Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Tuesday, 4th October, 2022 9.30 am

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Items
No. Item

CA.26

Domestic Extensions Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document Adoption pdf icon PDF 86 KB

This report seeks approval and recommends to Council that the revised draft Hambleton Design Guide: Domestic Extensions Supplementary Planning Document is adopted.  Annex ‘A’ of this report contains the revised version of the Supplementary Planning Document.

 

In accepting the recommendtaions, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the revised Domestic Extensions Supplementary Planning Document be adopted and the previously adopted Domestic Extensions Supplementary Planning Document (December 2009) be revoked.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The subject of the decision:

 

This report sought approval and recommended to Council that the revised draft Hambleton Design Guide: Domestic Extensions Supplementary Planning Document is adopted.  Annex ‘A’ of this report contained the revised version of the Supplementary Planning Document.

 

Alternative options considered:

 

None.

 

The reason for the decision:

 

Cabinet was satisfied that the Supplementary Planning Document supported the implementation of policies in the Hambleton Local Plan.

 

The decision:

 

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that:-

 

(1)     the revised Domestic Extensions Supplementary Planning Document be adopted; and

 

(2)     the previously adopted Domestic Extensions Supplementary Planning Document (December 2009) be revoked.

CA.27

Local Government Reorganisation - Staffing Matters pdf icon PDF 167 KB

The purpose of this report is to seek authorisation to enter into a settlement agreement with the Chief Executive Officer as part of the implementation of the transition to a Unitary Authority for the County of North Yorkshire and approval of the terms thereof.

 

In accepting the recommendations, Cabinet will approve that the Council enters into a Settlement Agreement with the Chief Executive Officer on the proposed terms; delegate power to the Deputy Chief Executive and the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) jointly in consultation with the Leader to approve any subsidiary matters necessary to finalise the Agreement provided such matters do not contravene any of the matters set out in this report; fund any payments under the Agreement in the current financial year from the Council’s Local Government Review Reserve; and recommend that the Council approve it as the appropriate response of the Council and passes similar resolution and makes the necessary amendments to any Pay Policy Statement, Redundancy and Restructuring Procedures or Retirement Policy that may be required to implement the agreement as set out in Appendix 2.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The subject of the decision:

 

This report sought authorisation to enter into a settlement agreement with the Chief Executive Officer as part of the implementation of the transition to a Unitary Authority for the County of North Yorkshire and approval of the terms thereof.

 

Alternative options considered:

 

None.

 

The reason for the decision:

 

Cabinet was satisfied that the proposed settlement and in particular the redundancy and termination payments complied with the powers of the Council under the Local Government (Early Termination of Employment) Discretionary Compensation (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 (Compensation Regulations), the Council’s own policies and procedures and represented a reasonable proportionate and necessary response to secure the objectives identified in the report.

 

The decision:

 

That Cabinet:-

 

(1)     approves that the Council enters into a Settlement Agreement with the Chief Executive Officer on the proposed terms;

 

(2)     delegates power to the Deputy Chief Executive and the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) jointly in consultation with the Leader to approve any subsidiary matters necessary to finalise the Agreement provided such matters do not contravene any of the matters set out in this report;

 

(3)     fund any payments under the Agreement in the current financial year from the Council’s Local Government Review Reserve; and

 

(4)     recommends that the Council approve it as the appropriate response of the Council and passes similar resolution and makes the necessary amendments to any Pay Policy Statement, Redundancy and Restructuring Procedures or Retirement Policy that may be required to implement the agreement as set out in Appendix 2 of the report.

CA.28

Exclusion of the Public and Press

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of item 7 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

Minutes:

The Decision:

 

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the items of business at minute no CA.29 on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as the Cabinet was satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

CA.29

Local Government Reorganisation - Staffing Issues - Appendix 1

This report considers Appendix 1 in relation to Item 5 on the agenda.

Minutes:

The subject of the decision:

 

Cabinet considered Appendix 1 as referenced to in the public report regarding Local Government Reorganisation Staffing Matters (Minute CA.29 above refers).

 

Alternative options considered:

 

None.

 

The reason for the decision:

 

Cabinet was satisfied with the information contained with Appendix 1 of the report.

 

The decision:

 

That the information detailed within Appendix 1 of the report be noted.

CA.30

Minutes

To confirm the decisions of the meeting held on 6 September 2022 (CA.18 - CA.25), previously circulated.

Minutes:

The Decision:

 

That the decisions of the meeting held on 6 September 2022 (CA.18 - CA.25), previously circulated, be signed as a correct record.

CA.31

Grant for Refurbishment of Cobbles at Stokesley pdf icon PDF 80 KB

This report concerns a grant the Council approved for the refurbishment of the town centre cobbles at Stokesley Town Centre which is associated with the surrender of the lease between Stokesley Town Council and Hambleton District Council.  Specifically, the report considers whether the grant offer should now be withdrawn because of lack of progress.

 

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will approve the grant offer to Stokesley Town Council of £110,944 for remedial works on the cobbles be withdrawn.

Minutes:

The subject of the decision:

 

This report concerned a grant the Council approved for the refurbishment of the town centre cobbles at Stokesley Town Centre which was associated with the surrender of the lease between Stokesley Town Council and Hambleton District Council.  Specifically, the report considered whether the grant offer should now be withdrawn because of lack of progress.

 

Alternative options considered:

 

None.

 

The reason for the decision:

 

Cabinet was satisfied that the withdrawal of the grant offer to Stokesley Town Council was justified due to lack of progress.

 

The decision:

 

That Cabinet approves that the grant offer to Stokesley Town Council of £110,944 for remedial works on the cobbles be withdrawn.