Issue - meetings

To consider recommendations from the meetings of the Cabinet held on 6th June and 4th July 2012 on the following items (the full Cabinet reports are enclosed for information at the back of the white pages of the Council agenda book)

• Financial Reserves Statement – 2011/2012
• Income Management and Payment Card Industry Compliance

(i)         FINANCIAL RESERVES STATEMENT 2011/12

The recommendations from the Cabinet were moved by Councillor R. Hollingworth and seconded by Councillor Mrs M. A. Sherrey JP.

RESOLVED

(a)               that the establishment of new reserves of £582,000 as set out in appendix 1 to the report be approved;

(b)               that the release of reserves of £612,000 which reflects the approval required for January – March 2012 as set out in appendix 1 to the report be approved;

(c)               that the addition to existing reserves of £497,000 which reflects the approval required for January – March 2012 as set out in appendix 1 to the report be approved; and

(d)               that the carry forward of capital budgets of £812,000 to be utilised in 2012/2013 as set out in appendix 2 to the report be approved.

(ii)        INCOME MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT CARD INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE

The recommendations from the Cabinet were moved by Councillor M. A. Bullivant and seconded by Councillor Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP.

Councillor P. M. McDonald expressed concern that the publication of a figure for inclusion in the Capital Programme had indicated to potential contractors how much money the Council had available to spend in the procurement exercise and that that this information should have been treated as exempt. Councillor Mrs S. J. Baxter questioned why the sum requested appeared to have increased so markedly since the report had initially been prepared.

The Director of Finance and Resources and Section 151 Officer informed the Council that, as with any bid for inclusion of an item in the Capital Programme, Members had been requested to allocate a sum of money which was the maximum available to Officers to spend for the purposes detailed in the report. In response to the point regarding the increase in cost, it was stated that the specification required of all local authorities had been increased following the initial notification of the need to upgrade the income management system.

Upon a requisition under Council Procedure Rule 17.5 from Councillor S. P. Shannon, the following details of voting on the recommendations were recorded:

For the recommendations: Councillors Mrs S. J. Baxter, Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP, Mrs J. M. Boswell, J. R. Boulter, J. S. Brogan, M. A. Bullivant, R. A. Clarke, S. R. Colella, Dr B. T. Cooper, R. J. Deeming, S. J. Dudley, Miss P. A. Harrison, R. Hollingworth, Mrs H. J. Jones, R. J. Laight, P. Lammas, B. Lewis F.CMI, J. A. Ruck, Mrs M. A. Sherrey JP, Mrs C. J. Spencer, C. B. Taylor, C. J. Tidmarsh, L. J Turner, M. J. A. Webb and P. J. Whittaker (26);

Against the recommendations: Councillors C. J. Bloore, Ms M. T. Buxton, L. C. R. Mallett, Mrs C. M. McDonald, P. M. McDonald, E. J, Murray, Mrs E. M. Shannon, R. J. Shannon, S. P. Shannon and C. J. K. Wilson (10);

Abstentions: 0

Accordingly the Chairman declared the recommendations to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23