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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS BY COUNCILLORS Minutes: There were no declarations of interests declared.
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MCa/21/16 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 2 AUGUST 2021 PDF 369 KB Minutes: It was RESOLVED: -
That the minutes of the meeting held on the 2 August 2021 be confirmed as a correct record.
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TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S PETITION SCHEME Minutes: None received.
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QUESTIONS BY COUNCILLORS Minutes: None received.
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MATTERS REFERRED BY THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY OR JOINT AUDIT AND STANDARDS COMMITTEES Minutes: There were no matters referred.
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FORTHCOMING DECISIONS LIST Please note the most up to date version can be found via the website:
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Minutes: The Forthcoming Decisions List was noted.
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MCa/21/17 GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL MONITORING 2021/22 - QUARTER 1 PDF 221 KB Cabinet Member for Finance Decision: It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That, subject to any further budget variations that arise during the rest of the financial year, the surplus position of £103k, referred to in section 6.6 and Appendix A of the report, be noted; 1.2 That the revised 2021/22 Capital Programme referred to in Appendix E and section 6.14 be noted. REASON FOR DECISION To ensure that Members are kept informed of the current budgetary position for both General Fund Revenue and Capital. Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: At this stage in the year, the financial position is for noting only Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None Any Dispensations Granted: None
Minutes: 43.1 The Cabinet Member for Finance, Councillor Whitehead, introduced Paper MCa/21/17 and drew the relevant issues to the attention of Cabinet.
43.2 Councillor Whitehead proposed the recommendations set out in the report, which was seconded by the Cabinet Member for Assets and Investments, Councillor Gould.
43.3 The Cabinet Member for Finance, Councillor Whitehead, responded to questions from other Members attending the meeting including the allocation of the funds in the Growth and Efficiency Fund and the refurbishment and repair of Stowmarket Leisure Centre. The Assistant Director for Corporate Resources would provide additional responses to the questions outside the meeting.
43.4 The Assistant Director for Commercial Development and Regeneration responded to a question regarding the Grant Funding and confirmed that some of the funding for the two main mandatory grants would have to be repaid to Central Government due to the restrictions attached to the grants.
43.5 The Cabinet Member for Finance, Councillor Whitehead, responded to further questions from other Members attending the meeting regarding the positive variance for development management and stated that this was a result of additional income, but that it was a difficult area to forecast in relation to development management income.
43.6 In response to questions regarding the Capital Programme for disabilities facilities and empty homes, the Assistant Director for Housing outlined the past year’s development put in place to improve the services to residents.
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It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That, subject to any further budget variations that arise during the rest of the financial year, the surplus position of £103k, referred to in section 6.6 and Appendix A of the report, be noted; 1.2 That the revised 2021/22 Capital Programme referred to in Appendix E and section 6.14 be noted. REASON FOR DECISION To ensure that Members are kept informed of the current budgetary position for both General Fund Revenue and Capital Budgets.
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MCa/21/18 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) FINANCIAL MONITORING 2021/22 –QUARTER 1 PDF 193 KB Cabinet Member for Finance Decision: It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That, subject to any further budget variations that arise during the rest of the financial year, the adverse variance of £554k, referred to in section 6.5 of the report, be noted; 1.2 The 2021/22 revised Capital Programme referred to in Appendix A and section 6.14 be noted. REASON FOR DECISION To ensure that Members are kept informed of the current budgetary position for both the HRA Revenue and Capital Budgets Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: At this stage in the year, the financial position is for noting only Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None Any Dispensations Granted: None Minutes: 44.1 The Cabinet Member for Finance, Councillor Whitehead, introduced paper MCa/21/18 and outlined the relevant issues to Cabinet.
44.2 Councillor Whitehead proposed the recommendation set out in the report, which was seconded by the Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Hadingham.
44.3 The Assistant Director for Corporate Resources and the Assistant Director for Housing responded to questions from other Members attending the meeting on issues including housing repairs and the cost of building services.
By a unanimous vote
It was RESOLVED: - 1.1 That, subject to any further budget variations that arise during the rest of the financial year, the adverse variance of £554k, referred to in section 6.5 of the report, be noted; 1.2 The 2021/22 revised Capital Programme referred to in Appendix A and section 6.14 of the report be noted.
REASON FOR DECISION To ensure that Members are kept informed of the current budgetary position for both the HRA Revenue and Capital Budgets
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MCa/21/19 QUARTER 1 PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION PDF 3 MB Cabinet Member for Customers, Digital Transformation and Improvement
A presentation of performance across the whole Council for the period 1 April – 30 June 2021 (Q1).
To note the information contained within the presentation, giving the opportunity to reflect and comment on progress made against the key priorities aligned to the Corporate Plan 2019 – 2027.
Minutes: 45.1 The Cabinet Member for Customers, Digital Transformation and Information, Councillor Morley, introduced the paper for Quarter 1 Performance for the period between 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021 and summarised the main points in the papers.
45.2 In response to questions from other members attending the meeting in relation to the AJ Bell Women’s Tour, Cabinet Members responded that there would be a press release in due course and that Suffolk County Council’s representative would be in contact with communities once the activity programme had been signed off.
45.3 The Cabinet Member for Communities, Councillor Flatman, responded to a question for the development at Needham Lake and stated that the completion date would be published in due course.
45.4 The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, Councillor Richardson, thanked the Communities team for the work they had undertaken during the lockdown whilst continuing to support the portfolios. He drew Members’ attention to the Wellbeing Strategy, which would be presented to Council this month.
45.5 The Cabinet Member for Economy, Councillor Brewster, thanked the Economy team for the ongoing work including the allocation of the Covid-19 Business Grants, and the Virtual High Street project, for which a number of businesses had been signed up to.
45.6 The Assistant Director for Economic Development and Regeneration detailed the number of businesses signed up to the Virtual High Street as follows: Stowmarket 80, Eye 16 and Needham Market 10.
45.7 The Quarter 1 Presentation was noted.
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