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Items
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1. |
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
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2. |
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members of the Council are
requested to declare any interests which they have in any items or
issues before the Council for determination.
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3. |
MAYORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
To receive communications from
the Mayor and any announcements by the Leader of the Council or the
Chief Executive on matters of interest to the Council.
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4. |
MINUTES PDF 349 KB
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5. |
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME PDF 261 KB
To answer questions from
members of the public, notice of which has been given, on any
matter relevant to the Council or its services to the community. Up
to 30 minutes will be set aside for this purpose. If time permits,
further questions will be invited from members of the public
present.
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6. |
RECOMMENDATIONS OF CABINET AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES PDF 309 KB
2nd February 2025
– Employment Panel
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Pay Policy Statement
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That the Employment Panel
commend the proposed Pay Policy Statement for 2025-26 for approval
by full Council.
That the Employment Panel agree
the Council’s proposed pay structure for 2025-26 as set out
within the statement and inclusive of revised non-consolidated pay
supplements to retain compliance with the Real Living Wage rate of
pay.
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12th February 2025
– Cabinet
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Annual HRA Budget 2025/26 &
Rent Setting
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Cabinet approved the
following and commend to the Council to:
- Approve the 2025/26
budget for the Housing Revenue Account
- Agree rents to be
increased for 2025/26 by 2.7% which is the Government’s
maximum allowable increase being September CPI (Consumer Price
Index) 1.7% plus 1% with effect from 7th April 2025.
- Shared ownership
rents to be increased by 2.7% in line with the provision which is
set out within shared ownership agreements with effect from 7th
April 2025.
- Approve an increase
in Garage rents by CPI as at September 2023 CPI + 1%
2.7%.
- Approve an increase
in Sheltered Management and Support Charges by CPI + 1%
2.7%.
- Approve an increase
in Service and Amenity Charges by CPI + 1% 2.7%
- Approve an increase
in Support and Heating charges by CPI + 1% 2.7%
- Approve an increase
in Furnished Tenancy charges by CPI+ 1% 2.7%
- Note that where a
social rent property is re-let to a new or transferring tenant the
rent level will be increased to the formula rent (target rent) for
that property. In accordance with the Rent Standard, where an
affordable rent property is re-let to a new or transferring tenant
the rent level be set by reference to 80% of the market rent
(including service charges where applicable) for a similar property
at the time of letting or the formula rent for the property,
whichever is the greater.
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12th February 2025
– Cabinet
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The Council’s 2025/26
Revenue Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for
2026/27 through to 2027/28
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- Approve the
Medium-Term Financial Strategy to 2027/28 and the assumptions
regarding resources and spending requirements.
- Approve the Council
Tax base for Bury Council for 2025/26 of 58,697.86 Band D
equivalent dwellings, this is the basis on which the Council Tax
funding has been calculated (Appendix 1).
- Approve the net
revenue budget of £238.256m for 2025/26. Page 32
- Approve the Council
Tax requirement of £118.296m and the increase in Council Tax
in 2025/26 of 2.99% in terms of General Council Tax and a further
2% for the Adult Social Care precept for 2025/26 (Appendix
1).
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Approve the budget assumptions of £23.210m in
2025/26. Approve the new revenue budget proposal relating to
residents parking permits pricing structure for consultation and
referred to Council for their consideration.
- Note the remaining
budget gap of £11.571m over the medium-term to
2027/28.
- Approve the use of
£5.858m of reserves from the budget stabilisation reserve for
2025/26.
- Note the forecast
position on reserves over the medium-term to 2027/28.
- Approve the
recommendations set out in the Treasury Management Strategy
(Appendix 2) ...
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Additional documents:
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6a |
Annual HRA Budget 2025/26 & Rent Setting PDF 764 KB
Report of the Cabinet Member
for Finance and Transformation
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6b |
The Council’s 2025/26 Revenue Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2026/27 through to 2027/28 PDF 1 MB
Report of the Cabinet Member
for Finance and Transformation.
Additional documents:
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6c |
Council Tax Support Scheme PDF 447 KB
Report of the Cabinet Member
for Finance and Communities attached.
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6d |
Amendments PDF 132 KB
Conservative
Amendment
Radcliffe First
Amendment
Additional documents:
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6e |
Restructure of the Revenues and Benefits Department –Approval of redundancy cost PDF 401 KB
Report of the Cabinet Member
for Corporate Affairs and HR.
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7. |
DELEGATED DECISION OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES PDF 333 KB
Minutes of
Corporate JCC
Teachers JCC
Overview and Scrutiny
Committee
Budget Cabinet
Additional documents:
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