Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

To receive and note apologies for absence.

There were no apologies.

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare any

disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they

might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have

not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The

disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it

becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

[Please see attached sheet for further guidance for Members]

The Executive Leader was asked to declare at this point in the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they might have in respect of business on the agenda if they had not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The Executive Leader had none to declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of the previous Decision Sessions - Executive Leader, Policy, Strategy and Partnerships

held on 17 July 2024 and 18 September 2024.

Resolved: That the minutes of the Executive Leader, Policy, Strategy and Partnerships meeting held on 17 July 2024 and 18 September 2024 be approved and then signed by the Executive Leader as a correct record.

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Webcasting of Public Meetings

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During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report provides an update on the progress of the Corporate Improvement Plan.

Resolved:

                      i.         Noted the progress of the Corporate Improvement plan and ongoing work.

Reason:     To ensure the Council is making progress against the Corporate Improvement plan.

The Chief Officer HR and Support Services introduced the report, providing an update on the Councils progress against the Corporate Improvement Plan.

The Executive Leader welcomed the report and thanked officers across the Council for their work on the action plan and the positive progress made on the Corporate Improvement Plan. The Executive Leader welcomed the openness for external input to assist the Council to continue to improve, as well as its ability to work with partners who have positively engaged with this process which will improve the Council for staff, partners, and residents. The Executive Leader agreed to note the progress undertaken so far and welcomed the next Local Government Association peer review visit on the 9 December 2024.  

Resolved:

                      i.         Noted the progress of the Corporate Improvement plan and ongoing work.

Reason:     To ensure the Council is making progress against the Corporate Improvement plan.