This is a meeting of the Cabinet of Rushmoor Borough Council held on the 16th Apr 2024.
The last meeting of the Cabinet was on the 16th Apr 2024, and the next meeting will be 4th Jun 2024.
Concorde Room, Council Offices, Farnborough
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1 | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
Having regard to the Council’s Code of Conduct for Councillors, the following declaration of interest was made:
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2 | MINUTES |
Minutes of Previous Meeting
The Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 12th March, 2024 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman. |
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3 | COUNCIL TAX - CARE LEAVERS DISCOUNT |
Council Tax - Care Leavers Discount - Report No. FIN2404 (2)
The Cabinet RESOLVED that the establishment of a
local Care Leavers Discount Policy, as set out in Report No. FIN2404, be
approved. |
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4 | RESERVIST POLICY |
Reservist Policy - Report No. DEM2403
The Cabinet considered Report No. DEM2403, which set out a new Reservist Policy for the Council. Members were informed that this policy would demonstrate that the Council supported and recognised the need to ensure flexible working practices to help staff to maintain their working responsibilities if they were, or were to become, Reservists in the Armed Forces. The adoption of the Policy would support the Council’s ambition to reach the Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. In discussing the policy, the Cabinet expressed support for the proposed approach and felt that this may encourage other local employers to adopt similar arrangements. The Cabinet RESOLVED that the Reservist Policy, as set out in Appendix 1 of Report No. DEM2403, be approved. |
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5 | LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING FUND - ROUND 3 |
Local Authority Housing Fund – Round 3 - Report No. ACE2405
LAHF – Round 3 - CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX 2 The Cabinet considered Report No. ACE2405, which set out proposed governance arrangements in relation to the third round of the Local Authority Housing Fund. Members were informed that Round 3 of the Local Authority
Housing Fund had been established by the Government to provide better quality,
affordable temporary accommodation to prevent people becoming homeless. In
March, 2024, the Government had announced that £518,000 of capital funding was
being made available to the Council. This would be used to provide temporary
homeless accommodation and sustainable settled housing to those on the Afghan
Citizens Resettlement Scheme. Match funding for Local Authority Housing Fund
Round 3 had been identified from unallocated grant funding. The Cabinet (i)
RESOLVED that: (a)
the
agreement in principle with the purchase of homes for temporary homelessness
accommodation and to accommodate an Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme
household using Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 funding with match funding
from unallocated grant funding from the wider Resettlement Programme and
Homeless Prevention Grant, as set out in Report No. ACE2405, be approved; (b)
the
signing of the Memorandum of Understanding relating to the Local Authority
Housing Fund Round 3, following the principle set out in the Report, be
approved; (c)
the governance arrangements associated with the
purchase of properties, as set out in paragraphs 3.4 to 3.6 of the Report, be
approved; and (d)
the providing of grant funding to Rushmoor Homes
Limited for the purchase of a property to accommodate an Afghan Citizens
Resettlement Scheme household be approved; and (ii)
RECOMMENDED
TO THE COUNCIL that
the Capital Programme for 2024/25 be increased by £742,000, to be fully funded
from a combination of Local Authority Housing Fund and resettlement grants. |
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0 | VOTE OF THANKS - CLLR J.B. CANTY |
It was confirmed that Cllr J.B. Canty was standing down at the forthcoming Borough elections and the Leader (Cllr G.B. Lyon) wished to place on record his thanks for Cllr Canty’s excellent service to the Council and to the Cabinet. |
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