Agenda item

Executive, Committees and Other Bodies

To receive the open minutes of the following bodies (minutes reproduced in the Minute Book), to answer questions (if any) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.5 and to consider the recommendations as set out below:

 

(a)            Executive – 4 October 2016, 9 November 2016 and 6 December 2016 (to follow)

 

6 December 2016

 

          Minute No 54/E - The Council Tax Base and the Local Council Tax Support Scheme

 

          RECOMMENDED that

 

(v)      the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for Surrey Heath, approved by Council on 22 January 2013, remain unchanged for 2017/18;

 

(vi)     bullet point 7 of the background at Section 1 of the Council Tax Exceptional Hardship Policy be amended to state that Council Tax Support must be in payment, or have been in payment, in the financial year which an award is sought, to ensure the Exceptional Hardship awards can be made to those meeting the set criteria;

 

(vii)     the Executive Head of Finance be authorised to make minor changes to the Local Council Tax Support scheme so as to ensure that where applicable to income calculation it remains in line with Housing Benefit changes introduced by legislation; and

 

(viii)    incomes and applicable amounts and non-dependant deductions are uprated in line with the percentages and amounts supplied by DWP and DCLG, and applied to Housing Benefit claims.

 

Minute 55/E - Appointment of External Auditor

 

RECOMMENDED that the Council opts into the appointing person arrangements made by Public Sector Audit Appointments for the appointment of external auditors.

 

          (Note: The recommendations made by the Executive at its meeting on 9 November 2016 were considered by the Council at its meeting on the same evening.)

 

(b)      Planning Applications Committee – 20 October 2016 and 17 November 2016

 

(c)      External Partnerships Select Committee – 22 November 2016

 

(d)      Licensing Committee – 23 November 2016

 

(e)      Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee – 7 December 2016 (to follow)

 

 

Minutes:

(a)            Executive – 4 October 2016, 9 November 2016 and 6 December 2016

 

It was moved by Councillor Moira Gibson, seconded by Councillor Mrs Vivienne Chapman, and

 

Resolved that the minutes of the open meetings of the Executive held on 4 October 2016, 9 November 2016 and 6 December 2016 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted as set out below:

 

The Council Tax Base and the Local Council Tax Support Scheme

 

Resolved that

 

(i)       the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for Surrey Heath, approved by Council on 22 January 2013, remain unchanged for 2017/18;

 

(ii)      bullet point 7 of the background at Section 1 of the Council Tax Exceptional Hardship Policy be amended to state that Council Tax Support must be in payment, or have been in payment, in the financial year which an award is sought, to ensure the Exceptional Hardship awards can be made to those meeting the set criteria;

 

(iii)     the Executive Head of Finance be authorised to make minor changes to the Local Council Tax Support scheme so as to ensure that where applicable to income calculation it remains in line with Housing Benefit changes introduced by legislation; and

 

(iv)     incomes and applicable amounts and non-dependant deductions are uprated in line with the percentages and amounts supplied by DWP and DCLG, and applied to Housing Benefit claims.

 

Appointment of External Auditor

 

Resolved that the Council opts into the appointing person arrangements made by Public Sector Audit Appointments for the appointment of external auditors.

 

(Note: The recommendations made by the Executive at its meeting on 9 November 2016 had been considered by the Council at its meeting on the same evening.)

 

(b)            Planning Applications Committee – 20 October 2016 and 17 November 2016

 

It was moved by Councillor Edward Hawkins, seconded by Councillor David Mansfield, and

 

Resolved that the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Applications Committee held on 20 October 2016 and 17 November 2016 be received.

 

(c)            External Partnerships Select Committee – 22 November 2016

 

It was moved by Councillor Paul Deach, seconded by Councillor Robin Perry and

 

Resolved that the minutes of the meetings of the External Partnerships Select Committee held on 22 November 2016be received.

 

(d)            Licensing Committee – 23 November 2016

 

It was moved by Councillor Bill Chapman, seconded by Councillor Ian Sams and

 

Resolved that the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 23 November 2016be received.

 

(e)            Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee – 7 December 2016

 

It was moved by Councillor Alan McClafferty, seconded by Councillor Jonathon Lytle, and

 

Resolved that the open minutes of the meetings of the Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee held on 7 December 2016 be received.