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Cabinet
Thursday 20 December 2007 5.30 pm
Date:
Thursday, 20th December, 2007
Time:
5.30pm
Place:
Reception Room, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
Attendance Details
Item
Description
Resolution
87
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business
for item 87
88
TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 6 DECEMBER 2007.
(Attachment: 1)
Minutes
RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
89
DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business
for item 89
90
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT & BUDGET 2008/09
(Attachment: 2)
Report of Head of Corporate Services
(Attachment: 3)
Appendix 1
Business
for item 90
RESOLVED:
That the Head of Finance be granted Authority to draft a response to the Minister of State for Local Government on behalf of the Council on the proposed Finance settlement expressing concern at the impact of changes in specific grant provision and the effect of the 'floor damping' mechanism that is extremely costly to small authorities such as Gedling.
91
REPORT ON WEEKLY SUMMER REFUSE COLLECTION
(Attachment: 4)
Summer Service Report
Business
for item 91
RESOLVED:
i. To note the report.
ii. To continue the weekly summer collection of domestic waste in 2008.
iii. To thank the staff and the public for the success of the scheme.
92
ANY OTHER ITEMS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT.
Business
for item 92
The meeting closed at 6.05 pm
Attendance Details
Present:
R.F. Spencer(Chairman), A.S. Bexon, G.V. Clarke, W.H. Golland, J.M. Parr, R.J. Nicholson, V.C. Pepper, W.J. Clarke (Observer), A.J. Gillam (Observer), G.E. Withers (Observer)
Business
Business
Item
Business
87
None received
89
None declared
90
The Head of Corporate Services submitted a report that provided the key points of the provisional local government finance settlement for 2008/09, released on 6 December 2007. It also provided an overview of the base budget for 2008/09.
91
The Head of Direct Services advised Members of the operational issues arising in connection with the introduction of weekly collections of domestic waste from all properties in the borough during the summer period and of the impact of this on the Council's predicted recycling rate for 2007/08.
92
None