Decisions

During the course of the meeting the news had broken that Captain Sir Tom Moore had passed away.  The meeting held a silence as a mark of respect.

RECOMMENDED:     1)         That the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2021/2022, including treasury indicators for 2021-2025 be approved.

2)         The Minimum Revenue Provision Policy 2021/2022 be approved.

3)         The Investment Strategy 2021/2022 be approved.

Reason for the Decision

The Council must have approved a Treasury Management Strategy Statement,

Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy

2021/2022 by 31 March 2021.

RECOMMENDED:     That the Capital Strategy 2021/22 as attached to the report be approved.

Reason for Decision

Not to approve these policies would contravene the requirements of both legislation and good practice. In addition, the external auditors may comment in their report to those charged with governance (ISA260).

RECOMMENDED:  1)   That the amendments to capital schemes and resources for the 2020-2025 capital programme as detailed in the report be approved.

2)    That new capital bids be funded from available capital resources and included in the capital programme 2020-2025 as detailed in the report.

Reason for Decision

To report amendments, rephasing and resources to the 2020-2025 Capital Programme

RECOMMENDED:     1)         That Council approve the revision to the budget for 2020/2021 as set out in the report.

2)         That Council to reaffirm the Policy on Earmarked Reserves and General Fund Working Balance and the maximum balances set for the reserves as noted in the report.  

3)         That Council :

  i.         Approves the budget of £21,731,380 for 2021/2022 and notes the projections for 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025.

  ii.        Approves the level of Special Expenses for the Town/Parish Councils as detailed in the report.

 iii.        Approves the Fees and Charges for 2021/2022 detailed in Appendix 3.

iv.        Approves a Band D council tax of £134.87 for 2021/2022

4)         That Council approves a minimum requirement of the General Fund balance for 2021/2022 of £1,086,569.

Reason for Decision

In order to make recommendations to Council to set a budget for the forthcoming year.

RESOLVED: That the Council enters in to a contract with the preferred bidder identified in Confidential Appendix 1 to the report for the provision of Composting.

Reason for Decision

To provide a continuation of composting of collected garden waste and grounds maintenance waste arrangements after the conclusion of the current contract with Kier.

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 item of business and appendices to reports 11 and 14 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The forward decision list was noted