Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 2.00 pm

Venue: Astley Room - Castle

Contact: Geoff Durham 742222 

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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive declarations of interest from Members  on items included in the agenda.

3.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS pdf icon PDF 237 KB

To consider the Minutes of the previous meeting.

Decision:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on the 9 January, 2025 be agreed as a correct record and the Leader provided Cabinet with an update on local Government Reorganisation.

4.

WALLEYS QUARRY ODOUR ISSUES pdf icon PDF 699 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the update report be received and noted.

5.

REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND STRATEGIES 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(i)              That the Revenue and Capital Budgets as detailed in this report and in

the report to Cabinet dated 9 January 2025, be recommended to Full Council for approval.

 

(ii)             That the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2029/30

(Appendix 2) be recommended to Full Council for approval;.

 

(iii)           That the strategy for ensuring a balanced revenue outturn position for

2024/25, be approved.

 

(iv)           That the calculation of the Council Tax base and a proposed Council Tax

increase for 2025/26 of 1.99% per Band D equivalent property be recommended to Full Council for approval.

 

(v)             That the risk assessment at Appendix 3 and the Section 151 Officer’s

recommendation on the level of reserves and contingencies provisionally required to be maintained in 2025/26 be recommended to Full Council for approval .

 

(vi)           That the Civic Growth Fund priorities for 2025/26 be approved.

 

(vii)          That the Capital Strategy (Appendix 5) for 2025/35 be recommended to

Full Council for approval.

 

(viii)        That  the Treasury Management Strategy (Appendix 6) for 2025/26 be

recommended to Full Council for approval. .

 

(ix)           That the Investment Strategy (Appendix 7) for 2025/26 be recommended

to Full Council for approval.

 

(x)             That the Commercial Strategy (Appendix 8) for 2025/26 be

recommended to Full Council for approval.

 

(xi)           That the updated Asset Management     Strategy (Appendix 9) for

2023/28 be recommended to Full Council for approval.

 

(xii)          That the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme (Appendix 10) for

2025/26 be recommended to Full Council for approval.

 

6.

FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW REPORT - THIRD QUARTER 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 302 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the contents of the report and appendices be noted and that the Council’s service and financial performance for this period continue to be monitored and challenged.

7.

TREE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 354 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(i)              That the tree risk management strategy be endorsed.

 

(ii)             That the tree risk management strategy be adopted as policy.

8.

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME 2025/28 pdf icon PDF 333 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the update to the Council’s Local Development Scheme (“LDS”) for the period 2025 – 2028, be approved.

 

9.

FORWARD PLAN pdf icon PDF 176 KB

Decision:

That the Forward Plan be received and noted.

10.

URGENT BUSINESS

To consider any business which is urgent within the meaning of Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.

11.

DISCLOSURE OF EXEMPT INFORMATION

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following reports, because it is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972.