Decisions

RESOLVED: Cabinet approved a short term bridging loan facility of up to £20,000 to the Discovery Centre Trust on the terms set out in the report.  The loan to be secured by placing a legal charge against the property.

REASON FOR DECISION:  To facilitate an orderly transfer of the Discovery Centre to Freebridge Community Housing to ensure the future of this valuable community facility and the restoration of a comprehensive range of community based activities.

RESOLVED: Cabinet endorsed the ‘Assessing King’s Lynn and West Norfolk’s Housing Requirement’ October 2016 Report.

Reason for Decision:  To assist the plan-making process.

RESOLVED: Cabinet agreed to the creation of a Cross Party Electoral Review Cabinet Task Group of eight members – five Conservative, two Labour and one Independent.

Reason for Decision:  To assist in maximising Member engagement in the preparation of the Borough Council’s submission to the LGBC on the future size of the Council.

RESOLVED: 1. Cabinet noted the report and endorsed the work on Hunstanton Prosperity.

2. Cabinet endorsed the update to the Hunstanton Town Centre & Southern Seafront Masterplan in the Hunstanton Prospectus.

Reason for Decision:  To continue the Council’s support to the economic development and regeneration of Hunstanton.

RESOLVED: 1. That an annual pay award of 1% be implemented with effect from 1st April 2017.

2. That Pay Grade PG13 be removed from the Authority’s pay scales and that staff be assimilated to PG12 with a minimum pay rate of £7.78 per hour.

3. That staff on the revised grade of PG12 progress through the grade subject to the achievement of a specified NVQ level 2 qualification/apprenticeship in an agreed subject, demonstration of specified qualities/criteria as relevant to the post or demonstration of a willingness to work more flexibly (e.g. by working in different teams or at different sites).

Reason for Decision:  To implement an annual pay increase for employees whilst continuing to reflect the Government’s policy of public sector pay restraint and the Authority’s ongoing budget savings requirement. To reflect the approach taken by the National Employers in relation to increases in the minimum wage paid to employees and to amend the local pay scale accordingly

RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Forward Decisions List was noted.