Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence.

To approve the minutes from the previous meeting.

To receive and note any declarations of interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.

(The other registrable interests of Councillors of Somerset Council, arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes: City, Town & Parish Twin Hatters - Somerset Councillors 2023 )

The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme.

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To note the latest Executive Forward Plan of planned key decisions that have been published on the Council’s website.

Click here to access - Executive Forward Plan

Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and

discussion, the Executive resolved:

a)    To note the Service Directorate Revenue forecast overspend of £8.4m for the year.

b)    To note the total Council Revenue forecast overspend of £2.3m for the year.

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

·       To approve the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2025/26 to 2029/30.

·       To agree that the Council continues with the aim of avoiding section 114 notice by taking all of the necessary actions and continuing to operate as if one had been issued.

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

·       To agree to the program of Package Sewage Treatment Plants replacements where costs for the program are equal to or below the value of the Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund funding received.

·       To recommend for approval by Full Council a supplementary budget of £1m to the HRA Capital Programme, that will be fully funded by the MHCLG Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund.

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

a)    To agree the approval of the Homes in Sedgemoor annual company accounts for 2023/24.

b)    To agree that the auditors, Bishop Fleming LLP, are re-appointed, in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, for the 2024/25 audit of Homes in Sedgemoor.