Below are links to individual Council and committee meetings, which include agendas, minutes of previous meetings and officer reports. You can also find information about dates of future meetings, and issues that are due to be discussed.

As well as links to individual Council and committee meetings, you can also view a Calendar of meetings which show a month by month schedule of meetings.

Meetings

Council

There are five Full Council meetings a year, held once every two months. All 39 Councillors meet together as the Council to agree Council Policy and set the Council Budget and debate major issues.

Council meeting dates

Executive

The Executive is responsible for most of the Council’s day-to-day decisions. The Executive meets once a month.

Executive meeting dates

Joint Consultative Committee

The Joint Consultative Committee meets with Trades Union representatives when necessary to discuss issues relating to terms and conditions of employment.

Joint Consultative Committee meeting dates

Planning & Development Committee

The Planning and Development Committee consider all major applications. The majority of minor and householder applications are determined by the Head of Planning under powers delegated by the Council. The Committee also advise on Planning Policy.

Planning & Development Committee meeting dates

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is an advisory Committee of the Council and meets 5 times a year to consider audits that have taken place. The membership of this Committee includes 1 independent non-elected Member.

Audit Committee meeting dates

Overview & Scrutiny Committee

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee meets following a meeting of the Council’s Executive to consider those Executive decisions prior to them being implemented. The Committee also sits as a Select Committee to undertake scrutiny studies on corporate matters.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting dates

Community Select Committee

The Community Select Committee will determine a Scrutiny work programme to examine the spending, policies and administration of the Council’s front line community services.

Community Select Committee meeting dates

Environment & Economy Select Committee

The Environment and Economy Select Committee will determine a Scrutiny work programme to examine the spending, policies and administration of the Council’s Environmental services and support to the economic wellbeing of the Town.

Environment and Economy Select Committee meeting dates

Licensing Committee

The Licensing Committee is responsible for the granting of Licences under the Licensing Act 2003.

Licensing Committee meeting dates

General Purposes Committee

The General Purposes Committee is responsible for the granting of all Licences and the hearing of appeals (except Licenses under the 2003 Licensing Act).

General Purposes Committee meeting dates

Appointments Committee

The Appointments Committee meets as and when necessary for the appointment of Senior Officers at Chief Executive or Strategic Director level.

Appointments Committee meeting dates

Statement of Accounts

The Statement of Accounts Committee meets once a year to approve the Statement of Accounts in accordance with the Account and Audit Regulations 2003.

Statement of Accounts meeting dates

Standards Committee

The Standards Committee assists Councillors to observe the Members’ Code of Conduct and monitors Members compliance with it.

Standards Committee meeting dates

Housing Development and Regeneration Executive Committee

This is a Committee of the Executive and focuses on the Council’s Housing Development and Regeneration Programmes.

Housing Development and Regeneration Executive Committee meeting dates

Housing Management Advisory Board

The Housing Management Advisory Board (HMAB) is responsible for making decisions about housing services, budgets and how the council work with customers.

Housing Management Advisory Board meeting dates

Joint Executive Revenues and Benefits Shared Service Committee

This is a Committee of the Executive and is joint with East Herts. District Council who are the Council’s partners in the provision of the Revenue and Benefits Service

Revenues and Benefits Shared Service Committee meeting dates

Joint CCTV Committee

This is a Committee of the Executive and is joint with the three other district Councils in the Partnership that provides CCTV services.

Joint CCTV Committee meeting dates

Stevenage Development Board (formerly Stevenage Town Fund Board)

This is a meeting with all the Council’s partners to provide strategic leadership and to set out a Town Investment Plan with a clear vision, strategy and delivery proposals.

Stevenage Development Board meeting dates

Commercialisation & Investment Executive Committee

This Committee of the Executive provides strategic direction to enable, oversee and support the development of co-operative commercial and insourcing programmes of work.

Commercial & Investment Executive Committee meeting dates

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