Minutes for Cabinet Member - Corporate Services meeting, Mar 4 2009, 10.00AM official page

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of interest were received.

Minutes of the meeting held on 4 February 2009

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 February 2009be confirmed as a correct record.

Report of the Personnel Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Personnel Director detailing proposed terms and conditions that would apply to staff that provided supporting roles in the event of the Council responding to a significant emergency.

RESOLVED: That

the proposed terms and conditions that would apply to staff that provided supporting roles in the event of the Council responding to a significant emergency be approved.

Joint report of the Chief Executive, Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services, Finance and Information Services Director, Legal Director and the Personnel Director

Further to Minute No. 69 of the 10 December 2008, the Cabinet Member considered the joint report of the Chief Executive, Strategic Director Regeneration, Finance Director, Legal Director, and Personnel Director, providing the latest forecast position, based on information as at the 31 December 2008 in relation to the Portfolio’s 2008/09 Revenue Budget and Capital Programme. 

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the progress made by the Service Directors in respect of their revenue budgets that are subject to risk-based monitoring be noted;

(2)       the position regarding the Corporate Services Portfolio efficiencies and savings required  for the revenue budget in the year be noted; and

(3)       the progress made by Service Directors in respect of their schemes within the Council’s Capital Programme be noted.

To consider passing the following resolution:

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph …. of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the Press and Public.

RESOLVED:  

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test had been applied and favoured exclusion of the information from the press and public.

Report of the Finance and Information Services Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Finance and Information Services Director on whether or not to grant discretionary rate relief to 8 organisations under the provisions of Section 47 of the local Government Finance Act 1988.

RESOLVED:

That the Council’s policy in respect of charitable organisations be adhered to and subsequently discretionary rate relief be not granted.

Report of the Finance and Information Services Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Finance and Information Services Director on whether or not to grant a reduction or remission of Non Domestic Rates on the grounds of Hardship, under the provisions of Section 49 of the local Government Finance Act 1988.

RESOLVED:

That the applications for relief on the grounds of hardship be rejected in each case for the reasons detailed within the report.