Items
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108. |
Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
There were no Apologies for Absence.
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109. |
Minutes of Previous Meeting  PDF 240 KB
Minutes:
The Minutes of the meeting held on
25th January 2018 were approved and signed as a correct
record.
(Moved by
Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor M Thurgood)
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110. |
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.
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111. |
Question Time:
To answer questions from members of the public
pursuant to Executive Procedure Rule No. 13
Minutes:
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112. |
Matters Referred to the Cabinet in Accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules
Minutes:
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113. |
Corporate Vision, Priorities Plan, Budget & Medium Term Financial Strategy 2018/19 PDF 1 MB
(Report of the
Leader of the Council)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report of The Leader of the Council
proposed the Vision Statement, Priority Themes,
Corporate Priorities and Outcomes and their inclusion in the
Corporate Plan and Support Service Plan.
q
the recommendation package of budget proposals to
enable the Council to agree the:
· General Fund (GF) Revenue Budget and Council Tax for
2018/19;
· Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget for 2018/19;
· 3
Year General Fund Capital Programme (2018/21);
· 5
Year HRA Capital Programme (2018/23);
· 3
Year General Fund Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)
(2018/21);
and
· 5
Year HRA Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)
(2018/23).
q Compliance
with the requirement of the Council’s Treasury Management
Policy in reporting to Council the proposed strategy for the
forthcoming year and the Local Government Act 2003 with the
reporting of the Prudential Indicators.
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RESOLVED:
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The Committee moved all recommendations within
the report.
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1.
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the Vision Statement, Priority Themes, Corporate Priorities and
Outcomes for 2018/19.
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2.
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the proposed revisions to Service Revenue Budgets (Policy
Changes).
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3.
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the sum of £80,065 be applied from Council Tax Collection Fund
surpluses in reducing the Council Tax demand in 2018/19.
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4.
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the sum of £222,336 be applied to Business Rates Collection
Fund deficits in 2018/19.
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5.
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that on 30th November 2017, the
Cabinet calculated the Council Tax Base 2018/19 for the whole
Council area as 21,438 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(3) of
the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the
"Act")]
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6.
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that the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes
for 2018/19 is £3,681,977.
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7.
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the following amounts as calculated for the year
2018/19 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:
a.
£53,144,554 being the aggregate of the amounts which the
Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the
Act (Outgoings excluding internal GF Recharges).
b. £49,462,577 being the aggregate of the
amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in
Section 31A(3) of the Act (Income excluding internal GF
Recharges);
c. £3,681,977 being the amount by which the
aggregate at 7(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 7(b) above,
calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the
Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the
formula in Section 31A(4) of the Act);
d. £171.75 being the amount at 7(c) above
(Item R), all divided by Item T (at 5 above), calculated by the
Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic
amount of its Council Tax for the year.
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8.
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the Council Tax level for the Borough Council for 2018/19 of
£171.75 (an increase of £5.00 (3.0%) on the 2017/18
level of £166.75) at Band D.
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9.
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an aggregate Council Tax (comprising the respective
demands of the Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council,
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Staffordshire and
Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
Fire and Rescue Authority) of £1,648.36 at
Band D for 2018/19 be noted (£1,562.01 in
2017/18).
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10.
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the Council Tax levels at each band for ...
view the full minutes text for item 113.
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114. |
Write Offs 01/04/17 - 31/12/17 PDF 212 KB
(Report of the
Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance proposed
that Members endorse the amount of debt written off
for the period 01 April 2017 to 31 December 2017.
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RESOLVED:
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The Committee endorsed the amount of debt
written off for the period 01 April 2017 to 31 December 2017.
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(Moved by
Councillor R Pritchard and endorsed by Councillor D Cook)
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115. |
Exclusion of the Press and Public
To consider excluding the Press and Public
from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-
“That in
accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive
Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England)
Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act
1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the
consideration of the following business on the grounds that it
involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in
paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public
interest in withholding the information outweighs the
public interest in disclosing the
information to the public”
At the time this agenda is published no
representations have been received that this part of the meeting
should be open to the public.
Minutes:
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RESOLVED:
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That members of the press and
public be now excluded from the meeting during consideration of the
following item on the grounds that the business involves the likely
disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part
1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as
amended).
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(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by
Councillor D Cook)
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116. |
Tamworth Enteprise Centre Budget and Business Plan
(Report of the
Portfolio Holder for Regeneration)
Minutes:
The Report of the Portfolio Holder for
Regeneration was considered.
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RESOLVED:
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The Committee:-
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1.
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Endorsed the 4 year business
plan as detailed and appended.
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2.
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Endorsed the budget forecast
outlined in the business plan.
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3.
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Noted the variance between current base budget and
expected outturn and endorse the actions detailed in the report to
mitigate the impact.
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(Moved by Councillor S Claymore and seconded by
Councillor D Cook)
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117. |
Tamworth Borough Council Grant to Samaritans update and future award
(Report of the
Portfolio Holder for Communities and Wellbeing)
Minutes:
The Report of the Portfolio Holder for
Communities and Wellbeing was considered.
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RESOLVED:
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The Committee:-
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1.
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Authorised officers to waive financial regulations
and issue a grant to Tamworth Samaritans to the value of
£7,000 for the year April 2018 to March
2019.
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2.
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Delegated authority to the Executive Director of
Communities in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for
Communities to manage the grant including any variations during the
term of the grant.
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(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded by
Councillor D Cook)
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118. |
Council Housing Repairs Delivery Options
(Report of the
Portfolio Holder for Housing Services)
Minutes:
The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing
Services was considered.
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RESOLVED:
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The Committee:
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Acknowledged the debate undertaken by Corporate
Scrutiny in relation to discussing the options on
31st January 2018; noting that they support the recommendations being
presented in the report.
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2.
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Endorsed an extension to the Wates Living Space
contract from 31st
March 2019 until 31st March 2020, on existing
terms, allowing for further exploration of opportunities identified
with the setting up of either an in-house contractor or procuring a
long-term managed contract.
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3.
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Recognised the commercial opportunities contained
within Arks independent report into the future delivery options for
the repairs and investment service.
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4.
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Delegated authority to the Executive Director of
Communities, in consultation with Portfolio Holder for Housing and
Executive Director of Corporate Services to agree a detailed
project and resourcing plan that enables a final decision to be
taken on the financial and commercial viability of an in-house
contractor by calendar year end (December 2018) when compared to
traditional procurement of longer term managed contract.
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5.
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Agreed the principle work-streams identified within
the report, which includes the commissioning of an up-to-date stock
condition survey that will allow, as far as practically possible,
the Council to test all the financial assumptions made to make a
final decision on the future repairs and investment
delivery
vehicle
for its council owned stock.
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6.
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Requested a Temporary Reserve for £150k be
created from current underspends on the Housing Repairs Account to
meet the costs of the workstream
identified in the report.
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(Moved by Councillor M Thurgood and seconded by
Councillor D Cook)
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