Decisions

*RESOLVED –

1.   That the transition of Arvato services to in-house service delivery at the end of the contractual arrangement on 18 October, 2020 be approved.

2.   That a letter be issued to Arvato and their subcontractor Kier, confirming that the existing partnership arrangement will not be extended.

3.   That the Assistant Director – Customers, Commissioning and Change, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Business Transformation and Customers and the Executive Director, be granted delegated authority to make arrangements to secure a robust transition of services.

4.   That the Assistant Director – Customers, Commissioning and Change, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Business Transformation and Customers and the Executive Director, be granted delegated authority to finalise the contractual agreement with Derbyshire Dales District Council to deliver a shared service delivery model for Revenues and Benefits service from 18 October, 2020.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

To enable the Council to implement the conclusions of the contractual review to bring services back in house. The recommendations will enable a shared service arrangement with Derbyshire Dales District Council, resulting in efficient utilisation of resources for both Local Authorities.

*RESOLVED –

That the estimated surplus on the Council Tax Collection Fund of £940,939 be agreed and allocated to the major precepting authorities as outlined in Appendix A of the officer’s report.

REASON FOR DECISION

To fulfil a statutory requirement and to feed into the budget setting process for 2020/21.

*RESOLVED –

1.   That, for 2020/21, individual social rents be set based on the current National Social Rent Policy, giving a rent increase of 2.7% with effect from 6 April, 2020.

2.   That, for 2020/21 and onwards, where a social rent property is re-let to a new or transferring tenant the rent level be increased to the target rent for that property.

3.   That, for 2020/21, individual affordable rents be set based on the current National Social Rent Policy giving a cash rent increase of 2.7% with effect from 6 April, 2020.

4.   That, for 2020/21 and onwards, where an affordable rent property is re-let to a new or transferring tenant the rent level be set by reference to 80% of the market rent (including service charges where applicable) for a similar property at the time of re-letting or the formula rent for the property, whichever is the greater.

5.   That the service charges be increased as set out in Appendix A of the officer’s report.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

1.   To enable the council to set the level of council house rents in accordance with Government guidelines and the Rent Standard.

2.   To enable the council to set service charges for 2020/21 and ensure that the cost of delivering services continues to break even.

3.   To contribute to the council’s corporate priority ‘to improve the quality of life for local people’.

Minutes of the Licensing Committee meetings held on 2 January, 2019 and 9 January, 2019 were signed by the Chair as a correct record.

*That the review of the Premises License of Pizza Royal, 1 Holywell Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7SA be adjourned. The Police visited the premises and found that a new CCTV had been installed. The adjournment enables the police to verify that the new system can accommodate the full 28 day period of images stipulated in the premises licence condition.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Bellamy and Councillor Perkins.

No declarations of interest were received.

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and under 14(2) of The Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005.

Councillors Bagshaw, Flood and Perkins.

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