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