Meeting documents

Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee
Thursday, 10th October, 2013 6.30 pm

The Cabinet Minutes

Date:
Tuesday, 17th September, 2013
Time:
14:00
Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
266 Council Debtors Position 2013/14
Scrutiny Comment for item 266
Business for item 266
Resolved:-

1. That the current outstanding debt position as at 31st July 2013 and the list of debts written off to date in 2013/14, as set out in Appendices A and B to the submitted report, be noted.

2. That the individual write-off's greater than £25,000, as set out in Appendix B, to the submitted report, be approved.

3. That the revisions to the submitted Corporate Debt Management Strategy, as set out in Appendix C, to the submitted report, be approved.

4. That the Recovery Policy, as set out in Appendix D, to the submitted report, be approved.

Reasons for Decision

All reasonable steps to recover the debt have been taken and therefore where a write-off is recommended, it is the only course of action available. If the Council wishes to pursue debts for bankruptcy proceedings, it should have an agreed and published Recovery Policy.

Other Options

None.

Note:- This is an Executive Function.
Eligible for call in to Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee.
Executive Councillor: Holdcroft.
*Called in to:- Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee
14:00/15:15

Attendance Details

Present:
Cllr N Holdcroft (Chairman), Cllr J I Courtenay, Cllr T Cox, Cllr J M Garston, Cllr D J Jarvis, Cllr J L Lamb, Cllr A J Moring, Cllr L P Salter
In attendance:
R Tinlin, J Williams, S Holland, S Leftley, A Lewis, A Atherton, J Chesterton, J Ruffle, K Best, I Ambrose, F Abbott and S Bridge.

Also present: Councillors Assenheim, Gilbert, Godwin, Kaye and Norman.

Scrutiny Comment

ItemComment
266 Called in by Councillors P Collins and G Longley.
Final call on 24/09/2013 at 14:30
Resolved:-

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:

"1. That the current outstanding debt position as at 31st July 2013 and the list of debts written off to date in 2013/14, as set out in Appendices A and B to the submitted report, be noted.

2. That the individual write-off's greater than £25,000, as set out in Appendix B, to the submitted report, be approved.

3. That the revisions to the submitted Corporate Debt Management Strategy, as set out in Appendix C, to the submitted report, be approved.

4. That the Recovery Policy, as set out in Appendix D, to the submitted report, be approved."

Note:- This is an Executive Function.
Executive Councillor:- Holdcroft.

Business

ItemBusiness
266The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate Services on the Council Debtors position 2013/14 and set out revisions to the Corporate Management Strategy and a proposed Recovery Policy.

 

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