Full Council Meeting
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Location
Shire House Suite, Mount Folly Square, Bodmin PL31 2DQ
- Chair
- Cllr E Ahearn
- Explanation
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NOTICE is hereby given of a meeting of Full Council which you are summoned to attend.
Council Members: -
Cllr E Ahearn (Chair/Ex officio); Cllr J Burden (Vice Chair);
Cllr T M Barbery; Cllr H Blacklaw; Cllr A Butters; Cllr J P Cooper; Cllr P T Cooper; Cllr A Coppin; Cllr J Gibbs; Cllr R Joshi; Cllr J Paul; Cllr K Phillips; Cllr C Rowe; Cllr P Skea ; Cllr J Renals. (vacancy)
Yours faithfully
Amanda Bright
Interim Proper Officer
LG Act 1972, Sch 12, paras 10(2)(b) and 26(2)(b)
Longfield Parish Council v Wright (1918) 88LJ Ch 119 West Ham Corporation v Banado (1934)
Prohibition of transaction of business not specified on the agenda -100B (4) of the LGA 1972 Ayles v Romsey and Stockbridge RDC (1944) - Agenda documents
Agenda items
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FC.2025.001
This Asset Register presentation took place on the original meeting date (20 February 2025). Please see item 021 regarding resolving upon actions arising from the presentation.
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FC.2025.002Mayor/Chairperson’s announcements
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FC.2025.003
LGA 1972, Sch 12, para 40
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FC.2025.004
Standing Order 53 Localism Act 2011, S29 to 34
• Members to declare interests in respect of any item on the agenda
• To consider written requests from Members for dispensations. These must be submitted to the Proper Officer in advance of the meeting date -
FC.2025.005
An opportunity for residents to make representations to Council or ask questions relating to items on this agenda.
(Note: a maximum of 15 minutes will be allocated for this session and there will be a time constraint of 5 minutes per speaker).
LGA 1972, ss100 and 102, Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings Act) 1960. -
FC.2025.006Correspondence received
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FC.2025.007
LGA 1972, Sch 12, para 41(3), LG (Miscellaneous Provisions)1976, s41
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to accept the minutes from the Extraordinary Full Council meeting held on 28 November 2024 as an accurate record.
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FC.2025.008
LGA 1972, Sch 12, para 41(3), LG (Miscellaneous Provisions)1976, s41
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to accept the minutes of the Full Council meeting held on 04 December 2024 as an accurate record of the meeting
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FC.2025.009
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to note the list of actions and to amend the pending dates as listed.
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FC.2025.010
a) Policy & Resources Meeting - 17 October and 19 December 2024
b) Community Services Committee Meetings - 14 November 2024
c) Estates Committee Meetings - 07 November 2024
d) Planning Committee Meetings - 13 November, 27 November, 11 December 2024 and 22 January 2025Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to note the committee minutes as listed.
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FC.2025.011To resolve to note the Risk Management Update
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FC.2025.012
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to note the summary of accounts (Income and Expenditure).
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FC.2025.013
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to note the summary of accounts (Staffing)
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FC.2025.014
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to agree the Schedule of Payments.
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FC.2025.015
Decision
It was RESOLVED to note the BTC Financial Regulations appendix a) Monetary Values as it is included within item FC.2025.016,
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FC.2025.016
Attachment
Decisions
It was RESOLVED to agree that the new Financial Regulations 2025/26 supersede all of the financial elements of the current standing orders,
It was RESOLVED to agree the Financial Regulations 2025/26, including amendments as discussed.
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FC.2025.017
Attachment
Decisions
It was RESOLVED that item 3.3 of the Town Team's Terms of Reference be amended to say the attendance of BTC staff could be requested and that members of the Town Team could attend BTC's Full Council Meetings.
It was RESOLVED to note the reports, updates and information from Bodmin Town Council representatives on outside bodies, Cornwall Council representatives and the Town Team.
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FC.2025.018
Decision
It was RESOLVED to agree to the attendance of the Mayoral Party at the King's Award for Voluntary Service presented by the Lord Lieutenant for Cornwall on 24 March 2025 at 15:00 at the BoX room, Walker Lines Gymnasium
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FC.2025.019
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to accept that there are no code of conduct complaints outstanding.
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FC.2025.020
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to NOTE the update on the Parish Elections 1st May 2025
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FC.2025.021
Decision
It was RESOLVED to NOTE the actions arising from the asset register presentation
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FC.2025.022
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED not to purchase the two properties being disposed of by Cornwall Council.
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FC.2025.023
Attachment
Decisions
It was RESOLVED to delegate authority to the Estates Manager to select two appropriate vehicles from Select Car Leasing Business Contract Hire for 3 years, up to the value of £20,000 excluding VAT per vehicle, after exploring both electric and plug in hybrid vehicle options.
It was RESOLVED to suspend standing orders in order for colleagues from the Estates Team to speak
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FC.2025.024
Attachment
Decisions
It was RESOLVED to bring forward item FC.2025.025
It was RESOLVED to agree the draft agreement with the Carnival Committee with the following amendments:
a) not to include a financial amount at 5. Funding;
b) the MOU is reviewed in 12 months time and;
c) to include at 8. Termination. In the event that the Carnival Committee was to cease then the agreement would be null and void. -
FC.2025.025
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED to agree £1k financial donation and £72 gift in kind but remove (including staff time),for the Bodmin Carnival.
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FC.2025.026
Attachment
Decision
It was RESOLVED that BTC agree to maintain the planters, and for the Mayor to write to Cornwall Council expressing the wishes of BTC for the parking restriction order cover the whole length of Turf Street.
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FC.2025.027
Attachment
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FC.2025.028
Decision
It was RESOLVED to donate two sets of old and unused staging to the Beat (Bosvena Events, Arts & Theatre.
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FC.2025.029
To consider passing the following Resolution in respect of the items listed below:
“That the press and public be excluded from the Meeting in accordance with Section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of confidential and exempt information”Decision
It was RESOLVED to move into the confidential sectionof the meeting.