Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

There were no items of urgent business.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 31 October 2017.

The minutes of the meeting of the Budget Planning Committee held on 31 October 2017 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive communications from the Chairman.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

Report of the Chief Finance Officer.

Purpose of Report

To provide members of the Budget Planning Committee with an update on the consultation process that has taken place on the proposals for the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) 2018-2019. 

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1      To note the contents of the report and any financial implications for the Council.

1.2    To recommend to Executive which option should be considered for the CTRS for 2018-2019 as part of the budget setting process. 

The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report which provided members with an update on the consultation process that had taken place on the proposals for the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) 2018-2019.    

Resolved

(1)       That the contents of the report and any financial implication be noted.

(2)       That Executive be recommended to agree that the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2018-2019 remain unchanged as part of the budget setting process

To review the Committee Work Plan.

The Committee considered its work programme.

The Chairman advised the Committee that following consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, he had agreed to the scheduling of an additional meeting of the Committee. This would take place at 6.30pm on Thursday 7 December 2017.  

Resolved

(1)       That the additional meeting on the 7 December 2017 be noted.

(2)       That subject to resolution (1) the work plan be noted. 

The following items contain exempt information as defined in the following paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972.

 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Members are reminded that whilst the following item has been marked as exempt, it is for the meeting to decide whether or not to consider it in private or in public. In making the decision, members should balance the interests of individuals or the Council itself in having access to the information. In considering their discretion members should also be mindful of the advice of Council Officers.

Should Members decide not to make a decision in public, they are recommended to pass the following recommendation:

“That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the ground that, if the public and press were present, it would be likely that exempt information falling under the provisions of Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3 would be disclosed to them, and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

Resolved

That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the ground that, if the public and press were present, it would be likely that exempt information falling under the provisions of Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3 would be disclosed to them, and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Exempt report of the Chief Finance Officer.

** Due to the size of the documents, this exempt report and appendices will be published separately to the main agenda **

The Chief Finance Officer submitted an exempt report on the Acquisition of Castle Quay Shopping Centre.

Resolved

(1)       As set out in the exempt minutes.

(2)       As set out in the exempt minutes.

(3)       As set out in the exempt minutes.