Agenda, decisions and minutes
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Items
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Item |
432. |
Apologies for absence
Minutes:
No apologies for absence were received.
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433. |
Minutes PDF 215 KB
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on
6 December 2022 (copy attached).
Minutes:
The minutes of the meeting held on 6 December
2022 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the
Chair.
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434. |
Declarations of interest
Members are reminded of their responsibility
to declare any pecuniary or local non pecuniary interest which they
have in any item of business on the agenda, no later than when
that item is reached and, when appropriate, to leave the
meeting prior to discussion and voting on the item.
Minutes:
Members’ declarations of interest are
recorded under the item to which the declaration relates.
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435. |
Open forum
At each Cabinet meeting, up to 15 minutes
shall be allocated for questions or statements from and discussion
with, non-Cabinet members. Members wishing to speak during this
session are encouraged to give notice in advance. Who speaks and
for how long will be at the complete discretion of the person
presiding.
Minutes:
No non-Cabinet members in attendance wished to
speak under this item.
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Public participation
Members of the public who live or work in the
district are invited to put one question or statement of not more
than three minutes duration relating to items to be discussed in
Part 1 of the agenda only. If a question is asked and answered
within three minutes, the person who asked the question may ask a
supplementary question that arises from the reply.
A person who wishes to speak must register at
least 15 minutes before the time the meeting is scheduled to start.
This can be done online by sending the request to democratic.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk
or telephoning 01284 757176 or in person by
telling the Committee Administrator present at the meeting. We
would urge anyone who wishes to register to speak to notify
Democratic Services by 9am on the day of the meeting so that advice
can be given on the arrangements in place.
There is an overall time limit of 15 minutes
for public speaking, which may be extended at the Chair’s
discretion.
Minutes:
There were no members of the public in
attendance on this occasion.
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Report of the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee: 20 December 2022 PDF 223 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/002
Portfolio holder: Councillor
Sarah Broughton
Lead officer: Rachael
Mann
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/002)
The Cabinet received and noted this report,
which informed members of the following substantive items discussed
by the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Joint Committee at their
meeting held on 20 December 2022:
1.
Performance report: September 2022
2.
Welfare reform update
3.
ARP financial performance report 2022/2023
4.
ARP Joint Committee partnership budget 2023/2024
5.
Joint committee service plan and risk register report
6.
Forthcoming issues
7.
Exempt item: partnership working through section 113 agreement
– Broadland and South Norfolk fraud services
8.
Exempt item: partnership working through section 113 agreement
– Lincolnshire fraud services
Councillor Sarah Broughton, Portfolio Holder
for Resources and Property, drew relevant issues to the attention
of the Cabinet.
Councillor Broughton also placed her thanks on
record for the sterling work of the Anglia Revenues and Benefits
Partnership.
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Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee: 12 January 2023 PDF 131 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/003
Chair of the Committee:
Councillor Ian Shipp
Lead officer: Christine
Brain
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/003)
The Cabinet received this report, which
informed Members of the following substantive items discussed by
the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at their meeting held on 12
January 2023:
1.
Registered Provider of Social Housing (Havebury Housing Partnership)
2.
Work programme update 2023
Councillor Ian Shipp, Chair of the Overview
and Scrutiny Committee, drew relevant issues to the attention of
the Cabinet and particularly referred to the item on Havebury Housing Partnership. Councillor Shipp also thanked Councillor Sara
Mildmay-White, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Strategic Health
for also being present at this meeting for this item. The Committee had noted the useful update which
had been provided by Andrew Smith (Chief Executive) and his
colleagues and that written responses would also be provided on
those areas discussed during the meeting, which had centred
around:
-
Energy Performance Certificate breakdown of its 7,000 properties
and the age of the properties.
-
A breakdown of the various types of benefits Havebury helped 1,800 of its residents to
access.
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The percentage of homes which were social rent.
-
Of the 210 houses built per year how many were in West Suffolk to
help reduce the housing waiting list.
The Cabinet also wished to express their
thanks to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for inviting
Havebury to their meeting and
considered that it had been a very worthwhile exercise.
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Report of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 26 January 2023 PDF 141 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/004
Chair of the Committee:
Councillor Ian Houlder
Portfolio holder: Councillor
Sarah Broughton
Lead officer: Christine
Brain
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/004)
The Cabinet received and noted this report,
which informed Members of the following substantive items discussed
by the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee at their meeting
held on 26 January 2023:
1.
Delivering a sustainable medium-term budget.
2.
2022 to 2023 performance report (Quarter 3).
3.
Treasury management report (December 2022).
4.
Annual financial resilience management and investment strategy
statement 2023 to 2024.
5.
Work programme update
Councillor Ian Houlder, Chair of the
Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee, drew relevant issues to
the attention of the Cabinet, including that separate reports were
included on the Cabinet agenda for Items 1, 3 and 4 above.
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Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 26 January 2023 - Delivering a sustainable medium-term budget PDF 228 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/005
Portfolio holder: Councillor
Sarah Broughton
Chair of the Committee:
Councillor Ian Houlder
Lead officer: Rachael
Mann
Decision:
Recommended to Council (as part of the budget
setting process):
(21 February 2023)
That the proposals detailed in Section 2 and
Table 1 at paragraph 3.4 of report number PAS/WS/23/001, be
included in the 2023 to 2024 budget.
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/005)
The Cabinet considered this report, which was
recommending to Council, approval of proposals for inclusion in the
budget for 2023 to 2024 and medium-term financial plans.
Following the Performance and Audit Scrutiny
Committee’s consideration and subsequent recommendation to
Cabinet on 17 November 2022 regarding the inclusion of proposals in
the budget for 2023 to 2024 and in the medium term, the Committee
was recommending further proposals, having been provided with an
updated position.
On 26 January 2023, the Committee received
further updates on assumptions and anticipated savings and
initiatives proposed or already delivered to-date to deliver a
sustainable and balanced budget for 2023 to 2024 and included
details of the medium-term budget estimates.
The proposals, as set out in Section 2 and
Table 1 at paragraph 3.4 of Report number PAS/WS/23/001 (and
reproduced in the Cabinet report) had been incorporated into the
budget setting process, the composite report for which was to be
considered by Cabinet later in the meeting under Agenda Item 12,
for referral to Council on 21 February 2023. Should Cabinet therefore not endorse any of the
proposals endorsed by the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee,
or suggest alternatives, this would need to be reflected in the
subsequent budget setting documentation and recommendations.
Councillor Sarah Broughton, Portfolio Holder
for Resources and Property, drew relevant issues to the attention
of Cabinet, including thanking the Performance and Audit Scrutiny
Committee for their role in helping to shape the budget for 2023 to
2024 and beyond.
Recommended to Council, as part of the budget setting process (21
February 2023):
That the proposals
detailed in Section 2 and Table 1 at paragraph 3.4 of report number
PAS/WS/23/001, be included in the 2023 to 2024 budget.
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Recommendation of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 26 January 2023 - Treasury management report: December 2022 PDF 127 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/006
Portfolio holder: Councillor
Sarah Broughton
Chair of the Committee:
Councillor Ian Houlder
Lead officer: Rachael
Mann
Decision:
Recommended to Council:
(21 February 2023)
That the Treasury Management Report (December
2022), as contained in Report number FRS/WS/23/001, be
approved.
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/006)
The Cabinet considered this report, which was
recommending to Council, the approval of the Treasury Management
Report from 1 April 2021 to 31 December 2022.
Councillor Sarah Broughton, Portfolio Holder
for Resources and Property, drew relevant issues to the attention
of Cabinet, including that the total amount invested at 31 December 2022 was
£71,5000,000. Interest achieved
in the first nine months of the financial year amounted to
£639,193.67 against a budget for the period of
£33,750.
External borrowing as of 31 December 2022 was
£13,750,000, which was a reduction of £250,000 from 1
April 2022, which related to the repayment plan for the recent
Public Works Loan (PWLB) £10 million, 40-year loan, with the
Council’s level of borrowing increasing slightly to
£42,309,057 as at 31 December
2022. Overall borrowing, weighted
towards internal borrowing was expected to increase over the full
financial year.
The 2022 to 2023 Annual Treasury Management
and Investment Strategy set out the Council’s projections for
the current financial year. The budget
for investment income for 2022 to 2023 was £45,000, which was
based on a 0.25 percent target interest rate of return on
investments.
Report number FRS/WS/23/001 also included a
summary of the borrowing activity during the period; borrowing
strategy and source of borrowing; borrowing and capital costs
– affordability; borrowing and income –
proportionality; borrowing and asset yields and market
information.
The Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee
had also received further information regarding the repayment of
the Barclays 70 year loan (which was due
to mature in 2078). Due to the rise in
interest rates, the early repayment premium for the loan had come
down from the previous quotes received.
The current Treasury Management Strategy allowed the Portfolio
Holder (Resources and Property) and the Director (Resources and
Property) to exercise their powers for paying off the loan
early. The Council had cash available
at the present time to repay the loan and would, in future, replace
this with short term borrowing (40 years or under) on a repayment
basis, rather than the Barclays maturity repayment basis. At
today’s borrowing rates, there would be a saving to the
Council across the longer term for existing the Barclays loan
now. The Committee supported this
approach.
The Cabinet noted the scrutiny of the report
undertaken by the Financial Resilience Sub-Committee and
subsequently by the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee,
noting from Report number CAB/WS/23/006, the discussions that had
been held.
Recommended to Council (21 February 2023):
That the Treasury
Management Report (December 2022), as contained in Report number
FRS/WS/23/001, be approved.
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Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 26 January 2023 - Treasury Management Strategy 2023 to 2024 and Code of Practice PDF 126 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/007
Portfolio holder: Councillor
Sarah Broughton
Chair of the Committee:
Councillor Ian Houlder
Lead officer: Rachael
Mann
Decision:
Recommended to Council:
(21 February 2023)
That:
1.
The Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2023 to 2024, as set out
in Appendix 1 to Report number FRS/WS/23/002, be approved.
2.
The Treasury Management Code of Practice, as set out in Appendix 2
to Report number FRS/WS/23/002, be approved.
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/007)
The Cabinet considered this report, which was
recommending to Council, the approval of the Financial Resilience
– Strategy Statement 2023 to 2024 and the Treasury Management
Code of Practice.
Councillor Sarah Broughton, Portfolio Holder
for Resources and Property, drew relevant issues to the attention
of the Cabinet, including that the Chartered Institute of Public
Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) Treasury Management Code of
Practice required that, prior to the start of the financial year,
the Council should formally approve a Treasury Management Policy
Statement and Investment Strategy, setting out the Council’s
treasury management policy and strategy for the forthcoming
year.
The Treasury Management Strategy Statement
2023 to 2024 was attached as Appendix 1 to Report number
FRS/WS/23/002 and the Treasury Management Code of Practice attached
as Appendix 2. The report also included
additional supporting information on treasury advisors; borrowing
strategy; investment strategy counterparty ratings and interest
rate projections.
Councillor Sarah Broughton, Portfolio Holder
for Resources and Property, also wished to thank the Financial
Resilience Sub-Committee and the Performance and Audit Scrutiny
Committee for their role in this process.
Recommended to Council (21 February 2023):
That:
1.
The Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2023 to 2024, as set out
in Appendix 1 to Report number FRS/WS/23/002, be approved.
2.
The Treasury Management Code of Practice, as set out in Appendix 2
to Report number FRS/WS/23/002, be approved.
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Budget and Council Tax setting: 2023 to 2024 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023 to 2027 PDF 740 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/008
Portfolio holder: Councillor
Sarah Broughton
Lead officer: Rachael
Mann
(Note: This item constitutes a Key Decision in
part where proposed increases in fees and charges contained in the
report are greater than five percent (Attachment D, Appendix 6a
refers). Other decisions emanating from the report will require
final approval by Council on 21 February 2023.)
Additional documents:
Decision:
(Note: This item constituted a
Key Decision in part where proposed increases in fees and charges
contained in the report were greater than five percent (Attachment
D, Appendix 6a refers). Other decisions
emanating from the report would require final approval by Council
on 21 February 2023. This was reflected
in this Decisions Notice accordingly).
Recommended to Council (as part
of the budget setting process)
(21 February 2023):
1.
The revenue and capital budget for 2023 to 2027,
plus 2022 to 2023 capital projects that subsequently require to be
carried forward at the year end, attached at Attachment A and as
detailed in Attachment D (Appendices 1-5), Attachment E, and
Attachment F to Report number CAB/WS/23/008, be
approved.
2.
Having taken into account the conclusions of the
Director’s (Resources and Property) report on the adequacy of
reserves and the robustness of budget estimates (Attachment C) and
the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) (Attachment D),
particularly the Scenario Planning and Sensitivity Analysis
(Attachment D, Appendix 5) and all other information contained in
Report number: CAB/WS/23/008, the Cabinet recommends the level of
council tax for 2023 to 2024 be established at £192.06 for an
average band D property (the level of
council tax beyond April 2024 will be set in accordance with the
annual budget process for the relevant financial year).
3.
The Director (Resources and Property), in
consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Property,
be authorised to vire funds between existing Earmarked Reserves (as
set out at Attachment D, Appendix 3) as deemed appropriate
throughout the medium term financial planning period.
4.
The Director (Resources and Property) in
consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Property,
be given delegated authority to formulate and implement in full,
Government grant, discount or relief schemes (examples include but
not limited to those set out in paragraphs 3.13-3.19 and 4.7-4.9 of
Report number CAB/WS/23/008), so long as they are as a minimum,
revenue cost neutral to the Council.
5.
The change to the Long Term Empty Property Premium
set out in paragraphs 4.10 to 4.13, and to the further class of
property not attracting the premium set out in paragraph 4.12 of
Report number CAB/WS/23/008, be approved.
Resolved:
That:
6.
The fees and charges price increases (as set out in
Attachment D appendix 6a of Report number CAB/WS/23/008), be
approved.
Recommended to Council (as part of the budget
setting process)
(21 February 2023):
That:
7.
The Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy (as
set out in Attachment F to Report number CAB/WS/23/008), be
approved.
Minutes:
(Report number CAB/WS/23/008)
The Cabinet considered this
report, which presented the proposals for Budget and Council Tax
Setting in 2023 to 2024 and the Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS) 2023 to 2027.
Councillor Sarah Broughton,
Portfolio Holder for Resources and Property, drew relevant issues
to the attention of the Cabinet, including that Report number
CAB/WS/23/008 provided details of the Council’s proposed
revenue and capital budgets for 2023 to 2024 and in the medium term
and the Cabinet was required to recommend to Council, the approval
of the 2023 to 2024 budget for the authority, including
establishing the level of council tax required to help fund the
Council’s activities over the next year.
As set out under minute 440.
above, the Cabinet supported the key budget assumptions and
proposals for securing a balanced budget for 2023 to 2024, as
previously considered and recommended by the Performance and Audit
Scrutiny Committee and incorporated into Report number
CAB/WS/23/008.
West Suffolk Council had an
exemplary track record in robust financial management, which had
meant it had continued to deliver high quality services, as well as
meeting the strategic vision of the authority. This was despite
a series of challenges. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic and
recovery which had not only reduced income through behavioural
changes (Government policy had been that councils create income to
supplement reduction in national funding) but also costs to the
Council in playing its role to support communities and businesses.
All UK authorities were now facing tough
financial challenges caused by issues such as soaring inflation,
cost of living and energy prices, the war in Ukraine and changes to
the way communities spend which reduced income. National finances have also been reduced
significantly over the last decade for local councils and added
burdens have been placed on authorities too during this
time.
This budget had been
created not only to be balanced and sustainable, but as an
investment in the priorities of our residents and businesses. It
was designed to make the communities of West Suffolk greener,
healthier and more prosperous.
This budget had been
created to meet the needs of the Council’s strategic
framework and benefit all West Suffolk. It would see the
continuation of investments in a range of initiatives to meet
priorities, such as meeting zero carbon emissions by 2030,
following the authority declaring both climate and environmental
emergencies. This investment built on years of carbon reduction
initiatives by West Suffolk and its predecessor councils. Not only
would this reduce the impact the Council had on the climate, but
also actually produced a net income towards the cost of running
much valued council services – a win-win for taxpayers and
the environment.
The Council would
continue to concentrate, with councillors, on its health and
wellbeing agenda, including investing in its hubs, LifeLink,
housing and families and communities work, as well as the hub
network across West Suffolk, investing in new and better ways to
work with our partners on the wellbeing of our
residents.
In addition,
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Community Chest grants 2023 to 2024 PDF 207 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/009
Portfolio holder: Councillor
Robert Everitt
Lead officer: Davina
Howes
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved:
That:
A.
Recommendations of the Grant Working Party: Community Chest
1.
The allocation of Community Chest funding for 2023
to 2024, be approved, namely:
a.
Reach Community Projects, Haverhill
£13,000
b.
West Suffolk Citizens Advice, West Suffolk
£245,379
c.
Catch 22, Suffolk Positive Futures, Mildenhall and
Newmarket £4,800
d.
Haverhill Community Trust, Haverhill
£11,620
e.
Mildenhall and Newmarket Sea Cadets
£6,000
f.
The Racing Centre, Newmarket £5,400
g.
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
£5,993
h.
Vogue Athletics, Newmarket £10,000
i.
Bridge Community Church, Bury St Edmunds
£7,000
j.
Cambridge Pringle Group, Haverhill
£7,800
k.
St Mary’s Church, Haverhill
£6,925
l.
Suffolk Accident and Rescue Service (SARS), West
Suffolk £10,000
m.
West Suffolk Hive CIC, West Suffolk
£3,982
n.
Hundon Village Hall and Playing Fields Charity
£2,480
o.
Bury Women’s Aid, West Suffolk £4,200
p.
Cruse Bereavement, West Suffolk
£4,882
q.
The Befriending Scheme, Haverhill
£5,000
r.
Families Together, Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill
£5,908
s.
Sharing Parenting – SEN Worker, West Suffolk
£5,142
t.
St Nicholas Hospice Trust, West Suffolk
£20,000
u.
Suffolk Family Carers, West Suffolk
£10,000
v.
Art Branches CIC, West Suffolk
£9,524
w.
Second Chance Stroke Association, Bury St Edmunds
£3,840
x.
BME Suffolk Support Group (BSSG) CIC, Mildenhall
£3,000
y.
Bury Drop In, Bury St Edmunds
£9,460
z.
Gatehouse Caring, Bury St Edmunds
£12,934
aa.
Lightwave CIO, Red Lodge and Beck Row
£8,200
bb.
Our Special Friends, West Suffolk
£5,000
cc.
The Voluntary Network, West Suffolk (Befriending
Service) £31,700
dd.
The Voluntary Network, West Suffolk (Community
Transport) £52,810
ee.
Wood Monkey CIC, West Suffolk
£20,000
ff.
The Gunners Football Club, West Row
£5,550
2.
For the reasons set out in paragraph 3.4.2 of Report
number CAB/WS/23/009, no Community Chest funding for 2023 to 2024
be awarded to:
a.
Abbeycroft Leisure – Explore Outdoor, West
Suffolk
b.
Abbeycroft Leisure – Move More Outdoors, West
Suffolk
c.
CRE8 Theatre Productions CIC,
d.
The Bumblebee Children’s Charity
e.
Communities Together East Anglia, West
Suffolk
f.
River of Life Community Church, Haverhill
g.
Homestart Suffolk, West Suffolk
h.
Ormiston Families, West Suffolk
i.
Restitute CIC, West Suffolk
j.
Sharing Parenting – Community Outreach, Newmarket
k.
Still
Good Food CIO, Bury St Edmunds
l.
Suffolk Mind, West Suffolk
m.
Anglia Care Trust, West Suffolk
n.
Bury
St Edmunds Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
o.
Brandon Festival
p.
SOS
Bus CIO, Newmarket
q.
Honington and Sapiston Village Hall
r.
Newmarket Town Council
s.
Risby
Village Hall
t.
Young
Lives Vs Cancer, West Suffolk
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/009)
The Cabinet considered this report, which
sought approval for the recommendations of the Grant Working Party
following its consideration of applications for Community Chest
funding in the 2023 to 2024 financial year.
The Community Chest had £513,406
available for allocation for 2023 to 2024. The budget had been increased by 10 percent,
subject to the funding targeting organisations supporting
vulnerable individuals/families with cost-of-living challenges.
Applications for Community Chest funding for
2023 to 2024 closed on 28 October 2022.
A total of 52 applications were considered, totalling
£1,137,335 from a wide variety of organisations as detailed
in Appendix 1 to the report. In a
change to previous years’ criteria, and as previously
approved by Cabinet, each application was for one year’s
funding only.
Councillor Robert Everitt, Portfolio Holder
for Families and Communities, drew relevant issues to the attention
of Cabinet and commended the Grant Working Party for their sterling
work and thanked Officers that had supported the
process.
Councillor Carol Bull, Chair of the Grant
Working Party, also addressed the Cabinet. Overall, the Working Party had supported ten
applications to the value of £315,303 to assist with
cost-of-living challenges. Projects
ranged from supporting mobile foodbanks, providing debt and
councillor services, delivering support for vulnerable
individuals/families through arts workshops and opening a community
café for elderly residents.
In addition, as one-off, an additional
allocation of £44,123 had been received from central
government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and this had
been allocated to eligible projects as required by the criteria for
these funds.
The Working Party had also acknowledged the
value of Citizens Advice West Suffolk (CAWS) to the community, the
Council and other services in West Suffolk, recognising the
importance of the work they did to support residents in need and
the delivery of their preventative services. Due to the level of expertise and its longstanding
positive relationships with the Council, the Working Party were
keen for the Council to continue to support CAWS, within the
limited parameters of the Community Chest scheme and
budget. Whilst minded to support the application with a significant level
of grant, the Working Party considered that due to the limited
funds available and to be fair and equitable to other applicants,
it needed to reduce the amount applied for. Therefore, the Working Party considered that it
was appropriate to fund £245,379 of the requested
£250,000 (1.9 percent less) as it would not significantly
adversely impact the CAWS’ ability to operate, albeit
recognising that it would need to be supported by alternative
funding sources.
Councillor Bull also commended the Grant
Working Party for their hard work and thanked Officers that had
supported the process. She also
commended Officers for the depth of knowledge for enabling
organisations that were turned down or had a reduction in Community
Chest funding to be signposted to alternative grant schemes and
sources of funding. This had provided
some reassurance that projects may still be able to come to
fruition.
The Cabinet noted that the Grant Working Party
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445. |
Decisions Plan: 1 February 2023 to 31 May 2023 PDF 191 KB
To consider the most recently published
version of the Cabinet’s Decisions Plan
Report number: CAB/WS/23/010
Portfolio holder: Councillor
John Griffiths
Lead officer: Ian
Gallin
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/010)
The Cabinet considered this report which was
the Cabinet Decisions Plan covering the period 1 February 2023 to
31 May 2023.
Members took the opportunity to review the
intended forthcoming decisions of the Cabinet. However, no further information or amendments were
requested on this occasion.
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Revenues collection performance and write-offs PDF 134 KB
Report number: CAB/WS/23/011
Portfolio holder: Councillor Sarah
Broughton
Lead officer: Rachael Mann
Decision:
Resolved:
The write-off of the amounts
detailed in the exempt appendices to Report number: CAB/WS/23/011,
be approved, as follows:
1.
Exempt Appendix 1: Council Tax totalling
£31,449.22
2.
Exempt Appendix 2: NNDR totalling
£14,940.14
3.
Exempt Appendix 3: Sundry Debt totalling
£22,844.84
Minutes:
(Report number CAB/WS/23/011)
The Cabinet considered this
report, which provided the collection data in respect of Council
Tax, National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) and sundry debt and sought
approval for the write-off of the amounts contained in the exempt
Appendices attached to the report.
Councillor Sarah Broughton,
Portfolio Holder for Resources and Property, also drew relevant
issues to the attention of the Cabinet, including the current
performance of both Council Tax and Business Rates collection, as
set out in Section 2 of the report.
Resolved:
The
write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to
Report number CAB/WS/23/011, be approved, as follows:
1.
Exempt Appendix 1: Council Tax totalling
£31,449.22
2.
Exempt Appendix 2: NNDR totalling
£14,940.14
3.
Exempt Appendix 3: Sundry Debt totalling
£22,844.84
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447. |
Exclusion of press and public
To consider whether the press and public
should be excluded during the consideration of the following items
because it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be
transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the
public were present during the items, there would be disclosure to
them of exempt categories of information as prescribed in Part 1 of
Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and indicated
against each item and, in all circumstances of the case, the public
interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest
in disclosing the information.
Minutes:
See minute number 448. below.
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Exempt appendices: Revenues collection performance and write-offs (paragraphs 1 and 2)
Exempt appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Report
number: CAB/WS/23/011
Portfolio holder: Councillor Sarah
Broughton
Lead officer: Rachael Mann
(These exempt appendices are to be considered
in private under paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Local
Government Act 1972, as they contain information relating to an
individual and information which is likely to reveal the identity
of an individual)
(No representations have been
received from members of the public regarding this item being held
in private.)
Minutes:
(Report number
CAB/WS/23/011)
The Cabinet considered the exempt Appendices
to this report. However, no reference
was made to specific detail and, therefore, this item was not held
in private session.
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