Agenda

To approve and adopt as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 20 February 2024 and the Special Meeting of the Council held on 5 March 2024

In accordance with the Code of Conduct, Members are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests and Non-Registerable Interests including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

If Councillors have any questions relating to predetermination, bias or interests in items on this Summons, then please contact the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting

Meeting held on 13 February 2024

Meeting held on 22 February 2024

Meeting held on 5 March 2024

Recommendations to agree:

Minute HC.57/23:

Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Climate Adaptation Plan:

1.That Council be RECOMMENDED to endorse the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Climate Adaptation Plan (as set out at Appendix A of the agenda report presented to the Hub Committee meeting).

Minute HC.62/23:

Housing Benefit War Pensions Disregard Policy:

2.That Council be RECOMMENDED to adopt the Housing Benefit War Pensions Disregard Policy (as set out at Appendix A of the agenda report presented to the Hub Committee meeting).

The associated Committee Report can be accessed here (Agenda Items 

8 and 11 refer): https://democracy.swdevon.gov.uk/documents/g1868/Public%20reports%20pack%2005th-Mar-2024%2014.00%20West%20Devon%20Hub%20Committee.pdf?T=10

Minute HC.67/23: Fusion Lifestyle – Leisure Contract Update

(This recommendation will be considered later in the agenda at standalone item 16).

“That in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business in order to avoid the likely disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part1 of Schedule 12A to the Act”;