Venue: Room G01, Blyth Community Enterprise Centre, Ridley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 3AG
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 103 KB Minutes of the meetings of Ashington and Blyth Local Area Committee held on Wednesday 15th November 2023 as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair. |
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DISCLOSURE OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required?where a matter arises at a meeting;?? ??
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?? NB Any member needing clarification must contact?monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk. ?Members are referred to the Code of Conduct which contains the matters above in full.?Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter. |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME To reply to any questions received from members of the public which have been submitted in writing in advance of the meeting. Questions can be asked about issues for which the Council has a responsibility. (Public question times take place on a bimonthly basis at Local Area Committee meetings: in January, March, May, July, September and November each year.)
As agreed by the County Council in February 2012, the management of local public question times is at the discretion of the chair of the committee.
Please note however that a
question may possibly be rejected if it requires the disclosure of
any categories of confidential or exempt information, namely
information:
And/or:
If the Chair is of the opinion that a question is one which for whatever reason, cannot properly be asked in an area meeting, he/she will disallow it and inform the resident of his/her decision.
Copies of any written answers (without individuals' personal contact details) will be provided for members after the meeting and also be publicly available.
Democratic Services will confirm the status of the progress on any previously requested written answers and follow up any related actions requested by the Local Area Committee. |
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This item is to:? ? (a) Receive any new petitions:?to receive any new petitions.
The lead petitioner?is?entitled?to briefly introduce their
petition?by providing a statement in writing, and a response to any
petitions received will then be organised for a
future?meeting; ?????????? (b) Consider reports on petitions previously received:?
Request for a Controlled Pedestrian Crossing on Newbiggin Road, Ashington
(c)? Receive any updates on petitions for which a report was previously?? considered:?any updates will be verbally reported at the meeting. |
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LOCAL POLICING UPDATE Inspectors W Daniels and J Caisley will be in attendance to provide an update on policing issues in the Ashington and Blyth Area. |
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BUDGET 2024-25 AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN This presentation will outline the Council’s strategy to the 2024-25 Budget within the context of the Corporate Plan. The presentation will provide details of the approach to setting the budget for the next financial year and the broad impact this will have on the delivery of services. |
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To receive a presentation on Fix My Street. |
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LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME PDF 95 KB To note the latest version of agreed items for future Local Area Council meetings (any suggestions for new agenda items will require confirmation by the Business Chair after the meeting).? |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 13th March 2024. |