Report of the Leader of the council
(1) Urgent cabinet decisions
In accordance with the overview and scrutiny procedure rules, a cabinet decision can be taken as a matter of urgency, if any delay by the call-in process would seriously prejudice the council’s or the public’s interest. Treating the decision as a matter of urgency must be agreed by the chairman of the Scrutiny Committee and must be reported to the next meeting of the council, together with the reasons for urgency.
The Leader of council to report that he took a decision on 9 August 2013 to approve consultation on a revised council tax reduction scheme to replace the existing scheme from 1 April 2014. The chairman of the scrutiny committee had agreed that any delay caused by the call-in process would impact on the consultation period.
(2) Delegation of cabinet functions
To receive details of any changes to the leader’s scheme of delegation.
(3) Matters affecting the authority arising from meetings of joint committees, partnerships and other meetings
To receive the report of the leader (if any).
Minutes:
The Leader of council reported that he took a decision on 9 August 2013 to approve consultation on a revised council tax reduction scheme to replace the existing scheme from 1 April 2014. The chairman of the scrutiny committee had agreed that any delay caused by the call-in process would impact on the consultation period.