Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: There were no apologies for absence. |
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Declarations of interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: There were no declarations of interest put forward. |
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Amendment to s47 Discretionary Rates Policy to administer Covid Additional Relief Fund Additional documents: Minutes:
The Leader of the Council considered the attached report and noted that this addition to the Discretionary Rate Relief policy would allow the Council to maximise the distribution to local businesses of funding allocated to Haringey in accordance with the COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF): Local Authority Guidance issued on 15th December and subsequently.
RESOLVED 1. To approve the Covid Additional Relief Fund Discretionary Rate Relief scheme set out in Appendix A. 2. To delegate authority to the Director of Culture Strategy and Engagement, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Jobs, and Community Cohesion, to amend the scheme to maximise the distribution of the Covid Additional Relief Fund funding without overspending the Government’s funding. 3. To agree that awards of this additional discretionary rate relief are subject to the availability of Government funding for Covid Additional Relief Fund and that the scheme is available for the financial year 2021/22 only.
Reasons for decision
Cabinet approval is required to update the Discretionary Discount Scheme using the Council’s powers under section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 as amended.
Alternative options considered
The alternative option considered was not to develop discretionary scheme, which would result in £3.8m of hardship funding not being made available to Haringey Businesses in need of support.
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