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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
CABINET
Minutes of the meeting held on
Wednesday 8 August 2012
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Present: |
Councillor Greer (Chairman), and Councillors Hotson, Paine, Mrs Ring and J.A. Wilson |
58. Apologies for Absence
An apology for absence was received from Councillor Garland.
59. Urgent Items
There were no urgent items.
60. Notification of Visiting Members
There were no Visiting Members.
61. Disclosures by Members and Officers
There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
62. Disclosures of lobbying
All Members disclosed they had been lobbied in respect of Agenda Item 11 – Planning Peer Challenge – Next Steps and Agenda Item 12 – Corporate Planning Timetable.
63. Exempt Items
RESOLVED: That the Items on Part II of the Agenda be taken in private as proposed.
64. Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 11 July 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed.
65. Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 25 July 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed.
66. Asset Management Plan 2012-15
The Cabinet considered the report of the Assistant Director of Environment and Regulatory Services regarding the Asset Management Plan 2012-15.
Officers circulated some revisions to the Asset Management Plan at 2.7 (page 7), 6.3 (page 17) and a revised Appendix D. A Member noticed that at 6.4 (page 18), the second bullet point should read Tunbridge Wells and Ashford and not Swale.
RESOLVED:
1. That the Asset Management Plan 2012-15 be agreed, subject to the amendments outlined above.
2. That Council be recommended to adopt the revised Asset Management Plan 2012-15.
67. Budget Monitoring - First Quarter 2012/13
DECISION MADE:
1. That the satisfactory revenue position at the end of the first quarter 2012/13 be noted.
2. That
the proposals for slippage and re-profiling in the capital programme to 2013/14
as set out in Appendix B to the report of the Head of Finance and Customer
Services be agreed.
3. That the detail in the report of the Head of Finance and Customer Services on the collection fund, general fund balances and treasury management activity be noted.
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68. Planning Peer Challenge - Next Steps
DECISION MADE:
1. That the contents of the report of the Peer Challenge Team (as attached at Appendix A to the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny) be noted and the recommendations within be agreed.
2. That the lead officers set out in Appendix B to the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny and the actions to implement the recommendations to form part of those Lead Officers’ service plans as appropriate be agreed.
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69. Corporate Planning Timetable
DECISION MADE: That the strategic plan and the corporate planning timetable, as set out below, be agreed:-
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Date |
Action |
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8 August 2012 |
Cabinet consider the corporate planning timetable |
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August – November 2012 |
· Assessment of progress against priorities and outcomes · Informal discussions with Cabinet · Meetings with Heads of Service and officers · Identification of savings and growth items · Scrutiny Budget Working group to look at proposals · Review of strategic risk management
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September to October 2012 |
Budget Consultation |
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December 2012 |
Updated Strategic Plan and MTFS agreed for consultation by Cabinet
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January 2013 |
Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny consider updated Strategic Plan and Medium Term Financial Strategy and make recommendations to Cabinet
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February 2013 |
Cabinet consider Strategic Plan and Medium Term Financial Strategy and recommend to Council |
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February 2013 |
Council agree and adopt the Strategic Plan and Medium Term Financial Strategy
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April 2013 |
Implementation of the Updated Strategic Plan and Medium Term Financial Strategy
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70. Forward Plan
The Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council regarding the Forward Plan for the period 1 September 2012 – 31 December 2012.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
71. Minutes (Part II)
RESOLVED: That the Minutes (Part II) of the Meeting held on 11 July 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed.
72. Duration of Meeting
6.30 p.m. to 7.23 p.m.