PAPER A

RECORD OF DECISION

The following decisions were taken on 13 June 2006 by the CABINET

THE CALL IN PERIOD FOR THESE DECISIONS EXPIRES AT 5.00 PM ON THURSDAY, 22 JUNE 2006

Members of the Cabinet who were present :

Cllrs Andy Sutton (Chairman), Barry Abraham, Dawn Cousins, Tim Hunter‑Henderson, Patrick Joyce, Ian Ward

Members also present (non-voting) :

Cllrs Henry Adams, George Brown, William Burt, George Cameron, John Hobart, Erica Oulton, David Pugh, Melanie Swan, Alan Wells, David Whittaker, David  Williams

Confirmed as a true record of decisions taken ……………………………………………

Leader of the Council

Agenda item	Public Question Time
Decision reference	1/06
Question	No questions were asked.
Agenda item	Value for Money Exercise on the Future of the Crematorium - Policy Commission Blue Paper
Decision reference	2/06
Decision taken	Option i : To accept the Policy Commission’s recommendations as set out in the Blue Paper and adopt them as the basis of policy development : 1. To adopt option E of the Blue Paper and retain the crematorium as an Isle of Wight Council service and take action to increase revenue. 2. That the Cabinet instruct the Chief Financial Officer to identify the most efficient means of funding the replacement of a minimum of two cremators incorporating emissions abatement technology in 2011/2012. 3. That the Cabinet instruct Bereavement Services to prepare a full-form business case for the crematorium based on, but not limited to, the measures identified in subparagraph 6.5.3 of the Blue Paper. 4. That the Council acknowledge the need for provision to be made to meet future capital requirements when such requirements are identified to Members by services and that the Cabinet instruct Bereavement Services to include a contingency fund for such capital requirements within its crematorium business case. 5. That the Cabinet instruct Bereavement Services to monitor developments with respect to ‘Promession’ technology and related legislation to assess the viability of such a scheme in future years.
Reason	To meet the Council’s Aim High Corporate Objective, ‘To be a high performing, cost-effective Council’.
Additional reasons	None.
Options considered and rejected	Option ii : To refer the matter back to the Policy Commission for Safer Communities and request they carry out further work. Option iii : To defer any decision on this matter to a future meeting. Option iv : To do nothing
Interests	None declared.
Additional advice received	None.
Agenda item	The Isle of Wight Council’s Best Value Performance Plan 2006/09
Decision reference	3/06
Decision taken	(a) The proposed format of the Best Value Performance Plan was approved. (b) The narrative to be used as the introduction to the Best Value Performance Plan was approved. (c) The Cabinet agreed that, subject to consultation with the Council’s external auditors, local indicators be removed from the published Best Value Performance Plan.
Reason	To fulfil the Council’s statutory duty to publish annually a Best Value Performance Plan.
Additional reasons	None.
Options considered and rejected	(d) To require that the Council prepares the further version of the Best Value Performance Plan as in previous years.
Interests	None declared.
Additional advice received	None.
Agenda item	Change Management: A Revised Management Structure
Decision reference	4/06
Decision taken	To adopt the structure set out in the Appendix of the report, but, that the title of the Director of Community Protection be changed to that of the Director of Safer Communities.
Reason	To ensure that senior managerial and service delivery structures are fit for the purpose of delivering the Council’s Aim High Corporate Plan and to enable its cost effective delivery.
Additional reasons	None.
Options considered and rejected	None.
Interests	None declared.
Additional advice received	None.
Agenda item	The Council’s Forward Plan
Decision reference	5/06
Questions	No questions were asked.
Interests	None declared.
Agenda item	Delegated Decisions
Decision reference	6/06
Questions	No questions were asked.
Interests	None declared.
Agenda item	Members Question Time
Decision reference	7/06
Questions	No questions were asked.
Interests	None declared.