Agenda for Cabinet on Wednesday 25th February 2015, 4.00 p.m.

Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Wednesday 25th February 2015 4.00 p.m.

Venue: The Council House, Burcot Lane, Bromsgrove. View directions

Contact: Rosemary Cole  Sheena Jones

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apologies

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence. There was an apology from Councillor C. B. Taylor for late arrival.

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Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.

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minutes pdf icon PDF 193 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 4th February 2015 were submitted.

 

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 4th February 2015  be approved as a correct record.

 

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Medium Term Financial Plan 2015/16 - 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 313 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report on the Medium Term Financial Plan 2015/16 – 2017/18.

 

The Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources referred to the background to the Medium Term  Financial Plan and to the decisions which had been taken at the previous Cabinet meeting on 4th February 2015.

 

Members considered the impact of the proposed freezing of Council Tax in years 2016/17 and 2017/18, the Capital Programme for 2015/16 – 2017/18 together with the Pay Policy Statement which the Council was required to produce under the Localism Act.

 

The Portfolio Holder for Finance expressed thanks to  the Executive Director and her Team for their assistance with the preparation of the Medium Term Financial Plan and to other officers for their work towards achieving the delivery of a balanced budget.   

 

RECOMMENDED:

 

(a)that the following be released from balances:

 

                        2016/17-  £136,000

                        2017/18 - £137,000

 

(b)that the Capital Programme be approved as follows:

 

                        2015/16 - £712,000

                        2016/17 - £573,000

                        2017/18 - £822,000

           

(c)  that the Pay Policy as attached at Appendix 2 to the report be approved.