Meeting documents

Details of Cabinet Member interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team.

The Chair will allow members of the public to present a petition on any matter within the Cabinet’s remit. Questions or statements about any matter on the agenda for this meeting may be taken at the time when each matter is considered.

To consider the report.

Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion the Cabinet resolved to:

• Approve the supplements and virements as detailed in Section 2.2.2 and Section 2.2.3 and Appendix C

 • Approve the managed 2017/18 overspends in the 2018/19 Capital Investment Programme as detailed in Section 2.9

The Cabinet further noted the contents of this report. 

To consider the report.

Following consideration of the officer report and discussion the Cabinet resolved:

1. To note the contents of this report and the outturn position for the year and approve carry forward requests of £0.999m to be used against future commitments (Section 4);

2. To agree specific requests to write off overspends to the General Reserves totalling £12.660m (Section 2, Table 2 and appendices) and the future use of the reserves (Section 5, Table 4 and 5).

The Cabinet further resolved:

To note the transfer back to General Reserves of £9.480m from underspends (Section 2, Table 2 and Section 5, Table 4);

To note the treatment of the £17.416m Schools Budget balance, as approved by the Schools Forum (Section 3);

In addition, the Cabinet noted the Aged Debt Analysis as shown within Section 6.

To consider the report.

Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion the Cabinet:

1. Considered and commented on the information contained within this report specifically those areas identified as a potential concern under Section 3.0 of this report and the ‘Issues for Consideration’ section of Appendix A.

2. Considered that the proposed management actions are adequate to improve performance to the desired level.

3. Agreed this report and Appendix A as the latest position for Somerset County Council against its County Plan.

To consider the report.

Following consideration of the officer report, appendix and discussion the Cabinet resolved to:

1. Approve the Business Plan (set out in Appendix A), as amended by the supplemental paper, as the County Council’s vehicle for delivering the County Council Vision, subject to:
   1. Activity not yet approved through the Council’s decision-making processes (including financial requirements) remains aspirational in the Business Plan until individual approval of that activity is secured.
   2. Activity that is dependent on external funding remains aspirational in the Business Plan until and unless funding is secured.
   3. Activity requiring the County Council to work in partnership will be driven in part by the policy, financial and decision-making frameworks in which our partners operate and therefore also remains aspirational until specific partner and County Council endorsement or sign-up is secured.

2. Endorse the requirement for all Council decisions and impact assessments to have regard to the Business Plan.
3. Endorses publication of the Business Plan as an interactive website.

To consider the report.

Following consideration of the officer report, appendix and discussion the Cabinet resolved to welcome and endorse the proposed People Strategy.

The Chair may raise any items of urgent business.