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Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

6.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That Councillor J Oates be appointed as Chair

 

 

(Moved by Councillor M Oates and seconded by Councillor A James)

 

7.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

8.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 277 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 26 January 2016 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor S Peaple and seconded by Councillor A Lunn)

9.

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.

10.

Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2017/18 to 2021/22 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

(The Report of Cabinet)

Minutes:

The Report of the Cabinet regarding the budget proposals and medium term financial strategy for General Fund (GF) Revenue, the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and the Capital Programme was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Members requested Cabinet to investigate the potential for High earning Council tenants to be charged a market rent with the associated objective to release Council Housing

 

 

(Moved by Councillor M Summers and seconded by Councillor S Peaple

 

 

That Members requested Cabinet to bring forward a fully costed proposal for green bin charging to Council including all of the associated implications for the area

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Peaple and seconded by Councillor T Madge)

 

That Members requested that Cabinet with urgency review the potential commercial opportunities for the Castle to reduce the operating costs in support of the MTFS

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Peaple and seconded by Councillor C Cooke)