Ahead of consideration by Council, Cabinet will receive a project update on the Western Way Development and proposals for managing the remainder of the stage 2 tendering process through to contract award.

* Last month, this item was removed from the Decisions Plan as due to timescales, and with Cabinet’s consent, there would have been insufficient time for Cabinet to consider the matter before Council.

However, as the project programme required additional time to be factored in, this item will now be considered by Cabinet on 6 December 2022, with its recommendations being presented to Council on 13 December 2022.

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee regarding seeking approval for the financial resilience activities between 1 April 2022 and 31 December 2022.

The Cabinet will be asked to recommend to Council, approval of the Strategy Statement 2023 to 2024 and Treasury Management Code of Practice for West Suffolk Council, which must be undertaken before the start of each financial year.

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the proposals for the 2023 to 2024 budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023 to 2027 for West Suffolk Council, prior to its approval by Council.  This report includes the Minimum Revenues Provision (MRP) Policy and Prudential Indicators, and also the outcomes of the Council’s review of its fees and charges.

The fees and charges have been reviewed in accordance with the Council’s Fees and Charges Policy, which has resulted in proposed increases to some. Where the proposed increase is greater than five percent, this constitutes a Key Decision. The Cabinet will consider the proposals as part of its consideration of this report.

The Cabinet will be asked to consider recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee for recommending to Council on proposals for achieving a sustainable budget in 2023 to 2024 and in the medium term.

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee regarding seeking approval for the financial resilience activities between 1 April 2022 and 30 September 2022.

The Cabinet will be asked to consider recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee for recommending to Council on proposals for achieving a sustainable budget in 2023 to 2024 and in the medium term.

The Cabinet will be asked to consider proposals for potential revisions to the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme prior to seeking its approval by Council.

The Cabinet will be asked to recommend to Council the basis of the formal calculation for the Council Tax Base for West Suffolk Council for the financial year 2023 to 2024.