Issue - meetings

To enable Cabinet to consider the recommendations made by the Corporate Management Committee in respect of rent reduction.

That the Finance, Revenues & Benefits Portfolio Holder’s response was endorsed.

. Cabinet was informed that, at its meeting held on 26 September 2016, the Corporate Management Committee had raised concerns about the 1% rent reduction and the impact of this policy within Tendring. As part of the Committee’s review of the Corporate Budget Monitoring report for the First Quarter 2016/17, the Committee had discussed the 1% rent reduction and the implications for Tendring.

The Corporate Management Committee had agreed to recommend to Cabinet that:

(a)  Cabinet notes the concerns about the 1% rent reduction and the impact for Tendring District Council; and

(b)  Members of the Cabinet raise this matter as a concern at any relevant Local Government Association conferences.

The Finance, Revenues & Benefits Portfolio Holder had considered the Corporate Management Committee’s recommendations and had responded as follows:-

“Cabinet shares the Committee’s concerns about the implications of the 1% rent reduction and will raise these concerns where the opportunity exists.”

Having considered the recommendations of the Corporate Management Committee and the Portfolio Holder’s response thereto:-

It was moved by Councillor Honeywood, seconded by Councillor Turner and:

RESOLVED that the Finance, Revenues & Benefits Portfolio Holder’s response be endorsed.