Decision details

Business Planning

Decision Maker: Adults and Safeguarding Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Further updates on November business planning report (if required)

Decisions:

The Chairman introduced the report and noted that the savings target for this Committee was £4.85 million in 2018/19 and £5.35 million in 2019/2020.

 

The Legal Officer in attendance informed the Committee that the Council adopted a new Constitution following the meeting of Full Council on 31 October 2017 and that express delegation for approval of fees and charges had been removed from the terms of reference of the thematic Committees and was retained within the responsibility for Full Council.  The Legal Officer advised that in order for Committee to consider the report, the Committee may wish to consider an amendment to recommendation 4 of the report.

 

The Chairman MOVED the following amendment to Recommendation 4 of the report, which was duly SECONDED by Councillor Thompstone:

 

4.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees the proposed core leisure fees and charges 2018/19 to take effect from 1 April 20178 to 31 March 20189 (subject to confirmation from the Monitoring Officer that approval of the charges are within the committee’s remit, otherwise they will be referred to Full Council for decision.

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

8

Against

0

Abstentions

0

 

The motion was CARRIED and became the substantive motion. 

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, the Strategic Director for Adults, Communities and Health referred to section 4.2.3 of the report, which outlined a proposed change for the charging policy for adult social care to remove the charge for telecare for those eligible for social care help in order to remove a barrier to people accepting the service. 

 

The Chairman MOVED the following amendment to Recommendation 1 of the report which was duly SECONDED by Councillor Longstaff:

 

1.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees the savings programme as set out in Appendix A and section 4.2.3 (in respect of telecare) for recommendation to the Policy and Resources Committee.

Votes were recorded as follows:

For

8

Against

0

Abstentions

0

 

The motion was CARRIED and became the substantive motion. 

 

Councillor Hart MOVED the following motion which was duly SECONDED by Councillor Thompstone:

 

5.That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee recommends to Policy and Resources Committee that the Adult Social Care precept is set at 3% for the year 2018-19.

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

8

Against

0

Abstentions

0

 

The motion was CARRIED and became the substantive motion. 

 

Following the consideration of the report, the Chairman MOVED to the vote on the amended recommendation 1, as set out below:

 

1.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees the savings programme as set out in Appendix A and section 4.2.3 (in respect of telecare) for recommendation to the Policy and Resources Committee.

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

4

Against

4

Abstentions

0

 

Following, the tie, the Chairman used his casting vote and the Recommendation was CARRIED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Chairman moved to the vote on Recommendation 2 of the report, which was:

 

2.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees to further work on the savings programme and managing emerging demand pressures.

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

4

Against

0

Abstentions

4

 

This was CARRIED.

 

The Chairman moved to the vote on Recommendation 3 of the report, which was:

 

3.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee recommends the summary MTFS position displayed at paragraph 1.18 to the Policy and Resources Committee.

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

8

Against

0

Abstentions

0

 

This was CARRIED.

 

The Chairman moved to the vote on the amended Recommendation of the report, which was as follows:

 

4.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees the proposed core leisure fees and charges 2018/19 to take effect from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 (subject to confirmation from the Monitoring Officer that approval of the charges are within the committee’s remit, otherwise they will be referred to Full Council for decision)

 

 

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

8

Against

0

Abstentions

0

 

This was CARRIED.

 

The Chairman moved to the vote on the new motion, which was:

 

5.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee recommends to Policy and Resources Committee that the Adult Social Care precept is set at 3% for the year 2018-19.

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

8

Against

0

Abstentions

0

 

This was CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees the savings programme as set out in Appendix A and section 4.2.3 (in respect of telecare) for recommendation to the Policy and Resources Committee.

2.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees to further work on the savings programme and managing emerging demand pressures.

3.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee recommends the summary MTFS position displayed at paragraph 1.18 to the Policy and Resources Committee.

4.     That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agrees the proposed core leisure fees and charges 2018/19 to take effect from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 (subject to confirmation from the Monitoring Officer that approval of the charges are within the committee’s remit, otherwise they will be referred to Full Council for decision.

5.     The Adults and Safeguarding Committee recommends to Policy and Resources Committee that the Adult Social Care precept is set at 3% for the year 2018-19.

 

 

Publication date: 29/11/2017

Date of decision: 06/11/2017

Decided at meeting: 06/11/2017 - Adults and Safeguarding Committee

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