Agenda Template

Notice of a public meeting of

Executive

To:	Councillors Douglas (Chair), Kilbane (Vice-Chair), Kent, Lomas, Pavlovic, Ravilious, Steels-Walshaw and Webb
Date:	Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Time:	4.30 pm
Venue:	West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

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Notice to Members – Post Decision Calling In:

Members are reminded that, should they wish to call in any decisions made on items* on this agenda, notice must be given to Democratic Services by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, 28 January 2025.

*With the exception of matters that have been the subject of a previous call in, require Full Council approval or are urgent, which are not subject to the call-in provisions. Any called in items will be considered by the Corporate Services, Climate Change and Scrutiny Management Committee.

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1. Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

(1) Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

Type of Interest	You must
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests	Disclose the interest, not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.
Other Registrable Interests (Directly Related) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Directly Related)	Disclose the interest; speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.
Other Registrable Interests (Affects) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Affects)	Disclose the interest; remain in the meeting, participate and vote unless the matter affects the financial interest or well-being: (a) to a greater extent than it affects the financial interest or well-being of a majority of inhabitants of the affected ward; and (b) a reasonable member of the public knowing all the facts would believe that it would affect your view of the wider public interest. In which case, speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise do not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

(2) Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3) Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

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2. Minutes

(Pages 7 - 12)

To approve and sign the minutes of the Executive meeting held on 12 December 2024.

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3. Public Participation

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the Executive.

Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Friday 17 January 2025.

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services. Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

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4. Forward Plan

(Pages 13 - 14)

To receive details of those items that are listed on the Forward Plan for the next two Executive meetings.

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5. Finance & performance Monitor 3

(Pages 15 - 62)

This report sets out the projected 2024/25 financial position and the performance position for the period covering 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2024. This is the third report of the financial year and assesses performance against budgets, including progress in delivering the Council’s savings programme.

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6. Capital Programme Update Monitor 3

(Pages 63 - 94)

The purpose of this report is to set out the projected outturn position for 2024/25 including any under/overspends and adjustments, along with requests to re-profile budgets to/from current and future years.

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7. Treasury Management Quarter 3 Prudential Indicators

(Pages 95 - 116)

The purpose of this report is to provide a regular update to the Executive Member for Finance on Treasury Management activity for the first three quarters of the 2024/25 financial year to 30th November 2024 and to provide the latest update of the Prudential Indicators which are included at Annex A to this report.

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8. Financial Strategy 2025/26

(Pages 117 - 354)

This report presents the financial strategy 2025/26 to 2029/30, including detailed revenue budget proposals for 2025/26, and asks Members to recommend to Council approval of the proposals. The financial strategy delivers a balanced budget for 2025/26. There are separate reports on the agenda covering the capital budget, the capital and investment strategy and the treasury management strategy.

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9. Capital Budget 2025/26 to 2029/30

(Pages 355 - 394)

This report sets out the capital programme for 2025/26 to 2029/30, and in particular sets out proposals to continue the Council’s approach to prioritise investment in the economy, housing, transport and to invest to save including energy efficiency.

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10. Capital & Investment Strategy

(Pages 395 - 406)

This is a statutory report which is required following a review of the Prudential Code. It is intended to give a high-level overview of how capital expenditure and capital financing contribute to the provision of services, along with an overview of how associated risk is managed.

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11. Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 - 2029/30

(Pages 407 - 448)

The purpose of this report is to is to seek the recommendation of Executive to Full Council for the approval of the Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators for the 2025/26 financial year.

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12. Urgent Business

Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

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Democratic Services officer:

Name: Robert Flintoft

Contact details:

· Telephone – (01904) 555704

· E-mail – robert.flintoft@york.gov.uk

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· Registering to speak

· Business of the meeting

· Any special arrangements

· Copies of reports and

· For receiving reports in other formats

Contact details are set out above.

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