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Agenda and minutes

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

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Items
No. Item

85.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor R Pritchard

86.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 44 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor M Thurgood and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

87.

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.

88.

Question Time:

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

Minutes:

None

89.

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

None

Minutes:

None

90.

Draft Budget & Medium Term Financial Strategy 2014/15 pdf icon PDF 526 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Minutes:

Report of the Leader of the Council seeking approval for the draft package of Budget proposals to consult with the Joint Scrutiny Committee (Budget) on 27th January 2015 and to receive feedback on the

 

• General Fund Revenue (GF) Budget and Council Tax for 2015/16;

• Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget for 2015/16;

• Capital Programme – General Fund & HRA;

• Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

Approved the draft package of budget proposals including the proposed policy changes; and;

 

 

Endorsed that Joint Scrutiny Committee (Budget) should consider the budget proposals contained within this report at its next meeting on 27th January 2015

 

 

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

 

91.

Business Rates Income Forecast 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 86 KB

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Operations and Assets to report to and seek endorsement from Members on the Business Rates income

forecast for 2015/16 was considered

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

Endorsed the Business Rates income forecast for 2015/16 and subsequent NNDR1 form for submission to DCLG by 31 January 2015, in line with the scheme of delegation;

 

 

Authorised delegated authority to the Executive Director Corporate Services, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make required amendments as necessary; and;

 

 

 noted discretionary relief granted to qualifying bodies in line with the existing policy.

 

 

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

 

92.

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:

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

 

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

 

 

93.

Appointment of Fire Safety Partner for Council Owned Stock

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Waste Management)

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder of Housing & Waste Management to set out the commercial response to the procurement of the Home and fire safety

checks for council owned property.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the recommendation as contained in the report

 

 

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