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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth

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Items
No. Item

25.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors R Pritchard and M Greatorex.

26.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 31st July 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor S Claymore and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

27.

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.

28.

Question Time:

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

Minutes:

There were no questions.

29.

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

None

Minutes:

There were none

30.

Budget and Medium Term Financial Planning Process 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 46 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Leader of the Council seeking agreement to the proposed budget and medium term financial planning process for General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account for 2015/16 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the Budget and Planning process report.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

31.

Cabinet Write Offs for 01/04/14 - 30/6/14 pdf icon PDF 30 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets, presented by Director of Finance, seeking to provide members with details of write offs from 01 April 2014 to 30 June 2014 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the amount of debt to be written off.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor M Thurgood)

 

32.

Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2013/14 pdf icon PDF 55 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets, presented by the Leader of the Council, seeking to inform Members of the Small Grants, Arts Grants and Sport Grants awards made during 2013/14 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the outturn of the Cabinet (Grants) Sub-Committee.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor S Claymore)

 

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

RESOLVED:

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 and 4, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

 

 

33.

Service Review - Public Conveniences

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets, presented by Director Assets and Environment, seeking to inform Cabinet of the proposed changes in the operations of the public conveniences within the Town Centre with a view to reducing the operating costs, including changes to operating facilities, operating hours and staff provision was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the recommendations as contained in the report subject to the amendment to reflect the revised redundancy figures provided at the meeting. 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor M Thurgood)

 

34.

Leaseholder Service Charges - High Rise Lifts

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Public Housing and Vulnerable People)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Public Housing and Vulnerable People, presented by the Director Assets and Environment, seeking to set out for Cabinet the implications for leaseholders in respect of service charges associated with the refurbishment of lifts in the high rise blocks and to provide Cabinet with the options in relation to application of service charges along with the financial implications of those options was considered. 

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the recommendations as contained in the report

 

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor M Thurgood)

 

35.

Service Review - CCTV and Street Wardens

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Community Development and Voluntary Sector)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Community Development and Voluntary Sector seeking to provide an options appraisal for the CCTV and Street Warden Service was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

 

1.

endorsed the recommendations contained in the report, and;

 

2.

thanked the Director Assets and Environment and the Neighbourhood Services Manager for the excellent job done in carrying out the service review and in preparing the report.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded Councillor D Cook)