Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Rushcliffe Arena, Rugby Road, West Bridgford

Contact: Helen Tambini  0115 9148320

Items
No. Item

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 14 January 2025 pdf icon PDF 134 KB

4.

Citizens' Questions

To answer questions submitted by citizens on the Council or its services.

5.

Opposition Group Leaders' Questions

To answer questions submitted by Opposition Group Leaders on items on the agenda.

6.

2025/26 Budget and Financial Strategy pdf icon PDF 170 KB

The report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services is attached.

Additional documents:

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet RECOMMENDS to Council that it: 

 

a)               adopts the budget setting report and associated financial strategies 2025/26 to 2029/30 (attached Annex) including the summarised Special Expenses budget at Appendix 1, Budget Summary at Appendix 2, changes to fees and charges regarding Garden Waste and Car Parking at Appendix 5 and Transformation and Efficiency Plan at Appendix 7, with the exception of the proposed £6,000 efficiency for a move to digital bin calendars, which shall be retained;

 

b)               adopts the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix 3;

 

c)               adopts the Capital and Investment Strategy at Appendix 8;

 

d)               sets Rushcliffe’s 2025/26 Council Tax for a Band D property at £161.77 (increase from 2024/25 of £3.89 or 2.46%);

 

e)               sets the Special Expenses for 2025/26 for West Bridgford, Ruddington and Keyworth, Appendix 1, resulting in the following Band D Council Tax levels for the Special Expense Areas:

 

i)                  West Bridgford £64.84 (£59.44 in 2024/25)

ii)        Keyworth £3.21 (£4.69 in 2024/25)

iii)       Ruddington £3.14 (£3.29 in 2024/25);

 

f)                 adopts the Pay Policy Statement at Appendix 6; and

 

g)               delegates authority to the Director – Finance and Corporate Services to make any minor amendments to the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) once the final Local Government Finance Settlement is received and advise the Finance Portfolio Holder accordingly, to be reported to Full Council.

7.

Revocation of the Borough's Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA1 and 1/2011) pdf icon PDF 292 KB

The report of the Director – Neighbourhoods is attached.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that the revocation of the Borough’s Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA 1 and 1/2011) be approved.

8.

Rushcliffe Play Strategy 2025-2030 pdf icon PDF 177 KB

The report of the Director – Neighbourhoods is attached.

Additional documents:

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that the updated Play Strategy 2025-2030 be adopted as a Strategy of the Council and supporting document to the Council’s overall Leisure Strategy 2021 – 2027.

9.

Asset Investment Group Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 170 KB

The report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services is attached.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that the Terms of Reference for the Asset Investment Group as referred to in Paragraph 4.5 of the report be approved.

10.

Officer and Member Indemnity pdf icon PDF 174 KB

Report of the Monitoring Officer and Head of Chief Executive’s Department is attached.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that the grant of an indemnity for officers and Members as referred to at Appendix 1 to the report be approved.