Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for absence Minutes: There were none. |
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Record of decisions Additional documents: Minutes: The record of the meeting held on 22 September 2020 and of the urgent decision taken by the Leader on 9 October 2020 were agreed by the Cabinet and signed by the Leader as a correct record, subject to decision number 118/2020, which referred to paragraphs 3.10 and 3.11 of the report, being amended to instead refer to paragraph 3.12. |
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests Minutes: Disclosable pecuniary interests
There were none.
Other significant interests (OSIs)
Councillor Howard Doe declared an OSI in agenda item 5 (Medway Commercial Group – Business Strategy), because he was Chairman and Director of Medway Commercial Group Limited and he relied on a dispensation granted by the Councillor Conduct Committee to enable him to take part in the discussion and vote on this item.
Councillor Rupert Turpin declared an OSI in agenda item 5 (Medway Commercial Group – Business Strategy), because he was a Director of Medway Commercial Group Limited and he relied on a dispensation granted by the Councillor Conduct Committee to enable him to take part in the discussion and vote on this item.
Other interests
There were none. |
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Annual Review of the School Place Planning Strategy 2018-22 Minutes: Background:
This report provided an update on the progress made against the School Place Planning Strategy 2018-22, highlighting areas of demand for school places, action taken and made recommendations to ensure that sufficient good quality school places were available.
The report referred to recent Council action that had been undertaken to provide additional provision in Medway for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Reasons: By approving the recommendations in section 13 of the report, the Cabinet will be ensuring that the Council meets its statutory duty to ensure sufficient good quality school places are available. |
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Medway Commercial Group - Business Strategy Additional documents: Minutes: Background:
This report sought approval of Medway Commercial Group (MCG)’s Business Strategy, which was set out in an Exempt Appendix to the report, due to the commercially sensitive information it contained. The report also requested approval of a loan agreement on commercial terms with MCG to consolidate the outstanding credit owed to the Council by MCG and to approve amendments to the corporate structure of the company.
The Strategy included the transfer of Education Traded Services back to the Council and a renegotiation of Recruitment Traded Services.
Reasons:
The Business Strategy demonstrates good business planning and will ensure good commercial performance and return on investment to the Council. Approval of the Strategy will underpin a refreshed Business Plan. The appropriate mechanism to consolidate credit to the Council is to facilitate a loan, at commercial rates for the timely repayment. |