Agenda and minutes

          The minutes of the meeting of Council were taken as read, and, subject to the inclusion of the appointment of Councillor Wall as a Member Without Portfolio being noted, the minutes were signed as a correct record.

          The Leader had circulated his briefing to Members.

          The Council considered the minutes of the Executive Board meetings on 15 March 2018, 19 April 2018, 15 May 2018 and 14 June 2018.

          RESOLVED: That the minutes be received.

          The Council considered the minutes of the Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on 28 March 2018.

          RESOLVED: That the minutes be received.

          It was noted that no questions had been submitted under Standing Order No. 8.

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council include the scheme in the 2018/19 Capital Programme, to be funded as set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report.

          The Council considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, on improvements to work facilities at cemetery sites in Runcorn and Widnes.

          RESOLVED: That the scheme be included in the 2018/19 Capital Programme and funded as set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report.

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council approve the updated Capital Programme for 2018/21, including forecast spend and funding, as set out in Table 1 and Table 2, attached to the report.

          The Council considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, on the 2018/19 to 2020/21 Capital Programme.

          RESOLVED: That the updated Capital Programme for 2018/21, including the forecast spend and funding, as set out in Table 1 and Table 2 attached to the report, be approved.

          Standards Committee had considered the report of the Operational Director, Legal and Democratic Services/ Monitoring Officer, which summarised the work of the Standards Committee in its Annual Report.

          RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

          The Council considered the report of the Scrutiny Co-ordinator, outlining the Annual Reports for each of the Policy and Performance Boards (PPBs) for 2017/18, which had been submitted and which outlined their work and made recommendations for future work programmes.

          RESOLVED: That the 2017/18 Annual Reports, submitted from the Policy and Performance Boards, be received.

RECOMMENDED: That Council approve the appointment of Councillor Louise Whitley as a representative of Halton Borough Council on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Scrutiny Committee.

          RESOLVED: That the appointment of Councillor Louise Whitley as a representative of Halton Borough Council on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Scrutiny Committee be approved.

(N.B. Councillor Joan Lowe declared a Disclosable Other Interest in Minute HEA 33 as her son’s partner worked for a provider in Halton)

          The Council considered the reports of the following Boards in the period since the meeting of Council on 7 March 2018:-

·       Children, Young People and Families;

·       Employment, Learning and Skills and Community;

·       Health;

·       Safer;

·       Environment and Urban Renewal; and

·       Corporate Services.

          The Council considered the reports of the following Committees in the period since the meeting of Council on 7 March 2018:-

·       Development Control;

·       Regulatory; and

·       Appointments.