Extraordinary Council - Monday 7 December 2015 (7pm)

 REVISED

To:       ALL MEMBERS OF THE THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL

You are hereby summoned to attend an Extraordinary meeting of the Council to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday 7 December 2015 at 7.00pm for the purpose of transacting the under-mentioned business:-

 

A G E N D A

 

1.                  APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

2.                  INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL

To consider the recommendations from the Independent Remuneration Panel.

15 12 07 CL i (02) - Independent Panel Members' Allowances report

 

3.                  SPECIAL EXPENSES

This report reviews the Council’s general and special expenses.

15 12 07 CL i (03) - Special Expenses report

 

4.                  COUNCIL TAX BASE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016/2017

This report details the Authority’s council tax base for 2016/2017 which must be approved between 1 December 2015 and 31 January 2016.

15 12 07 CL i (04) - Council Tax Base report 2016-17

 

5.               COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME 2016/17

This report seeks the Council’s approval for the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2016/17.

15 12 07 CL i (05) - Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2016-17

 

6.                BUSINESS RATES POOLING

15 12 07 CL i (06) - Business Rates Pooling report

15 12 07 CL i (06) - Business Rates Pool Appendix 1

15 12 07 CL i (06) - Business Rates Pool Appendix 2

 

7.                DISCRETIONARY BUSINESS AND HARDSHIP RATE RELIEF POLICIES

To update the current Discretionary Rate Relief and Hardship Rate Relief policies for National Non-Domestic rates (NNDR) policies, effective from 1/4/16.

15 12 07 CL i (07) - NNDR report

15 12 07 CL i (07) - Hardship Rate Relief Policy and Procedure Appendix 1

15 12 07 CL i (07) - Charitable Discretionary Rate Relief Policy and Procedure Appendix 2

 

 

8.                RECOMMENDATION FROM THE REGULATORY SERVICES COMMITTEE ON THE COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEW

15 12 07 CL i - (08) Recommendations from Regulatory Services Committee

15 12 02 RG i - (05) Community Governance Review 

15 12 02 RG i - (05) Comm Gov Review - Terms of Reference

15 12 02 RG i - (05) Comm Gov Review - Timetable

Map of non-parished area

 

 

9.                  RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LICENSING COMMITTEE ON THE LICENSING POLICY AND GAMBLING ACT POLICY

15 12 07 CL i - (09) Recommendations from Licensing Committee

15 12 02 LI i (05) The Licensing Act 2003 - Statement of Licensing Policy 2016-2021

15 12 02 LI i (06) The Gambling Act 2005 - Statement of Licensing Policy 2016-2019

 

10.                EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

 

         If Council wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

 

            “that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

 

1.                                   SOUTH OXHEY INITIATIVE

 

To receive a report on the financial implications of the South Oxhey Initiative for the Council.

 

 

Chief Executive

27 November 2015

 

Three Rivers House

Northway

Rickmansworth

Herts WD3 1RL