Items
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School Travel Assistance - Selective Schools
Decision:
144/2008 The Cabinet agreed to authorise the
Director of Children and Adults, in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder for Children's Services to:
a) Undertake statutory consultation on the proposal to amend the
mainstream school transport policy with effect from January 2009,
such that for the purpose of travel assistance, the Hundred of Hoo
Comprehensive, and the St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive
schools would no longer be deemed to be the nearest appropriate
school for those Year 7 pupils deemed selective.
b) Determine whether to amend the school transport policy as
outlined above at the end of the statutory consultation process
including the consideration of any objections.
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2. |
Chatham Road Scheme
Decision:
140/2008 The Cabinet approved the phase 2
works.
141/2008 The Cabinet approved the final layout for the bus
facility, subject to the Council, as landowners, advertising the
appropriation of that part of the proposed site currently forming
open space to bus facility and delegated authority to the Director
of Regeneration, Community and Culture, in consultation with the
Portfolio Holders, to issue the relevant advertisement and consider
any objections and determine whether or not to appropriate the
land.
142/2008 The Cabinet recommended to Council that the Council makes
a Compulsory Purchase Order for the acquisition of any land
required for the road scheme which cannot be acquired by
negotiation.
143/2008 The Cabinet delegated authority to the Assistant Director,
Housing and Corporate Services, in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder for Finance, all aspects of estate management of the land
acquired, including the grant of short term leases and licences and
the surrender or variation of existing interests.
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3. |
Future of Secondary Education in Chatham
Decision:
139/2008 The Cabinet agreed to consult on
establishing a new co-educational school in Chatham on the Medway
Community College site and instructed officers to enter into
negotiations with sponsors and to issue a statement of intent to
form an academy.
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4. |
Grounds Maintenance Contract (Bereavement Services)
Decision:
149/2008 The Cabinet agreed to award the
contract for grounds maintenance for the crematorium and cemeteries
to English Landscapes for a period of 5 years commencing on 1
September 2008.
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5. |
Recruitment Freeze
Decision:
148/2008 The Cabinet agreed to unfreeze the
following posts, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, to enable
officers to commence the recruitment process:
Business Support
a) Accounting Technician
b) Exchequer Officer Type 1
c) Solicitor.
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6. |
Treasury Management Outturn
Decision:
146/2008 The Cabinet, in accordance with the
CIPFA Code of Practice, noted the content and approved this report,
in particular the in-house team's success in out-performing the
fund managers.
147/2008 The Cabinet recommended the Minimum Revenue Provision
Statement, as set out in appendix 2 of the report, to Council for
approval.
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