Issue - items at meetings - Cabinet referrals

To consider the following referrals from Cabinet:

7.1 CA/076/17 25^th July 2017 Flexible Homeless Support Funding

7.2 CA/077/17 25^th July 2017 Creation of additional units in supported housing schemes and the upgrade of communal facilities

7.3 CA/078/17 25^th July 2017 Business rate relief schemes

7.4 CA/079/17 25^th July 2017 Financial regulations review

7.5 CA/080/17 25^th July 2017 Medium Term Financial Strategy

That the following be approved:

25 July 2017

7.1 CA/076/17 FLEXIBLE HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT FUNDING

1. The supplementary estimates for 2017/18 to establish budgets as detailed in the body of the Cabinet report and Table 1 & 2 (as amended pursuant to recommendation 1) be incorporated into budgets for 2018/19.

7.2 CA/077/17 CREATION OF ADDITIONAL UNITS IN SUPPORTED HOUSING SCHEMES AND THE UPGRADE OF COMMUNAL FACILITIES

1. A supplementary capital estimate to create three new homes and refurbishment of communal areas at three Supported Housing sites. The details of the required supplementary estimate is in section 1 of the Part II appendix of the report to Cabinet.

7.3 CA/078/17 BUSINESS RATE RELIEF SCHEMES

To introduce a Supporting Small Business rate relief scheme.
To introduce a Support for Pubs rate relief scheme.
Consultation with Herts County Council on option 3 of the cabinet report for the Revaluation Relief scheme, and that authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Finance & Resources) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance & Resources to agree to introduce a scheme based on these principles after the County’s response is received.
To introduce a 100% rural rate relief scheme.
To introduce a Local Newspaper rate relief scheme.
That authority be delegated to the Portfolio Holder for Finance & Resources to agree the introduction of future discretionary rate relief schemes which are proposed, fully funded and have detailed guidance provided by Government

7.4 CA/079/17 FINANCIAL REGULATIONS REVIEW

The revised Financial Regulations as detailed in paragraphs 4 to 15 of the Cabinet report.

7.5 CA/080/17 MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY

1. The revised Medium Term Financial Strategy for the period 2017/18 – 2021/22 be approved.

19^th September 2017

7.6 CA/087/17 Q1 PERFORMANCE REPORT

1. The revised capital programme to move slippage identified at Quarter 1 into financial year 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix C of the report to Cabinet.

2. The supplementary budgets.. Details for these supplementary budgets are set out in the body of the report to Cabinet and have a net nil impact on the General Fund Working Balance:

· Increase the Strategic Planning & Regeneration Employees budget by £60k

· Increase use of the Dacorum Development reserve by £60k

· Increase the Regulatory Services legal budget by £95k

· Increase use of the Litigation reserve by £95k

3. The supplementary Capital budget funded by grant for the Disabled Facilities Grants budget of £66k as per paragraph 9.3 of the report to Cabinet.

7.7 CA/088/17 TREASURY MANAGEMENT

The acceptance of the report on Treasury Management performance in 2016/17 and the Prudential Indicators for 2016/17 actuals.

7.8 CA/093/17 STAFF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The changes to staff terms and conditions detailed in section 3 of the report to Cabinet and these changes be implemented subject to 30 days’ written notice.