Agenda item

ITEMS REFERRED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES

Any Items referred from other committees will be circulated as soon as they are available.

Decision:

Members were consulted regarding the Items referred from other Committees prior to delegated decisions being taken by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council.

 

6a – 6e - Items Referred from Area Committees Regarding the NHDC Parking Strategy Draft Parking Operational Guidelines

 

The referrals from Area Committees regarding the NHDC Parking Strategy Draft Parking Operational Guidelines were considered with Item 12.

 

6f - Item Referred from Finance, Audit and Risk Committee: 17 March 2020 – Risk and Opportunities Management Update

RECORD OF DECISION MADE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY

(as a result of the Cabinet meeting on 24 March 2020 being cancelled

due to Covid-19 situation)

 

 

*PART 1 – PUBLIC DOCUMENT

 

 

Any interest to declare/ or conflict and any dispensation granted [if applicable]

 

SERVICE DIRECTORATE: Resources

 

 

1.         DECISION TAKEN

 

(1)     That the proposed changes to the Waste risks be approved, with the exception of the archiving of the Route Optimisation of Collection Rounds risk which should be retained until further information is provided;

 

(2)     The archiving of the North Hertfordshire Museum and Town Hall project risk following sign off by Project Board;

 

(3)     That the Covid-19 outbreak be added as a Corporate Risk with a score of 9;

 

(4)     That the proposed Risk Management Framework documents, to replace the current Policy and Strategy, be approved.

 

2.       DECISION TAKER

 

The Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council.

 

3.       DATE DECISION TAKEN:

 

2 April 2020

 

 

4.       REASON FOR DECISION

 

The Cabinet meeting on 24 March 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation.

 

The responsibility for ensuring the management of risks is that of Cabinet.

 

Cabinet has responsibility to monitor the effective development and operation

of Risk and Opportunities Management..

 

5.       CONSULTATION WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

Consultation including the effect on stakeholders, partners and the public is contained within the report published with the Cabinet agenda for the meeting on 24 March 2020.

 

Given the current Covid-19 situation and government advice regarding gatherings, the meeting of the Cabinet was not possible. Therefore, the Cabinet Members were requested to provide an indication as to how they would have voted and any comments as to guide the decision maker.

 

By the prescribed deadline 8 votes were cast in favour of the recommendation.

 

The following Members of Cabinet voted:

 

·                Councillor Ian Albert

·                Councillor Judi Billing

·                Councillor Paul Clark

·                Councillor Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg

·                Councillor Gary Grindal

·                Councillor Keith Hoskins

·                Councillor Steve Jarvis

·                Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb

 

6.       SUPPORTING REPORT

 

Other information relevant to the decision, such as legal, financial, risk, social value and equality implications, is contained within the report published as Item 6f within the Cabinet agenda for the meeting on 24 March 2020 via link below:

 

https://democracy.north-herts.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=133&MId=2200&Ver=4

 

NOTIFICATION DATE

 

3 April 2020

 

Signature of Decision Taker

 

Call-in does not apply to NON-EXECUTIVE DECISIONS

 

In respect of Executive Decisions, as per section 6.3.11(b) of the Constitution ‘Call-In and Urgency’, the call-in procedure does not apply when the decision being taken is urgent. For the purposes of the current Coronavirus pandemic, this decision is considered to be urgent (as normal meetings and the decision-making process has been suspended). The Chair of Council has been informed and agrees that the decision is a reasonable one in the circumstances and is to be treated as a matter of urgency.

 

6g - Referral from Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Third Quarter Revenue Monitoring 2019-20

 

The referral from Finance, Audit and Risk Committee regarding the Third Quarter Revenue Monitoring 2019-20 was considered with Item 18.

 

6h - Referral from Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Third Quarter Investments Strategy Review

 

The referral from Finance, Audit and Risk Committee regarding the Third Quarter Investments Strategy Review was considered with Item 19.

 

6i - Referral from Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Development Agreement John Barker Place

 

The referral from Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding the Development Agreement John Barker Place was considered with Item 7.

 

6j - Referral from Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Greenspace Strategy Scoping Document

 

The referral from Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding the Greenspace Strategy Scoping Document was considered with Item 8.

Supporting documents: