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Decisions taken by the Cabinet

Meeting held at 6.00 p.m. in the Civic Suite on

Monday 8 July 2002 

Reference

Title

Decision

Reasons

Date effective

Comments

009CAB02

Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA)

To authorise the Leader, Deputy Leader, Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board,  Opposition Leaders and Chief Executive to formally sign off our corporate self-assessment on 17 July.

Part of the CPA involves the completion of a corporate self-assessment.

Because of annual leave commitments and printing time the corporate self-assessment will need to be signed off on 17 July.  The Audit Commission CPA Guidance requires that the final version of the corporate self-assessment is signed off by the Leader and Chief Executive.

In keeping with One Council, One Vision it is suggested that the signing off is widened to include the Deputy Leader, Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, and Opposition Leaders.

17 July 2002

 

010CAB02

Asset Management Plan and Capital Strategy

To invite members to submit comments to the Chief Executive (Mike Swallow) by 22 July 2002 on the Asset Management Plan and Capital Strategy and delegate to the Leader of the Council, approval of the final plan and strategy to be submitted to

 Government Office.

To advise the Cabinet on the progress made with the asset management plan and corporate capital strategy. To report on the measure of key property performance indicators.

17 July 2002

 

011CAB02

Competency Framework for SMBC

To approve the Senior Management Competencies

To approve the Corporate Competency Framework as a draft for wider consultation and  further development.

To enable competencies or  behaviours to be agreed for Senior Management . These competencies will be used to recruit to new posts as part of the Council's restructure.

To enable a draft competency framework to be agreed for the organisation to allow development of detailed competencies for all employees. the competencies will be used as part of the restructure and for future development of employees.

17 July 2002

 

012CAB02

Regional Government White Paper - Your Region Your Choice

To refer the White Paper to the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board on the 18 July

To consider the implications of the Regional Government White Paper (published in May 2002) for Solihull and the West Midlands and local and regional government more generally; to consider the issue of stakeholder engagement raised by the White Paper and to consider whether the Council should make a more general response to the White Paper and, if so, to agree what such response would be.

17 July 2002

 

013CAB02

Long Term Charter Update 2002

To approve the Charter for immediate publication

To approve, on behalf of the Council, the Long Term Care Charter which has been produced consistent with the requirements set out

 in Department of Health Circular LAC[2001]6.

17 July 2002

 

014CAB02

Housing Strategy and Housing Revenue Account Business Plan

To fix a Cabinet meeting for 30 July 2002 to approve the Housing Strategy and Housing Revenue Account Business Plan

To request that a special Cabinet decision making meeting is arranged before 31st July 2002 to approve the Housing Strategy and the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan

17 July 2002

 

015CAB02

Acceptance of Tenders

Award of contract to Messrs Ian Williams

Acceptance of Tenders for Day to Day repairs and Maintenance for schools and public buildings PSD/DTD/BLG/2002-2005R

 

17 July 2002

 

016CAB02

Summary of the 2001/02 Outturn and Establish Carry Forward Rules

That the underspend carry forwards be allocated in accordance with the suggestion of previous Committee Chairman (Social Services for Capital Schemes and Operations for CCTV).

That the Housing overspend, which mainly relates to advance work by the Property Services Division, be carried forward until the work would have been completed or other savings identified.

That the reserves for known future liabilities be approved.

That carry forward rules

 continue in accordance with the existing scheme for future years (with the Cabinet Member with Portfolio replacing Committee) but that Performance Management also be incorporated to ensure service outcomes are being delivered.

To approve 2001/02 carry forwards for Social Services (£0.104m underspend), Operations Committee (£0.033m underspend) and Housing (£0.042 overspend).

To agree the allocation of reserves within the final accounts for known future liabilities.

To consider the options for future year carry forwards

17 July 2002

 

017CAB02

Withdrawal of School Bus Service by CENTRO

i) Note the current position   

(ii) Authorise the Cabinet Member for Education & Children to write to the Chairman of CENTRO expressing our continuing concerns over the impact of their action and their responsibility to meet public needs, and

(iii) Delegate powers to the Cabinet Member for Education and Children to determine the minimum additional service standards to minimise disruption within available resources, and

(iv) Authorise the Director of Education, Libraries and Arts to negotiate the extension of transport contracts to terminate in July 2003 without re-tendering if necessary in accordance with the Rules for Contracts and Financial Matters

To allieviate problems which could occur by the withdrawal of school bus services by CENTRO

17 July 2002

 

018CAB02

Strategic Partnering – Framework for Evaluation

(i) To endorse the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Management board for an event be arranged for the whole Council to give information about Partnering and for the meetings with individual Partners

(ii) To recommend that the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board include an evaluation of the risks and opportunities presented by 'Joint Venture' companies into their work programme - as a part of the evaluation of the potential partners.

(iii) To endorse the principles set out in the appendix to the report as amended to inform the direction of discussions about the business model and request that the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board incorporate them into the final ITN.

To provide Overview and Scrutiny Management Board with a framework for the development of the Invitation To Negotiate  document as the next stage in the evaluation of the Strategic partners.

17 July 2002

 

019CAB02

Meriden Playing Fields

To proceed with the purchase of the alternative playing field;

To approve the submission of an outline planning

 

application for residential development on the site 6A  (the existing playing field site) at Meriden;

To delegate to the Cabinet Member, Regeneration and Community Development, approval to the Development and Disposal brief and authority to seek interest from Developers; and

To take no action on the payment of the fees as detailed in the report.

To consider the purchase of land for provision of a new playing field at Meriden enabling the disposal of the existing playing field.

17 July 2002

Private

020CAB02

National Pay Dispute – Planning for Industrial Action

To endorse the actions set out in the report

The purpose of the report is to brief Cabinet about the proposed actions to secure the maximum provision of services during any periods of lawful industrial action.

8 July 2002

Private and urgent

021CAB02

Proposals for the Council's New Structure (Stage 1)

To note the main issues arising from Staff, Member, Trades Union and partner feedback

To agree an optimum organisational structure both for the Council to achieve high performing status and to deliver the new Foundations, Vision, Values and non negotiables

To ensure that this structure forms the basis of a strong, organisational, operational and cultural model with fully connected policy and procedural systems

To enable the proposals for the Council's new structure (stage 1) to be implemented.

17 July 2002

Private

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