Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 7.30 pm

Venue: Conference Room 2 - The Forum. View directions

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Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 297 KB

To confirm the minutes and decisions from the previous meeting

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Decision:

Cabinet Agreed the minutes of the previous meeting.

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2.

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence

Decision:

There were no apologies for absence

3.

Declarations of Interest

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]

 

Decision:

Cllr Allen declared he was a trustee of Community Action Dacorum.

4.

Public Participation

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

 

Decision:

There was no public participation.

5.

Referrals to Cabinet

There were no referrals to Cabinet

Decision:

There were no referrals to Cabinet

6.

Cabinet Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Decision:

M Brookes confirmed that there were 2 items to come off of next month’s agenda.

 

The forward plan was noted

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7.

Supported Housing Strategy pdf icon PDF 660 KB

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Decision:

Cabinet members reviewed and approved the Supported Housing Strategy and associated appendices.

 

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8.

Scrutiny: Recommendations following the Review of Scrutiny by the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 424 KB

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Decision:

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND

(1) Recommended that Council consider and agree the action plan supporting each recommendation in the report.

(2) Recommended that Council agree the proposed revised committee timetable (Appendix 3)

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9.

Shopmobility Contract Service Review 2024 pdf icon PDF 624 KB

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Decision:

Cabinet agreed a new 2 year Service Level Agreement to Community Action Dacorum for the Shop Mobility Service on the terms set out in the report.

 

Cllr Allen did not part take in the discussion or vote on this item.

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10.

Climate and Ecological Emergency Spending Proposal pdf icon PDF 485 KB

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Decision:

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND

 

Cabinet recommended that Council approve the release of £1.16m of New Homes Bonus, currently held in reserve, for spend on sustainability projects as detailed in the report.

 

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11.

Commissioning & Procurement Standing Orders Review & Update (Procurement Act 2023) pdf icon PDF 669 KB

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Decision:

RESOVLED TO RECOMMEND

 

That Cabinet Recommends to Full Council the following:

 

1. To the updates to the Commissioning & Procurement Standing Orders (CPSOs) as set out below

 

a) That the content of the proposed CPSOs is separated out so that the principles, objectives, and ambitions remain, but the technical guidance is removed.

 

b) That the CPSOs are redrafted to simplify and improve the strategic governance and operational effectiveness as set out in section 2.3.2 of the main report.

 

c) That the ‘Supplementary Instructions’ attributed to the CPSOs, that set out the technical aspects of the commissioning and procurement activities for officer compliance, are drafted as separate documents as set out in section 2.3.3 of the main report.

 

d) That any future amendments to the CPSOs will be subject to the amendment protocol as set out in section 2.3.4 of the main report.

 

e) That the content of the CPSOs shall be based upon the procurement principles, objectives, and ambitions as set out in section 2.3.5 of the main report.

 

2. That the Constitution will be updated to ensure that the Financial Regulations align with the financial thresholds stated on the CPSOs as set out below

 

a) Part 8 – Annex 1 Financial Regulations (Annex D Schemes of Delegation) increase value for Head of Service for contract letting from £75k to £99,999 and for Team Leaders from £25k to £29,999, and to increase approvals on Unit 4 for Team Leaders from £25k to £29,999.

 

b) Section 5: The acquisition of assets (Regulation E.5) increase value for Head of Service for total asset purchase price from £75k to £99,999 and for Team Leaders from £25k to £29,999

 

3. That the Constitution will be updated as set out below:

 

a) Part 8 – Annex 2 Procurement Standing Orders replace the existing CPSOs with the new updated version that incorporates the changes brought about by the implementation of the PA23.

 

4. Cabinet recommended that Council delegated authority to the Monitoring Officer to make any consequential amendments to the Constitution to give

 

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12.

Council Tax Declaration Sub Committee Proposal 2025 pdf icon PDF 527 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND

 

1. Cabinet recommended that Council agree the creation of a Council Tax Setting Committee.

 

2. Cabinet recommended that Council agree to the terms of reference for the Committee as set out in section 2 of the report and delegates authority to the Monitoring Officer to make the required changes to the Constitution to incorporate the Committee

 

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