An apology for absence was received from Councillor Sherreard.

There were no urgent items.

Councillor FitzGerald indicated his wish to speak on Agenda Items 8 and 9.

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

There were no disclosures of lobbying.

RESOLVED: That the Items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 9 June 2010 be approved as a correct record and signed.

1.  That for planning purposes, the Council Tax increase for 2011/12 and future years be set at 2.5% to inform the strategic projections provided in Appendix F of the report of Management Team. 

2.  That the scenario to be adopted is the “Most Likely” as outlined in the strategic projections in the report of Management Team.

3.  That the extent of the Capital Programme for 2011/12 onwards be noted.

4.  That the timetable for the Budget Strategy 2011/12 be noted.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That for planning purposes, the Council Tax increase for 2011/12 and future years be set at 2.5% to inform the strategic projections provided in Appendix F of the report of Management Team. 

2.  That the scenario to be adopted is the “Most Likely” as outlined in the strategic projections in the report of Management Team.

3.  That the extent of the Capital Programme for 2011/12 onwards be noted.

4.  That the timetable for the Budget Strategy 2011/12 be noted.

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1.  That the Performance Plan setting out the annual out-turns and the indicators and targets for 2010-13 as at Appendix A of the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny be agreed.

2.  That the detailed Quarterly Performance Out-turns (Key Performance Indicators at Appendix B and Local Performance Indicators at Appendix C of the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny) be noted.

3.  That the changes to the Key Performance Indicator set arising following the agreement of the Strategic Plan 2009-12 update 2010/11 be agreed.

4.  That the action plans attached at Appendix D of the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny be agreed.

5.  That the responses to the recommendations of the Corporate Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee as set out on the attached Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plan (“SCRAIP”) be agreed.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the Performance Plan setting out the annual out-turns and the indicators and targets for 2010-13 as at Appendix A of the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny be agreed, subject to the baseline figure on NI154 being amended to 522.

2.  That the detailed Quarterly Performance Out-turns (Key Performance Indicators at Appendix B and Local Performance Indicators at Appendix C of the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny) be noted.

3.  That the changes to the Key Performance Indicator set arising following the agreement of the Strategic Plan 2009-12 update 2010/11 be agreed.

4.  That the action plans attached at Appendix D of the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny be agreed.

5.  That the responses to the recommendations of the Corporate Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee as set out on the attached Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plan (“SCRAIP”) be agreed.

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The Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council regarding the Forward Plan for the period 1 August 2010 to 30 November 2010.

RESOLVED: That the Forward Plan for the period 1 August 2010 to 30 November 2010 be noted, subject to the following amendments:-

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6.30 p.m. to 7.29 p.m.