Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Clarke and Fox.

None.

Report of Corporate Director (Chief Financial Officer).

The Corporate Director and Chief Financial Officer presented a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, outlining the Council’s Prudential Code Indicators and Treasury Strategy for 2014/15.

RESOLVED:

To note the Prudential Indicators and Treasury Strategy 2014/15 as detailed in the report, and refer it to Full Council for approval as required by the regulations.

Report of the Senior Leadership Team on behalf of the Leader of the Council.

The Corporate Director and Chief Financial Officer presented a report, which had been circulated prior the meeting, summarising the proposed capital programme for 2014/15 and future years in light of the Council’s priorities and the resources available.

RESOLVED that:

               (a)     The capital financing available for 2014/15 be noted;

(b)       The likely resources available for 2015/16 and 2016/17 be noted; and

(c)       The Capital Programme for 2014/15 detailed at Appendix 1of the report be agreed for referral to Council for approval.

Report of the Senior Leadership Team on behalf of the Leader of the Council.

The Chief Executive and the Corporate Director and Chief Financial Officer presented a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, setting out the priorities, objectives and top actions for the Council for the forthcoming year with the associated revenue budget.

The Deputy Leader, Councillor Payne, asked that Cabinet’s thanks to Service Managers and Scrutiny members for their input be recorded.

The Deputy Leader also asked that Officers investigate how balances could be used to purchase assets, whether there was any potential to reduce the cost, to residents, of the Council’s garden waste service and to look at Gedling Borough Council’s offer to the Borough’s Parish Councils, particularly in terms of access in the rural areas to transport and facilities in the urban area.

RESOLVED:

To recommend to Council on 3 March 2014:

(a)       The financial threshold above which decisions will be regarded as Key Decisions be set at £0.5m for 2014/15;

(b)       A Council Tax increase which balances the financing of a Net Council Tax Requirement of £5,344,000 in 2014/15; and

(c)       The detailed budget, priorities, objectives and actions for 2014/15, as detailed in Appendices 1 and 3 of the report, be approved.

None.