Agenda item

Recommendations from Cabinet 9th March 2026

The following recommendations were made by Cabinet to Full Council at the meeting held on 9th March:

 

Recommendation 1:

 

1.    Cabinet Agenda Item 8: Budget Monitoring Period 10 2025/2026:

 

Recommends that Full Council

 

a)      Notes the contents of the report and the current forecast year end position.

 

b)      Increase the 2025/26 capital budget for Disabled Facilities Grants to £2,317,266. This is to reflect the addition of £118,204 of grant award towards the scheme

 

c)       Agrees to use the Extended Responsibility Producer grant of £1,312,840, which was previously forecasted to be an in-year contribution to reserves, to offset relevant in year recycling expenditure.

 

d)      Request the approval for £50,000 of the forecast underspend to be awarded to a domestic oil fuel poverty charity, to support residents across North Norfolk who are experiencing hardship because of current high oil prices

 

e)      That the resulting underspend of £1,262,840 in the respective recycling revenue budgets be transferred to the General Reserve to mitigate future unfunded new burdens.

 

 

Please note that the Overview & Scrutiny Committee considered this item at the meeting on 18th March. This was after the Full Council agenda was published. The Chair of the Committee will therefore provide verbal feedback at the meeting.

 

Recommendation 2:

 

2.    Cabinet Agenda Item 9: Treasury Management Q3 Report 2025/2026

 

Recommends that Full Council receives the Treasury Q3 Report 2025/2026

 

Please note that Governance, Risk & Audit Committee (GRAC) considered this report at the meeting on 24th March. Due to the proximity of this meeting to Full Council, the Chair will provide verbal feedback at the meeting.

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