Agenda item

The following recommendations were made by Cabinet to Full Council at the meeting on 6^th November 2023:

1.    Cabinet Agenda item 10 – Budget Monitoring P6 2023 – 2024

Cabinet resolved to recommend to Full Council that it:

1)    Approves an additional capital budget of £58k so that the work for the refurbishment of the Red Lion roof (Cromer), the Art Deco Block roof and handrails (Cromer) and the Chalet Block at Sheringham can be awarded as one contract. And that approval be given to fund the additional expenditure from the Asset Management Reserve.

2)    Approves an increase to the DFG capital budget of £118k and approves that it is funded by the additional grant received for this purpose from the Government.

3)    Approves the provision of a new play area at the Lees in Sheringham and approves a capital project budget for this of £65k and that funding for this should come from the Delivery Plan Reserve.

4)    Approves the capital spending of £11k on the Morris Street Car Park Boundary Wall and that it be funded from the Asset Management Reserve.

5)    Approves that the £85k of the Car Park refurbishment capital budget is reallocated to the Public Conveniences so that the outstanding works can be carried out and complete the scheme.

Please note that the Overview & Scrutiny Committee considered the recommendations at the meeting on 15^th November after the Full Council agenda was published. The Chairman of the Committee will provide a verbal update to Full Council on the outcomes of their discussion.

2.    Cabinet Agenda item 11: Treasury Management Mid Year Report 2023/2024

Cabinet resolved to recommend that Full Council approves the Treasury Management Mid Year Report 2023/2024

Please note that the Overview & Scrutiny Committee considered the recommendations at the meeting on 15^th November after the Full Council agenda was published. The Chairman of the Committee will provide a verbal update to Full Council on the outcomes of their discussion.

3. Cabinet Agenda Item 12: Council Tax Discounts & Premiums Determination 2024/2025

Cabinet resolved to recommend to Full Council:

That under Section 11A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 2012 and other enabling powers that:

1)    The discounts for the year 2024-25 and beyond are set at the levels indicated in the table at paragraph 3.1.

2)    To continue to award a local discount of 100% in 2024-25 for eligible cases of hardship under Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended). See the associated policy in Appendix B.

3)    That an exception to the levy charges may continue to be made by the Revenues Manager in the circumstances laid out in section 3.2 of this report.

4)    The premiums for the year 2024-25 and beyond are set at the levels indicated in the table at paragraph 4.2.

5)    To continue to award a local discount of 100% in 2024-25 for eligible cases of care leavers under Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended).

6)    Those dwellings that are specifically identified under regulation 6 of the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) Regulations 2003 will retain the 50% discount as set out in paragraph 2.1 of this report.

7)    Those dwellings described or geographically defined at Appendix A which in the reasonable opinion of the Revenues Manager are judged not to be structurally capable of occupation all year round and were built before the restrictions of seasonal usage were introduced by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947, will be entitled to a 35% discount.

8)    The long-term empty-property premium of 100% is brought forward to increase from 12 months rather than 24 months from 1 April 2024.

9)    A new second homes premium of 100% as detailed in paragraph 4.3 is applied from 1 April 2025.

Please note that the Overview & Scrutiny Committee considered the recommendations at the meeting on 15^th November after the Full Council agenda was published. The Chairman of the Committee will provide a verbal update to Full Council on the outcomes of their discussion