Agenda and decisions
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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. The quorum for Cabinet is 3 members.
Additional documents: Decision: Apologies were received from Councillors Tony Dale and Lisa Spivey. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members and Officers, relating to items to be considered at the meeting. Additional documents: Decision: There were no declarations of interest from Members. |
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To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of Cabinet on 3 October 2024. Additional documents: Decision: There were no amendments to the minutes.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 3 October 2024 be approved as a correct record. |
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Leader's Announcements To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council. Additional documents: |
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Public Questions To deal with questions from the public within the open forum question and answer session of fifteen minutes in total. Questions from each member of the public should be no longer than one minute each and relate to issues under the Cabinet’s remit. At any one meeting no person may submit more than two questions and no more than two such questions may be asked on behalf of one organisation.
The Leader will ask whether any members of the public present at the meeting wish to ask a question and will decide on the order of questioners.
The response may take the form of: a) a direct oral answer; b) where the desired information is in a publication of the Council or other published work, a reference to that publication; or c) where the reply cannot conveniently be given orally, a written answer circulated later to the questioner. Additional documents: Decision: There were no public questions. |
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Member Questions No Member Questions have been submitted prior to the publication of the agenda.
A Member of the Council may ask the Leader or a Cabinet Member a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the Cotswold District. A maximum period of fifteen minutes shall be allowed at any such meeting for Member questions.
A Member may only ask a question if: a) the question has been delivered in writing or by electronic mail to the Chief Executive no later than 5.00 p.m. on the working day before the day of the meeting; or b) the question relates to an urgent matter, they have the consent of the Leader to whom the question is to be put and the content of the question is given to the Chief Executive by 9.30 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
An answer may take the form of: a) a direct oral answer; b) where the desired information is in a publication of the Council or other published work, a reference to that publication; or c) where the reply cannot conveniently be given orally, a written answer circulated later to the questioner. Additional documents: Decision: There were no Member questions. |
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Issue(s) Arising from Overview and Scrutiny and/or Audit and Governance To receive any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee or to consider any matters raised by the Audit and Governance Committee. Additional documents: Decision: There were no issues arising from the Overview and Scrutiny or Audit and Governance Committees. |
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Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/2026 Purpose To consider and recommend to Full Council the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2025/2026.
Recommendations That Cabinet recommends to Full Council:
Additional documents:
Decision: The purpose of the item was to consider and recommend to Full Council the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2025/2026.
The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the item.
The recommendations were proposed by the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and seconded by the Leader.
RESOLVED: That Cabinet RECOMMENDED to Full Council to: 1. AGREE the increase to income bands as detailed within paragraphs 3.2, 3.3 and Annex A of this report from 1 April 2025. 2. AGREE that any surplus in the Hardship Fund to be transferred over to 2025/2026 for reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7 of the report. |
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Update on the Council’s involvement in and support for Cost of Living related initiatives Purpose To update Cabinet on the Council’s work to support people affected by the cost of living crisis.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to:
2. Request that the Cost of Living Steering Group continues to consider further opportunities to support communities with the cost of living. Additional documents:
Decision: The purpose of the item was to update the Cabinet on the Council’s work to support people affected by the cost of living crisis.
The Cabinet Member for Cost of Living and Inclusion introduced the item.
The recommendations were proposed by the Cabinet Member for Cost of Living and Inclusion and seconded by the Leader.
RESOLVED: That Cabinet: 1. NOTED the Council’s work to support communities with the cost of living. 2. REQUESTED that the Cost of Living Steering Group continues to consider further opportunities to support communities with the cost of living. |
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Draft Budget 2025/26 and Medium Term Financial Strategy Purpose This report sets out the Budget Strategy to support the preparation of the 2025/26 revenue and capital budgets and presents an updated Medium Term Financial Strategy forecast.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to:
2. Approves the revised Capital Programme including the additional expenditure on Disabled Facilities funded by Disabled Facilities Grant, as set out in Annex B.
Additional documents:
Decision: The purpose of the item was to update the Cabinet on the Council’s work to support people affected by the cost of living crisis.
The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the item.
The recommendations were proposed by the Leader and seconded by the Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure and Parking.
RESOLVED: That Cabinet: 1. APPROVED the 2025/26 Budget Strategy as outlined in the report. 2. APPROVED the revised Capital Programme including the additional expenditure on Disabled Facilities funded by Disabled Facilities Grant, as set out in Annex B. |
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To note the decisions taken by the Leader and/or Individual Cabinet Members.
This will follow as an agenda supplement on 7 November 2024. Additional documents: Decision: The purpose of the report was to note the decisions taken by the Leader and/or Individual Cabinet Members.
RESOLVED: That Cabinet NOTED the decisions taken |