Issue - decisions
ITEMS REFERRED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES
17/07/2023 - ITEMS REFERRED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES
8a) Referral from Cabinet: Active North Herts Strategy
RESOLVED: A budget of £50k was approved from 2025/26 onwards, to enable the delivery of a new Active Communities programme run by the leisure operator.
REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Council and its stakeholder partners have a clear policy position on its approach to the future delivery of sport, leisure, physical activity and wellbeing services across the district.
8b) Referral from Cabinet: Revenue Budget Outturn 2022/23
RESOLVED: That Council approved the net transfer from earmarked reserves, as identified in Table 9, of £5.274million.
REASONS FOR DECISION:
(1) Members are able to monitor, make adjustments within the overall budgetary framework and request appropriate action of Services who do not meet the budget targets set as part of the Corporate Business Planning process.
(2) Changes to the Council’s balances are monitored and approved.
8c) Referral from Cabinet: Investment Strategy (Capital and Treasury) End of Year Review 2022/23
RESOLVED: That Council:
(1) Approved the actual 2022/23 prudential and treasury indicators.
(2) Noted the annual Treasury Report for 2022/23.
REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Council’s continued compliance with CIPFA’s code of practice on Treasury Management and the Local Government Act 2003 and that the Council manages its exposure to interest and capital risk.
8d) Referral from Cabinet: Year End Report on Risk Management Governance
RESOLVED: That Council considered the Annual Risk Management update, including comments provided by Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.
REASON FOR DECISION: The responsibility for ensuring the management of risks is that of the Cabinet, who were responsible for monitoring the effective development and operation of Risk Management.
8e) Referral from Finance, Audit and Risk Committee: Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report 2022-2023
The Chair advised that this referral would be taken alongside Agenda Item 10 ‘Finance Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report 2022-2023’.