Agenda and decisions

To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Chief Executive.

Group Business Managers to submit any apologies for absence.

To agree and authorise the Mayor to sign the Minutes of Council held on 9 September 2020.

Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items of the Agenda in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion on those items, or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

To determine dates and times for meetings of Council for the remainder of 2020-21 Municipal Year.

Contact: Carol Tague, Democracy Manager

That the schedule of Council meetings for the remainder of the 2020-21 municipal year be approved

To consider the report.

Contact: Eamonn Croston, Service Director – Finance

1. That the funding and spend assumptions informing the updated budget forecasts as set out in section 2.3 to 2.15 of the report be noted

2. That the current and forecast earmarked reserves and general balances as set out at Appendix B be noted

3. That the corporate budget timetable and approach set out at Appendix F be noted.

4. That the revised Minimum Revenue Provision Policy as set out in Section 2.14 of the report be approved

5. That the decision on preferred option for Business Rates Pool arrangements for 2021/22 to be delegated to the Chief Executive and Service Director – Finance, in consultation with the Leader and Corporate Portfolio holder, as per Section 2.4 of the report be approved

6. That the updated multi-year capital budget plans as set out at Appendix D be approved

7. That the flexible capital receipts strategy set out in Section 2.17 of the report be approved

8.  That the financial planning framework set out in Section 1.4 of the report be approved

9. That the budget consultation approach and timetable set out in Section 3 of the report be approved.

To consider the report.

Contact: Kate McNicholas, Head of Policy, Partnerships and Corporate Planning

That ‘Our Council Plan’ and ‘Measuring our impact and progress against the 2018/20 Corporate Plan’ be approved

To consider the report.

Contact: Kate McNicholas, Head of Policy, Partnerships and Corporate Planning

That the report be noted and the establishment of the Inequalities Commission be endorsed.

A Key Discussion debate will take place on ‘Kirklees Council's Use of Technology : Responding to the Challenges of the Covid-19 Pandemic’.

Contact: Andy Simcox, Service Director – Strategy and Innovation