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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE To note that at the meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 15th January 2025, Councillor Caroline Ball was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Corporate Services and Economic Growth Overview and Scrutiny Committee to replace Councillor Liz Dunn. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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Minutes of the meetings of the Corporate Services and Economic Growth OSC held on 25 November 2024, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chairman. |
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DISCLOSURE OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required where a matter arises at a meeting;
NB Any member needing clarification must contact monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk. Members are referred to the Code of Conduct which contains the matters above in full. Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.
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FORWARD PLAN OF CABINET DECISIONS To note the decisions of Cabinet since the previous meeting of the OSC and the latest Forward Plan of key decisions.? Any further changes made to the Forward Plan will be reported to the Committee. |
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BUDGET 2025-26 AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2025-29 UPDATE This report provides an update on the development of the 2025-26 Budget and the MTFP covering the period 2025 to 2029 following the publication of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 18 December 2024. Additional documents: |
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The report seeks Cabinet approval for the updated Budget 2025-26, Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2025-29 and 30-year Business plan for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA).? Additional documents: |
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BEST NEXT PHASE OF WAYS OF WORKING DEVELOPMENTS This report presents an update to Cabinet on the evolving BEST Strategic Business Case and proposals for the next phase of ways of working which builds upon the previous business case approved in January 2023, incorporating valuable lessons learned and outlining a clear roadmap for accelerated delivery over the next three years. It also sets out the anticipated benefits and costs associated with this next phase. |
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DEBT RECOVERY UPDATE The purpose of this report is to provide the Corporate Services and Economic Growth Overview and Scrutiny Committee with information relating to the level of outstanding debt owed to the Council as at 30 September 2024, the mid-year point of the financial year, so that the Committee may satisfy itself as to the efficiency and effectiveness of its collection and recovery policies and systems. |
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The committee is asked to review and note the Corporate Services and Economic Growth Overview and Scrutiny Committee work programme and monitoring report for the 2024-2025 council year. |
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URGENT BUSINESS (IF ANY) To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency. |