Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources.

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor N Pryce-Roberts)

Councillor Pryce-Roberts introduced the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement & Commercial Service, which sought feedback to enable the Council to set its Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget and capital investment programme for the next financial year 2023/24.

In reaching the decision below, Cabinet considered the minutes of the Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Landlord Services Committee (Cabinet Working Group), the report before it and the recommendations contained therein.

RESOLVED:   A.     That the financial position and the budget matters set out in the report be noted.

B.     That the use of the Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources delegated authority in relation to rent and service charge changes be noted.

C.     That the minutes of the Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Landlord Services Committee (Cabinet Working Group) be noted when finalising the HRA budget proposals to be approved by Council on 22 February 2023.

D.     That the Housing and Landlord Services Portfolio Holder be given delegated authority to submit firm proposals to Council on 22 February 2023 to enable the budget to be set.

To consider the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement and Commercial Services.

(To follow)

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement and Commercial Services as contained on pages 663 to 678 of the Book of Reports, which was to obtain feedback from the Committee to enable the Council to set its Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget and Capital Investment Programme for the next financial year 2023/24.

The Principal Finance Business Partner outlined the report and responded to comments and questions raised by Members of the Committee.

RESOLVED: That the budget position be considered and noted.

(Note:  This item was heard in Part 2 - Financial / Business Affairs – Paragraph 3, following Agenda Item 18 – exclusion of press and public)

To consider the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement and Commercial Services.

It is recommended that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of this item of business in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 (financial/business affairs) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and as, in all the circumstances of the case, the pubic interest in maintaining the exemption under Schedule 12A outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.