The Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing Development presented a report from the Head of Economic Growth seeking approval for the application by Broseley Town Council for the Parish Council area to be considered as an appropriate area for the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan.

RESOLVED:

i)     That the Broseley Parish area is an appropriate basis for the development of a Neighbourhood Plan and notifies the Town Council accordingly.

ii)    That Broseley Town Council will be able to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for that area, which will be subject to public consultation, examination and local referendum as set out in Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012 as amended.  Assuming any subsequent local referendum is successful, Shropshire Council’s full Council will then be asked to adopt the final version of the Neighbourhood Plan.

The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate and Commercial Support presented a report from the Head of Human Resources and Development providing an overview of the formal customer feedback the Council received during 2017/2018.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the Annual Customer Feedback Report 2017/18 [Appendix 1] be approved for publication on the Council’s website;

ii)            That the recommendations in the Annual Report [pages 18 and 19] highlighting key issues and areas for improvement, be agreed.

The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate and Commercial Support presented a report from the Chief Executive on the Council’s performance against its key outcomes for Quarter 1 2018/2019.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the key underlying and emerging issues in the report and appendices be considered;

ii)            That the performance portal be reviewed, and any performance areas be identified for consideration in greater detail or referral to the appropriate Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented a report from the Head of Finance, Governance and Assurance [s151 Officer] on the revised Minimum Revenue Provision Statement following the recent review.

RESOLVED:

i)             That all the options modelled for the revision of the calculation of MRP charges in relation to supported borrowing be considered.

ii)            That the use of Option C3 (use a 45-year annuity method and apply Adjustment A from 2018/19) to calculate MRP charges in relation to supported borrowing be approved.

iii)           That the £2.217m saving generated in 2018/19, be ringfenced to fund the Digital Transformation Programme.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented a report from the Head of Finance, Governance and Assurance [s151 Officer] that set out the projected revenue expenditure for the whole of 2018/19 as at Quarter 1, and for capital set out the expenditure up to the end of period Quarter 1.

RESOLVED:

i)     That it be noted that at the end of Quarter 1 (30 June 2017), the full year revenue forecast is a potential overspend of £6.790m;

ii)    That the impact of this on the Council’s General Fund balance be considered.

iii)   That it be noted that a budget virement, as detailed in Appendix 2, that had taken place at period 3 to allocate pay award funding had not been distributed at budget setting, due to the value of the pay award not having been agreed at that time. 

The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented a report from the Head of Finance, Governance and Assurance [s151 Officer] detailing the Council’s treasury management activities in the last quarter.

RESOLVED:

That the position detailed in the report be accepted.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented a report from the Head of Finance, Governance and Assurance [s151 Officer] relating to the Council’s treasury activities  for 2017/18.

RESOLVED:

That the position detailed in the report be accepted.

The Chair of the People Overview Committee presented a report from the Placements for Looked After Children Task and Finish Group that had investigated the challenges faced by the Council in providing residential care for its looked after children.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendations from the Looked After Children Task and Finish Group be approved.

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 5 September 2018 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Leader.