Home > Voting record Voting record Meeting date: Earlier - Later Councillor: Please select a councillor Beer, Peter K Beer Bradbury, David Bradbury Busby, David Busby Carruthers, Jane Carruthers Carter, Jessie Carter Carter, Terence Carter Caston, James Caston Clover, Paul Clover Davies, Austin Davies Davies, Helen Davies Davies, Sallie Davies Davis, Derek Davis Davis, Teresa Davis Dowling, Simon Dowling Eburne, Rachel Eburne Elkin, Lucy Elkin Grandon, Kathryn Grandon Hadingham, Lavinia Hadingham Hardingham, Nicholas Hardingham Hendry, Ruth Hendry Hicks, Matthew Hicks Holt, Michael Holt Hurren, Bryn Hurren Jamieson, Leigh Jamieson Lawrence, Terry Lawrence Lay, Colin Lay Linder, Anders Linder Malvisi, Elisabeth Malvisi Mansel, Sarah Mansel Marriott, Adrienne Marriott Matthissen, John Matthissen Maybury, Margaret Maybury BA (Hons) Ch Th McCraw, Alastair McCraw McLaren, Mary McLaren Mellen, Andrew Mellen Morgan, Gilly Morgan Napier, David Napier Newman, Mark Newman Nunn, John Nunn Osborne, Adrian Osborne Overett, Jen Overett Owen, Alison Owen Parker, Lee Parker Patchett, James Patchett Pearson, Janet Pearson Penny, David Penny Piper, Dr Ross Piper Plumb, Stephen Plumb Potter, Daniel Potter Pratt, Dr Daniel Pratt Reece, Isabelle Reece Regester, Tim Regester Riley, Brian Riley Row, Miles Row Saw, Deborah Saw Scarff, Keith Scarff Smith, Laura Smith Stringer, Andrew Stringer Support, IT Strategic Support Walters, Ollie Walters Warboys, Rowland Warboys Ward, John Ward Weller, Tim Weller Whitehead, John Whitehead Whyman, John Whyman Willshere, Nicky Willshere Winch, Richard Winch Babergh Council, Tuesday, 19th March, 2024 5.30 pm Item: TO DEBATE THE PROPOSED SUFFOLK DEVOLUTION DEAL To delegate authority to the Leader of the Council to collate the views of the Council and respond to Suffolk County Council.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/43 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) - CIL EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK SIXTH REVIEW - MARCH 2024 To agree recommendation 3.1 to 3.3 as detailed in report BC/23/43: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/44 JOINT HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION AND ROUGH SLEEPING STRATEGY 2024 To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed in report BC/23/44 including the agreed amendment : Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/45 DESIGNATION OF THE SECTION 151 OFFICER ROLE To agree recommendations 2.1 and 2.2 as detailed in report BC/23/45: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/46 REVISED PAY POLICY STATEMENT To agree recommendations 2.1 to 2.3 as detailed in report BC/23/46: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Cabinet, Monday, 4th March, 2024 4.00 pm Item: BCa/23/41 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 8 FEBRUARY 2024 To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 8 February 2024: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/42 FINANCIAL MONITORING QUARTER 3 2023/24 To approve recommendations 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 as set out in the report.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/43 UPDATE ON THE REGULATOR OF SOCIAL HOUSING REFERRAL AND OUR CURRENT COMPLIANCE POSITION To note report BCa/23/43: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/44 BDC Q3 PERFORMANCE REPORT To note the BDC Q3 Performance Report: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/45 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) - CIL EXPENDITURE PROGRAMME MARCH 2024 To approve recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as set out in the report.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/46 REFRESHED CARBON REDUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as set out in the report.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Council, Tuesday, 20th February, 2024 5.30 pm Item: BC/23/37 EMPTY HOMES AND SECOND HOMES POLICY To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3,2 as detailed in report BC/23/37.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/38 GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2024-2025 AND FOUR-YEAR OUTLOOK To agree recommendation 3.1 a), b), c) and d) and recommendation 3.2 e) and f) as detailed in report BC/23/38 and tabled papers: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/39 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) 2024/25 BUDGET To agree recommendations 4.1 a) to h) as detailed in report BC/23/39: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/40 JOINT CAPITAL, INVESTMENT AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 2024-2025 To agree recommendations 3.1 to 3.9 as detailed in report BC/23/40 and tabled papers: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: PETITION FOR DEBATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S PETITION SCHEME To note the petition: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Cabinet, Thursday, 8th February, 2024 1.00 pm Item: BCa/23/38 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 9 JANUARY 2024 To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 9th January 2024: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the meeting held on the 9 January 2024 be confirmed and signed as correct record. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/39 GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2024/25 AND FOUR-YEAR OUTLOOK To agree recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 as set out in the report and tabled papers: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1 That the General Fund Budget proposals for 2024/25 and four-year outlook set out in the report for both the revenue and capital budgets and the level of reserves be endorsed for recommendation to Council on 20 February 2024. 1.2 That the General Fund Budget for 2024/25 presented in this report assumes an increase in the Band D Council Tax of 2.99% for endorsement for recommendation to Council. 1.3 That three budget items were updated in the tabled papers for financing costs (see paragraph 5.10 of the report), costs arising from likely regulatory changes in accounting for loan impairments (paragraph 5.13 of the report) and final grant income figures from central government (paragraph 5.18 of the report) and endorsed to Council. 1.4 That the Cabinet considered options for balancing the budget for endorsement and recommendation to Council as set out in the tabled papers. 1.5 That the new income bands and contribution rates for the 100% Local Council Tax Reduction (Working Age) Scheme, as set out in 5.27 of the report, are endorsed for recommendation to Council. 1.6 That Cabinet endorses for recommendation to Council: a. The options for balancing the budget as detailed in Table 3 of the tabled papers. b. The creation of Expected Credit Loss Reserve of £937,850 as explained in paragraphs 3.4 to 3.12 in the tabled papers. c. The creation of a Financial Sustainability Reserve of £1,341,640 as proposed in paragraph 4.3 in the tabled papers. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/40 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUDGET 2024/25 AND FOUR-YEAR OUTLOOK To agree recommendation 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1That the HRA Budget proposals for 2024/25 set out in this report, be endorsed for recommendation to Council on 20 February 2024. 1.2 That a CPI + 1% increase of 7.7% for social rents, equivalent to an average rent increase of £7.92 and a RPI + 0.5% (9.4%) increase for affordable rent of £11.13, a week be implemented. 1.3 That the RPI increase of 8.9% in garage rents, equivalent to an average rent increase of £3.83 or £4.71 (private rental), a month be implemented. 1.4 That an increase of for sheltered housing service charges, equivalent to £49.12 a month, be implemented. 1.5 That an increase for sheltered housing utility charges, equivalent to £28.95 a month, be implemented, following no utility increase for 3 years (from 2019/20). 1.6 That in principle, Right to Buy (RTB) receipts should be retained within the Housing Revenue Account, to enable continued development and acquisition of new council dwellings. 1.7 That it is recommended that the £6m PWLB loan due to be repaid in 2024/25l is repaid rather than refinancing at a higher interest rate. 1.8 That the Revenue Contribution to Capital be increased £4.48m to £5.572m VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Council, Tuesday, 23rd January, 2024 5.30 pm Item: BC/23/31 HALF YEAR REPORT ON TREASURY MANAGEMENT 2023/24 To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed in report BC/23/31: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/32 OUR PLAN FOR BABERGH To accept the recommendation from Cabinet to adopt Our Plan for Babergh, setting out the vision, approach and strategic priorities for Babergh District Council for 2023-2031 (Appendix A).: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/33 POLLING DISTRICT REVIEW That the Polling Districts and Polling Places as listed in Appendix A to this report be agreed.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/34 DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER DELEGATED POWERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION That Council notes the decision taken under delegated powers by the Chief Executive as detailed in Appendix A.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: COUNCILLOR APPOINTMENTS To agree Councillor Appointments as detailed in the agenda including the amendment stated by the chair: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Cabinet, Tuesday, 9th January, 2024 4.00 pm Item: BCa/23/31 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 4 DECEMBER 2023 To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 4th December 2023: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the meeting held on the 4 December 2023 be confirmed and signed as correct record. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/33 FEES AND CHARGES 2024/25 - PARKING CHARGES To agree the amended recommendation 3.1, and recommendations 3.2 and 3.3 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1 To carry out engagement and consultation with town and parish councils within Babergh, and with Babergh Councillors and with any other recognised groups making representation over the engagement period. 1.2 That a proposal for varying car parking charges and road traffic orders across Babergh Council car parks will be presented to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for their examination and advice to Cabinet. 1.3 That Proposals will be brought to Babergh Cabinet (after presenting to O&S) for varying car parking charges and off-street road traffic orders across Babergh Council car parks. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/34 OUR PLAN FOR BABERGH To agree recommendation 3.1 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - To consider the feedback from engagement and endorse the final plan setting out the vision and strategic priorities for Babergh District Council for 2023-2031, as set out in Appendix A. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/35 EMPTY HOME PREMIUMS To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1That Cabinet approve the empty homes and second homes premiums policy for 2024-25 attached in appendix A 1.2 That Cabinet delegate authority to the Director of Housing in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to make technical amendments to the policy to ensure it meets the criteria set by Government and the Council VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/36 2022/23 GREENHOUSE GAS REPORT To agree recommendation 3.1 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1That the contents of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2022-23 at Appendix A to the report be noted. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/37 CONFIRMATION OF THE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 04 DECEMBER 2023 To confirm the amended confidential minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2023: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - That the amended confidential minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2023 be confirmed and signed as a true record. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Cabinet, Monday, 4th December, 2023 2.30 pm Item: BCa/23/26 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 7 NOVEMBER 2023 To vote on the confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on the 7 November 2023: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/27 FINANCIAL MONITORING QUARTER 2 2023/24 To agree recommendations 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1 That, subject to any further budget variations that arise during the rest of the financial year, the projected overspend on the General Fund of £922k referred to in section 4.2 and Appendix A of the report be noted; 1.2 That, subject to any further budget variations that arise during the rest of the financial year, the projected overspend on the Housing Revenue Account of £944k over budget referred to in section 4.3 and Appendix B of the report be noted; 1.3 That, the Council’s compliance with the Prudential Indicators during quarter two referred to in section 4.4 and Appendix C of the report be noted. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/28 UPDATE ON THE REGULATOR OF SOCIAL HOUSING REFERRAL AND OUR CURRENT COMPLIANCE POSITION To agree recommendation 3.1 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - That Members noted the report. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/30 BABERGH GROWTH PROJECT UPDATE To agree recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 as set out in the report: Resolution status:Carried This item is exempt from call-in on Grounds of Urgency, as agreed with the Chair of the Council. Grounds of Urgency are: The construction contract for the Former HQ site in Hadleigh has been renegotiated and needs to be completed urgently to mitigate costs. It was RESOLVED: - That the recommendations as outlined in the report be approved. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Council, Tuesday, 21st November, 2023 5.30 pm Item: BC/23/27 BABERGH AND MID SUFFOLK JOINT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME 2023-2026 That the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Development Scheme 2023-2026 (November 2023) (Appendix A) is agreed and brought into effect from 21st November 2023 in Babergh.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/28 BABERGH AND MID SUFFOLK JOINT LOCAL PLAN FOR ADOPTION That the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan DPD (November 2023) (Appendix A) be approved for adoption under Regulation 26 of the Town and Country Planning Act (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For This meeting will not be livestreamed, Babergh Cabinet, Tuesday, 7th November, 2023 4.00 pm Item: BCa/23/22 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 3 OCTOBER 2023 To vote on the confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on the 3 October 2023: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the meeting held on the 3 October 2023 be signed and confirmed as a correct record. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/23 BUILDING SERVICES TRANSFORMATION To vote on the recommendation for Babergh as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - That Babergh Cabinet agreed to the release of £943k from reserves to expedite the completion of outstanding repairs and enable delivery of the next phase of the Building Services Transformation and Improvement Programmes. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/24 POTENTIAL LOCAL LISTED BUILDING CONSENT ORDER FOR INSTALLING ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES To vote on the recommendation as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - That Cabinet approved to commence a seven-week period of consultation, commencing 10th November 2023 and ending 29th December 2023, on the proposed scope and conditions of a Local Listed Building Consent Order. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/25 HEALTH BEHAVIOURS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT To vote on recommendation 3.1 as detailed in the report: Ad-Hoc status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - To note the report and the Healthy Behaviours Partnership Agreement. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Council, Tuesday, 24th October, 2023 5.30 pm Item: BC/23/21 COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEWS 2022/23 To agree recommendations that the draft recommendations as set out in Appendix A be approved and That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to complete the CGR process and any required orders.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/22 CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detail in report BC/23/22 including the amendment by Councillor Ward: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/23 DRAFT TIMETABLE OF MEETINGS 2024/25 To agree recommendations 2.1 and 2.2 as detailed in report BC/23/23: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/24 APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM MONITORING OFFICER To agree that Jan Robinson, Corporate Manager for Governance and Civic Office be appointed as the Council's Interim Monitoring Officer from 31st October 2023.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Cabinet, Tuesday, 3rd October, 2023 4.00 pm Item: BCa/23/15 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 5 SEPTEMBER 2023 To vote on the confirmation of the minutes from the meeting held on the 5 September 2023: Ad-Hoc status:Carried That the minutes of the meeting held on the 5 September 2023 be confirmed and signed as correct record. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward Abstain Item: BCa/23/16 VARIATION OF AGREEMENT OF THE SHARED REVENUE PARTNERSHIP To vote on recommendation 3.1 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried ThatCabinet authorisedthe Directorof CorporateResources inconsultation withthe Cabinet Memberfor Financeto enterinto theDeed ofVariation atAppendix Ato the report. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/18 CORPORATE PLAN REFRESH To vote on recommendation 3.1 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried Toendorse engagementon theemerging visionand strategicpriorities asset outin Appendix A. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/17 COST OF LIVING: REVIEW OF 6 MONTH PLAN AND BEYOND To vote on recommendation 3.1 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried To note phase 3 of the Cost of Living Action Plan and endorse the commitment to develop a longer term approach to preventing poverty which seeks to understand the underlying drivers of poverty across both districts at a hyper local level through continued work with internal and external stakeholders and to include wider engagement with Town and Parish Councils. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/19 BMSDC ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN To vote on recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried 1.1 Cabinet approved that Option 1 was taken forward and the joint councils’ draft EV Infrastructure Implementation Plan. 1.2 Thatthe completion of the finaldocumentation was delegatedto theDirector for Economic Growth and Climate Change in consultation with portfolio holders for Environment, Culture & Wellbeing in Babergh and Thriving Towns and Rural Communities in Mid Suffolk. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/20 EMPLOYER SUPPORTED VOLUNTEERING POLICY To vote on recommendation 3.1 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried To note and support the implementation of the Councils first Employer Supported Volunteering Policy VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/21 REVISED SAFEGUARDING POLICY - CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS AT RISK To vote on recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried 1.1 That Cabinet agreedOption 1and approvethe revisedSafeguarding Policyfor Children,Young People and Adults at Risk. 1.2 To agree for the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Portfolio Holder to have delegated authority to make minor amendments to the Safeguarding Policy in linewith outcomesderived fromthe AnnualSection 11Audit orfuture InternalAudit Reviews. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: THE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTE OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 5 SEPTEMBER 2023 To vote on the confirmation of the confidential minute from the meeting held on the 5 September 2023: Ad-Hoc status:Carried That the confidential minute of the meeting held on the 5 September 2023 be confirmed and signed as a true record of the meeting. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward Abstain Babergh Council, Tuesday, 19th September, 2023 5.30 pm Item: BC/23/14 ANNUAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT REPORT - 2022/23 To agree recommendations 3.1, 3.2 and Babergh recommendation 3.3 as details in report BC/22/14: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/15 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND COMPANY (CIFCO CAPITAL LTD) BUSINESS TRADING AND PERFORMANCE REPORT To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed in report BC/23/15: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/16 BABERGH STATE OF THE DISTRICT REPORT 2023 To agree recommendation 3.1 To note the content of the Babergh State of the District Report 2023 and endorse its publication on the Councils’ website during October 2023: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/17 RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL To agree recommendation 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 as detailed in report BC/25/17: Ad-Hoc status:Rejected VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For To Agree the amended recommendation Proposed by Cllr Riley and Seconded by Councillor Beer: Ad-Hoc status:Rejected VotingCouncillorVote John Ward Against Babergh Council, Tuesday, 18th July, 2023 5.30 pm Item: BC/23/9 CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION To approve Recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed in report BC/23/9: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/10 GREENHOUSE GAS REPORT 2021-22 To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed in report BC/23/10: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/23/11 REVIEW OF THE DELIVERY OF THE 2023 DISTRICT, TOWN & PARISH ELECTIONS To agree recommendation 3.1 to note the content of Appendices A and B, and request that the Joint Audit &Standards Committee review the draft action plan arising from those reviews.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: COUNCILLOR APPOINTMENTS To agree councillor appointments as detailed in the Agenda.: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: TO CONSIDER THE MOTION ON NOTICE RECEIVED FROM COUNCILLOR JAMIESON To agree motion on notice proposed by Councillor Jamieson: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: TO CONSIDER THE MOTION ON NOTICE RECEIVED FROM COUNCILLOR WARD To agree motion on notice proposed by Councillor Ward including amendment proposed by Councillor Maybury: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For This meeting will not be live streamed, Babergh Cabinet, Monday, 10th July, 2023 4.00 pm Item: BCa/23/1 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 6 MARCH 2023 To vote on the confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on the 17 March 2023: Ad-Hoc status:Carried It was RESOLVED:- That the minutes of the meeting held on the 17 March 2023 be confirmed and signed as a true record of the meeting. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/2 GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL OUTTURN 2022/23 To vote on recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1 That the 2022/23 General Fund financial outturn of £199k overspend compared to budget as set out in this report be noted. 1.2 That the revenue carry-forward requests totalling £73k be noted. 1.3 That the following transfers be approved: a) £698k be transferred to the Strategic Priorities Reserve b) (£500k) be transferred from the Inflationary Pressure Reserve to absorb pressures experienced in the year c) (£108k) to be transferred from the Council Tax & Business Rates Reserve d) £164k to be transferred to the Waste Reserve 1.4 That the capital carry-forward requests totalling £10.820m be approved. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/3 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) FINANCIAL DRAFT OUTTURN 2022/23 To vote on recommendations 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED:- 1.1 That the 2022/23 HRA financial outturn as set out in this report be noted. 1.2 That the transfer of £1.004m, being the HRA revenue deficit for the year (£1.515m worse than originally budgeted) from the Strategic Priorities Reserve be approved. 1.3 That the HRA capital carry-forward requests totalling£8.444m be approved. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/6 AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUTED SUMS SPENDING POLICY To vote on recommendations 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 as detailed in the report: Resolution status:Carried It was RESOLVED: - 1.1 To confirm that affordable housing Commuted Sums form part of the operational housing budget and so delegated to the Director for Housing the authority to make the associated spending decisions, in line with adopted policy and in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing. 1.2 To adopt the appended Commuted Sums Spending Policy as a means of guiding decision making on Commuted Sums spend. 1.3 That the Director for Housing to be authorised to make future amendments to the Commuted Sums Spending Policy, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, for example if required to stay up to date with legislation, national or other Council policies. VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BCa/23/1 TO CONFIRM THE RESTRICTED MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 17 MARCH 2023 To vote on the confirmation of the restricted minute of the meeting held on the 17 March 2023: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Babergh Council, Wednesday, 22nd March, 2023 5.30 pm Item: BC/22/48 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) - CIL EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK FIFTH REVIEW - MARCH 2023 To agree recommendations 3.1 to 3.3 as detailed in report BC/22/48: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/22/49 DRAFT JOINT LOCAL PLANNING ENFORCEMENT PLAN 2023 To agree recommendations 6.1 to 6.3 as detailed in report BC/22/49: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/22/51 COUNCILLORS PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY 3.1 That Council approves the adoption of a Parental leave Policy for Councillors: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Item: BC/22/52 PAY POLICY STATEMENT 2023/2024 To agree recommendations 2.1 and 2.2 as detailed in report BC/22/52: Ad-Hoc status:Carried VotingCouncillorVote John Ward For Navigation: Democratic Services Home Babergh District Councillors Mid Suffolk District Councillors Find Your Councillor Babergh District Council Calendar Mid Suffolk District Council Calendar Joint Meetings Calendar Babergh District Council Constitution Mid Suffolk District Council Constitution Committees Decisions ePetitions Library Meetings Outside bodies Parish Councils Search documents Subscribe to updates MPs What's New Go to Babergh District Council main public website Go to Mid Suffolk District Council main public website