Paul Goodwin, Head of Financial Services & Deputy Chief Finance Officer attended the meeting and introduced the item to the Committee.
The Committee was advised that the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) report was the opportunity for the committee to feed back on the budget consultation document that related to the MTFS 2022-2026 for services under the remit of this committee. There were no specific new proposals that related to services for this committee but there were a number of existing proposals rolling forward from the MTFS 2021-25 relevant to this committee, these were listed as an appendix within the report.
The Committee were given the opportunity to ask questions.
Councillor Peter Groves asked if the salary levels for planning officers was being considered in relation to retention and recruitment of staff within this area.
Paul Bayley, Director for Environment and Neighbourhood Services noted that the Executive Director for Place had instigated a deep-dive review of planning services within Cheshire East and recruitment and retention of Planning Officers, including salary levels, would be considered within the scope of this review.
RESOLVED: That:
1) the MTFS 2022 to 2026 Consultation Document be received and noted;
2) comments made by individual Councillors be fed back to the Corporate Policy Committee for its consideration;
3) the following proposals rolling forward from the MTFS 2021-25 relevant to the committee (as part of Appendix 1 (Appendix A of the report) be noted:
26) Regulatory Services and Environmental Health ICT procurement
27) CCTV migration to wireless networks
29) Orbitas income and management fee
31) Everybody Sport and Recreation Management Fee
39) Review of governance of ASDVs
42) Strategic Leisure Review
84) Waste Contract Inflation and Tonnage Growth
85) Environment Strategy and Carbon Neutrality
86) Tree Risk Management
5) the impact of the local government financial settlement as provided at Appendix 2 on the MTFS Consultation Document be received and noted;
6) it be noted that this committee can comment on any other element of the MTFS Consultation Document related to the responsibilities of the Committee (including WOC Business Plans, and Reserves levels);
7) it be noted that the minutes of this meeting will form the consultation response of the Committee for the consideration by the Corporate Policy Committee.