RECORD OF CABINET BUSINESS
MEETING HELD ON 10TH OCTOBER, 2000
Agenda Item
Business
1.
Records of Business
(Contact: P.D. Templeton,
793 3018)
AGREED: THAT the records of the meetings held on
26th September and 3rd October, 2000, be approved.
2.
Corporate Procurement
Policy
(Contact: A. Roberts,
793 3446)
Councillor Dawson, Chairman of the Quality and
Performance Scrutiny Committee, submitted a report in
order to consult the Cabinet on a draft Procurement
Policy as part of the early stage of that Scrutiny
Committee’s Best Value Review.
AGREED: (1) THAT the draft Procurement Policy
document be amended in the light of comments from
Cabinet and Directorates, and to ensure that the
procurement matrix is balanced to provide an objective
evaluation of the merits of “in house” and the range of
alternative provision; and then reported back.
(2) THAT all Directors ensure that their
Directorates are represented at meetings of the
Procurement Scrutiny Panel.
(3) THAT the Chief Executive report to
Cabinet in respect of the question of involvement of the
Improvement and Development Agency.
3.
Budget Update
(Contact: A. Westwood,
793 3200)
Councillor Antrobus, Lead Member for Corporate
Services, submitted update reports of the Budget
Committee and the Budget Planning Group.
AGREED: THAT the Budget Planning Group report
be considered further at the next meeting of the
Cabinet; and that such report be amended to include
brief details of the proposals contained therein and a
clear categorisation of the efficiency improvement in
paragraph 3.5.
4.
Review of Modernisation
Issues: Sub-Group
(Contact: Councillor
Hinds)
5.
Home to School
Transport Policy
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AGREED: THAT the membership of a Sub-Group
(representing both Executive and Scrutiny functions) in
respect of the Review of Modernisation issues, be
determined at, or before, the meeting of the Cabinet to
be held on 7th November, 2000.
Councillor Sheehy, Deputy Lead Member for Education,
(Contact: L. Wilde,
837 1848)
submitted a report on the Home to School Transport
Policy.
AGREED: (1) THAT the comments arising from the
consultation exercise in respect of the Home to School
Transport Policy be noted; and that the resulting
amendments to that Policy be approved.
(2) THAT the revised arrangements for
the Home to School Transport Appeals Panel be
approved.
(THESE DECISIONS ARE FOR POLICY COMMITTEE
APPROVAL).
6.
Home Office Crime
Reduction Programme
(Contact D. Gray,
793 3592)
Councillor Lancaster submitted a report in respect of
the Council’s Bid under the Home Office Crime
Reduction Programme’s Reducing Burglary Initiative
(Round 3).
AGREED: THAT the Bid be approved for submission
to the Home Office.
(THIS DECISION IS FOR POLICY COMMITTEE
APPROVAL).
7.
Four Monthly Overviews
of Performance Indicators
(Contact: P. Lowe,
793 2550)
The Chief Executive submitted a report in respect of the
monitoring of the performance of Directorates as to the
Key Best Value Performance Indicators for the first four
months of 2000/01, and Directors commented thereon.
AGREED: THAT the Director of Development
Services send an “all users” E-mail message requesting
employees to report broken street lights to the
Development Services Directorate.
8.
Best Value Updates
(Contact: P. Lowe,
793 2550)
The Chief Executive submitted a report on progress
towards best value.
AGREED: THAT all Directorates and Lead Members
ensure that appropriate resources are made available
for best value reviews; and that the Chairmen of the
Scrutiny Committees identify to Cabinet any issues of
concern regarding the progress of Best Value reviews.
9.
Lead District Budgets
(Contact: A. Westwood,
793 3200)
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Councillor Antrobus, Lead Member for Corporate
Services, submitted a report containing information on
the budgets for services administered by lead districts.
Discussion ensued with particular reference to the
scrutiny of the best value process in respect of the
abovementioned budgets.
AGREED: THAT a report on the restructuring of
AGMA be submitted to Cabinet with reference to how
the scrutiny of lead district bodies will take place in
future.
10.
Exceptions to Standing
Orders
(a) Highways
Management Computer
Software Package
(Contact: I. Crook,
793 3893)
(b) Urban Design Strategy
for Seedley and
Langworthy
(Contact: C. Sutton,
793 2585)
(c) Masterplan for the
Barton Strategic
Employment Site
(Contact: H. O’Doherty,
793 2422)
11.
12.
13.
Cable Television Dispute
with Easy Excavations
Reducing Public Disorder
- The Role of Fixed
Penalty Notices
(Contact: O. Topping,
793 3404)
Publicity
(Contact: J. Willis,
793 3400)
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The report on this matter was withdrawn from the
agenda for the meeting.
AGREED: THAT an item in respect of the
submission of a response to the Home Office
concerning proposed Fixed Penalty Notices be included
in the agenda for the next meeting..
Discussion ensued on recent news coverage in the
local media, with particular reference to the Manchester
Evening News.