The Cabinet has the
responsibility for the following functions:
(1)
Development of proposals for the budget (including
the capital and revenue budgets, the fixing of the Council Tax
Base, and the level of Council Tax) and the financial
strategy for the Council;
(2)
Monitoring the implementation of the budget and
financial strategy;
(3)
Recommending major new policies (and amendments to
existing policies) to the Council for approval as part of the
Council’s Policy Framework and implementing those approved by
Council;
(4)
Preparation and agreement of other policies and
plans for implementation by Portfolio Holders and
others;
(5)
Approval and management of the Council’s
Capital Programme and Strategy;
(6)
All key decisions – namely:
(i) an executive decision which is likely
to result in the Council incurring expenditure which is, or the making of
savings which are, significant having regard to the budget for the
service or function to which the decision relates; or
(ii) an executive
decision which is likely to be significant in terms of its effects
on communities living or working in an area of two or more wards of
the Borough.
A decision is significant for the purposes of
(i) above if it involves expenditure or
the making of savings of an amount in excess of £1m for
capital expenditure or £500,000 for revenue expenditure or,
where expenditure or savings are less than the amounts specified
above, they constitute more than 50% of the budget attributable to
the service in question.
(7)
Award of contracts over £500,000 and all
matters reserved to the Executive under the Contract Procedure
Rules
(8)
Virements
between budgets as required by the Financial
Regulations;
(9)
Making all non-key decisions which either fall
outside Cabinet policy or agreed Executive guidelines, or have been
referred to the Executive by the relevant Portfolio Holder or
Corporate Director;
(10)
Determination of recommendations and references from
the Council or any of its Committees or sub-committees and which
the Cabinet considers are appropriate for collective
decision;
(11)
Approval of HRA Rents.
Cabinet Members also
make decisions within
their roles as Portfolio Holders.
Decisions may be subject to call-in under
certain circumstances.
Information on how to
submit a petition,
deputation or public question is available on the council
website.