Agenda and minutes
Venue: The Council Chamber, Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford
Contact: Sally Cole, Committee Manager Executive
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor JA Hyde, Cabinet Member Children’s Services. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive any declarations of interest by Members in respect of items on the Agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made. |
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To approve and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2011. Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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SECTION 75 AGREEMENTS PDF 123 KB To agree Section 75 arrangements for 2011/12, including new arrangements in respect of adult social care, mental health and learning disability services. Minutes: The Cabinet Member, Adult Social Care, Health and Wellbeing presented the report to Cabinet and advised Cabinet that the monitoring of the Section 75 agreements would be carried out by the director of resources.
The Acting Director of Adult Social Care informed Cabinet:
RESOLVED That: a) a Section 75 agreement be established between the Herefordshire Integrated Care Organisation and Herefordshire Council in respect of hospital, community health and adult social care services; b) a Section 75 agreement be established between 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and Herefordshire Council in respect of community Mental Health Services; c) the remaining Section 75 agreement between Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire be revised to reflect the changes in provider arrangements arising from recommendations a) and b) above; and d) delegated authority be given to the Director of Resources, in consultation with the Chief Executive, to complete the agreements. |
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK AND LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN PDF 104 KB To agree further research and consultation; to recommend to Council revisions to the timetable for preparation of the Local Development Framework; and to recommend to Council interim arrangements in respect of the Local Transport Plan. Minutes: The Cabinet Member Highways and Transportation presented the report along with the Cabinet Member Environment and Strategic Housing. Cabinet was advised of the following points:
RESOLVED:
THAT:
1. Additional research and advice on the impact of the Localism Bill along with further consultation, including an advisory community poll, be undertaken to inform the development of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy, and a further report on the detail of this consultation be brought to Cabinet in June; 2. It be recommended to Council that: (a) the Local Development Framework timetable be revised as set out in the table at paragraph 11 below; (b) the linkage between the Local Development Framework and Local Transport Plan, and the consequent impact on the Local Transport Plan timetable be noted; (c) the existing Local Transport Plan 2 be adopted as the Council’s interim Local Transport Plan3 pending finalisation of the Local Development Framework submission; and 3. Delegated authority be given to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Members, to take account of any views the Overview & Scrutiny Committee may express on the proposals above in drawing up Cabinet’s final recommendations for consideration by Council. |
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INTEGRATED CORPORATE PERFORMANCE REPORT - QUARTER 3 2010-11 PDF 110 KB To provide Cabinet with an overview of performance against the Joint Corporate Plan 2010-13 for the first nine months of 2010-11. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Cabinet Member Corporate and Customer Services and Human Resources presented the report and advised Cabinet that improvements with the targets set were being made, but directorates needed to ensure that policy objectives were being met.
The following points were noted in discussion:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet accepts the performance report to the end of December 2010 and the measures being taken to address areas of under performance.
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BUDGET MONITORING REPORT 2010/11 PDF 83 KB To report the forecast financial position for both revenue and capital to 31 March 2011 and provide an update on Directorates’ recovery plans instigated to address projected overspends. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Cabinet Member Resources presented the Budget Monitoring Report 2010/11, which was the financial forecast position for both revenue and capital to the end of 31 March 2011. The Cabinet Member updated Cabinet on the following points:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet: a) Noted the report and the forecast deficit position of £2.2m; and b) Noted the Chief Executive’s requirement that directors deliver recovery plans to ensure a balanced revenue budget. |
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SHADOW HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD PDF 112 KB To advise Members of the proposed requirement to establish a Health and Wellbeing Board and to progress the Council’s status as an Early Implementer for the Department of Health by creating a shadow board. Additional documents: Minutes: The Deputy Chief Executive presented the report to Cabinet and advised Cabinet on the following points:
RESOLVED: That it be recommended to Council that:
(a) a Shadow Health and Wellbeing Board be created and chaired by a Cabinet Member; (b) the powers and duties of the Shadow Board shall be: (i) for the purpose of advancing the health and wellbeing of the people in Herefordshire, to encourage persons who arrange for the provision of any health or social care services in that area to work in an integrated manner; and (ii) to provide such advice, assistance or other support as it thinks appropriate for the purpose of encouraging the making of arrangements under section 75 of the National Health Service Act 2006 in connection with the provision of such services; and (iii) to encourage persons who arrange for the provision of health-related services in Herefordshire to work closely with the Health and Wellbeing Board; and (iv) to encourage persons who arrange for the provision of any health or social care services in Herefordshire and persons who arrange for the provision of any health-related services in Herefordshire to work closely together; and (v) to advise on how the functions of the Council and its partner commissioning consortia under sections 116 and 116A of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) are to be exercised; and (vi) to give to the Council its opinion on whether the Council is discharging its duty under section 116B of the 2007 Act; (c) the membership of the Shadow Board shall include: · those executive members of the Cabinet whose current areas of responsibility are encompassed by the powers and duties of the Shadow Board · the Chief Executive · those officers whose jobs include the roles of Director of Adult Social Services, Director of Children’s Services and Director of Public Health (as defined in clause 26 of the Health and Social Care Bill of ... view the full minutes text for item 93. |