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To approve
the minutes of the Cabinet held on 11 December 2018 and the Extraordinary
Cabinet held on 9 January 2019 (to follow). Additional documents:
Minutes: The
minutes of the Cabinet held on 11 December 2018 and the minutes of the
extraordinary Cabinets held on 9 January and 24 January 2019 were approved and
signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were
no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes: The Cabinet
received a report attaching the draft 28-Day Notice which provided a forward
look at the Agenda for the next meeting of the Cabinet. The Notice would be published on 15 February
2019 for the meeting of Cabinet 19 March 2019. The 28-Day Notice for the
upcoming meetings of the Chiltern and South Bucks Joint Committee was also
attached which provided a forward look at the Agendas for the 13 February 2019
and 1 April 2019 meetings. The 28-Day
Notice for the March meeting of Cabinet would be amended to include the
Refreshed Joint Business Plan and Performance Indicator review for 2019/20. RESOLVED - That the Draft 28-Day
Notice for Cabinet, to be published on 15 February 2019, and the 28-Day Notice for
the Chiltern and South Bucks Joint Committee be noted. |
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Current Issues Minutes: Councillor
L Walsh announced that the next Chiltern Community Forum had been arranged to
take place on Wednesday 20 February from 6 to 8 pm at the Chalfont St Peter
Parish Office and all were welcome. This was a great opportunity to identify,
review and resolve priority neighbourhood issues. The forum brought together
the police, members of the public, partners, stakeholders and community groups.
Councillor
Walsh further reported that two surveys were open to gather residents’ views on
what the issues were in their community. The Chiltern Community Forum would
then develop an action plan for the top three priorities identified. Chiltern
Neighbourhood Survey - click
here Chiltern
Youth Survey (under 18s) - click here |
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Budget and Council Tax Report 2019/20 PDF 89 KB Decision: Members of the Cabinet received a report providing information regarding the Council’s revenue budget for 2019/20 which would form the basis of setting the Council Tax. The Cabinet were therefore asked to recommend to Full Council that the budget be agreed at the Council meeting on 26 February 2019.
And RESOLVED Setting the
Council Tax 9.
That this report be made available to all Members of the
Council in advance of the Council Tax setting meeting on 26th
February, and a final report produced for the Council meeting incorporating the
information from preceptors, and the final decisions of the Cabinet on the
budget. Medium Term
Financial Strategy 10. To note the
comments in the report on the Council’s financial position in respect of the
years following 2019/20. Minutes: Members of the
Cabinet received a report providing information regarding the Council’s revenue
budget for 2019/20 which would form the basis of setting the Council Tax. The
Cabinet were therefore asked to recommend to Full Council that the budget be
agreed at the Council meeting on 26 February 2019. It was noted that the announcement of
the decision to create a unitary authority in Buckinghamshire from 2020/21 did
not affect the requirement on the Council to set a legal and prudent budget for
2019/20 that addresses the Council’s aims and objectives. It would be necessary
at a corporate level to make provision within reserves for the transition costs
to the new unitary authority. A 3% increase in Council Tax was
proposed which would result in the district proportion of Council Tax being
increased to £186.30 for a Band D property. The key financial risks were noted
along with the proposed level of reserves earmarked to mitigate those risks.
The Council would have the suggested prudent level of general reserves of
£900k. The report had been considered by the
Resources Overview Committee who recommended that Cabinet considered reducing
the 3% council tax increase and further recommended that the windfall funding
from the Chiltern Crematorium could be used for one off projects to the benefit
of the local residents and council taxpayers. The Cabinet agreed that the 3% increase
ensured that Chiltern remained in a sound financial position and this had been
the correct approach in the past. It was noted that whilst in a healthy position
now, this could change should Government reinstate the negative revenue support
grant which had been cancelled for 2019/20. Cabinet were in agreement with an
earmarked reserve fund being created to benefit communities on particular
projects. Councillor P Martin reported that in
respect of the Planning and Economic Development fees and charges, pre-planning
charges had been reviewed and benchmarked against other local authorities and a
report looking at this in further detail would be brought to a future meeting.
At this time, the charges would remain at their present level. The Cabinet expressed thanks to all
officers involved in preparing the budget. The Deputy Leader was also thanked
for his work in developing this year’s draft budget.
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