Agenda and decisions

To confirm the minutes and decisions from the previous meeting

Cabinet Agreed the minutes of the previous meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence

There were no apologies for absence.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)            may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct for Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

Cllr Allen declared that he was a member of Community Action Dacorum, they are mentioned in the Mayoral Services item in the agenda.

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements and ask questions in accordance with the rules as to Public Participation

There was no public Participation

There were no referrals to Cabinet

There were no referrals to Cabinet

The Forward Plan was noted.

RESOVLED TO RECOMMEND

Cabinet recommended that Council accept the 2024/25 Treasury Management performance report.

Cabinet recommended that Council not include balances held in the reserve account as part of investment balances in the short term.

Cabinet approved progression with the third round of Solar Together Hertfordshire bulk-buy scheme in current contract with iChoosr.

Cabinet endorsed the Q2 2024/25 update on the Strategic Risk Register.

That Cabinet agreed the summary of proposed changes as set out in Section 2 and detailed in Appendix 1 and agrees to proceed to formal tenant consultation.

Cabinet:

1) Noted the overview of the Mayor’s support service as highlighted in the report.

2) Agreed the development of a Mayor’s Future Fund (MFF) working in conjunction with Community Action Dacorum (CAD) as set out in section 4 and delegate’s authority to the Assistant Director, Legal and Democratic Services in consultation with the Leader of the Council to finalise the Service Level Agreement to oversee the operation of the MFF.

3) Noted the Mayoral Events Programme as set out in section 5.4.

To consider passing a resolution in the following terms:

That, under s.100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 Schedule 12A Part 1 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006 the public be excluded during the items in Part 2 of the Agenda for this meeting, because it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that, if members of the public were present during those items, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information relating to the financial and business affairs of the Council and third party companies/organisations.

Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, Part 1, paragraph 3.

To consider passing a resolution in the following terms:

That, under s.100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 Schedule 12A Part 1 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006 the

public be excluded during the items in Part 2 of the Agenda for this meeting, because it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that, if members of the public were present during those items, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information relating to the financial and business affairs of the Council and third party companies/organisations.

Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, Part 1, paragraph 3.

RESOVLED TO RECOMMEND

1. Cabinet recommended to Council the making of the determination in paragraph 2.17 of this report, to widen the categories of unoccupied properties on which an additional council tax premium is charged with effect from 1 April 2026.