PAPER A

RECORD OF DECISION

The following decisions were taken on 22 FEBRUARY 2006 by the CABINET

Subject to any amendments made by Full Council at its meeting on 22 February 2006 these decisions will take effect immediately.

Members of the Cabinet who were present :

Cllrs Andy Sutton (Vice Chairman), Barry Abraham, Dawn Cousins, Tim Hunter-Henderson, Patrick Joyce, Ian Ward, Jilly Wood

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

Leader of the Council

Agenda item	Public Question Time
Decision reference	75/06
Question	Mr Blezzard asked a written question relating to LEA Governors (PQ07/06) Mrs Welsh asked a question relating to speculated budget cuts in peripatetic music provision
Agenda item	Revenue Capital Budgets
Decision reference	76/06
Decision taken	Members of the Cabinet approved and recommended to the Full Council, the Council Tax Resolution for the Financial Year 2006-7 as attached as Appendix A.
Reason	To recommend to Full Council the Revenue Support Grant Settlement and Budget 2007-07.
Additional reasons	None
Options considered and rejected	None.
Interests	None declared.
Additional advice received	None.
Agenda item	Capital Programme 2006-07
Decision reference	77/06
Decision taken	That the Cabinet recommend to Full Council : i. That the overall capital programme for 2006-07 be set at the level of supported capital expenditure plus available capital grants and receipts plus approved prudential borrowing plus approved and resourced schemes slipped from previous years. ii. That Supported Capital Expenditure (SCE) levels be allocated to each respective Strategic Director for prioritisation, and subsequent approval by the Cabinet, with the use other resources being the subject of recommendations to the Cabinet from time to time. iii. That a contingency of £3 million of unsupported capital borrowing be approved, for use in the event of planned capital receipts not being received on time, for Invest to save Schemes that are approved by the Cabinet, for the acquisition of vehicles and plant where an option appraisal demonstrates purchase to be financially beneficial compared to leasing, and to neutralize the impact of retrospective adjustments to the minimum revenue provision requirement. iv. To approve the prudential indicators and limits as set out in Appendix A. v. That the Chief Financial Officer, be delegated responsibility for effecting changes between the ‘borrowing’ and ‘long-term liabilities’ elements of the authorised limit and operational boundaries for external debt, as contained in Appendix A. vi. That the relevant Cabinet Member be delegated authority to amend the Capital Programme as priorities may determine, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources, Audit, Council Efficiency & Customer Champion, relevant Directors and the Chief Financial Officer. vii. That the Treasury Strategy for 2006/07, as set out in Appendix C, be approved.
Reason	To recommend to Full Council the Capital Programme for 2006-07 and Treasury Strategy, including the requirements of the Prudential Code for Capital Finance.
Additional reasons	None.
Options considered and rejected	None.
Interests	None declared.
Additional advice received	None.
Agenda item	Delegated Decisions
Decision reference	78/06
Questions	No questions were asked.
Interests	None declared.
Agenda item	Members Question Time
Decision reference	79/06
Questions	Cllr Fitzgerald Bond asked questions relating to the budget (MQ06/06) Cllr Lumley asked a question relating to the procedure for Cabinet and Full Council annual budget meetings.