Agenda item

Planning Committee - 5 July 2016

 

Developer Contributions from Small Sites

 

Policy and Resources Committee - 16 June 2016

 

Minute 6 - Delivering the Council's Priorities

 

Minute 9 - Budget Strategy 2017/18 and Efficiency Statement

 

Minute 10 - Member Involvement in Appeal Panels

 

Minute 12 - Towards 2020 - Use of Reserves

 

EXEMPT INFORMATION

 

That under Paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item as there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information relating to any individual or which is likely to reveal the identity of any individual or the financial or business affairs of a particular person.

 

Minute 13 - Towards 2020 - Senior Staffing Matters

Planning Committee - 5 July 2016

 

Minute 21 - Developer Contributions from Small Sites

 

It was moved by Councillor Windress and seconded by Councillor Cleary that the following recommendations of the Planning Committee be approved and adopted.

 

The Planning Committee resolved to recommend to the Council the following approach:

 

(i) Continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that on-site affordable housing contributions will not be sought from sites of 10 dwellings or less and which have a maximum combined gross floor space of no more than 1,000square metres;

 

(ii) Continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that on sites of between six and ten dwellings in parishes outside of Malton, Norton and Pickering, financial contributions will be sought in lieu of the existing on-site policy requirement and that financial contributions of an equivalent of 40% of provision will be sought on such sites in west and south west Ryedale;

 

(iii) Not seek financial contributions from small residential sites through the planning process towards affordable housing on sites of five dwellings or less under Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

(i) Continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that on-site affordable housing contributions will not be sought from sites of 10 dwellings or less and which have a maximum combined gross floor space of no more than 1,000square metres;

 

(ii) Continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that on sites of between six and ten dwellings in parishes outside of Malton, Norton and Pickering, financial contributions will be sought in lieu of the existing on-site policy requirement and that financial contributions of an equivalent of 40% of provision will be sought on such sites in west and south west Ryedale;

 

(iii) Not seek financial contributions from small residential sites through the planning process towards affordable housing on sites of five dwellings or less under Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan.

 

Voting record

For 19

Against 4

Abstentions 1

 

Policy and Resources Committee - 16 June 2016

 

Minute 6 - Delivering the Council's Priorities

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor S Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

1.    That the progress made by the Council in delivering its priorities in 2015/16 and the challenges to be faced in 2016/17 be noted

 

2.    That the Aims and Strategic Objectives of the Council Business Plan for 2016/21 as attached at Annex A of the report be agreed.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

1. That the progress made by the Council in delivering its priorities in 2015/16 and the challenges to be faced in 2016/17 be noted

 

2. That the Aims and Strategic Objectives of the Council Business Plan for 2016/21 as attached at Annex A of the report be agreed.

 

Voting record

For 18

Against 4

Abstentions 2

 

Minute 9 - Budget Strategy and Efficiency Statement

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor S Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

1. That Council be recommended to approve the following strategy for the preparation of the 2017/18 budget:

 

                      i.        Proposals to be brought forward for a £5 increase in Council tax;

 

                     ii.        Increases in fees and charges to be to a maximum of 4.5% on a cost centre heading basis excluding VAT and only those charges officers recommend above this figure to be considered by the relevant policy committee;

 

                    iii.        Efficiencies to be maximised; and

 

                   iv.        The use of New Homes Bonus in line with the medium term financial plan.

 

                    v.        Options for service cuts to be provided if necessary. These proposals to be considered by the Resources Working Party and brought to the Policy and Resources Committee and Council.

 

2. That Council be recommended to approve the Annual Efficiency Plan and that delegated authority be given to the Finance Manager, in conjunction with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee, to accept the 4 year funding offer should they deem that it is in the best interests of the Council to accept the offer.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold.

 

To add that

 

"Should there be a significant impact on the economic circumstances of this Council as a result of the EU Referendum, the Council reserves the right to reconsider the  Budget Strategy and Efficiency Statement."

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried.

 

Voting record

For 20

Against 0

Abstentions 4

 

Upon being put to the vote the substantive motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

1. That the following strategy for the preparation of the 2017/18 budget be approved:

 

                      i.        Proposals to be brought forward for a £5 increase in Council tax;

 

                     ii.        Increases in fees and charges to be to a maximum of 4.5% on a cost centre heading basis excluding VAT and only those charges officers recommend above this figure to be considered by the relevant policy committee;

 

                    iii.        Efficiencies to be maximised; and

 

                   iv.        The use of New Homes Bonus in line with the medium term financial plan.

 

                    v.        Options for service cuts to be provided if necessary. These proposals to be considered by the Resources Working Party and brought to the Policy and Resources Committee and Council.

 

2. That the Annual Efficiency Plan be approved and that delegated authority be given to the Finance Manager, in conjunction with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee, to accept the 4 year funding offer should they deem that it is in the best interests of the Council to accept the offer.

 

3. Should there be a significant impact on the economic circumstances of this Council as a result of the EU Referendum, the Council reserves the right to reconsider the  Budget Strategy and Efficiency Statement

 

Voting record

For 18

Against 5

Abstentions 1

 

Minute 10 - Member Involvement in Appeal Panels

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor Ives that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve that the Members Appeals Panel be replaced by an Officer appeals Panel in all appeals against dismissal except where a case cannot be considered by the Head of Paid Service or nominated representative.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was lost.

 

Resolved

 

That the Members Appeals Panel not be replaced by an Officer Appeals Panel in all appeals against dismissal except where a case cannot be considered by the Head of Paid Service or nominated representative be approved.

 

Recorded Vote

For

Councillors Cowling, Cussons, Frank, Ives, Jainu-Deen and Wainwright.

 

Against

Councillors Steve Arnold, Val Arnold, Cleary, Duncan, Gardiner, Hope, Oxley, Windress, Maud, Joy Andrews, Clark, Potter, Thornton, Keal, Paul Andrews, Burr.

 

Abstentions

Councillor Farnell

 

[Amended at the meeting on 1 September 2016.]

 

Minute 12 - Towards 2020 - Use of Reserves

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor S Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

i. that £958K is transferred from the NHB reserve as follows:

 

·         transfer of £778K to the restructure reserve giving a total balance of £1.2m to fund the cost of further redundancies

·          

·         transfer of £180K to the ICE Fund as an invest to save measure to accommodate other organisational costs of change, including IT and transformational support and the continued work with iESE.

·          

ii. that £150k is transferred from the General Reserve to the ICE Fund as detailed in bullet point 2 above

iii. Any unused funds which have been transferred from the NHB Reserve be returned to the NHB Reserve

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

i. that £958K is transferred from the NHB reserve as follows:

 

·         transfer of £778K to the restructure reserve giving a total balance of £1.2m to fund the cost of further redundancies

·          

·         transfer of £180K to the ICE Fund as an invest to save measure to accommodate other organisational costs of change, including IT and transformational support and the continued work with iESE.

·          

ii. that £150k is transferred from the General Reserve to the ICE Fund as detailed in bullet point 2 above

 

iii. Any unused funds which have been transferred from the NHB Reserve be returned to the NHB Reserve

 

Voting record

For 17

Against 4

Abstentions 1

 

Exempt Information

 

That under Paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item as there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information relating to any individual or which is likely to reveal the identity of any individual or the financial or business affairs of a particular person.

 

Voting record

For 15

Against 4

 

Minute 12 - Towards 2020 - Senior Staffing Matters

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor S Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve the following matters:

 

(i) The request for voluntary redundancy for Chief Officer Post CMT 165 be approved;

 

(ii) That delegated authority be given to the Chief Executive to terminate the employment of postholder CMT165 on the grounds of redundancy on the terms set out in the Council’s Redundancy and Redeployment Policy

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

(i) The request for voluntary redundancy for Chief Officer Post CMT 165 be approved;

 

(ii) That delegated authority be given to the Chief Executive to terminate the employment of postholder CMT165 on the grounds of redundancy on the terms set out in the Council’s Redundancy and Redeployment Policy

 

Voting record

For 14

Against 4

Abstention 1