Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Board Members; Mayor Biggs and Alan Wood.
Apologies for absence were also noted from the following invited persons: Councillors Rachel Blake, Amy Whitelock Gibbs and Oliur Rahman.
An apology for lateness was made on behalf of Councillor Danny Hassel.
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS PDF 73 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Monitoring Officer. Minutes: No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made. |
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UNRESTRICTED MINUTES PDF 85 KB To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of the Best Value Review Board Quarterly Meeting held on 12 July 2016. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2016 were approved as a correct record of proceedings.
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Property Spotlight To receive a presentation. Minutes: Aman Dalvi, Corporate Director, Development & Renewal gave a presentation outlining progress on the action plan in regard to the property directions. Following this Ann Sutcliffe, Service Head Corporate Property and Capital Delivery, gave a presentation on progress on the Civic Centre project. The following matters were reported: · Community buildings o Arrangements around the use of community buildings had been regularised in accordance with the report made to Cabinet on 1 December 2016. o An implementation plan had been drawn up and agreed by Commissioners o Community Hubs would operate under a licence arrangement
· Asset Rental Account. o This arrangement aimed to increase the utilisation of all council buildings and drive down costs o Regularise arrangements for use council properties by other organisations o A draft policy was under consultation with Commissioners
The purpose was
The presentation received support from Board Members and invited parties and the following were noted: Property:
In discussing the presentation, the following information was given:
Civic Centre
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Organisational Spotlight To receive a presentation Minutes: Will Tuckley, Chief Executive gave a presentation which outlined the aims and themes of the Organisational Design project. The Board was informed:
In discussing the presentation, the following information was given:
The Chief Executive acknowledged that
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Best Value Plan Update PDF 74 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Board considered the update on the Best Value Action Plan arising from the Secretary of State’s directions which included the six-month update to the Secretary sent in September 2016 and a response from the Commissioners.
The Board noted:
Procurement
Grants
Communications
Property It was noted that this had been discussed at agenda item 4.1.
Organisational Culture It was noted that this had been discussed at agenda item 4.2. Commissioners were pleased to note that a new whistleblowing policy had been launched which addressed concerns about reporting.
Elections The Board noted Commissioners’ comments, on progress made and issues addressed, at Annex B and their recommendation to the Secretary of State that the directions be removed. Mr Powell, on behalf of the Secretary advised that an answer would be given in November.
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Minutes: Afazul Hoque, Interim Service Manager, Strategy, Policy & Performance introduced the report and invited the Board to consider what additional matters should be included in the plan.
Commissioner Caller asked the members and officers to consider what matters/actions remained outstanding and timescales for these to be brought forward.
The Chief Executive advised that the once the Council had received the views of the Secretary of State, the plan would be examined and updated giving appropriate priority to the matters that remain to be taken forward.
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ANY OTHER UNRESTRICTED BUSINESS CONSIDERED TO BE URGENT Minutes: Nil items.
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