Agenda and decisions

Questions must be received no later than 12 noon on the seventh working day before the date of the meeting

Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Alisha Lewis

RESOLVED THAT:

1.            the interim HRA budget proposals for 2025/26 (shown at Appendix 2) are approved for consultation, including a proposed rent increase of 2.7% and changes to other rents and charges as detailed within the report;

2.            the proposed HRA capital programme is approved for consultation as shown at Appendix 3 and the detailed capital programme in Appendix 4;

3.            the revised HRA forecast for 2024/25 is noted;

4.            following the publication of the Local Government Provisional Finance Settlement, authority is delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151 Officer), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, to determine and approve any additional material that may be needed to support the presentation of the interim budget proposals for public consultation;

5.            consultation responses are sought by 31 January 2025.

Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Alisha Lewis

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the interim budget proposals for consultation including a proposed council tax for the services provided by Cheltenham Borough Council are approved. The proposed Council tax for 2025/26 represents an increase of 2.99% a year for a Band D property, subject to the publication and consultation on the Local Government Provisional Finance Settlement;

2.    the schedule of target savings and income generation at Appendix 3 is noted;

3.    the growth proposals at Appendix 4 are approved;

4.    the proposed capital programme at Appendix 6, as outlined in Section 13 is approved;

5.    following the publication of the Local Government Provisional Finance Settlement, authority is delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151 Officer), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, to determine and approve any additional material that may be needed to support the presentation of the interim budget proposals for public consultation;

6.    consultation responses to be received by 31 January 2025.

Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Alisha Lewis

RESOLVED THAT

-       the council’s entry to the Counter Fraud and Enforcement Unit Partnership Collaboration Agreement is approved.     

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the First Homes Technical Advice Note (TAN) as set out in Appendix 3 is approved;

2.    approves setting a £175 administration fee per dwelling to be charged by CBC to developers in respect of the initial sale of First Homes, and to vendors in respect of resales is approved;

3.    authority is delegated to the Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager to undertake any minor updates to the First Homes TAN (including the administration fee) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the Fencing Policy is approved;

2.    a review of the policy in one year is noted;

3.    a request is made that, during the review period, officers carry out the actions set out in 5.2 of this report.

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the publication of the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2024 by 31 December 2024 is approved;

2.    the Annual CIL Rate Summary Statement will be published alongside it by the 31 December 2024 is noted.