste is available at: Agenda Item 7)

(d)   An Additional Service for the Isolated Property Rounds (report of the Cabinet Member for Environmental Health, Recycling & Waste is available at: Agenda Item 8)

(e)   One-Off Cost of Living Supplement (report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources is available at: Agenda Item 10)

To receive the report to the Audit Committee held on 6 December 2023 and, if approved, to adopt the recommendations contained therein:

Capital Strategy for 2024/25 (report available at: Agenda Item 9)

To receive the report of the Director of Resources

To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies

To consider the attached Notices of Motion, in accordance with Rule 4a.26 of the Council’s Constitution:

(a)  Proposed by Councillor Mike Croker: The motion proposes that the Council declares support for the Climate & Nature Bill, writes to the Members of Parliament with constituencies containing parts of the District in relation to the Bill and writes to Zero Hour to pledge the Council’s support

(b)  Proposed by Councillor Dennis Livingstone: The motion proposes that the Council requests that the Leader of the Council writes to the Government to request a change in legislation to allow proportional representation for local elections in England

To receive the attached questions from Members under Rules 4a.8(b) – 4a.13

To consider matters certified by the Chairman as urgent