Agenda item

To consider recommendations from Cabinet and committees since the Council meeting held in December 2012.

(1)       Treasury management mid-year monitoring report 2012/13

The Cabinet, at its meeting on 8 February 2013, considered the treasury management mid-year monitoring report of the head of finance.

The report of the Head of Finance, considered by the Cabinet on 8 February 2013, was circulated to all councillors.  Please bring this report to the meeting.  

RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL: tonote that Cabinet is satisfied that the council’s treasury activities are being carried out in accordance with the treasury management strategy and policy. 

(2)       Treasury management and investment strategy 2013/14

The Cabinet, at its meeting on 8 February 2013, considered the report of the head of finance on the approval of the treasury management strategy, the annual investment strategy and the prudential indicators.

The report of the Head of Finance, considered by the Cabinet on 8 February 2013, was circulated to all councillors.  Please bring this report to the meeting.  

RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL to approve:

(a)               approve the treasury management strategy 2013/14 as set out in Appendix A to the head of finance’s report, subject to Cabinet keeping the strategy under review;

(b)               approve the prudential indicators and limits for 2013/14 to 2015/16 as set out in table 2, appendix A to the report;

(c)               approve the annual investment strategy 2013/14 set out in appendix A to the report and the lending criteria detailed in table 5. 

(3)       Budget 2013/14

The setting of the budget is covered in agenda item 10. 

(4)       Skin piercing

General Licensing Committee, at its meeting on 21 January 2013, considered a report on the adoption of a new single consolidated set of byelaws, produced by the department of health, to regulate acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis. 

A copy of the byelaws agreed for recommendation to Council is attached. 

RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL: to

(a)               make new model byelaws under Sections 14 and 15 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (as amended by the Local Government Act 2003) for the regulation of acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis (and revoke existing byelaws); and

(b)               authorise the head of legal and democratic services to take all steps necessary to obtain confirmation of the byelaws from the Secretary of State for Health.  

Council considered the following recommendations from Cabinet, the Cabinet member for economy, leisure, and property, and the General Licensing Committee: 

(1)       Treasury management mid-year monitoring 2012/13

At its meeting on 8 February 2013, Cabinet had considered the treasury management mid-year monitoring report of the head of finance. 

RESOLVED: to note that Cabinet is satisfied that the council’s treasury activities are being carried out in accordance with the treasury management strategy and policy. 

(2)       Treasury management and investment strategy 2013/14

At its meeting on 8 February 2013, Cabinet had considered the report of the head of finance on the treasury management strategy, the annual investment strategy and the prudential indicators.  The Audit and Governance Committee also considered this report in January and made recommendations, which Cabinet has supported.  In addition, Cabinet also agreed to keep the strategy under review. 

RESOLVED: to

(a)               approve the treasury management strategy 2013/14 as set out in Appendix A of the report of the head of finance to Cabinet on 8 February 2013, subject to Cabinet keeping the strategy under review;

(b)               approve the prudential indicators and limits for 2013/14 to 2015/16 as set out in table 2, appendix A of the report of the head of finance to Cabinet on 8 February 2013; and

(c)               approve the annual investment strategy 2013/14 set out in appendix A of the report of the head of finance to Cabinet on 8 February 2013 and the lending criteria detailed in table 5. 

(3)       Budget 2013/14

On 8 February 2013, Cabinet had made recommendations on the 2013/14 budget.  The chairman agreed to consider these under agenda item 10 relating to the 2013/14 budget. 

(4)       Skin piercing

On 21 January 2013, the General Licensing Committee had considered a report on the adoption of a new single consolidated set of byelaws, produced by the department of health, to regulate acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis.  Council supported the committee’s recommendation. 

RESOLVED: to

(a)               make new model byelaws under Sections 14 and 15 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (as amended by the Local Government Act 2003) for the regulation of acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis (and revoke existing byelaws); and

(b)               authorise the head of legal and democratic services to take all steps necessary to obtain confirmation of the byelaws from the Secretary of State for Health. 

 (5)      Funding to deliver the Heart of Abingdon Heritage Trail project

On 15 February 2013, the Cabinet member for economy, leisure, and property had made an individual Cabinet member decision to recommend Council to approve the addition of £14,200 to the capital programme, from externally received monies, to deliver the Heart of Abingdon Heritage Trail project.  Council approved the recommendation. 

In answer to a question, the Cabinet member for economy, leisure, and property, Councillor Elaine Ware, agreed to advise Councillor Patterson of the external funding sources outside the meeting. 

RESOLVED: to approve the addition of £14,200 to the capital programme, from externally received monies, for delivery of the Heart of Abingdon Heritage Trail project.