Agendas & Minutes for Meetings

This section contains all of our Council, Cabinet & Committee meetings. If you would like to view information prior to the current year please try our Minutes & Agendas Search Engine found under Related Articles.

Council

The full Council comprises of 44 councillors and takes decisions on major policies and sets the Council Tax.

Cabinet

The Council's Cabinet is chaired by the leader of the Council and consists of a cross-party group of councillors, including the leaders of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties.

Committees

There are a number of committees that meet regularly to make decisions and to scrutinise policy and performance. These are again made up of councillors from all the parties and, due to the current power sharing agreement between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, they are chaired by a member from either of these parties.

Disclosable interests

Members attending meetings with a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in an item on the agenda must disclose the existence and nature of that interest and, if it is a non-pecuniary interest, withdraw from the meeting room during the discussion and voting on the item.

Alcohol & Entertainments Licensing
The committee deals with matters relating to the Licensing Act 2003, (alcohol, entertainment and late night refreshment premises) and the Gambling Act 2005 including arcades, betting shops to lotteries and amusement registrations and any other gambling matters.

Bramcote Bereavement Services Joint Committee
Bramcote Bereavement Services is a joint venture between Broxtowe Borough Council and Erewash Borough Council. The committee oversees its management and comprises members from both Councils and local professional user groups.

Cabinet
The cabinet is the main decision-making body, apart from full Council and the regulatory committees. It is responsible for all the executive decisions of the Council. The cabinet also prepares the principal strategic policies which are adopted by full Council.

Council Meetings
The full Council comprises all 44 councillors and takes decisions on major policies and sets the Council Tax. The Council also receives petitions from members of the public and makes appointments to committees.

Development Control Committee
The Development Control Committee meets every four weeks. Its main role is to determine planning applications. It can also propose matters of planning policy to the Council.

General Purposes & Audit Committee
The General Purposes & Audit Committee meets on a quarterly basis. The committee is responsible for overseeing the arrangements for the maintenance of the Council's internal financial control environment & reviewing and approving the Council's published accounts and associated documents.

Licensing & Appeals Committee
The main role of the Committee is to recommend licensing policy apart from that relating to the Gambling Act 2005 and the Licensing Act 2003.

Housing Payments Committee
The Housing Payments Committee was established on 8 May 2013 and will meet quarterly.

Standards Committee
The Standards Committee meets on a quarterly basis. The committee is responsible for promoting and maintain a high standards of conduct by members and employees. To oversee ethical issues and provide advice and guidance to members on the code and conduct. To determine any complaints of a breach of the code of conduct referred by the Standards Board for England.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) coordinates scrutiny. The committee considers requests for scrutiny received and decides whether those issues should be reviewed.

People & Places EIG
The remit of the People and Places EIG is based around the Council's corporate objectives of bringing people together and community safety and the cross cutting themes of activities for children and young people, excellence in front line service delivery and cost effectiveness.

Sustainable Communities EIG
The remit of the Sustainable Communities EIG is based around the Council's corporate objectives of place shaping and green issues and the cross cutting themes of excellence in front line service delivery, cost effectiveness and healthy living.

Services EIG
The remit of the Services EIG is based around the Council's corporate objectives of housing and place shaping and the cross cutting themes of excellence in front line service delivery and cost effectiveness.