Agenda

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2018 (copy enclosed).

(Where a Councillor has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest the Councillor must declare the interest to the meeting and leave the room without participating in any discussion or making a statement on the item, except where a Councillor is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of dispensation.)

To consider any recommendations of the Cabinet affecting the budget and policy framework (report of the Cabinet is enclosed).

(Please note that some appendices associated with this report are not for publication by virtue of paragraph 3 (information relating to any individual, information which is likely  to reveal the identity of an individual and information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) in Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972, and are therefore attached at agenda item 23).

To approve the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account 2018-19 revenue and capital estimates and the Financial Medium Term Plan (report of the Portfolio Holder for Finance and the Executive Director Commercialisation (S.151) is enclosed).

(Please note that in accordance with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote will be taken on recommendations concerning Draft Budget, Medium Term Plan, Capital Strategy and Treasury Strategy.)

To set the amounts of Council Tax applicable for 2018-19 for each valuation band and in each part of the district (report of the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Executive Director – Commercialisation is enclosed).

(Please note that in accordance with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote will be taken on recommendation 2.)

Toseek the adoptionofthe CorporatePlanAnnualRefresh2018/19 by Counciland to provide an update on the achievements made against the corporate plan in the financial year 2017-18 (report of the Executive Director – Strategy and Governance is enclosed).

To seek approval of the Gender Pay Gap Statement (report of the Portfolio Holder  - Governance and Customer and Executive Manager People and Public Protection is enclosed).

To seek approval of the Pay Policy Statement (report of the Executive Manager – People and Public Protection is enclosed).

To approve the recruitment of additional staffing resources to support the delivery of the current Housing Capital Programme (report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Executive Director – Commercialisation (S151) is enclosed).

To receive the Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report 2016-2017 (the report is enclosed and will be published in leaflet format).

To receive the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2016-2017 (the report is enclosed and will be published in leaflet format).

To note (report by Councillor CJTH Brewis is enclosed).

To note (report by Councillor CJTH Brewis is enclosed).

To receive, from political groups, nominations for any changes to Committees and other seats and to consider any proposed changes to the Constitution.

To consider resolving that, under section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 (A) of the Act.

Agenda item 9 refers