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Decisions published

29/10/2021 - Appointment to an Outside Body: Uttlesford Youth Strategy Group ref: 539    Recommendations Approved

To formally appoint an Uttlesford District Councillor to the Uttlesford Youth Strategy Group.

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council

Decision published: 29/10/2021

Effective from: 09/11/2021

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

i.                 To add the Uttlesford Youth Strategy Group to Uttlesford District Council’s Outside Bodies’ list.

ii.                To appoint Councillor Day as the council’s representative on the Youth Strategy Group.

 

 

28/10/2021 - Appointment of an Electoral Registration Officer and Deputies and a Returning Officer ref: 538    Recommendations Approved

Section 35(1) Representation of the People Act 1983 (the Act) requires the Council to appoint an officer of the Council to be the Returning Officer (RO) in local elections (district and parish).

 

In England, every district council and London Borough is required to appoint “an officer of the council to be [electoral] registration officer for any constituency or part of a constituency … situated in the [local authority area].  Section 8(1) and (2), Representation of the People Act 1983.

 

Section 52 (2) of the Act states “any of the duties and powers of a registration officer (here in this section of the Act this means ERO) may be performed and exercised by any deputy for the time being approved, by the council which appointed the registration officer, and the provisions of this Act apply to any such deputy so far as respects any duties or powers to be performed or exercised by him as they apply to the registration officer.

Decision Maker: Head of Legal Services

Decision published: 28/10/2021

Effective from: 28/10/2021

Decision:

       I.       To appoint Mr Peter Holt CEO as Returning Officer (RO) to the Council.

 

      II.       To appoint Mr Peter Holt CEO as Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) to the Council.

 

    III.       To appoint Mr Adrian Webb Director of Finance and s151 Officer and Mr Philip Hardy Electoral Services Manager to the role of Deputy ERO.

 

    IV.       That authority be given to the AD Governance and Legal and MO to make any corresponding amendments to the Constitution.

 

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Jane Reynolds

19/10/2021 - Review of the Planning Service ref: 537    Recommendations Approved

To consider the East of England Local Government Association report and recommendations regarding the review of the Planning Service.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 19/10/2021 - Cabinet

Decision published: 20/10/2021

Effective from: 28/10/2021

Decision:

Cabinet is RESOLVED to:

 

  1. receive and consider the report, together with any comments or recommendations from the Scrutiny Committee;
  2. note the improvement actions implemented to date;
  3. approve the recommendations of the report, as amended if agreed under (a) above, for implementation towards an improved planning management service;
  4. acknowledge the recommendations directed to the Cabinet and its Executive Members and requests the Chief Executive and the Leader to bring forward proposals to address these recommendations;
  5. consider any consequential resource implications as part of consideration of the Council budget for 2022-23;
  6. require a progress report to Cabinet on implementation of the recommendations no later than six months from this meeting; and
  7. refer the report to the Planning Committee for its information and consideration.

 

Lead officer: Rob Tinlin

19/10/2021 - Budget 2021/22 - Quarter 1 Forecast Outturn ref: 536    Recommendations Approved

Forecast of spend for the financial year 2021/22 for Revenue, Capital and Housing accounts

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 19/10/2021 - Cabinet

Decision published: 20/10/2021

Effective from: 28/10/2021

Decision:

 

 

RESOLVED to approve The General Fund, Housing Revenue Account and Capital Programme forecast outturn positions including the updated use of reserves and requested slippage for the Capital Programme

 

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Angela Knight