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.
Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council will report that on 23 December 2014 he took a decision to approve a £22,500 virement from contingency in 2014/15 to provide additional funding for the delivery of the broadband project. The chairman of the scrutiny committee agreed to waive call-in because any delay could delay the project and prejudice both the council’s and the public’s interests.
He will report that on 24 December 2014 Councillor Mike Murray, Cabinet Member for Planning Policy, took a decision that the Drayton Neighbourhood Plan should proceed to referendum. The chairman of the scrutiny committee agreed to waive call-in because any delay could impact on the referendum date and prejudice both the council’s and the public’s interests.
(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:
Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council, thanked the emergency services for their calm response to the fire at the Crowmarsh offices. He thanked officers for their flexibility and tenacity in responding to the current situation and for ensuring minimal disruption to services.
He asked for, and received, Council agreement to ask the Chairman to write to the Chief Fire Officer on behalf of the council and express its thanks for the response to the fire.