Agenda and minutes
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Declarations of Interest in accordance with Standing Order 16 Additional documents: Minutes: The following Members declared an interest in accordance with Standing Order 16.5:-
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Decision notice of the meeting held on 15 July 2020 Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the notes of the meeting held on 15 July 2020 be approved. |
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Leader's Update Oral report of the Leader of the Council Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the oral report of the Leader of the Council giving an update on a range of issues including the news that the Government had listened to concerns and had agreed to revert to predicted grades for both A-levels and GCSEs; how the county council was working with headteachers to bring all pupils back to school safely in September; the Council’s appeals to pupils and parents to walk, ride, or park and stride, to encourage exercise and reduce congestion at the school gates; the commencement of a major piece of research to improve the support the Council provides for children with special educational needs and disabilities; and the Council’s continuing work with partners to manage and prevent outbreaks of Covid-19; be noted. |
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Minutes of the meeting of the Property Sub-Committee held on 5 August 2020 Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the minutes of the meeting of the Property Sub-Committee held on 5 august 2020 be received. |
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Treasury Management report for the year ended 31 March 2020 Cabinet Member for Finance Additional documents: Minutes:
Reasons for the Decision – To inform the Cabinet of the Council’s investment and borrowing activity during 2019/20 including both borrowing and investment decisions taken throughout the year in the light of the interest rates and economic conditions prevailing at the time.
Decision – (a) That the treasury management activities for the year ended 31 March 2020, including the Prudential Indicators outturn detailed in Appendix 4 to the report, be noted.
(b) That the use of the Minimum Revenue Provision at 31 March 2020, as set out in paragraphs 32 and 33 of the report, be approved.
(c) That the current Annual Investment Strategy is considered prudent and sufficiently robust to meet any market challenges created by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and pressures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and that Officers will continue to monitor the position. |
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Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Wellbeing Additional documents:
Minutes:
Reasons for the Decision – To consider the delegation of powers under The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.3) Regulations 2020 which came into force on 18th July 2020.
Decision – (a) That the process for the issuing of direction notices under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.3) Regulations 2020 by Staffordshire Council be approved.
(b) That authority to issue direction notices, restricted to direction notices that do not constitute key decisions, as well as the review of those direction notices, be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Director for Health and Care in his capacity as director of Public Health.
(c) That in the event of the Chief Executive not being available for any reason, authority to issue and review direction notices, may be exercised by the Deputy Chief Executive and Director for Families and Communities or the Director for Environment, Infrastructure and Skills, in consultation with the Director for Health and Care in his capacity as director of Public Health.
(d) That in the event of the Director of Public Health not being available, for any reason, the consultation for the issue of the direction shall be deputised to a Consultant in Public Health in accordance with his sub scheme of delegation.
(e) That before issuing notices in accordance with (b) above, the Chief Executive will inform the Leader, Deputy Leader, Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Wellbeing and the Local Member of the intention to issue such notices. |
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Update from COVID-19 Member Led Local Outbreak Control Board Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Wellbeing Additional documents: Minutes: Reasons for the Decision – To consider an update from the COVID-19 Member Led Local Outbreak Control Board including the response to an outbreak related to the Crown and Anchor pub in Stone, and an ongoing elevated level of infections in parts of Burton.
Decision – That the report be received. |
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Decisions taken by Cabinet Members under Delegated Powers Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the following decisions taken by Cabinet Members under delegated powers be noted:
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Forward Plan of Key Decisions Additional documents: Minutes: The Forward Plan of Key Decisions for the period 16 September 2020 to 20 January 2021, which detailed the following issues, was approved:
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Exclusion of the Public The Chairman to move:-
“That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of Local Government Act 1972 indicated below”.
PART TWO (All reports in this section are exempt) Additional documents: Minutes: Decision – That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of Local Government Act 1972 indicated below.
PART TWO
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Burton Stronger Towns Fund
(Exemption paragraph 3)
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economy and Skills
Minutes: (Exemption paragraph 3)
Reasons for the Decision – To consider progress made to date towards the submission of the Investment Plan for the Burton Stronger Towns Fund to MHCLG.
Decision – That the recommendations contained in the report be agreed. |
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Review of Future Use of Kingston Centre, Stafford
(Exemption paragraph 3)
Cabinet Member for Education (and SEND) Minutes: (Exemption paragraph 3)
Reasons for the Decision – To consider the retention of the Kingston Centre for potential future use as a primary school site.
Decision – That the recommendations contained in the report be agreed.
Leader of the County Council
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