Agenda and minutes
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To approve as a correct record the minutes of Cabinet held on 13 March 2019. Minutes: The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 13 March 2019 were approved as a correct record. |
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Items of Urgent Business To receive additional items that the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: There were no items of urgent business. |
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Declaration of Interests Minutes: There were no declarations of
interest. |
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Statements by the Leader Minutes: The Deputy Leader opened and
stated that as the Leader was currently recovering from surgery, he
would be standing in as acting-Leader for the meeting of Cabinet.
He began the statement by discussing the recent 75th
anniversary D-Day celebrations which had taken place across the
borough last week. He thanked the Royal British Legion for
organising many events which were well attended by residents and
Members who wished to pay tribute and thank those who had lost
their lives at D-Day. |
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Briefings on Policy, Budget and Other Issues Minutes: There were no briefings on policy, budget and other issues. |
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Petitions submitted by Members of the Public Minutes: No petitions had been submitted by members of the public. |
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Questions from Non-Executive Members Minutes: No questions had been received from non-Executive Members. |
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Matters Referred to the Cabinet for Consideration by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee Minutes: No matters had been referred to the Cabinet for consideration by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee. |
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2018/19 Financial Outturn Report PDF 141 KB Minutes: The Deputy Leader opened the
report and stated it was found on pages 15-28 of the agenda. He
began by stating that every Council was statutorily obliged to
balance the books, but Thurrock had achieved more. He commented
that the Medium Term Financial Strategy projected a four year
balanced budget, which meant a seven year total, and added that the
Council were not just balancing the budget, but were running a
surplus, which could be invested in services. He described some of
the services which were being invested in such as £7million
for a new bin fleet to tackle bin collection problems;
£0.5million for mental health services; and £1.6million
to fight crime and deal with social behaviour. He stated that the
Council’s rainy day funds had also increased by 38%, but
earmarked money was being spent on public projects. He added that
he felt recent press reports had been disingenuous as they had
included earmarked money, which was designed to be spent. |
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Appointments to Outside Bodies, Statutory and Other Panels PDF 59 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Deputy Leader listed the
appointments made as stated in the Appointments Booklet. He stated
that Councillor Rice was appointed for the Anglian (Eastern) Region
Flood and Coastal Committee; Councillor Gledhill was appointed for
the Association for Public Services Excellence; Councillor Van Day
for the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust Board of Governors; Councillor Collins for the Essex
Partnership for Flood Management; Councillor Hebb for the Essex
Pension Advisory Fund; and Councillor Gledhill for the Essex County
Traveller Unit. He went on to state that Councillors Johnson and
Abbas were appointed for the Local Government Association;
Councillor Gledhill for South Essex Local Enterprise Partnership
Strategic Board and Accountability Board; Councillor Huelin for
Thurrock Arts Council; Councillor Watkins for Thurrock Sports
Council; and Councillor Coxshall for the Thames Estuary 2100
Strategic Programme Board. He finished by stating that Councillor
Gledhill was appointed for the Thurrock Community Safety
Partnership. |