Urgent Item - Retrospective Approval to Include Ashford Cemetery Lodge Refurbishment Works in the Capital Programme
To consider an urgent item regarding allocation of funding for refurbishment works at Ashford Cemetery Lodge.
The Chair of the Corporate Policy & Resources Committee authorised this for the following reason:
This item is urgent as it has been identified that works funded from existing revenue budgets on the asset could be accounted for as capital expenditure and it needs to be added to the Capital Programme. This report could not be delayed until the next meeting as the project would be completed by then.
This report contains exempt information within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006 Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because, disclosure to the public would prejudice the financial position of the authority in any contract or other type of negotiation with the proposed contractor who could then know the position of the Council.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
This item was considered in the closed session of the meeting.
Council resolved to agree the recommendations as approved at the Corporate Policy & Resources Committee meeting on 08 July 2024.
Urgent Item - Retrospective Approval to Include Ashford Cemetery Lodge Refurbishment Works in the Capital Programme
To consider an urgent item regarding allocation of funding for refurbishment works at Ashford Cemetery Lodge.
The Chair has authorised this for the following reason:
This item is urgent as it has been identified that works funded from existing revenue budgets on the asset could be accounted for as capital expenditure and it needs to be added to the Capital Programme. This report could not be delayed until the next meeting as the project would be completed by then.
This report contains exempt information within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006 Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because, disclosure to the public would prejudice the financial position of the authority in any contract or other type of negotiation with the proposed contractor who could then know the position of the Council.
Decision:
The Committee resolved to recommend that Council approve the reallocation of the refurbishment works at Ashford Cemetery Lodge from a Revenue funded project to a project included within the Capital Programme.
Minutes:
It was proposed by Councillor Bateson and seconded by Councillor Button to suspend Standing Order 5.1 to continue the meeting beyond three hours.
Councillor Geach left the Chamber at 22.02
The Committee resolved to agree the recommendation as outlined in the report.