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Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Thursday, 15th June, 2017 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1, Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7BZ. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  01827 709264

Items
No. Item

126.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor S Doyle

127.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 231 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 27 April 2017 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor J Goodall)

128.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

129.

Question Time:

To answer questions from members of the public pursuant to Executive Procedure Rule No. 13

Minutes:

None

130.

Matters Referred to the Cabinet in Accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules

None

Minutes:

None

131.

Quarter Four 2016/17 Performance Report pdf icon PDF 10 KB

(The Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council provided Members with a performance and financial health-check.

 

RESOLVED:

That Members endorsed the report

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

132.

Capital Outturn Report 2016/17 pdf icon PDF 366 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance)

 

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance advised Members on the final outturn of the Authority’s Capital Programme for 2016/17 (subject to audit confirmation) and to request formal approval to re-profile specific programme budgets into 2017/18.

 

RESOLVED:

That Members

1

received the final outturn position of the 2016/17 capital programme; and

 

2

approved for each of the projects the re-profiling of the budget into the Authority’s Capital Programme 2017/18 (total £12.306m)

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

133.

Write Offs 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 pdf icon PDF 212 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance seeking approval to write off irrecoverable debt in line with policy re Housing Benefit Overpayments in excess of £10k.

 

RESOLVED:

That Members endorsed the amount of debt written off for the period of 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017 and approved the write off of irrecoverable debt for Housing Benefit Overpayments of £31,615.70 respectively. 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

134.

Participation in Public Inquiry pdf icon PDF 214 KB

(The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for Regeneration informed Members of an Executive decision and to confirm the actions taken, including acknowledgement of contingency expenditure.

 

RESOLVED:

That Members

1

acknowledged the Executive Decision taken by the Leader and Mayor on 16th May 2017;

 

2

agreed that the Corporate Director Growth, Assets and Environment is given authority in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration to agree the Council’s submissions to the Inquiry; and

 

3

approved the release of £50k from the specific contingency budget for 2017/18 to support the Council’s involvement in the Public Inquiry.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Claymore and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)