Having considered an open officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for Finance & Resources, Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the Mayor and
Cabinet agreed that:
(1) the budget reduction proposals of £10.4m presented in Section 7 and
Appendix 6, be approved, the detail of which was considered in detail and
approved on 9 December 2020 and 3 February 2021;
(2) the budget reduction proposals presented in Section 7 and Appendices 2
to 5, totalling £1.425m be approved;
(3) the comments of the Public Accounts Select Committee of the 27 January
2022 incorporating the views of the respective select committees be received
and the response tabled at the meeting be approved and reported to the
Select Committee;
(4) officers be authorised to carry out consultations where staff consultation is
necessary in relation to the proposal and delegate the decision to the relevant
Executive Director for the service concerned;
(5) officers be authorised to carry out consultations where required in law or
under the Constitution in relation to the proposal and ask officers to report
back to the Mayor with the outcome, for a decision to be made;
Where no consultation is required, either:
• agree the proposal, or
• delegate the decision to the relevant Executive Director for the service
concerned or, request officers to complete further work to clarify the proposal
and that officers then re-submit the proposal at the earliest opportunity for a
decision.