Agenda and minutes
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Election of Chairman To elect the Chairman of the Finance and Resources Select Committee for the ensuing year. Additional documents: Minutes: Leslie Ashton, Democratic and Electoral Services Officer, welcomed everyone to the meeting and called for nominations for Chairman. Mrs Jilly Jordan proposed that Mr Ralph Bagge be elected Chairman; Mr David Anthony seconded the proposal and in the absence of any other nominations was declared Chairman of the Finance and Resources Select Committee.
RESOLVED: That Mr Ralph Bagge be elected as Chairman for the ensuing year. |
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Appointment of Vice-Chairman To appoint the Vice-Chairman of the Finance and Resources Select Committee for the ensuing year.
Additional documents: Minutes: Mr Bagge proposed Mrs Jilly Jordan be appointed as Vice-Chairman; Mr David Anthony seconded the proposal.
RESOLVED: That Mrs Jilly Jordan be appointed as Vice-Chairman for the ensuing year. |
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Apologies for absence / Changes in membership Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies had been received from Mr Brian Roberts and Mr Mike Smith.
The committee members introduced themselves and stated the area they represented. |
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Declarations of Interest Additional documents: Minutes: The following declarations of interest were made:
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The Committee will hear from the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources, and the Cabinet Member for Property and Assets about their response to the Covid-19 crisis and the steps currently being taken in the recovery phase. They will be joined by the Corporate Director for Resources, the Corporate Director for Planning, Growth and Sustainability, the Service Director for Corporate Finance and the Service Director for Property and Assets.
Contributors: Ms Katrina Wood, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources Mr John Chilver, Cabinet Member for Property and Assets
Sarah Murphy-Brookman, Corporate Director for Resources Ian Thompson, Corporate Director for Planning, Growth and Sustainability Richard Ambrose, Service Director for Corporate Finance (Section 151 Officer) John Reed, Service Director for Property and Assets John McMillan, Service Director for HR & OD Dave Skinner, Service Director for Service Finance Tony Ellis, Service Director for ICT
Papers: Covid-19 Update report
Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman explained that a Covid-19 update would be provided at this meeting; however, there would be further opportunities to scrutinise the Council’s response to the pandemic. On behalf of the whole committee, the Chairman extended his thanks to all staff for their efforts in supporting the Council’s response, particularly those in Customer Services, Revenues and Benefits and Finance who had worked additional hours, including weekends, undertaking tasks such as processing business grants throughout the pandemic.
Ms Katrina Wood, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources advised the committee that it had been an extremely challenging time for the resources service area and reinforced the message from the Chairman thanking those staff who had gone and above and beyond in dealing with the Council’s response to the pandemic. Ms Wood summarised the significant work undertaken as outlined in the report included in the agenda pack. Within her update, Ms Wood highlighted the following:
Mr John Chilver, Cabinet Member for Property and Assets added to Ms Wood’s update and highlighted:
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Cabinet Member Priorities for 2020-21 PDF 736 KB The Committee will hear from the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources and the Cabinet Member for Property and Assets, who will outline their priorities for the next 12 months.
Contributors: Ms Katrina Wood, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources Mr John Chilver, Cabinet Member for Property and Assets
Sarah Murphy-Brookman, Corporate Director for Resources Ian Thompson, Corporate Director for Planning, Growth and Sustainability Richard Ambrose, Service Director for Corporate Finance (Section 151 Officer) John Reed, Service Director for Property and Assets John McMillan, Service Director for HR & OD Dave Skinner, Service Director for Service Finance Tony Ellis, Service Director for ICT
Papers: Cabinet Members Priorities
Additional documents: Minutes:
Ms Wood summarised the ongoing projects within the Resources portfolio and listed the key priorities as follows:
Mr Chilver summarised the ongoing projects within the Property and Assets portfolio and listed the key priorities as follows:
· Financial update on property income · Accommodation Strategy · Residential Property Development
The following key points were raised by the Select Committee members during discussion:
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Work Programme discussion The Committee will discuss possible items to include on the Committee’s work programme for the coming year.
Contributors: All Committee Members Additional documents: Minutes: The following suggestions were made for the work programme:
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Date of the next meeting Thursday 1 October 2020 at 2 p.m. Additional documents: Minutes: Thursday 1 October 2020 at 2 p.m. |