Agenda item

Recommendations from the Cabinet and Committees to Council

To consider urgent recommendations to the Council, details of which are set out in the attached items as 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F and 6G . Reports are available on the website as listed below:-

 

 

Executive/Committee

 

Date

Item

A

Worthing Joint Strategic Sub-Committee

12 January 2023

Outcome of the public consultation in respect of the locally-determined 100% one-month Council Tax discount in respect of unoccupied & substantially unfurnished properties

 

B

Worthing Joint Strategic Sub-Committee

 

12 January 2023

Memorial Gardens

C

Joint Audit and Governance Committee

 

24 January 2023

Scheme of Allowances for Worthing Borough Council

 

The Chief Financial Officer confirms that the cost of the proposals from the Joint Audit and Governance Committee will be £20,020 which will be funded from the inflation contingency budget.

D

Cabinet

1 February 2023

Investing in our Places – Capital Programme 2023/24 to 2025/26

 

E

Cabinet

1 February 2023

Budget Estimates 2023/24 and setting of the 2023/24 Council Tax

 

F

Joint Strategic Committee

7 February 2023

Council Tax Support Fund in respect of 2023/24

 

G

Joint Strategic Committee

7 February 2023

Joint Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy

 

 

Minutes:

Council had, before it, recommendations from the Worthing JSC Sub-Committee, Joint Audit & Governance Committee, the Worthing Cabinet and the Joint Strategic Committee.

 

Extracts of these minutes had been circulated as items 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F and 6G.

 

Item 6A           Worthing Joint Strategic Sub-Committee - 12 January 2023

 

Outcome of the public consultation in respect of the locally-determined 100% one-month Council Tax discount in respect of unoccupied & substantially unfurnished properties

 

The Leader introduced the recommendation to the Council which was seconded by Councillor Emma Taylor and supported following a vote (In Favour 23, Against 0, Abstentions 12).

 

Resolved,

 

The Council approved that, with effect from 1 April 2023, the one-month 100% discount should be discontinued.

 

 

Item 6B           Worthing Joint Strategic Sub-Committee - 12 January 2023

 

Memorial Gardens

 

The Leader introduced the recommendation to the Council which was seconded by Councillor Vicki Wells and supported unanimously following a vote (In Favour 35, Against 0, Abstentions 0).

 

Resolved,

 

That the Council approved the creation of a new capital budget of £315,000 funded through prudential borrowing with total repayment costs of £407,940 over the lifetime of the project which will be funded from the income generated by the sales of the memorials and to delegate to the Director for Communities authority to procure and enter into all necessary contracts (in consultation with the Cabinet Member) for the delivery of the memorial garden and repairs to the Munthan Estate Walls as incorporated in the design providing always the spend is within the approved budget.

 

Item 6C           Joint Audit & Governance Committee - 24 January 2023

 

Scheme of Allowances for Worthing Borough Council

 

The Chairman of the Joint Audit & Governance Committee introduced the recommendation to the Council which was seconded by Councillor Samuel Theodoridi and supported following a vote (In Favour 22, Against 1, Abstentions 12).

 

During debate of the item, Members considered the proposals from the Joint Independent Remuneration Panel, the affordability of an increase in allowances and the number of Members sitting on the Cabinet.

 

An amendment to the recommendations was proposed and seconded but not supported following a vote.

 

Resolved,

 

That the Council  accepted the report and recommendations of the Joint Independent Remuneration Panel, including an amendment proposed by the Joint Audit & Governance Committee to remove paragraph 4.2.6 from the Independent Panels recommendations.

 

 

Item 6D           Cabinet -  1 February 2023

 

Investing in our Places - Capital Programme 2023/24 to 2025/26

 

The Mayor advised that the recommendations from Worthing Cabinet would be considered under Item 8 on the agenda.

 

Item 6E           Cabinet -  1 February 2023

 

Budget Estimates 2023/24 and setting of the 2023/24 Council Tax

 

The Mayor advised that the recommendations from Worthing Cabinet would be considered under Item 8 on the agenda.

 

Item 6F           Joint Strategic Committee - 7 February 2023

 

Council Tax Support Fund in respect of 2023/24

 

The Leader introduced the recommendation to the Council which was seconded by Councillor Emma Taylor and supported following a vote (In Favour 23, Against 0, Abstentions 12).

 

Resolved,

 

The Council approved that the criteria to be adopted in respect of Council Tax Support Fund for 2023/24 should be those detailed in paragraph 4.8 and in accordance with the government guidelines.

 

 

Item 6G           Joint Strategic Committee - 7 February 2023

 

Joint Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy 2023/24 to 2025/26, Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council

 

The Leader introduced the recommendation to the Council which was seconded by Councillor John Turley and supported following a vote (In Favour 22, Against 0, Abstentions 13).

 

Resolved,

 

The Council approved the Prudential Indicators and Limits, and MRP Statements.

 

 

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