Agenda/Speakers:

1. MINUTES

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2. CHARIMAN'S ANNOUNCMENTS

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3. POLITICAL PROPORTIONALITY ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL’S ORDINARY COMMITTEES & SUB-COMMITTEES - LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING ACT 1989: REVIEW OF ALLOCATION OF SEATS TO PARTY GROUPS

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4. PUBLIC QUESTIONS - STANDING ORDER 8 (10)

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5. Mr D Royle, a resident of Hertfordshire representing the Sustainable Sawbridgeworth Community Group,

  • 1. >>“In response to a public question from Sustainable Sawbridgeworth at
  • the East Herts District Council (EHDC) meeting on 16 November 2022,
  • Councillor Graham McAndrew said that an Local Cycling and Walking
  • Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to cover the district was being prepared in
  • partnership with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) as lead; that East
  • Herts Council was ready to commence work on the LCWIP, but a
  • change in HCC staff has meant that EHDC has been awaiting
  • confirmation on the next steps to progress this work. HCC had advised
  • EHDC that a new member of staff was due to start ‘shortly’ and also
  • that a Project Manager had been identified at the consultancy who will
  • be supporting the project.
  • Sawbridgeworth Town Council produced its own LCWIP in August
  • 2018, over four years ago. Can we please ask for a progress update on
  • this new project, who the contact person at HCC is, so that we can
  • confirm the timetable and contribute to any plan for Sawbridgeworth,
  • and also any deadline for government funding?”

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5B. Mr A Spencer, a resident of Hertfordshire and councillor at Hertsmere Borough Council, to ask E H Buckmaster, Executive Member for the Environment

  •  “Will Council support the improvement of Air Quality in the Borough [of Hertsmere] by implementing the banning of wood burners in the Borough? These have been the subject of recent publicity and there is a concern in particular that these are harmful to children’s health.”

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5C. Mr D Royle, a resident of Hertfordshire representing the Sustainable Sawbridgeworth Community Group, to ask P Bibby, Executive Member for Highways and Transport

  • “In response to a public question from Sustainable Sawbridgeworth at the East Herts District Council (EHDC) meeting on 16 November 2022, Councillor Graham McAndrew said that an Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to cover the district was being prepared in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) as lead; that East Herts Council was ready to commence work on the LCWIP, but a change in HCC staff has meant that EHDC has been awaiting confirmation on the next steps to progress this work. HCC had advised EHDC that a new member of staff was due to start ‘shortly’ and also that a Project Manager had been identified at the consultancy who will be supporting the project. Sawbridgeworth Town Council produced its own LCWIP in August 2018, over four years ago. Can we please ask for a progress update on this new project, who the contact person at HCC is, so that we can confirm the timetable and contribute to any plan for Sawbridgeworth, and also any deadline for government funding?”

Minutes: none

6. PUBLIC PETITIONS

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6A - INTEGRATED PLAN 2023/24 - 2026/27

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7. MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES 2023 - 2024

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8. QUESTIONS TO EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

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9. REPORT FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

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10. REPORT FROM THE HEALTH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

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11. APPOINTMENT TO THE INDEPENDENT PANEL ON MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES

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11. PAY POLICY 2023-2024

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12. AMENDMENT OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

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13. PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS SEPTEMBER 2023 – JULY 2024

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14. NOTICE OF MOTIONS - STANDING ORDER 9

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