The Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) has submitted a report to Cabinet on 16 March 2022 to note a decision taken by the Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) using the urgency powers delegated in Part 9.3(b) of the Constitution and recommend that Council note the decision.

The draft minutes of the Cabinet meeting will be available on the meetings webpage.

Councillor Brown the Leader of the Council will propose the recommendation.

Recommendation: That Council resolves to note the decision as set out in the report.

Council considered a report from The Head of Financial Services and the Head of Business Improvement which sought approval of a project into the capital programme.

Cllr Turner, the Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management, introduced the report and proposed the recommendations.

The recommendations were agreed on being seconded by Cllr Hollingsworth and put to the vote.

Council were resolved to:

approve the addition of £0.110 million into the Capital Programme for the purchase of Hybrid AV meeting equipment as set out at paragraph 13.

The Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) has submitted a report asking Cabinet to note a decision taken by the Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) using the urgency powers delegated in Part 9.3(b) of the Constitution.

The Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) had submitted a report asking Cabinet to note a decision taken by the Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) using the urgency powers delegated in Part 9.3(b) of the Constitution for the reasons set out in the report.

The decision had involved increasing the available Additional Restrictions Grant budget by £208,367 and approving the use of the of the top-up funds for delivery of Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant.

Cabinet resolved to note the decision taken by the Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) using the urgency powers delegated in Part 9.3(b) of the Constitution as set out in the report and recommend to Council to note the decision.