Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies for absence from Cabinet Members who are unable to attend this meeting.

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on 5 July 2022.

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

No interests were declared.

Most agenda items will be considered in public session, however, it shall be advised whether Cabinet will consider any matters in private, by virtue of the reports containing information which falls within a category of exempt information as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Cabinet will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11(5), the period allowed for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Cabinet will receive any questions from Elected Members.

In accordance with Executive Procedure Rule 2.3 (2.3.1.6) a period of up to 30 minutes will be allocated.

To receive the 2021/22 financial outturn position for General Fund Revenue, Housing Revenue Account and Capital Plan and to consider the revenue and capital rollover from 2021/22 to 2022/23.

Wards Affected: All

Contact: James Anderson, Head of Accountancy

RESOLVED –

1)    That in relation to the General Fund (i) the revenue outturn position for 2021/22 including COVID impacts be noted; (ii) the application of the Councils flexible capital receipts strategy to the value of £3.1m applied against eligible transformation in 2021/22, in line with the Councils approved budget plans in February 2022 be noted; (iii) the Government’s £13.5m funding contribution on 31 March 2022 towards the Council’s Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) deficit be noted; (iv) approval be given to the drawdown from the Council’s earmarked demand reserve to offset the Almondbury Community School deficit school balance write-down (£1.954m) to the Council’s general fund in 2021/22 in line with DSG guidance; (v) the year end position on corporate reserves and balances be noted; (vi) the proposed use of pre-existing reserves and endorse the proposed use of new reserves as set out in section 1.9 in the report be re-affirmed; (vii) the regular monitoring and review of corporate reserves in 2022/23 to be reported to Cabinet as part of the Quarterly financial monitoring cycle be noted;

2)    That the year end position on the Collection Fund including COVID impacts be noted.

3)    That the Housing Revenue Account revenue outturn and reserves position 2021/22 be noted;

4)    That in relation to Capital (i) the Council capital outturn position for 2021/22 be noted; (ii) approval be given for the £33.7m capital rollover from 2021/22 to 2022/23; (iii) approval be given to the revised capital plan for the period 2022/23 after taking into account rollover, the re-phasing of schemes and changes to grant assumptions; (iv) approval be given, retrospectively, for the transfer of £1.2m to Spen Valley Leisure Centre from within the Capital Plan to meet contractually bound payments; (v) approval be given for the additional £350k borrowing for George Hotel for successful phase one completion.

5)    That the Review of Treasury Management activity for 2020/21 be noted.

To receive the 2021-22 End of Year Corporate Performance and Impact Report.

Wards Affected: All

Contact: Mike Henry, Head of Data and Insight

RESOLVED – That the End of Year Corporate Performance and Impact Report be noted.

To receive the Corporate Financial Monitoring Report, Quarter 1 (2022-23)

Wards Affected: All

Contact: James Anderson, Head of Accountancy

RESOLVED –

1)    That in relation to the General Fund (i) the forecast revenue outturn position at Quarter 1 be noted; (ii) the intent to bring proposals to cabinet in due course for the future procurement of the Council’s energy contract from April 2023 onwards be noted; (iii) the forecast year end position on corporate reserves and balances at Quarter 1 be noted; (iv) the regular monitoring and review of corporate reserves in 2022/23 reported to Cabinet as part of the Quarterly financial monitoring cycle be noted; (v) the management actions set out at 3.7.7 to 3.7.10 of the report and the intention to bring proposals back to Cabinet for further consideration to address the in-year position be noted.

2)    That the forecast position on the Collection Fund as at Quarter 1 be noted.

3)    That the Quarter 1 forecast Housing Revenue Account position and forecast year-end reserves position be noted.

4)    That in relation to Capital (i) the Quarter 1 forecast capital monitoring position for 2022/23 be noted; (ii) that approval be given to the re-profiling of the 2022/23 capital plan as set out in the report and at Appendix 5 of the report; (iii) that approval be given for the £200k capital scheme drawdown for the Huddersfield District Energy Network; (iv) that approval be given to the £1m drawdown from the existing 22/23 Cultural Heart capital allocation to cover the cashflow issues created for the month of September through scheduling the Outline Business Case Cabinet report for 20 September 2022.

To consider the Kirklees Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy refresh.

Wards Affected: All

Contact: Phil Longworth, Senior Manager, Integrated Support

RESOLVED –

1)    That the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy be noted, recognising that further minor amendments may be necessary to take account of feedback from key partners, and that that a set of materials to help communicate the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy was being developed.

2)    That the report be referred to the meeting of Council on 7 September with a recommendation that the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy be adopted, subject to final approval by the Health and Wellbeing Board.

To consider expenditure of up to £1.8m for a new asset and data management system.

Wards Affected: All

Contact: Chris Firth, Programme Manager, Environment & Climate Change.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to (i) the expenditure of up to £1.8m from the agreed Capital Plan over five years for the resourcing, procurement and onboarding of a new asset and data management system (OSAMS); (ii) include drawdown of some of the capital allocation to meet project resource commitments and to support the procurement and onboarding of one or more suppliers to deliver an updated asset management system.

To resolve that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

(Exempt information relating to Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, namely that the report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweight the public interest in disclosing the information and providing greater openness in the Council’s decision making).

To receive exempt information in relation to Agenda Item 12.