In November 2020, the council successfully bid
to the MHCLG for capital funds of £232,785 to support the
acquisition and conversion of Cedar Cottage and Cedar Annex into
six units of temporary accommodation for those moving on from rough
sleeping.
On 9th December 2020, Jonathan Geall, Head of Housing and Health
approved the formal agreement with the MHCLG to use the funding for
the specified purpose.
The decision recorded on this form is to allocate this funding to
the council’s capital programme to cover costs incurred by
the council on this project
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 06/10/2021
Effective from: 28/09/2021
Decision:
Allocation to the capital programme of
£232,785 in grant monies from the MHCLG for the purposes of
the acquisition and conversion of Cedar Cottage and Annex for use
as temporary accommodation
Lead officer: Jonathan Geall
To maintain income and keep premises let to a
tenant.
Head of Strategic Finance and Property acting under authority
delegated within Part 3c, paragraph 13.15 of the council’s
Constitution ‘Lettings of all properties; consents to
assignments and sublettings; the granting of easements and
licences; entering into leases, sub-leases, licences and easements
on behalf of the council as lessee, sub-lessee, licensee or grantee
as appropriate; consent to modification or release of restrictive
covenants; rent reviews under existing and future leases, including
the approval of terms, subject to reporting transactions
half-yearly to the Executive
Decision Maker: Head of Strategic Finance and Property
Decision published: 01/10/2021
Effective from: 01/10/2021
Lead officer: Steven Linnett
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 28/09/2021 - Executive
Decision published: 29/09/2021
Effective from: 07/10/2021
Decision:
a) Agree, as guidance to officers, that the budget proposals should be based on a Council Tax increase of £5, contract inflation up to 4%, no inflation in other goods and services budgets and that the provision for the national pay award will be up to 3% (effectively 2.75% as 0.25% of the pay provision this year will be carried forward as a result of the 1.75% final pay offer from the employer’s side);
b) Note the comprehensive spending review savings to be implemented in 2022/23 and 2023/24 as agreed by Council in March 2021 and acknowledge the requirement of Council that compensating savings, delivered to the same timescales, have to be put in place and reported to the next Council meeting should the Executive decide that any savings proposals should not proceed, or are reduced by 10% or more;
c) Welcome the Collection Fund updated estimate that the Business Rates deficit being spread over 3 years will be met in full by changes to the appeals provision removing a £0.900 million pressure on the General Fund and the forecast increase in Local Council Tax Support cases has not materialised and the Council Tax Base is now forecast to increase in future years;
d) Note the assumption that the Transforming East Herts Programme will not start to result in revenue savings until the latter half of 2022/23 and into 2023/24
e) Agree: the re-phasing of the capital programme and revenue impacts of capital financing; that existing minor projects should be subject to a full value for money test before proceeding; and that no new projects may come forward for the capital programme unless they are able to cover the capital financing costs in full or mitigate significant increases in revenue costs;
f) Note the revised savings requirements of £0.967 million in 2022/23, £1.520 million in 2023/24 – 2025/26 rising to £1.901million in 2026/27; and
g) Agree that all service areas should review fees and charges and ensure that, where the council has discretion to set the charge, that charges should be set so as to: recover full costs; concessions should be explicitly linked to an Equalities Impact Assessment; and that services which are not currently charged for the introduction of a charge should be considered unless the service is provided generally under a statutory provision.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Steven Linnett
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 28/09/2021 - Executive
Decision published: 29/09/2021
Effective from: 07/10/2021
Decision:
(A)That the funding of the General Fund revenue outturn of £116k overspend from the general reserve be approved.
(B)That the revenue budgets of £414k be carried forward from 2020/21 to 2021/22; and
(C)That the capital budgets of £4.271m be carried forward to 2021/22 to fund ongoing capital schemes.
Lead officer: Steven Linnett
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 28/09/2021 - Executive
Decision published: 29/09/2021
Effective from: 07/10/2021
Decision:
(A) That the net revenue budget forecast over spend of £0.082 million in 2021/22 be noted (table 1); and
(B) That the revised capital budget for 2021/22 of £50.039million, which includes £4.171m carried forward from 2020/21 to be approved as part of the Provisional Outturn report, and the forecast zero variance to that budget be noted.
Lead officer: Steven Linnett
The Business and Planning Act 2020 introduced
a temporary fast track regime to grant pavement licences. This
temporary regime was due to be in force until 30th September 2021
but has been extended until 30th September 2022.
As a result East Herts Pavement Licence Policy needs to be amended
to reflect this new date. When the policy was originally created
the decision was taken to grant licences for a period of 7 months.
As the regime has been extended for another 12 months the period
for which a licence will be be granted is to be amended to a
maximum of 12 months. This avoids the need for those benefiting
from the regime to make unnecessary renewal applications and incur
additional expense.
Any Licence granted on or after 1st October 2021 will expire on
30th September 2022 when the temporary regime ceases to be in
force.
Decision Maker: Head of Housing and Health
Decision published: 21/09/2021
Effective from: 14/09/2021
Decision:
To amend the period for which the Pavement
Licence Policy shall be in force to the 30th September 2022 and to
extend the period for which a pavement licence will be granted up
to a maximum of 12 months.
Lead officer: Oliver Rawlings
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Planning and Growth
Decision published: 17/09/2021
Effective from: 07/10/2021
Wards affected: Hunsdon;
Lead officer: George Pavey