Agenda, decisions and minutes

Finance and Performance Policy Committee - Tuesday 16 April 2024 2.00 pm

Venue: To be held in the Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH

Contact: Rachel Appleyard, Democratic Services  Email: rachel.appleyard@sheffield.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

1.1

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Bryan Lodge.

 

2.

Exclusion of Press and Public

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Minutes:

2.1

No items were identified where resolutions may be moved to exclude the press and public.

 

3.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 86 KB

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Minutes:

3.1

Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed declared a personal interest in agenda item 8 (Capital Approvals Month 11 (2023/24)) as they owned property adjacent to the Tinsley Green Multi-Use Games Area. This did not preclude them from being involved in the decision.

 

 

3.2

Councillor Zahira Naz declared a personal interest in agenda item 8 (Capital Approvals Month 11 (2023/24)) as an employee of the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust. This did not preclude them from being involved in the decision.

 

4.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 98 KB

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Minutes:

4.1

The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 18 March 2024 were approved as a correct record.

 

5.

Public Questions and Petitions

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Minutes:

5.1

There were no public questions or petitions.

 

6.

Members' Questions

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Minutes:

6.1

There were no questions from Members of the Committee.

 

7.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 196 KB

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Minutes:

7.1

The Committee received a report containing the Committee’s Work Programme for consideration and discussion. The aim of the Work Programme was to show all known, substantive agenda items for forthcoming meetings of the Committee, to enable this Committee, other committees, officers, partners and the public to plan their work with and for the Committee.

 

 

7.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Finance Committee:-

 

1.     approves the Committee’s work programme, as set out in Appendix 1, including any additions and amendments identified in Part 1;

 

2.     gives consideration to any further issues to be explored by officers for inclusion in Part 2 of Appendix 1 of the next work programme report, for potential addition to the work programme; and

 

3.     notes any referrals from Council (petition and resolutions) detailed in Section 2 of the report and agrees the proposed responses.

 

8.

Capital Approvals Month 11 (2023/24) pdf icon PDF 146 KB

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Decision:

Minutes:

8.1

The Finance Manager submitted a report that provided details of proposed changes to the existing Capital Programme as brought forward in Month 11 2023/24.

 

 

8.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Finance Committee:-

 

1.     approves the proposed additions and variations to the Capital Programme listed in Appendix 1;

 

2.     approves the proposed variation to the Capital Programme listed in Appendix 2 subject to the agreement of acceptable funding terms between SCC and the Integrated Care Board and NHS England as approved/delegated by decision of Strategy and Resources Policy Committee 19/12/22; and

 

3.     approves the issuing of grant funding as identified in Appendix 3.

 

 

8.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

8.3.1

The proposed changes to the Capital Programme will improve the services to the people of Sheffield.

 

 

8.3.2

To formally record changes to the Capital Programme and gain Member approval for changes in line with Financial Regulations and to reset the capital programme in line with latest information

 

 

8.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

8.4.1

A number of alternative courses of action are considered as part of the process undertaken by Officers before decisions are recommended to Members. The recommendations made to Members represent what Officers believe to be the best options available to the Council, in line with Council priorities, given the constraints on funding and the use to which funding is put within the Revenue Budget and the Capital Programme.