Council — Melton

Recent meetings

22 meetings · Page 1 of 3

23 Jul 2026

6:30 pm

Council - Thursday, 23rd July, 2026 6.30 pm, PROVISIONAL

28 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

21 May 2026

6:30 pm

Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 6.30 pm

28 attendees · 0 documents · 1 media file

21 Apr 2026

6:30 pm

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 6.30 pm

Melton Borough Council held an extraordinary meeting to elect a new leader following the resignation of Councillor Pip Allnatt. After a tied vote between Councillor Mike Brown and Councillor Ronan Browne, the Mayor, Councillor Siggy Atherton, used her casti...

26 Mar 2026

6:30 pm

Council - Thursday, 26 March 2026 - 6.30 pm

The Council met on Thursday, 26 March 2026, to discuss the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report, the Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27, and considerations for a Community Governance Review. A decision was made to approve the Pay Policy Statement f...

26 Feb 2026

6:30 pm

Council Tax, Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 6.30 pm

The Council of Melton Council met on Thursday, 26 February 2026, to discuss and approve the Council Tax setting for 2026/27, alongside the General Fund Revenue Budget and the Housing Revenue Account budget. Key decisions included setting the Council Tax at ...

12 Feb 2026

6:30 pm

Budget, Council - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on Thursday, 12 February 2026, focused heavily on the council's financial future, with significant decisions made regarding the revenue and capital budgets for the upcoming years. Key outcomes included the approval of a 2.99% council tax...

11 Dec 2025

Council - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 6.30 pm

28 attendees · 7 documents · 1 media file

06 Nov 2025

Council - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 6.30 pm

28 attendees · 9 documents · 1 media file

18 Sep 2025

Council - Thursday, 18th September, 2025 6.30 pm

The Melton Council met to discuss and approve the Melton Mowbray Town Centre Design Guidance Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), aiming to enhance the town centre's appeal and functionality, and also formally recognised the sacrifice and bravery of armed...

24 Jul 2025

Council - Thursday, 24th July, 2025 6.30 pm

28 attendees · 32 documents · 1 media file

About

The functions of the Council are :

Approve and adopt the Policy Framework and the Strategies included in it (not including the policies within it which are delegated to Cabinet)

Adopt the budget (by recorded vote of all Members)

Calculations relating to and setting of Council Tax

Set the level of Council house rents

Approve any application to the Secretary of State in respect of any housing land transfer.

Adopt and approve amendments to the Constitution

Agree and/or amend the functions and responsibilities for Committees, deciding on their composition and making appointments to them

Elect the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Leader of the Council and the Leader of the Opposition

Appoint representatives to outside bodies which represent Council functions.

Adopt the Members Allowance Scheme, Whistleblowing Policy, Members Code of Conduct and Protocol on Member/Officer Relations

Determine any matter which is referred to it for determination by a Committee or Sub-Committee other than Cabinet or Cabinet Committees

Consider a report by the Head of Paid Service on management of the Council or by the Chief Financial Officer or Monitoring Officer in relation to a Council function

Adoption of:

· the Statement of Licensing Principles under the Gambling Act 2005 and

· Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003

All other matters which by law must be reserved to Council including those functions which cannot be carried out by Cabinet but which can be delegated to a Committee by the Council