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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Cabinet/Committee Room, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk L39 2DF

Contact: Julia Brown 

Items
No. Item

43.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

44.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

Minutes:

There were no changes to Membership of the Committee.

45.

URGENT BUSINESS, IF ANY, INTRODUCED BY THE CHAIRMAN

Note:  No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

 

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

46.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Legal and Democratic Services Manager in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.)

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

47.

DECLARATIONS OF PARTY WHIP

In accordance with Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rule 16, Members must declare the existence of any Party Whip, and the nature of it, when considering any matter in the following categories:

 

-       The review of any decision of the Cabinet or

-       The performance of any Member of the Cabinet

 

N.B. The Secretary of State believes whipping is incompatible with Overview and Scrutiny.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of Party Whip.

48.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 291 KB

To receive as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 21 November 2019.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 21 November 2019 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

49.

PUBLIC SPEAKING pdf icon PDF 180 KB

Residents of West Lancashire on giving notice, may address the meeting to make representations on any item on the agenda except where the public and press are to be excluded during consideration of the item.  The deadline for submissions is 10.00am on Friday 24 January 2020.  A copy of the public speaking protocol and form to be completed is attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

50.

CALL IN ITEMS

There are no items under this heading.

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

51.

RELEVANT MINUTES OF CABINET - 14 January 2020 pdf icon PDF 325 KB

To scrutinise the following minutes of Cabinet:

14 January 2020

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the minutes of Cabinet held on 14 January 2020 as contained on pages 381 to 390 of the Book of Reports.

 

RESOLVED: That the minutes of Cabinet held on 14 January 2020 be noted.

52.

MINUTES OF MEMBER DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION pdf icon PDF 226 KB

To consider the notes of the Member Development Commission held on 19 September 2019 and 23 October 2019.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the minutes of the Member Development Commission held on 19 September 2019 and 23 October 2019 as contained on pages 391 to 396 of the Book of Reports.

 

In discussion reference was made to the following:

 

·                By-Election - New Member Induction – Future support; Tour of Premises, Training Sessions to support new Members only.

 

RESOLVED: A.        That the minutes of Member Development Commission held on 19 September 2019 and 23 October 2019 be noted.

 

B.        That the Member Services/Civic Officer raise at a future meeting of the Member Development Commission, that consideration be given to offer relevant training to new Members 'exclusively' and to also provide a 'Tour of the Council Premises' upon appointment to Office.

 

 

  

 

 

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53.

Draft Medium Term Capital Programme pdf icon PDF 258 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation and Rescources.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement and Commercial Property as contained on pages 397 to 406 of the Book of Reports which set out details of the GRA medium term capital programme position for the next 3 years.  The report had previously been considered by Cabinet at its meeting held on 14 January 2020.

 

The Deputy Borough Treasurer attended the meeting and provided an overview of the report referring to details as set down in the report and appendices.

 

A Motion to approve the recommendation at paragraph 3.1 of the report was moved and seconded.

An amendment to the motion was moved, but not seconded therefore fell.

A vote was taken on the motion, which was CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

54.

Draft Revenue Budget 2020-21 pdf icon PDF 164 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation and Resources.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement and Commercial Property as contained on pages 407 to 414 of the Book of Reports which provided a summary of the General Revenue Account budget position for the next financial year.  The report had previously been considered by Cabinet held on 14 January 2020.

 

The Deputy Borough Treasurer attended the meeting and provided an overview of the report referring to details as set down in the report and appendices.

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

55.

Housing Account - Revenue and Capital Budget Setting pdf icon PDF 406 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community as contained on pages 415 to 432 of the Book of Reports which provided a summary of the Housing Account's financial position. The report had previously been considered by Cabinet at its meeting held on 14 January 2020.

 

The Deputy Borough Treasurer attended the meeting and provided an overview of the report referring to details as set down in the report and appendices.

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.