Agenda and minutes

8.1       The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 2 June 2020 were agreed as a correct record.

9.1       Copies of the reports referred to below are included in the minute book.

Report by Chief Executive

10.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Chief Executive.

10.2     It was RESOLVED to note the end of year monitoring position for the Council

Reason

10.3     The report set out the Council’s position and year end provisional outturns for the Council Plan targets, revenue budget, capital programme, savings plan together with strategic risks for 2019/20

Report by Chief Operating Officer

11.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer.

11.2     It was RESOLVED to note the report and the Ashdown Forest Trust Income and Expenditure Account for 2019/20 and Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2020.

Reason

11.3     To note the financial accounts for the Ashdown Forest Trust for 2019/20

Report by Chief Operating Officer

13.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer together with a further report containing exempt information set out in a later agenda item.

13.2     It was RESOLVED to:

1)    approve the procurement of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) system to replace the current SAP solution, and an implementation partner to support the configuration and roll-out of the new system;

2)    delegate authority to the Lead Member for Resources to consider the response to the procurement exercise and to award a contract; and

3)    note the additional information on indicative costs and benefits contained in a separate report later on the agenda (Part II).

Reason

13.3     The Cabinet considered indicative costs and benefits to progress a procurement exercise to upgrade or replace the Council’s existing corporate system, which manages the organisation’s business critical finance, HR, Payroll and Purchasing processes.

13.1     The Cabinet agreed that agenda items 5 and 6 should be reported top the County Council.

[Note: The items being reported to the County Council refer to minute numbers 10 and 11]

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting 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 Schedule 12A to 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).

14.1     It was RESOLVED  - exclude the public and press from the meeting 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 Schedule 12A to 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).

Report by Chief Operating Officer

15.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer.

15.2     It was RESOLVED to note the report

Reason

15.3     The report contained exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda