Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council
Councillors:
54
Wards:
18
Committees:
22
Meetings (2025):
67
Meetings (2024):
72
Meeting
Resources Committee - Basingstoke & Dean
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 19th November 2024
6:30 PM
Tuesday, 19th November 2024
6:30 PM
End:
Tuesday, 19th November 2024
10:30 PM
Tuesday, 19th November 2024
10:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
19 Nov 2024
19 Nov 2024
Location:
Committee Rooms 1 & 2 - Deanes
Committee Rooms 1 & 2 - Deanes
Meeting Attendees
Reserve
Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee
Reserve
Vice-Chair of Human Resources Committee
Reserve
Chair of the Development Control Committee
Reserve
Leader of the Conservative Group
Secretary
Ellie Cole
Expected
Chair
Chair of the Resources Committee
Committee Member
Committee Member
Chair of the Licensing Committee
Reserve
Mayor
Councillor Colin Phillimore
Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group
Present, as substitute
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Reserve
Deputy Mayor and Chair of the Resident Services Committee
Committee Member
Co-Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence and substitutions
Minutes
Councillor Golding was replaced by Councillor Vaux.
Councillor Lee was replaced by Councillor McCormick.
Councillor Jenkin was replaced by Councillor Philimore,
Apologies were received from Councillor J Jones.
Councillor Lee was replaced by Councillor McCormick.
Councillor Jenkin was replaced by Councillor Philimore,
Apologies were received from Councillor J Jones.
2
Declarations of interest
Minutes
There were no declarations of interest.
3
Minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2024
The Chair will move that the minutes of the meeting be signed as a correct record. The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2024 11 Nov 2024
Minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2024 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
4
2024/25 – Quarter 2 Performance Indicator Review
Contact Officer: Amber Sedki-Farag
The purpose of this report is to provide the status of the 2024/25 key indicators as at the end of Quarter 2.
The purpose of this report is to provide the status of the 2024/25 key indicators as at the end of Quarter 2.
Attachments:
- Document Report 11 Nov 2024
- Document Appendix 1 11 Nov 2024
Minutes
The Director of Customer Digital and Improvement introduced the report which provided the Committee with the status of the 2024/25 key indicators as at the end of Quarter 2.
The Committee discussed the report and made the following comments:
Requested that the waste information be provided a quarter in arrears so that committee had the opportunity to periodically review the data.
Questioned the depth of the KPI 3.07 measure and whether further information such as real-life conversions could be extracted. The Co Leader responded that although the information would be interesting it would not be cost effective for the Council.
In response to queries on KPI 3.23, Officers agreed to circulate the end of year position on council tax collections.
In relation to KPI 3.35, Officers agreed to circulate the number of declined appeals.
Officers agreed to circulate the wider benchmarking data from other similar councilson staff sickness (KPI 3.29) and the type of sickness and business unit data which was also reported to the HR Committee.
Resolved: The Committee notes the report.
The Committee discussed the report and made the following comments:
Requested that the waste information be provided a quarter in arrears so that committee had the opportunity to periodically review the data.
Questioned the depth of the KPI 3.07 measure and whether further information such as real-life conversions could be extracted. The Co Leader responded that although the information would be interesting it would not be cost effective for the Council.
In response to queries on KPI 3.23, Officers agreed to circulate the end of year position on council tax collections.
In relation to KPI 3.35, Officers agreed to circulate the number of declined appeals.
Officers agreed to circulate the wider benchmarking data from other similar councilson staff sickness (KPI 3.29) and the type of sickness and business unit data which was also reported to the HR Committee.
Resolved: The Committee notes the report.
5
Draft budget proposals for 2025/26 and revised medium term financial strategy for 2025/26 to 2028/29
Contact Officer: Adam Swain
The purpose of this report is to present the Cabinet’s draft budget proposals for the 2025/26 budget and the revised Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2025/26 to 2028/29.
The purpose of this report is to present the Cabinet’s draft budget proposals for the 2025/26 budget and the revised Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2025/26 to 2028/29.
Attachments:
- Document Report 11 Nov 2024
- Document Appendix 1 11 Nov 2024
Minutes
The Co Leader introduced the report which presented the Committee with the Cabinet’s draft budget proposals for the 2025/26 budget and the revised Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2025/26 to 2028/29.
The Committee discussed the report and made the following comments:
Expressed disappointment that the cost of EV charging was due to increase when Electric Vehicle use should be encouraged. The Co-Leader responded that fees and charges were set on a cost recovery basis and agreed to circulate benchmarking data.
Queried the removal of the free one-hour Town centre car parking but acknowledged that the nighttime economy needed more assistance than the daytime economy.
Concern was expressed over the effect of County Council budget constraints on the Council.
Encouraged the Cabinet to review the level of subsidy given to sports clubs in the Borough.
Some members felt that the extreme sports gaming event would cater to an age group that typically were not involved in any Council events but stated that it was difficult to form a view on the proposed budget without additional information on the event. The Committee requested that further information be circulated.
Questioned the impact of the central government budget proposals.
Sought further clarification on the anti-poverty strategy.
Resolved: The Committee provides its views to the Co-Leader
The Committee discussed the report and made the following comments:
Expressed disappointment that the cost of EV charging was due to increase when Electric Vehicle use should be encouraged. The Co-Leader responded that fees and charges were set on a cost recovery basis and agreed to circulate benchmarking data.
Queried the removal of the free one-hour Town centre car parking but acknowledged that the nighttime economy needed more assistance than the daytime economy.
Concern was expressed over the effect of County Council budget constraints on the Council.
Encouraged the Cabinet to review the level of subsidy given to sports clubs in the Borough.
Some members felt that the extreme sports gaming event would cater to an age group that typically were not involved in any Council events but stated that it was difficult to form a view on the proposed budget without additional information on the event. The Committee requested that further information be circulated.
Questioned the impact of the central government budget proposals.
Sought further clarification on the anti-poverty strategy.
Resolved: The Committee provides its views to the Co-Leader
6
Review of work programme
The Committee is asked to note and review its Work Programme and to receive updates from the Lead Members of Task and Finish Groups.
Attachments:
- Document Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme May v2 11 Nov 2024
Minutes
The Chair introduced the work programme and gave a brief overview of the items that would be included on the agenda for the upcoming meetings.</AI6>
The Committee requested an update on Customer Services in January.
It was suggested that the scope of Committees be reviewed to ensure that the workload was spread evenly across the three Overview and Scrutiny Committees.
The Committee requested an update on Customer Services in January.
It was suggested that the scope of Committees be reviewed to ensure that the workload was spread evenly across the three Overview and Scrutiny Committees.
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