Decisions

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    Following the recommendation of Treasury Management Panel, the contents of this summary report of the treasury management activity during the first six months of 2022/23 be noted and recommended onto Council.

To confirm the Green Investment Board’s recommendation to fund upgrades to current building management system installed in council-owned and operated buildings, to reduce energy expenditure

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    A capital investment of £151,000 from the Green Investment Fund, to install and/or upgrade the building management systems and monitoring arrangements across the council’s operational property estate, be approved;

2.    Authority be delegated to the Director of Climate Change, in consultation with the Director of Finance and Assets (Deputy s151 Officer), to procure and award the contract for the installation of the equipment and monitor the implementation.

To consider the recommendations

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The recommendations be approved.

To consider the recommendations

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The recommendations be approved.

To note the recommendations

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The 2022 Resident Satisfaction Survey results, and the baseline they provide for the new Corporate Plan priorities, be acknowledged;

2.    The survey be repeated in three years’ time to measure the impact of the Council’s corporate plan on resident satisfaction levels;

3.    The results be used to inform Council service plans to address areas in need of performance improvement and/or further investigation;

4.    The results from the survey be communicated to the Council’s partners that have lead responsibilities for areas where further improvement has been identified

To agree how to allocate DWP grant funding via GCC

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The award of the first tranche of grant funding as set out as set out in para 2.8 be approved;

2.    The award of the second tranche of grant funding as set out in para 2.11 and 2.12 be approved.

To consider and approve the update Counter Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The Policy attached to this report be approved and adopted;

2.    The Director of Finance and Assets (Deputy S151 Officer) be authorised to approve future minor amendments to the Policy, in consultation with the Counter Fraud and Enforcement Unit, One Legal and the Cabinet Member Finance and Assets.

To resolve to compulsory purchase a vacant and fire damaged property, which remains detrimental to the amenity of the neighbourhood.

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The recommendations be approved.