Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Rowan Clarke,

Chris Kane, Tom Munro and Jen Wilson.

To note any urgent items of business which the Chairman has consented to being considered under the provisions of Section 100(B) 4(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

There were no urgent items of business.

Members should declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable

Pecuniary Interest and Non Statutory Interest as defined by the

Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of:

a) any business on the agenda

b) any urgent additional items to be considered

c) any matters arising out of those items and if appropriate, withdraw

from the meeting at the relevant time.

There were no declarations of interest made.

(Members should contact the officer whose name appears on the List

of Key Decisions for any further information. NB: If Members wish to

discuss an exempt report under this item, the meeting will need to

move into exempt business and exclude the public in accordance with

the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and Local

Government Act 1972, Part 1, Schedule 12a for that part of the

meeting only).

There were no items on the List of Key Decisions and Items to be Considered in Private document.

To consider the minutes of the last meeting held on 16^th June 2023.

Moved by Councillor Justin Gilbody and seconded by Councillor David Bennett

RESOLVED that the Minutes of a Finance and Corporate Overview Scrutiny

Committee held on 16th June 2023 be approved as a correct record.

The Section 151 Officer presented a summary of the Council’s corporate debt

position as at 31st March 2023.

Members were reminded that the main sources of income for the Council’s General Fund was business rates, council tax, a small number of government grants and other service-related income. For the Council’s Housing Revenue Account, the main source of income was dwelling rent. Table one in the report detailed the income received by the Council, broken down into income areas with a comparison to the equivalent quarter of the previous year.

Table two to the report detailed the level of arrears for Bolsover District Council at 31st March 2023. Arrears had increased in all areas from the previous year. The increase in cost of living and high inflation over the past year had impacted on individuals and businesses being able to pay. This was in addition to the after affects of Covid, and businesses were still recovering financially.

Table four showed a full summary and breakdown of figures for 2022/23.

Moved by Councillor David Bennett and seconded by Councillor Sally Renshaw

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

Members had received a copy of the current work programme within their agenda pack and were given the opportunity to raise any queries in relation to future meetings.

Moved by Councillor Justin Gilbody and seconded by Councillor Sally Renshaw

RESOLVED that the Finance and Corporate Overview Scrutiny Committee work programme be noted.

The meeting concluded at 10:14 hours.