Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB
Contact: Karen Wyeth Email: k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk
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Apologies and Substitutes To receive apologies for absence and notification of substitutions. |
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The minutes of the meeting held on 20 January as to follow. |
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Disclosures of Interest To receive any disclosures of interest from councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for members aside from those councillors that are also Surrey County Councillors. |
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Proposed Fees and Charges for 2025-26 The Committee is asked to review and agree the Fees and Charges for 2025-26 and make a recommendation to Council. Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee resolved to agree the Fees and Charges for 2025-26. |
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Detailed Budget for 2025/26 Committee is asked to make a recommendation to Council as per the attached report.
Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee resolved to recommend that Council consider and approve the following:
1. To approve a 2.9% increase on the Spelthorne Borough Council element of the Council Tax for 2025-26. Moreover:
a. The Revenue estimates as set out in Appendix 1 be approved.
b. £400,100 as et out in this report are to be appropriated from Earmarked Reserves other than sinking fund reserves in support of Spelthorne’s local Council Tax for 2025-26.
c. Net use of £5,037,300 of Earmarked Sinking Funds reserves.
d. To agree that the Council Tax Base for the year 2025-26 is 40,620 Band D equivalent dwellings calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as amended, made under Section 35(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
2. Continuing the Council’s Local Council Tax Support Scheme with the current rules and regulations.
3. Continuing the complete disregard of war pension/armed forces pension from benefit calculations.
4. To note the Chief Finance Officer’s commentary in Section 4 of the report on the robustness of budget estimates and levels of reserves under Section 25 and 26 of the Local Government Act 2003.
5. The Council Tax Base for the whole Council area for 2025-26. (Item T in the formula in Section 31b(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the ‘act’)) should be 40,620 band D equivalent dwellings and calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purpose for 2025-26 is £228.86 Per Band D equivalent dwelling.
That the following sums be now calculated by the Council for the year 2025-26 in accordance with Section 31 to 36 of the Local Government Act 1992.
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Capital Strategy 2025/26 to 2026/27 The Committee is asked to make a recommendation to Council to approve the Capital Strategy for 2025/26 to 2026/27 as set out in the report.
Additional documents: Decision: Committee resolved to recommend that Council approves the Capital Strategy as set out in the report. |
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Estimated 2025/26 to 2028/29 Capital Programme The Committee is asked to make a recommendation to Council to approve the Estimated 2025/26 to 2028/29 Capital Programme.
Additional documents: Decision: The Committee resolved to recommend that Council approves the proposed Capital Programme for 2025/26 to 2028/29. |
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Car Park Management system award The Committee is asked to:
1. Approve the tender award as set out in this report; and
2. Delegate authority to the Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter into necessary legal documentation to formalise the appointment of the preferred contractor. Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee resolved to:
1. Approve the tender award as set out in this report; and
2. Delegate authority to the Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter into necessary legal documentation to formalise the appointment of the preferred contractor. |
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The Committee is asked to make a recommendation to Council to approve the Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26. Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee resolved to recommend to Council that the Pay Policy Statement is approved. |
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Corporate Plan Progress Report Report to follow Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee resolved to:
1. Note the update on progress with the planned actions under each of the Corporate Plan priorities, which are summarised in Appendix A; and
2. Agree to a review of the planned actions under the Corporate Plan to take account of the factors outlined in this report, in particular the proposed reorganisation of Local Government in Surrey and for progress with any revised prioritisation of actions to be reported back to the next meeting of this Committee. |
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To note those urgent actions which have been taken by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader since the last Corporate Policy and Resources meeting on 20 January 2025.
Committee are advised that one urgent action has taken place in respect of the Shared Prosperity Fund (documents attached). Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee resolved to note the two urgent actions that had been taken since the last meeting. |
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To consider the Forward Plan for committee business. Decision: The Committee resolved to note the contents of the Forward Plan. |