Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

The Executive Member was invited to declare at this point in the meeting any personal or prejudicial interests he might have in the business on the agenda.  No interests were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of the last Decision Session of the Executive Member for Corporate Services held on 20 October 2009.

RESOLVED:That the minutes of the meeting held on 20 October 2009 be approved and signed by the Executive Member as a correct record.

To consider excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of Annexes B to E of agenda item 5 “Bad Debt Write Off Report – Period October to November 2009” on the grounds that it contains information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual and relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.  This information is classed as exempt under Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

RESOLVED:That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Annexes B to E of agenda item 5 (“Bad Debt Write-Off Report  - Period October to November 2009”) on the grounds that it contains information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual and relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.  This information is classed as exempt under Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak at the meeting can do so.  The deadline for registering is Monday 14 December 2009 at 5.00 pm. 

Members of the public may register to speak on:-

·        an item on the agenda;

·        an issue within the Executive Member’s remit;

·        an item that has been published on the Information Log since the last session. Information reports are listed at the end of the agenda.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report presents to the Executive Member for Corporate Services the irrecoverable accounts in respect of Council Tax (CT), National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR), Sundry Debtors and Housing Benefit overpayment for write-off covering the period 1 October 2009 to 20 November 2009.

RESOLVED:That the write off of bad debt, as set out in Table 1 of the report and in the confidential annexes B - E, be approved.

REASON:      To remove irrecoverable bad debt from the council’s accounts in accordance with accountancy best practice.

The Executive Member received a report that presented the irrecoverable accounts in respect of Council Tax (CT), National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR), Sundry Debtors and Housing Benefit overpayment for write-off covering the period 1 October 2009 to 20 November 2009. 

The Executive Member was asked to write off the over £5k accounts totalling £94,720 in line with the council’s Financial Regulations.  He stated that he had been through the figures with officers and was satisfied with the action that had been taken.

RESOLVED:That the write off of bad debt, as set out in Table 1 of the report and in the confidential annexes B - E, be approved.

REASON:      To remove irrecoverable bad debt from the council’s accounts in accordance with accountancy best practice.