Agenda item

To consider the following referrals from Cabinet:

 

Item 8.1           CA/32/22         Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan Update

 

Resolved:

That the following be approved:

13 April 2022

 

Item 8.1 CA/32/22 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan Update

 

Decision

 

1.    1. Council approved the updated Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan

2.     

Recommendation agreed

 

 

12 July 2022

 

Item 8.2 CA/55/22 Provisional Financial Outturn 2021-22

 

Decision

 

2. Council approved the following General Fund reserve movements  in respect of 2021-22:

 

· £0.009m surplus Filming income to be transferred to the Dacorum Development Reserve, to be drawn down in 2022-23 for work on town centre improvements.

·  £0.216m surplus CIL admin income to be transferred to the Dacorum Development Reserve to support the costs of CIL administration in future years.

·  £0.565m overall General Fund surplus to be  transferred to a new reserve- Inflationary  Pressures- in order to meet unexpected  inflationary pressures brought about by  fluctuations in the current economy.

 

3. Council  approved  the following General Fund reserve movements  in respect of 2022-23:

 

·         £0.022m draw down from the Dacorum Development reserve to support the cost of the Armed Forces event in 2022-23.

·         £0.020m draw down from the Dacorum Development reserve to support the cost of the Queen’s Baton relay event in 2022-23.

·         £0.150m reserve draw down from the Dacorum Development reserve for Berkhamsted Leisure Centre redevelopment planning.

 

4. Council approved an HRA transfer of £0.020m to the HRA Lift sinking fund reserve.

 

5. Council approved the following slippage on the capital programme:

 

·         £2.777m to be slipped to 2022-23 in respect of General Fund capital schemes.

·         £0.595m to be slipped to 2022-23 in respect of Housing Revenue Account capital schemes.

Recommendation agreed

 

Item 8.3 CA/56/22 Chief Housing Officer Post

 

Decision

 

1 Council approved an additional post of Chief  Housing Officer to be added to the establishment which  will sit at Tier 3 within the Corporate Leadership Team

 

2 Council approved a total budget for the post of up to £130,000 per annum.

 

Recommendation agreed

 

 

Item 8.3 CA/59/22 PMO (Project Management Office) Resource Funding

 

Decision

 

2. Council approved the funding of £170,000 to temporarily fund the Cabinet www.dacorum.gov.uk General Fund PMO while permanent resource is planned and implemented.

 

Recommendation agreed

 

 

Item 8.4 CA/61/22 Constitution update

 

Decision

 

1. Council agreed the amendments to Part 3 of the Constitution as highlighted in the report and shown in tracked changes on the attached document entitled “Constitution – Part 3 – Responsibility for Functions”

 

2. Council agreed the amendments to Part 4 of the Constitution as highlighted in the report and shown in tracked changes on the attached document entitled “Constitution – Part 4 – Rules of Procedure”

 

3. Council agreed the amendments to the Council’s Financial Regulations as highlighted in the report and shown in tracked changes on the attached document entitled “Financial Regulations v.1.1”

 

4. Council approved the proposed amendment to Commissioning and Procurement Standing Orders as set out in section 4.5 to the report.

 

Recommendation agreed

 

 

 

Cllr Williams: Thank you, Mr Mayor. I'd turn the members attention to page 29 of the original agenda. CA/32/22, housing revenue account, business plan updates with the result to recommend.

Resolved:

That the following be approved:

 

13 April 2022

 

Item 8.1 CA/32/22 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan Update

 

Decision

 

1.    1. That Cabinet recommends that Council approves the updated Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan

 

Cllr Griffiths: Seconded

 

All: Agreed

 

Decision: approved

 

Cllr Williams: Then I'd turn members to the supplementary agenda, referrals to Cabinet, referrals to council from more recent Cabinet, and CA/55/22, provisional financial help, turn 2021, '22

 

 

12 July 2022

 

Item 8.2 CA/55/22 Provisional Financial Outturn 2021-22

 

Decision

 

2. That Cabinet recommends to Council to approve the following General Fund reserve movements  in respect of 2021-22:

 

·£0.009m surplus Filming income to be transferred to the Dacorum Development Reserve, to be drawn down in 2022-23 for work on town centre improvements.

·£0.216m surplus CIL admin income to be transferred to the Dacorum Development Reserve to support the costs of CIL administration in future years.

·£0.565m overall General Fund surplus to be  transferred to a new reserve- Inflationary  Pressures- in order to meet unexpected  inflationary pressures brought about by  fluctuations in the current economy.

 

3. That Cabinet recommends to Council to approve the following General Fund reserve movements  in respect of 2022-23:

 

• £0.022m draw down from the Dacorum Development reserve to support the cost of the Armed Forces event in 2022-23.
• £0.020m draw down from the Dacorum Development reserve to support the cost of the Queen’s Baton relay event in 2022-23.
• £0.150m reserve draw down from the Dacorum Development reserve for Berkhamsted Leisure Centre redevelopment planning.

 

4. That Cabinet recommends to Council to approve an HRA transfer of £0.020m to the HRA Lift sinking fund reserve.

 

5. That Cabinet recommends to Council to approve the following slippage on the capital programme:

 

• £2.777m to be slipped to 2022-23 in respect of General Fund capital schemes.
• £0.595m to be slipped to 2022-23 in respect of Housing Revenue Account capital schemes.

 

Cllr Griffiths: Seconded

 

All: Agreed

 

Decision: recommendations approved

 

Cllr Williams: Moving then down the next page CA/56/22, chief housing officer post with a recommendation;

 

Item 8.3 CA/56/22 Chief Housing Officer Post

 

Decision

 

That Cabinet recommends:

 

1 That Council approves an additional post of Chief Housing Officer to be added to the establishment which will sit at Tier 3 within the Corporate Leadership Team

 

2 That Council approves a total budget for the post of up to £130,000 per annum.

 

Cllr Griffiths: Seconded

 

All: Agreed

 

Decision: approved

 

Cllr Williams: Further down the next page CA/59/22, PMO, project management office, resource funding with a result to recommend;

 

Item 8.3 CA/59/22 PMO (Project Management Office) Resource Funding

 

Decision

 

1. To note the update on PMO resource

 

2. That Cabinet recommends that Council approves the funding of £170,000 to temporarily fund the Cabinet www.dacorum.gov.uk General Fund PMO while permanent resource is planned and implemented.

 

Cllr Griffiths: Seconded

 

All: Agreed

 

Decision: recommendation approved

 

Cllr Williams: And then turning to the bottom one, CA/62/22, which is titled, incorrectly as 'West Herts Crematorium Joint Committee,' but it should actually be constitution update, and the text under there is correct. So, it was the title that was wrong that was causing confusion. The matters of the Cabinet considered under crematorium was a matter for Cabinet, not council, so there's a recommendation there.

 

Item 8.4 CA/61/22 Constitution update

 

Decision

 

1. That Cabinet recommend Council agrees the amendments to Part 3 of the Constitution as highlighted in the report and shown in tracked changes on the attached document entitled “Constitution – Part 3 – Responsibility for Functions”

 

2. That Cabinet recommend Council agrees the amendments to Part 4 of the Constitution as highlighted in the report and shown in tracked changes on the attached document entitled “Constitution – Part 4 – Rules of Procedure”

 

3. That Cabinet recommend Council agrees the amendments to the Council’s Financial Regulations as highlighted in the report and shown in tracked changes on the attached document entitled “Financial Regulations v.1.1”

 

4. That Cabinet recommend Council approve the proposed amendment to Commissioning and Procurement Standing Orders as set out in section 4.5 to the report.

 

Cllr Griffiths: Seconded

 

All: Agreed

 

Decision: agreed the amendments as recommended