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Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Thursday, 18th February, 2016 6.00 pm

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

Contact: Democratic Services  01827 709264

Items
No. Item

109.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

110.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 24 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 January 2016 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

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

111.

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.

112.

Question Time:

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

Minutes:

None

113.

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

None

Minutes:

None

114.

Quarter Three 2015/16 Performance Report pdf icon PDF 17 KB

(The Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet endorsed the contents of the report

 

 

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

 

115.

Corporate Vision, Priorities Plan, Budget & Medium Term Financial Strategy 2016/17 pdf icon PDF 754 KB

(The Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council requested the approval of the Vision Statement, Priority Themes, Corporate Priorities and Outcomes and their inclusion in the Corporate Plan and Support Service Plan. Also to seek approval of the recommended package of budget proposals and to comply 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

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

1

approved the Vision Statement, Priority Themes, Corporate Priorities and Outcomes and their inclusion in the Corporate Plan and Support Service Plan;

 

2

approved the proposed revisions to Service Revenue Budgets (Policy Changes);

 

3

approved the sum of £81,896 be applied from Council Tax Collection Fund surpluses in reducing the Council Tax demand in 2016/17;

 

4

approved the sum of £560,025 be applied to Business Rates Collection Fund deficits in 2016/17;

 

5

approved that on 26th November 2015, the Cabinet calculated the Council Tax Base 2016/17 for the whole Council area as 20,904 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")];

 

6

approved that the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2016/17 is £3,381,222;

 

7

approved the following amounts as calculated for the year 2016/17 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

a. £55,054,127 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. £51,672,905 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. £3,381,222 being the amount by which the aggregate at 6(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 6(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.   £161.75 being the amount at 6(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (at 4 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;

 

8

approved the Council Tax level for the Borough Council for 2016/17 of £161.75 (an increase of £3.15 (1.99%) on the 2016/17 level of £158.60) at Band D;

 

9

approved 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 £1,498.34 at Band D for 2016/17 be noted;

 

10

approved the Council Tax levels at each band for 2016/17;

 

11

approved the sum of £1,724,806 be transferred from General Fund Revenue Balances in 2016/17;

 

12

approved the Summary General Fund Revenue Budget for 2016/17;

 

13

approved the Provisional Budgets for 2017/18 to 2018/19, summarised at Appendix G, as the basis for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 115.

116.

Updated RIPA Policy pdf icon PDF 14 KB

(The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer advised Members of the proposed amendments to the Corporate Policy governing the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in light of the new requirements introduced by recent legislative change and Home Office Guidance and sought their consideration and recommendations in relation thereto.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

1

considered the changes to the  RIPA policy on Directed  Surveillance, Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) and Acquisition of Communications Data,

 

2

satisfied itself  that the changes met the requirements imposed on the Council in terms of the legislation and Codes of Practice; and

 

3

recommended approval to Council.

 

 

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