Agenda

Venue: Guildhall

Contact: Polly Dunn 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Declarations by Members under the Code of Conduct in respect of any items on the agenda

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 361 KB

To agree the minutes of the meeting of the Court of Common Council held on 12September 2024.

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4.

Election of Chief Commoner

To elect a Chief Commoner for 2025/26.

 

One nomination has been received in accordance with Standing Order 18, namely, that of Deputy James Henry George Pollard.

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5.

Vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor

To read the draft terms of a Vote of Thanks to The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor.

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6.

Letter

The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor to lay before the Court a letter of the Lord Mayor Elect declaring his assent to take upon himself that Office.

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7.

Mayoral Engagements

The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor to report on his recent engagements.

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8.

Policy Statement

To receive a statement from the Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee.

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9.

City of London Police Authority Board

In accordance with Standing Order No. 63, your City of London Police Authority Board submit a candidate for appointment to the Office of Commissioner of Police for the City of London to be appointed on a date to be confirmed subject to receipt of approval of His Majesty The King (to be sought in accordance with Section III of the City of London Police Act 1839) and subsequently to the candidate taking an Oath before one of His Majesty’s Judges.

 

Details of the candidate are set out in the confidential report at Item 27(B).

 

MOTION - To exclude the public.

 

The candidate will appear before the Court of Common Council and will be asked to provide a short presentation to Members. Upon the candidate’s withdrawal from the Court, a ballot by Members will be held for the appointment. On completion of that, the public will be re-admitted and the decision of the Court can be made known. A non-public report has been printed and circulated for consideration by Members only (see: Item 27(B)) and its contents include exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972.

 

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10.

Appointments

To consider the following appointments:

 

Where appropriate:-

* denotes a Member standing for re-appointment

 

 

(A)         One Member on the Barbican Residential Committee

(No Contest)

Nominations received:-

Michael Hudson

 

(B)         One Member on the Cripplegate Foundation

(No Contest)

Nominations received:-

Dawn Frampton

 

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11.

Policy and Resources Committee

(A) Member Financial Support Policy – Uplift

To consider revisions to the Member Financial Support Policy.

 

(B) Panel of Independent Persons Report

To note the activities undertaken by the Panel of Independent Persons from March 2022 to May 2024.

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11(A)

Member Financial Support Policy - Uplift pdf icon PDF 111 KB

11(B)

Panel of Independent Persons pdf icon PDF 222 KB

Additional documents:

12.

Education Board pdf icon PDF 98 KB

To consider the adoption of a new Education Strategy.

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Additional documents:

13.

Finance Committee pdf icon PDF 81 KB

To consider proposals for Central London Forward relating to additional funding and associated contract extensions.

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14.

The Freedom of the City pdf icon PDF 102 KB

To consider a circulated list of applications for the Freedom of the City.

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15.

Motions

16.

Questions pdf icon PDF 184 KB

17.

Ballot Results

The Town Clerk to report the outcome of the ballot taken at the last Court:

Where appropriate:-

 ¬ denotes appointed.

 

(A)      One Member to the Capital Buildings Board.

 

 

Votes

Gregory Lawrence

30

Deputy Alastair Moss

48¬

 

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18.

Legislation pdf icon PDF 92 KB

To receive a report setting out measures introduced into Parliament which may have an effect on the services provided by the City Corporation.

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19.

Resolutions on Retirements, Congratulatory Resolutions, Memorials.

20.

Awards and Prizes

21.

Docquets for the Hospital Seal.

MOTION

22.

By the Chief Commoner

That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, 3, 4 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972, or they otherwise relate to functions of the Court of Common Council which are not subject to the provisions of Part VA and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

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23.

Non-Public Minutes

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting of the Court held on 12 September 2024.

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24.

Policy and Resources Committee

To consider proposals relating to the London Wall West Development agreement and property acquisition.

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25.

Finance Committee

(A) Managed Service Temporary Agency

To consider proposals relating to contingent labour.

 

(B) Barbican Centre Catering Services – Procurement Stage 2 Award Report

To consider proposals relating to the Barbican Centre.

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25(A)

Managed Service Temporary Agency Resource

25(B)

Barbican Centre Catering Services - Procurement Stage 2 Award Report

26.

City Bridge Foundation Board

To consider a Gateway 4b report with proposals relating to  fire suppression systems at Tower Bridge.

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27.

City of London Police Authority Board

(A) Cryptocurrency Storage – Contract Extension  

To consider proposals relating to the provision of cryptocurrency storage and realisation services.

 

(B) Election of Commissioner of the City of London Police

To consider the confidential report accompanying Item 7 and elect the Commissioner.

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27(A)

Cryptocurrency Storage - Contract Extension

27(B)

Election of Commissioner of the City of London Police