Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Tuesday, 4 November 2003

Items
No.	Item
1.	Recruitment Freeze View the background to item 1. View the decision for item 1. Decision: 311/2003 The Cabinet agreed to unfreeze the following posts, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, to enable the Director of Health and Community Services to commence the recruitment process:a) Support Services Assistant Adoption Servicesb) Personal Assistant to the Director of Health and Community Services
2.	Home to School/College Transport Policy View the background to item 2. View the decision for item 2. Decision: 306/2003 The Cabinet approved the policy statements for mainstream transport, which included continuation of the nearest appropriate school rule and amended wording for religious/denominational transport, and the special educational needs home to school transport policy, attached to the report as appendices 2 and 3 respectively.
3.	Audit of the Statement of the Accounts 2002/2003 View the background to item 3. View the decision for item 3. Decision: 307/2003 The Cabinet noted the issues raised by PWC and the proposed response as summarised in section 4 of the report. 308/2003 The Cabinet agreed that no changes would be made to the 2002/2003 Statement of Accounts as a consequence of the PWC comments and the PWC report be submitted to Council.
4.	School Admissions - September 2005 View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. Decision: 305/2003 The Cabinet agreed to formal consultation taking place on:(i) the admission arrangements for primary and secondary community and voluntary controlled schools, as set out in appendices 1 and 2(ii) the co-ordinating primary and secondary schemes as set out in appendices 3 and 4.
5.	Capital Budget Monitoring 2003/2004 View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Decision: 309/2003 The Cabinet noted:· That spending on the approved budget amounted to approximately £11m;· The completed schemes and the outputs that have resulted (section 5.1 of the report);· The progress of larger specific schemes contained in section 5.3 of the report;· The proposed use of capital resources available to fund the programme, as referred to in table 3 of the report. 310/2003 The Cabinet noted the proposed additions to the capital programme summarised in table 2 of the report and recommended to Council the approval of these amendments.
6.	Rochester Airfield Update View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Decision: The Cabinet approved the recommendations set out in section 6 of the report, with the negotiations referred to in 6.1 commencing immediately once written advice from Counsel has been received.
7.	Cultural Statement View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. Decision: 304/2003 The Cabinet approved and commended the Cultural Statement to the Culture and Heritage Group of the Local Strategic Partnership with a view to a summary being included within the revised Medway Community Plan.
8.	Acceptance of Tender: Street Lighting View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. Decision: 313/2003 The Cabinet accepted the tender submitted by PDW Primafox Ltd on the terms set out in the report.