a) That the report and
the financial settlement for 2014/15 be
noted, and that the Officers be requested to bring forward
additional savings proposals to meet the shortfall of £62,000
for presentation to Portfolio Holders and the Strategic Leadership
and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee in January
2014;
b) That the Cabinet
notes the earlier than anticipated significant reduction in Revenue
Support Grant for 2015/16 and, in the light of the full review of
the Council’s Strategic Plan during 2014, requests proposals
for prioritisation, transformation and commercialisation of
services that reflect this reduction of resources at the earliest
opportunity;
c) That the
provisional allocation of the local council tax support funding, as
set out in Appendix B to the report of the Corporate Leadership
Team, be notified to parish councils along with their tax
base;
d) That the proposed
savings, as set out in Appendix C to the report of the Corporate
Leadership Team, be agreed; and
e) That the proposed actions with regard
to the recommendations of the Strategic Leadership and Corporate
Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in section 1.9
of the report of the Corporate Leadership Team, be
agreed.