Agenda

Council - Monday, 20th January, 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Urban Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Contact: Lynn Cain  Email: lynn.cain@ashfield.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

2.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary or Personal Interests and/or Non-Registrable Interests

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 103 KB

4.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman, Leader, Members of the Cabinet and the Head of Paid Service.

5.

Presentation of Awards

6.

Questions from the Public

(None received for this meeting)

7.

Petitions

(None received for this meeting)

8.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2 (viii) to receive reports from the Cabinet in relation to the Council's budget and policy framework, reports of the Principal Select Committee for debate and reports from Officers of the Council:-

8a

Pay Policy Statement 2025-2026 pdf icon PDF 104 KB

Additional documents:

8b

Political Groups, Political Balance and Appointment to Committees pdf icon PDF 103 KB

8c

Appointment to Outside Body

Body:

Representative:

Term Ending:

 

Hucknall Relief in Need Charity

 

Term Ending For:

Cllr. Ian Briggs

Cllr. Lee Waters

 

two representatives

30 November 2027

 

(3 year term)

 

9.

Recommendations from the Cabinet and the Council's Committees pdf icon PDF 50 KB

Additional documents:

10.

Updates from Members of the Cabinet on their Portfolio Activity

11.

Notice of Motion

Motion 1

To consider a notice of motion proposed by Councillor Sarah Madigan and seconded by Councillor Paul Grafton, as follows:-

 

“DEFIBRILLATORS IN POLICE CARS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Ashfield District Council notes that defibrillators are life-saving devices that provide critical support in emergencies, significantly increasing the chances of survival during sudden cardiac arrest and note that Ashfield District Council has installed defibrillators in parks and green spaces across Ashfield to increase access to life saving equipment.

 

Defibrillators restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart. If a defibrillator is used within the first minute, the survival rate can be as high as 90%. If a defibrillator is used within the first 3 to 5 minutes, the likelihood of survival is around 74% showing that having a defibrillator close by really makes all the difference.

 

Ashfield District Council has worked with partners to install lifesaving defibrillators right across the District. All the defibrillators have an automated voice explaining exactly how to use it with ease. All Ashfield District Council’s Community safety vans are also equipped with life-saving defibrillators, thanks to a generous donation from the Lindum Group.

 

Ashfield District Council is committed to making our town centres, parks and open spaces safer for everyone and this includes improving access to defibrillators. Ashfield District Council is further committed to working with communities to identify ‘defibrillator’ black spots and believes that they should be as widely available as fire extinguishers.

 

This Council notes the campaign from Naomi Rees-Issitt, who lost her son Jamie Rees in January 2022, to ensure all police cars contain defibrillators. Currently, only one in eleven police cars across the UK have access to live-saving defibrillators.

 

Ashfield District Council resolves to:

 

1.    Keep the register of defibrillators across the Ashfield District updated and publish it on their website along with proactive communications to raise awareness of the locations of defibrillators across the District.

2.    Write to the Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police and Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner calling for defibrillators to be available in every Police car.

3.    Write to Naomi Rees-Issitt, formally backing her campaign.”

 

 

12.

To answer any questions submitted in writing by Members in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13, if any.

(None received for this meeting)

13.

To receive a list of minutes and a web link to access Cabinet and Committee meeting minutes that have been published since the last ordinary meeting of the Council for Members to give notice of their intention to ask a question of a relevant Chairman under Procedure Rule 13.2. pdf icon PDF 73 KB

(None received for this meeting)