Venue: Meeting Room 1, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3TN
Contact: A Roberts, Democratic Services Officer, Tel No 01480 388009/e-mail: Anthony.Roberts@huntsdc.gov.uk
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To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 25th September 2007. Contact: A Roberts 388009 Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on 25th September 2007 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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MEMBERS' INTERESTS To receive from Members declarations as to personal and/or prejudicial interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any Agenda Item. Please see Notes 1 and 2 below. Minutes: Councillor G S E Thorpe declared a personal interest in Minute No. 24 by virtue of being a Member of the E-Forum Working Group. |
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CALCULATION OF COUNCIL TAX BASE 2008/09 To consider a report by the Head of Revenue Services recommending the Council Tax Base for 2008/2009. Contact: J Barber 388105 Minutes: In accordance with Section 34 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) and after consideration of a report by the Head of Revenue Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) setting out the general principles for the calculation of the tax base for the District, it was
RESOLVED
(a) that the report by the Head of Revenue Services regarding the calculation of the District Council’s tax base for the year 2008/09 be approved; and
(b) that in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended), the amount calculated by the Huntingdonshire District Council as the tax base for the whole District for the year 2008/09 be 57,785 and shall be as listed below for each parish of the District:
Abbotsley 188 Abbots Ripton 134 Alconbury 563 Alconbury Weston 283 Alwalton 125 Barham & Woolley 26 Bluntisham 727 Brampton 1795 Brington & Molesworth 112 Broughton 87 Buckden 1145 Buckworth 50 Bury 590 Bythorn & Keyston 145 Catworth 137 Chesterton 60 Colne 335 Conington 74 Covington 42 Denton & Caldecote 24 Diddington 30 Earith 580 Easton 75 Ellington 234 Elton 290 EynesburyHardwicke 780 Farcet 580 Fenstanton 1200 Folksworth & Washingley 350 Glatton 132 Godmanchester 2258 Grafham 238 Great & Little Gidding 127 Great Gransden 457 Great Paxton 375 Great Staughton 310 Haddon 21 Hail Weston 238 Hamerton 42 Hemingford Abbots 325 Hemingford Grey 1154 Hilton 445 Holme 243 Holywell-cum-Needingworth 980 Houghton & Wyton 1215 Huntingdon 6774 Kings Ripton 73 Kimbolton & Stonely 590 Leighton Bromswold 80 Little Paxton 1145 Morborne 11 OffordCluny 200 Offord d'Arcy 295 Old Hurst 95 Old Weston 88 Perry 265 Pidley-cum-Fenton 155 Ramsey 2880 St Ives 5650 St Neots 9120 St Neots Rural 40 Sawtry 1737 Sibson-cum-Stibbington 205 Somersham 1365 Southoe & Midloe 155 Spaldwick 225 Steeple Gidding 12 Stilton 785 Stow Longa 60 Tetworth 20 The Stukeleys 760 Tilbrook 105 Toseland 38 Upton & Coppingford 85 Upwood & The Raveleys 412 Warboys 1358 Waresley 128 Water Newton 42 Winwick 41 Wistow 220 Woodhurst 155 Woodwalton 85 Yaxley 2872 Yelling 138 57785
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INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE - CHANGING REPORTING PERIODS To consider a report by the Audit and Risk Manager recommending change to the audit year. Contact: D Harwood 388115 Minutes: With the aid of a report by the Audit and Risk Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book), the Panel gave consideration to a proposal to change the Internal Audit service reporting period. Having been reminded of the recent change to the period on which the Council’s Use of Resources Judgements was based, Members were informed that the proposed change would align the Internal Audit report and opinion with the Corporate Governance Statement. Whereupon, it was
RESOLVED
(a) that the audit plan year be based on August to July;
(b) that an audit plan for four months ending July 2008 be presented to the March meeting of the Panel; and
(c) that the Internal Audit Strategy be amended to reflect the change in reporting period. |
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REVIEW OF THE ANTI FRAUD AND CORRUPTION STRATEGY To note the outcome of the review of the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy. Contact: D Harwood 388115 Additional documents: Minutes: By means of a report by the Audit and Risk Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book), the Panel was acquainted with the outcome of a review of the Council’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy. The review had identified a number of recommended changes principally arising from recent changes in the fraud legislation.
Following discussions on whether the Strategy should refer to Members, it was felt that all matters concerning Members should continue to be dealt with under the Code of Conduct. The Panel also discussed the means by which Members, employees and the public would be informed of the changes to the Strategy.
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that, subject to the deletion of the words “will make suitable arrangements” from paragraph 8.1, the revised Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy be adopted. |
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THE USE OF ONLINE MEDIA - PROCEDURAL IMPLICATIONS To consider a report by the Head of Administration on the outcome of a study by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Support) on the use of online media. Contact: R Reeves 388009 Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel considered a report by the Head of Administration (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) on the procedural implications of recommendations by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Support) on the use of on-line media. Members were acquainted with the range of matters considered by the Overview and Scrutiny E-Forums Working Group in the course of its deliberations and the Working Group’s particular conclusions on introducing on-line petitions using the Modern.gov software system when this facility became available.
Having noted that, in the event of an excessive number of petitions being organised by any one individual, the Panel would need to consider amending the petitions and vexatious complaints procedures, it was
RESOLVED
(a) that the Council be recommended to amend the Constitution to enable on-line petitions to be processed under the existing provisions on petitions, subject to a maximum of three petitions being presented to each meeting; and
(b) that in the event of an on-line petition not having a requisite number of signatories or the organiser not being prepared to present it to Council, the petition be submitted for consideration to the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Panel, subject to the petition containing the names and addresses of at least 10 persons who live or work or own property in the District. |
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REVIEW OF CONSTITUTION To consider a report by the Head of Administration on progress of matters referred to the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Delivery) during the review of the Council’s Constitution. Contact: A Roberts 388009 Additional documents: Minutes: Further to Minute No. 41, the Panel was acquainted with the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Delivery) on a suggestion made during the review of the Constitution on introducing a District youth forum
RESOLVED
that the recommendation of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Delivery) that a District youth forum should not be established at this time, be noted.
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