Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, MEMBER AND SCRUTINY MANAGER

To consider the outcome of Overview and Scrutiny Committee resolutions.

RESOLVED: That the report entitled ‘Resolutions of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’ was noted.

REASON FOR DECISION: To enable the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review and comment on actions and feedback received regarding resolutions previously made.

Audio recording – 4 minutes 22 seconds

The Democratic Services Manager presented the report entitled ‘Resolutions of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’ and highlighted:

·       The ‘Empty Homes Strategy’ and ‘Council Tax Premiums for Empty and Second Homes’ reports were both approved at the meeting of Cabinet on 6 February 2024 following on from the recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 29 January 2024.

·       It had been agreed at the meeting of Full Council on 29 February 2024 to increase Council Tax for 2024/25 and to also increase the council tax premium on empty and second homes.

Councillor Matt Barnes proposed and Councillor Nigel Mason seconded and, following a vote, it was:

RESOLVED: That the report entitled ‘Resolutions of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’ was noted.

REASON FOR DECISION: To enable the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review and comment on actions and feedback received regarding resolutions previously made.