Agenda, decisions and minutes

There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 24 March 2015

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 24 March 2015 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The joint report of the Chief Executive and Director of Finance and Transformation reviewed the current Risk Management Strategy.  No amendment was considered to be required other than some minor textual adjustments and the strategy had been endorsed by the Audit Committee at its meeting on 22 June 2015.

RECOMMENDED:  That the Risk Management Strategy set out at Annex 1 to the report be adopted by the Council.

*Referred to Council

The joint report of the Chief Executive and Director of Finance and Transformation reviewed the Local Code of Corporate Governance which was considered to require no amendment apart from some minor textual adjustments.  It was noted that the Code had been considered by the Audit Committee on 22 June which had requested that reference to that Committee be included in section 2.2 of the Code in respect of the independent scrutiny role of the Audit Committee.  It was also suggested that section 4.1 be expanded regarding the means of securing transparent decisions.

RECOMMENDED:  That the revised Local Code of Corporate Governance set out at Annex 1 to the report, as amended by the Audit Committee, be adopted by the Council.

*Referred to Council

The report of the Director of Finance and Transformation advised that a report detailing treasury management activity undertaken in April and May of the current financial year together with the treasury management outturn position for 2014/15 had been considered by the Audit Committee on 22 June 2015.

It was noted that the action taken by officers had been commended for endorsement.

RECOMMENDED:  That

(1)       the action taken by officers in respect of treasury management activity for April and May 2015 be endorsed; and

(2)        the 2014/15 outturn position be noted.

*Referred to Council

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Item ERG 15/13 referred from Economic Regeneration Advisory Board minutes of 23 June 2015

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The notes of meetings of Advisory Boards are attached, any recommendations identified by an arrow being for determination by the Cabinet. Notices relating to any decisions already taken by Cabinet Members under the arrangements for delegated decision making have previously been circulated.

The notes of the meetings of the following Advisory Boards were received, any recommendations contained therein being incorporated within the decisions of the Cabinet reproduced at the annex to these Minutes.

With reference to Minute FIP 15/25, the Leader gave an update on action taken in response to the Government’s Business Rates Review discussion paper and indicated that a further report would be presented to the next meeting of the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board.

Housing and Environment Services Advisory Board of 1 June 2015

Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board of 3 June 2015

Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 8 June 2015

Communities Advisory Board of 10 June 2015

Economic Regeneration Advisory Board of 23 June 2015

RESOLVED:  That the report be received and noted.

The minutes of meetings of Advisory Panels and Other Groups are attached, any recommendations being identified by an arrow.

The Minutes of the meetings of the following Advisory Panels and other Groups were received, any recommendations contained therein being incorporated within the decisions of the Cabinet reproduced at the annex to these Minutes.

Joint Transportation Board of 30 March 2015

RESOLVED:  That the report be received and noted.

The Chairman to move that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting during consideration of any items the publication of which would disclose exempt information.

There were no items considered in private.