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Minute No. 279 – Approval of Duty to Cooperate Strategy:

That the updated Maldon District Duty to Co-Operate Strategy as set out in APPENDIX 1 to these Minutes, be approved.

Minute No. 280 – Affordable Housing and Commuted Sum Strategy:

That the Affordable Housing and Commuted Sum Strategy attached at APPENDIX 2 to these Minutes, be adopted.

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Strategy and Resources Committee - 11 November 2021

Minute No. 370 – 2022 / 23 Fees and Charges Policy:

That the Fees and Charges policies for 2022 / 23 (as set out in APPENDIX 1 to these Minutes), be approved.

Minute No. 371 – Climate Action Strategy:

That the Climate Action Strategy attached at APPENDIX 2 to these Minutes be approved and endorsed.

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Performance, Governance and Audit Committee - 18 November 2021

Minute No. 388 – Decision to Opt into the National Scheme for Audit Appointments:

That the council accepted public sector audit appointments’ invitation to opt into the sector-led option for the appointment of external auditors to principal local government and police bodies for five financial years from 1 April 2023.

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Notice of Motion

To receive and consider the Motion put forward by Councillor Mrs P A Channer:

“To change the procedure for the sealing of documents noted in paragraph 3.1.2 of the Responsibility and Functions General Provisions document that forms a part of the Constitution be amended to require only one of the employees listed to sign whenever any document needs to be sealed.

The relevant part of the Constitution would be changed to read: -

“The Seal shall be attested by any one of the following: a Director / any manager who reports directly to a Director / any employed Solicitor, barrister or legal executive. An entry of every sealing of a document shall be made and consecutively numbered in a book kept for the purpose and shall be signed by the officer who has attested the Seal.”

This would also require the alteration of 5. COMMON SEAL OF THE COUNCIL to read:

“5.1 A decision of the Council, a Committee or Sub-Committee of the Council or a delegated decision by an officer will be sufficient authority for sealing any document necessary to give effect to the decision. The Common Seal will be affixed to those documents which in the opinion of the Lead or Senior Specialist - Legal should be sealed and shall be attested by any one of the following persons, namely a Director, any manager who reports directly to a Director, or any employed solicitor, barrister or legal executive. An entry of every sealing of a document shall be made and consecutively numbered in a book to be provided for the purpose and shall be signed by the person who has attested the seal. Such documents will include those relating to works contracts, leases, transfers and bylaws.””

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Approval to Consult on the Maldon District Local Development Plan Review - Issues and Options Document 2021

That the Council:

1. notes the progress that has been made in developing the Local Development Plan Review to date;
2. notes the input, discussion and scrutiny provided by the Planning Policy Working Group as set out in APPENDIX 1;
3. notes the Strategy and Resources Committee’s ‘Further Member Comments on the Local Development Plan Issues & Options Document’ as set out in APPENDIX 2;
4. in line with the Strategy and Resources Committee resolution to the Council, approves to conduct public consultation and stakeholder engagement on the Maldon District Local Development Plan Review’s Issues and Options Document (APPENDIX 3) in accordance with the Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulation 2021 and the adopted Maldon District Statement of Community Involvement 2021

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