Agenda and decisions

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned; and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

If any member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To agree to the proposed timeline for the production of the Council Plan 2015-20 and forward this report on for approval at Council.

2. To agree to the proposals for a consultation on the content of the plan over the summer 2015.

3. To agree that the performance data relating to the 2015-2020 plan be produced separately for consideration through Executive in September so as not to delay the consultation of the Council Plan.

The Executive resolved as follows:

To approve the content of the proposed policy and recommend it for approval to Council.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. That subject to Council approval, Area Forums are discontinued with effect from 1st September 2015.

2. That the ‘Council Couch’/Summits/Citizens Panel and Residents Survey are promoted as the routes to engage with the organisation.

3. That the Community Representatives be invited to be members of the Blackpool Citizens Panel and to invite them to assist in its formation and recruitment of Panel members, as set out in paragraph 5.7, of this report.

4. That Partners are consulted to identify further opportunities for joint working on consultation and engagement work to ensure a cohesive and joined up approach. (generally residents are not aware of the finer detail about which public sector organisation is responsible for their services and often it is not important to them).

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve the Council’s Social Value Policy;

2. To consider the measures in section 6 of the policy and agree performance targets following completion of a benchmarking research analysis by the Centre for Local Economies Strategies on behalf of AGMA which will provide important baseline information on current performance;

3. To work with the AGMA Procurement Hub to develop activity that will support the development of the policy and framework to include suitable training and technical assistance, along with an aim to develop capacity and understanding to embed consistent and effective approaches to Social Value across the region.

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To agree in principle the scope of the Ethical Principles Statement and associated guidance for further internal and external consultation and note that a report will be brought back to a future meeting of the Executive.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve the provisional revenue outturn for 2014/2015 and in so doing to note that the figures are subject to external audit and final accounting adjustments (ref. paragraph 2.1);

2. To approve the recommendations regarding the treatment of specific service under / overspends as outlined (ref. paragraph 3.2);

3. To approve the provisional capital outturn for 2014/2015 and methods of scheme funding as outlined (ref. paragraphs 4.2 and 4.5);

4. To note the Prudential Indicator (ref. paragraph 4.3); and

5. To note the levels of the earmarked reserves including those for the Housing Revenue Account and maintained schools (ref. paragraph 6.1).

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined as outlined above namely:

To note the report concerning Treasury Management activities for the financial year ended 31^st March 2015.