Agenda

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Committee Management System

The members’ extranet facility for the Modern.Gov system is available at:

https://eppingforestextranet.moderngov.co.uk/extranet

Members may wish to save this link on their computer or mobile devices. Queries concerning login and password details for the extranet should be addressed to the Democratic Services Manager.

Constitution

The Council’s Constitution is available at:

https://rds.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=638&Info=1

Queries concerning the Constitution should be addressed to the Democratic Services Manager

Please be reminded that we have the following Member Training sessions scheduled for the autumn / winter.

·                  Safeguarding – 24 September 2019 – 6.30pm ~ 9pm – Members’ Room

Designation: Mandatory for all new Councillors / Biennially for all other Members

·                  Constitution – 15 October 2019 – 6.00pm ~ 8pm – CR1

Designation: Mandatory for New Members / Once per term thereafter

·                  Communications Skills – 1 November 2019 – 9.30am ~ 12.00pm – CR1

Designation: Desirable for all

·                  Speed Reading on the iPad – 1 November 2019 – 1.00pm ~ 3.30pm – CR1

Designation: Desirable for all

·                  Risk Management – 7 November 2019 – 6.30pm ~ 8.00pm – CR1

Designation: Members of Audit & Governance or Finance & Performance Management

·                  Planning Enforcement – 12 November 2019 – 7.00pm~9.00pm – CR1

Designation: Desirable for all

·                  Electronic Expenses Claims – 26 November 2019 – 7.00pm ~ 9.00pm – CR1

Designation: Desirable for all

·                  Treasury Management – 9 January 2020 – 6.30pm ~ 8.30pm – CR1

Designation: Members of Audit & Governance or Finance & Performance Management

Individual course forms are attached.

If you haven’t already, would you kindly advise Kim Partridge kpartridge@eppingforestdc.gov.uk if you would like to attend any of the above sessions.

(Further information: Kim Partridge ext 4443)

We will be holding a drop-in session from 10am ~ 3pm on Wednesday 18 September, in the Members’ Room, to offer support with any iPad issues.

We will have a number of officers with different levels of technical support available, so whatever your issue is there will be someone available to assist you.

Please advise your attendance to kpartridge@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

(Further information: Kim Partridge ext 4443)

The independent Remuneration Panel will be commencing its annual review of the Council’s Members’ Allowances Scheme during October 2019.

As in previous years, the Panel wishes to invite members to express any suggestions or concerns with regard to the operation of the current Scheme as part of its review. If members wish to raise any specific matters with the Panel, please send full details to democraticservices@eppingforestdc.gov.uk by no later than 30 September 2019, in order that these can be considered at the next meeting of the Panel. The current Members’ Allowances Scheme can be found within the Constitution (Part 6), which is available at:

https://rds.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/documents/s92684/Members%20Allowances%20Scheme%202019-20.pdf

(Further information: S. Tautz ext 4180)

Members are reminded that the app for the Modern.Gov committee management system on Council-issued iPads needs to be enabled in order to access ‘restricted’ agenda etc. content. A system-generated activation link for the restricted app has previously been sent to all members that have received an iPad, which should be opened on the mobile device. The activation link has been sent to members’ new ‘cllr.***@eppingforestdc.gov.uk’ email address and the app has already been downloaded to each device.

The relevant login and password details for Modern.Gov will need to be entered as part of the registration process for access to the restricted element of the app on the mobile device. If any member has forgotten their login/password details for Modern.Gov, or requires the reissue of the activation link, please advise democraticservices@eppingforestdc.gov.uk in order that these can be reset. Members should be aware that the activation link for the restricted element of the app is device-specific and cannot be used with any other mobile device.

(Further information: Steve Tautz ext 4180)

At the request of the Leader an extra Cabinet meeting has now been scheduled for Monday, 18 November 2019; as always commencing at 7pm in the Council Chamber.

(Further information: Adrian Hendry ext 4246)

Please see attached.

None this week

1.               Appeals Lodged

EPF/0694/19 – 158 Queens Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5BD - Erection of a new, part two and part three storey building to the rear of the property containing 7 flats – Ian Ansell ext. 4481 – Written reps

EPF/2483/19 – 49 Russell Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5QE - Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 5 flats – Sukhdeep Jhooti ext. 4298 – Written reps

EPF/2797/18 – Land adj. 33 Maypole Drive Chigwell Essex IG7 6DE - Construction of new four bedroomed detached dwelling house – Ian Ansell – Written reps

2.         Forthcoming Planning Inquiries/Hearings -

EPF/2499/17 – 13-15a Alderton Hill Loughton Essex IG10 3JD – 3^rd September – 6^th September 2019 – North Weald Airfield

3.               Enforcement Appeals

None this week

4.               Appeal Decisions

None this week

5.         Tree Preservation Orders

None this week

6.         S106 Agreements

None this week

7.         Changes to Planning Systems

None this week

The notification of decisions taken by individual Portfolio Holders is no longer included in the Council Bulletin.

All members of the Council receive automatic email notification of the publication of each individual Portfolio Holder decision and the call-in period for each decision commences immediately. Members wishing to call-in a decision should complete the attached call-in form and return it to Democratic Services before the expiry of five working days following the publication date of the decision. Members should refer to the Constitution (Article 6 - Overview and Scrutiny) for the rules of call-in.