Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
DECISIONS made by the Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change, Councillor Nick Bennett, on 28 March 2024 at Remote Meeting via Microsoft Teams
Councillor Paul Redstone spoke on item 4 (see minute 60)
56. Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 14 March 2024
56.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2024.
57. Disclosure of Interests
57.1 There were none.
58. Urgent items
58.1 There were none.
59. Reports
59.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
60. Updated Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy
60.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer.
DECISIONS
60.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the updated Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy set out in Appendix 1 of the report.
REASONS
60.3 The updated Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy set out in Appendix 1 of the report has been revised to bring it further in line with best practice.
61. Write-off of Debts 2023/24
61.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.
DECISIONS
61.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to:
1) Approve the writing-off of 14 debts amounting to £234,600.66 in the Council’s 2023/2024 accounts;
2) Note that provision is made for bad and doubtful debts; and
3) Note the current debt position and positive steps being put in place to make improvements.
REASONS
61.3 There is no prospect of recovering the fourteen outstanding debts.
62. Exclusion for the Public and Press
62.1 It was RESOLVED to exclude the public and press for the remaining agenda items on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
63. Write-off of Debts 2023/24 - Exempt Information
63.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer which provided exempt information in support of an earlier item on the agenda.
DECISIONS
63.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to note the exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda.
REASONS
63.3 The report contained exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda.