Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Director of Commerce and Technology on progress to date in reviewing the Medium Term Plan and seeking guidance on the options to be presented when the Budget and MTP report is formally considered in January and February 2005.

Agreed that consideration of this item be deferred pending its consideration by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel at their meeting on 9^th November 2004.

Consideration was given to a report by the Director of Commerce and Technology (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) updating the Cabinet on progress to-date in reviewing the Medium Term Plan and the Base Budget and seeking Members’ guidance on the options to be presented when the Budget and MTP was formally considered in January and February 2005.

Having noted that arrangements would be made for Executive Councillors to meet informally to discuss schemes proposed in the Medium Term Plan and that the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Planning and Finance) would be invited to comment on the report at their meeting on 9th November 2004, it was

RESOLVED

  that further consideration of this item be deferred until the next meeting of the Cabinet.