Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies.

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

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4, the Committee noted the termination of Councillor I Davis and the appointment of Councillor A Owens for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the Political Groups.

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.

There were no urgent items of business.

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.)

There were no declarations of interest,

To receive as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 December 2022.

RESOLVED:   That the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 15 December 2022, be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources as contained on pages 87 to 100 of the Book of Reports, which was to update the Committee with progress on the development of the new Council Plan 2023-28.

Comments and questions were raised in respect of the following:

·       Focus areas to be decided in due course

·       Increase in complaints surrounding anti-social behaviour

RESOLVED:   A. That the update is noted.

                      B. That the committee provide any agreed comments ahead of the Councillor workshop.    

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

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources as contained on pages 101 to 124 of the Book of Reports, which was to present performance monitoring data for the quarter ended 31 December 2022.

Comments and questions were raised in respect of the following:

·       Delay to funding bids

RESOLVED:   That the Council’s performance against the Council Plan for the quarter ended 31 December 2022 be noted and any agreed comments be forwarded to the Relevant Portfolio Holder and Corporate Director of Housing, Transformation and Resources for consideration.

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

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement & Commercial Services as contained on pages 125 to 130 of the Book of Reports, which was to provide a summary of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Housing capital programme positions for the 2022/23 financial year.

Comments and questions were raised in respect of the following:

·       Pushing to spend funds before Year End.

RESOLVED:   That the HRA revenue and capital budget position for 2022/23 be noted

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

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement & Commercial Services as contained on pages 133 to 136 of the Book of Reports, which was to provide a summary of the General Revenue Account (GRA) position for the 2022/23 financial year at quarter 3.

Comments and questions were raised in respect of the following:

·       LGA Report advising that Local Authorities are having difficulties retaining staff, particularly in the planning departments.

RESOLVED:   That the report be noted.

RESOLVED: That the work programme be noted

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

This item no longer required consideration.

To receive an update from the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources.

RESOLVED: The Chairman deferred this item at the start of the meeting. This item was deferred to the next meeting.