Agenda item

Recommendations from Cabinet 03 August 2020 and 07 September 2020

CABINET 03 AUGUST 2020:

 

Treasury Management Annual Report 2019/20

 

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

To recommend to Council that The Treasury Management Annual Report and Prudential Indicators for 2019/20 are approved.

 

 

Debt Recovery 2019/2020

 

Decision:

 

RESOLVED to recommend to Council:

 

1) To approve the annual report giving details of the Council’s write-offs in accordance with the Council’s Debt Write-Off Policy and performance in relation to revenues collection.

2) To agree the Debt Write Off Policy (shown in Appendix 2)

3) To agree the use of High Court Enforcement Agents if considered necessary (shown in Appendix 3)

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – 12 AUGUST 2020

 

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee Supported the recommendations.

 

CABINET 07 SEPTEMBER 2020:

 

2019/20 Outturn Report (Period 12 Budget Monitoring Report)

 

Decision

Resolved:

 

To recommend the following to Full Council:

 

a)  The provisional outturn position for the General Fund revenue account for 2019/20; b)  The transfers to and from reserves as detailed within the report (and appendix C) along with the corresponding updates to the 2020/21 budget;

c) Allocate the surplus of £97,114 to the General Reserve;

d)  The financing of the 2019/20 capital programme as detailed within the report and at Appendix D;

e) The balance on the General Reserve of £2.404 million (after allocation of the underspend per recommendation c);

f)  The updated capital programme for 2020/21 to 2023/24 and scheme financing as outlined within the report and detailed at Appendix E;

g)  The outturn position in respect of the Prudential Indicators for 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix F and;

h) Agree the award of the new cleaning contract to Eco Cleen Services Ltd.

 

 

 

 

North Walsham Town Centre Public Realm Improvements

 

Decision

Resolved:

 

To recommend to Full Council that the success of bid by this Council be noted and that the sum of £1,170,000 (from a grant received from the Getting Building Fund) be allocated in the budget towards the town centre place-making elements of North Walsham High Street Heritage Action Zone.

 

Tourism Sector Support package

 

DECISION

Resolved

 

Tot recommend to Full Council that the £330,000 received from Norfolk Strategic Fund is allocated to a new ‘Economic Recovery’ reserve and that £150,000 of this is set aside for the tourism Sector Support Package, along £25,000 from the Reopening High Streets Safely’ fund, for the establishment of a £175,000 grant scheme to support the local visitor economy;

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – 17 SEPTEMBER 2020

 

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting took place after the Council agenda was published. The Chairman will provide an oral update at the meeting.

 

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