Council - Monday 23 February 2026, 6:30pm - Rother District Council Meeting Webcasts
Council
Monday, 23rd February 2026 at 6:30pm
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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1 To approve as a correct record and to authorise the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Council meeting held on 15 December 2025.
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2 To receive apologies for absence.
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3 Disclosure of Interests and Dispensations
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4 To receive the Chair's communications.
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Charles Clark
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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5 To answer questions from members of the public, if any, in accordance with paragraph 11 of the Council Procedure Rules (*time limit 30 minutes).
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Cllr Paul Osborne
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6 To answer questions from Members of the Council, if any, in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Council Procedure Rules (*time limit 30 minutes).
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Paul Osborne
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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7 To receive the report of the Cabinet on matters for determination by full Council at its meeting held on 2 February 2026, as under:
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8 Budget & Council Tax Resolution 2026/27 and Medium-Term Financial Plan 2026-2029 - to consider and if thought fit, to pass a resolution in the terms set out in the report. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.5 (b) a recorded vote will be taken on this matter.
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- Budget & Council Tax Resolution 2026/27 and Medium-Term Financial Plan 2026-2029
- Appendix A - Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27 to 2028/29
- Appendix B Council Tax Resolutions 2026/27
- Appendix C - Precepts 202627
- Appendix D - Section 25 Report
- Appendix E General Fund Budget Summary 2026/27
- Appendix F - Capital Programme
- Appendix G Summary of Budget Consultation
- Appendix H - Equality Impact Assessment for Budget 202627
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Jimmy Stanger
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Richard Thomas
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Democratic Services
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Democratic Services
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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9 To receive the report of the Licensing and General Purposes Committee on matters for determination by the full Council at its meeting held on 12 January 2026, as under:
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Cllr Jimmy Stanger
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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10 To receive the report of the Human Resources Committee on matters for determination by the full Council at its meeting held on 23 February 2026, directly before this meeting, as under:
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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11 In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13, consideration be given to the Motion to Council submitted by Councillor McGurk
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Cllr Brian Drayson
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Sue Burton
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Sue Burton
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Sue Burton
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Neil Gordon
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Polly Gray
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Paul Osborne
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Lizzie Hacking
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Arren Rathbone Ariel
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Sam Coleman
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Neil Gordon
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Sue Burton
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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12 In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13, consideration be given to the Motion to Council submitted by Councillor Bayliss
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Cllr Christine Bayliss
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Christine Bayliss
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Polly Gray
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Mrs Eleanor Kirby-Green
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Charles Clark
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Richard Thomas
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Richard Thomas
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Richard Thomas
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Richard Thomas
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Richard Thomas
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Neil Gordon
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Cllr Connor Winter
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Tony Biggs
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Tim Grohne
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Cllr Sam Coleman
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Brian Drayson
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Mrs Eleanor Kirby-Green
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Carl Maynard
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Democratic Services
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Democratic Services
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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13 To consider nominations received for the appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council for 2026/27, and, if necessary, to determine those nominations by secret ballot in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.4.
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Cllr Christine Bayliss
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Polly Gray
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Brian Drayson
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Jimmy Stanger
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Cheryl Creaser
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Sam Coleman
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Jimmy Stanger
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Tim Grohne
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Webcast Finished
- MemberQ1 - Q ONLY, opens in new tab
- References from Cabinet, opens in new tab
- Budget & Council Tax Resolution 2026/27 and Medium-Term Financial Plan 2026-2029, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27 to 2028/29, opens in new tab
- Appendix B Council Tax Resolutions 2026/27, opens in new tab
- Appendix C - Precepts 202627, opens in new tab
- Appendix D - Section 25 Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix E General Fund Budget Summary 2026/27, opens in new tab
- Appendix F - Capital Programme, opens in new tab
- Appendix G Summary of Budget Consultation, opens in new tab
- Appendix H - Equality Impact Assessment for Budget 202627, opens in new tab
- References from the Licensing and General Purposes Committee, opens in new tab
- Reference from the Human Resources Committee enc. 1, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 Policy Reviews Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Pay Policy Statement, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure for Statutory Officers, opens in new tab
- In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13, consideration be given to the Motion to Council submitted by Councillor McGurk, opens in new tab
- In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13, consideration be given to the Motion to Council submitted by Councillor Bayliss, opens in new tab
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