Agenda item

In accordance with Procedure Rules 10.3 and 10.5, a Member may ask the Mayor, Leader or the Chairman of any committee or sub-committee, a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the Melton Borough.

No questions were received by the deadline.

(a) Members had before them the reports of the following committees upon which the Chairmen of Committees may be asked any questions upon items of reports of Committees when those items are being received or under consideration by the Council in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10.1 of the Constitution :-

(b)  Councillor referred to the minutes of the Community & Social Affairs Committee held on 23 January 2018, minute number C50: Asset of Community Value Review – The Red Lion Car Park, Stathern.  Councillor Higgins addressed his question to the Chair of that committee, stating that there had been complaints made over the way the Council had dealt with requests for parish councils to take on responsibility for assets of community value.  He asked what steps had been taken to improve this process.

Councillor Pearson acknowledged that there had been some genuine confusion and misunderstanding of the legislation and he had therefore asked officers to review the policy to be presented to a special meeting of the CSA Committee.  This should ensure that future requests could be dealt with more effectively.

(c) there were no questions put in accordance with Procedure Rules 10.3 and 10.5.