Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2019 were approved.

1.    Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

2.    Other Interests

There were no declarations made.

DECISION:

That the Forward Plan for the period June to August 2019 be approved for publication.

The Cabinet considered the appointment of an elected member to the role of Member Development Champion to lead the Council’s Member Development Working Group.

Options considered:

The Cabinet was recommended to select an elected member to the position of Member Development Champion.

DECISION:           

That Councillor David Shaw be appointed to the role of Member Development

Champion.

The Cabinet considered a report that:

·           Provided members with an opportunity to scrutinise the draft Performance Framework and associated targets for 2019/20.

·           Presented the findings from the Annual Report and how these had influenced the Framework.

·           Outlined the suggested approach and timescale for the development of a new 4-year Corporate Plan.

The report was considered by the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 12 June 2019.

Options considered:

Members were asked to consider the proposed targets and to make amendments if they considered that they were necessary.

DECISION:           

That the Performance Framework 2019/20 and Annual Report 2018/19be approved.

The Cabinet considered the draft Leekfrith Neighbourhood Plan submitted by Leekfrith Parish Council which sought approval of publication of the Plan and appointment of an Examiner.

Options considered:

On the basis of the assessment of the draft Neighbourhood Plan and accompanying documents, to find that the proposal does not comply with the criteria for a neighbourhood plan and thus to recommend that the plan is not taken forward for publication and examination.  Not Recommended.  If Councillors were minded to refuse the submitted Neighbourhood Plan, the authority would be required to notify the Parish Council of the reasons for the refusal and to publicise its decision.  This would result in a delay to the Neighbourhood Development Plan timetable.

DECISION:           

·         That the draft Leekfrith Neighbourhood Plan as set out at Appendix 1 of the report is published for public consultation for a minimum of six weeks.

·         That the Head of Regeneration is authorised to appoint an independent examiner in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, the Peak District National Park Authority and Leekfrith Parish Council.

·         That following public consultation, the draft Plan and representations received be submitted for independent examination.

The Leader of the Council announced that she would be working with officers with regards to the provision of bus transport in the district following recent changes and would like to be invited to parish council meetings in order to help to identify essential routes.

The Chair to Move:-

“That, pursuant to Section 100A(2) and (4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings whereby it is likely that confidential information as defined in Section 100A (3) of the Act would be disclosed to the public in breach of the obligation of confidence or exempt information as defined in Section 100 I (1) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act would be disclosed to the public by virtue of the Paragraphs indicated.”

RESOLVED  -  That, pursuant to Section 100A(2) and (4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings whereby it is likely that confidential information as defined in Section 100A (3) of the Act would be disclosed to the public in breach of the obligation of confidence or exempt information as defined in Section 100 I (1)  of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act would be disclosed to the public by virtue of the Paragraphs indicated.

The Cabinet approved a report that proposed a change in the service delivery model for Ascent LLP and confirmed support for the proposed way forward.