Agenda item

ITEMS REFERRED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES

Meeting of Council, Thursday, 2nd April, 2020 7.30 pm, CANCELLED (Item 1.)

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

Decision:

RECORD OF DECISION MADE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY

(as a result of the Council meeting on 25 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: Chief Executive

1. DECISION TAKEN

In respect of the Council Agenda – 25 March 2020 – Item 1a – Corporate Peer Challenge Report

(1) That the content of the Corporate Peer Challenge report and its recommendations be noted.

(2) That the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive, Leader of the Council and Deputy Leader be requested to develop an action plan responding to the Corporate Peer Challenge report, to be reported to the next scheduled meeting of Cabinet.

(3)

2. DECISION TAKER

The Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council

3. DATE DECISION TAKEN:

3 April 2020

4. REASON FOR DECISION

The Council meeting on 25 March 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation.

To ensure that the Council responds to the matters identified within the CPC report, ensuring that the benefits of the CPC process are realised.

5. CONSULTATION WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Consultation including the effect on stakeholders, partners and the public is contained within the report published with the Council agenda for the meeting on 25 March 2020.

Given the current Covid-19 situation and government advice regarding gatherings, the meeting of the Council was not possible. Therefore, the Council 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 26 votes were cast in favour of the recommendation.

The following Members of Council voted: Councillors David Barnard, Judi Billing, John Bishop, Ruth Brown, Paul Clark, George Davies, Morgan Derbyshire, Faye Frost, Jean Green, Gary Grindal, Simon Harwood, Terry Hone, Keith Hoskins, Tony Hunter, Ian Mantle, Jim McNally, Ian Moody, Gerald Morris, Michael Muir, Sue Ngwala, Sean Prendergast, Adem Ruggiero-Cakir, Claire Strong, Richard Thake, Terry Tyler and Tom Tyson

There were no comments made my Members.

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 1a within the Council agenda for the meeting on 25 March 2020 via link below:

https://democracy.north-herts.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=2211&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.

RECORD OF DECISION MADE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY

(as a result of the Council meeting on 25 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

2. DECISION TAKEN

In respect of the Council Agenda – 25 March 2020 – Item 1b – Third Quarter Revenue Monitoring 2019/20

(4) That the description on the Special Reserve be changed to “Maintained for any special financial pressures such as pump priming for initiatives for shared services, changes in working practice, major contract renewals, unexpected contract variation, support the response to and reduce the impact of major incidents and other financial pressures”.

(5) That it be noted that any discretionary spend in respect of Covid-19 will be approved by the Service Director: Resources as Budget Manager, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and IT.

2. DECISION TAKER

The Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council

3. DATE DECISION TAKEN:

3 April 2020

4. REASON FOR DECISION

The Council meeting on 25 March 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation.

To ensure that the Council responds to the matters identified within the CPC report, ensuring that the benefits of the CPC process are realised.

5. CONSULTATION WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Consultation including the effect on stakeholders, partners and the public is contained within the report published with the Council agenda for the meeting on 25 March 2020.

By the prescribed deadline 17 votes were cast in favour of the recommendation and 10 votes were cast against the recommendation.

The following Members of Council voted: Councillors David Barnard, Judi Billing, John Bishop, Ruth Brown, Paul Clark, George Davies, Morgan Derbyshire, Faye Frost, Jean Green, Gary Grindal, Simon Harwood, Terry Hone, Keith Hoskins, Tony Hunter, David Levett, Ian Mantle, Jim McNally, Ian Moody, Gerald Morris, Michael Muir, Sue Ngwala, Sean Prendergast, Adem Ruggiero-Cakir, Claire String, Richard Thake, Terry Tyler and Tom Tyson.

There were no comments made my Members.

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 1b within the Council agenda for the meeting on 25 March 2020 via link below:

https://democracy.north-herts.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=2211&Ver=4

NOTIFICATION DATE

3 April 2020

Signature of Decision Taker

Call-in does not apply to NON-EXECUTIVE DECISIONS

Supporting documents: