Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To confirm as being a correct record the minutes of the meeting of Full Council held on 14 July 2026.

To receive any declarations of interest.

To receive an update on the Chair’s activities since the last meeting.

To consider any petitions received by the Council under Procedure Rule 18.

To receive any questions from the public submitted under Procedure Rule 15 and to note the answers provided.

That:

·         Hertfordshire Building Control limited be authorised to undertake the role of centralised collecting agent for the Building Safety Levy on behalf of Three Rivers District Council from 1^st October 2026.

·         New Burdens funding received from Government is passed through to Hertfordshire Building Control Ltd

·         Hertfordshire Building Control retain any operating surplus from the set-up grant as a ringfenced contingency reserve.

·         That the Chief Executive as shareholder for Hertfordshire Building Control be authorised to enter into the necessary legal agreements to give effect to the recommendations set out above.

To consider any recommendations arising from the meetingof the Policy and Resources Committee held on:

·       08 October 2026

That:

·       £165,000 of capital funds be allocated to be used as match funding towards the Aquadrome Project as detailed at point 1.5 and between points 3.7 and 3.10, should a funding application to the Community Infrastructure Levy be unsuccessful.

·       That public access to the report be immediate.

·       That public access to the decision be immediate.

That:

·       The revenue budget virements as set out in Appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 4.1.4 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.

·       The revenue budget supplementary estimates of £0.272m as set out in appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 4.1.5 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.

·       The revenue variances to be managed of £0.128m as set out in appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 4.1.6 be noted.

·       The capital budgets of £0.277m as set out in appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 4.4.2 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.

That Council:

·         Agree the process and procedure detailed in Appendix 4, with minor amendments delegated to the Director of Finance and Head of Regulatory Services in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning and the Chair of the Planning Committee.

·         Agree the required changes to the constitution and as detailed in Appendix 5 to enable the new regulations, process and procedures to be implemented, including:

·         Define the nominated officer(s)/member(s).

·         Define Own Interest.

·         Amend to confirm receipt of a petition can no longer trigger a committee call-in.

·         Set the maximum number of Planning Committee at 13. and any other changes required with minor amendments delegated to the Director of Finance and Head of Regulatory Services in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning and the Chair of the Planning Committee:

·         Delegate authority to the Director of Finance in consultation with the Head of Planning Policy and Conservation to update the Statement of Community Involvement to align with the changes to the constitution, together with such other necessary changes

·         That public access to the report be immediate.

·         That public access to the decision be immediate.

To receive written reports from the Lead Members on activities falling within their remit since the last meeting of Full Council.

To receive the answers to questions submitted to the Leader and Lead Members.

To receive any urgent questions under Procedure Rule 22(4).

To consider any Motions submitted under Procedure Rule 11.

If Council wishes to consider any items in private, it will be necessary for the following resolution to be passed:

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”