Agenda and minutes

Council - Wednesday, 27th February, 2019 5.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield S40 1LP

Contact: Brian Offiler 

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70.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 92 KB

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71.

Mayor's Communications

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72.

Apologies for Absence

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73.

Declarations of Members' and Officers' Interests relating to items on the Agenda.

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74.

Public Questions to the Council

To receive questions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order No. 12.

 

Question submitted by Paul Stone:

 

“During the financial year 2017/18 and from April to December (2018), how much has Chesterfield Borough Council spent on bailiffs when dealing with businesses locally, and by the housing department?”

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75.

Petitions to Council

To receive petitions submitted under Standing Order No. 13

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76.

Questions to the Leader

To receive questions submitted to the Leader under Standing Order No.14

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77.

General Fund Capital Programme 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 96 KB

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78.

Housing Revenue Account (HRA) - Budget 2019/20 to 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 82 KB

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79.

Housing Capital Programme: New Programme for 2019/20 through to 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 93 KB

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80.

Treasury Management Strategy 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 105 KB

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81.

2019/20 Budget & Medium Term Financial Plan pdf icon PDF 149 KB

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82.

Council Tax 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 99 KB

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83.

Council Plan 2019 - 2023 and Performance Management Framework pdf icon PDF 89 KB

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84.

Strengthened Local Enterprise Partnerships Review pdf icon PDF 85 KB

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85.

Re-signing the Derbyshire Armed Forces Community Covenant pdf icon PDF 69 KB

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86.

Approval of Senior Pay Policy 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 60 KB

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87.

Minutes of Committee Meetings pdf icon PDF 27 KB

To receive for information the Minutes of the following meetings:

·        Appeals and Regulatory Committee

·        Employment and General Committee

·        Licensing Committee

·        Planning Committee

·        Standards and Audit Committee

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88.

Minutes of Cabinet pdf icon PDF 80 KB

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89.

Minutes of the Joint Cabinet and Employment and General Committee pdf icon PDF 53 KB

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90.

Minutes of the Overview and Performance Scrutiny Forum pdf icon PDF 71 KB

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91.

Minutes of the Community, Customer and Organisational Scrutiny Committee pdf icon PDF 73 KB

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92.

Minutes of the Enterprise and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee pdf icon PDF 61 KB

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93.

Questions under Standing Order No. 19

To receive questions from Councillors in accordance with Standing Order No.19.

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94.

Notice of Motion under Standing Order No. 21

To consider the motion submitted by Councillor J Innes in accordance with Standing Order No. 21:

 

“Councils are facing a funding crisis and the Tory government is to blame.

 

Austerity has caused huge damage to communities up and down the UK, with devastating effects on key public services that protect the most defenceless in society, act as a safety net for hard working families and the services we all rely on, like clean streets, refuse collections, parks and open spaces. 

 

The Prime Minister claimed that ‘austerity is over’ even while planning a further £1.3bn cut to council budgets next year.

 

Councils like ours are all that stand between our communities and the government’s unfair cuts and welfare reforms.


This Council continues to do its best to protect its communities from the worst of the government’s austerity measures by working with the voluntary sector advice agencies and local churches. Together we support people adversely affected by the roll out of Universal Credit and to provide a night shelter for the homeless this winter.


Upgrading our facilities, such as Queens Park Sports Centre, Winding Wheel Theatre and Town Hall has increased use, brought in new income and reduced subsidies. We have driven economic growth through aspirational schemes such as the Northern Gateway. But even after these measures the Council continues to face a huge gap in its finances in 2020/21.

 

Despite a campaign by Labour councillors calling for the government to put a real end to austerity the government is still forcing councils to make further cuts. Council Budgets are now at breaking point – and this council says that enough is enough. The government must bring a full stop to cuts and its welfare reforms which are taking our country back to Victorian times.”

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