Decisions

That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Head of Finance and Asset Management, to agree Tewkesbury Borough Council’s involvement in the submission of a Countywide bid to become a 100% Business Rates Retention Pilot  in 2018/19 subject to:

1.    the satisfactory assessment, in the opinion of the Head of Finance and Asset Management, of the benefits and risks of the pilot bid prior to making an application; and

2.    a further report to Council for full consideration of the pilot if the bid is successful and before formal acceptance of the pilot takes place.

That the Tewkesbury Borough Plan Working Group Terms of Reference be amended so that membership comprises seven Members including the Lead Members for Built Environment and Economic Development/Promotion.

That, subject to there being no discount offered for the payment of fines for fly-tipping, the fixed penalty fine levels for environmental offences and the Fixed Penalty Policy be APPROVED as set out within the report.

That the updated Local Development Scheme for Tewkesbury Borough, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be ADOPTED with immediate effect.  

1.      That two magazine editions of Tewkesbury Borough News be published per year with a one-flick PDF online version placed in a prominent position on the Council’s website.

2.      That the Head of Corporate Services be authorised:

a.   to enter into a contract with Wychavon District Council for a 12 month trial period and to waive the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules accordingly;

b.   to engage with Parish Councils which do not currently submit news articles; and

c.   to seek to work to maximise advertising income.

That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s comments on the Performance Management Report for Quarter One of 2017/18 be NOTED.    

That the Committee’s Forward Plan be NOTED.