Agenda

Council is asked to consider the attached report.

1)    the contents of the Auditor’s Annual Report 2024/25 shown in the Appendix 2 be noted;

2)    the three Statutory Recommendations highlighted within the Auditor’s Annual Report 2024/25 be noted; and

3)    the Council’s responses to the Statutory Recommendations as detailed in Appendix 1, be approved.

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That

1)    Executive Directors continue to implement the approved 2025/26 saving proposals as detailed in Appendix 3;

2)    Executive Directors continue to identify areas where they can further reduce their directorate’s spending or generate income, in order to ensure the Council wide forecast outturn overspend position for the year remains within budget;

3)    the report be shared with each Policy and Performance Board, in order to ensure they have a full appreciation of the councilwide financial position, in addition to their specific areas of responsibility; and

4)    Council be asked to approve the revisions to the capital programme set-out in paragraph 3.24 and incorporated within Appendix 4.

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That

1)    the Capital works identified in the report in sections 3.3 to 3.6 be approved;

2)    consideration be given to the options outlined in paragraph 5.4 below regarding how the annual capital financing costs might be funded;

3)    Council be asked to add works to the capital programme and include a financial contribution of £1.325m, subject to further work to establish detailed costs, and to proceed with an option to include the implementation of a PAVA system and undertake steel repairs to four stands only. This is to ensure the ongoing safety of the public when using the premises. A decision on options relating to the pitch to be deferred; and

4)    approval of the detailed costs and the option to be undertaken, be delegated to the Executive Director Environment and Regeneration, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Employment Learning, Skills and Community and the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety.

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That    

1)    Council be asked to approve inclusion in the capital programme, a scheme of works and £500k investment to address CCTV infrastructure, software and hardware as outlined in the body of the report; and

2)    authority be delegated to the Executive Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services to prepare tender documents to procure this work.

Council is asked to consider the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council

1.     adopt the Statement of Licensing Policy attached to this report to come into effect immediately following the expiry of the current policy on 6 January 2026; and

2.     directs that the Director – Legal and Democratic Services publishes the Statement of Licensing Policy in accordance with section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council

1)    the report be noted; and

2)    approves the proposal for Stage 1 delegation as outlined.