Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve the refreshed Corporate Debt Policy.
ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
Date of Decision: |
15th December 2022
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Title: |
Corporate Debt Policy
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Decision Maker: (Including Job Title) |
Judith Badger Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services
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Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
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Appendix 9 Section 4C5 provides that “The Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services is authorised (1) to discharge executive functions for… (2) Implementing effective financial management and controls, including:- (a) Collecting council tax and business rates, and collecting other money that is owed to the Council |
Decision: |
To approve the refreshed Corporate Debt Policy
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Reasons for the Decision: |
The existing Corporate Debt Policy was produced in 2010 and despite no operational changes required refresh to bring up to date in line with Council practices and procedures
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Details of alternative options considered and rejected: |
The refreshed version of the policy is supported by a series of Directorate frameworks that provide details for debt specific to those services
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Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision: |
No conflicts of interest |
Dispensations Granted: (If any) |
None
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Reports or parts of reports considered |
The decision to approve the policy update via an Officer Decision Notice was taken in consultation with the Monitoring Officer. In addition, Cllr Alam, CEX and Leader were also consulted on the decision-making route.
Tuesday 22nd November – Councillor Alam briefed on the Policy Tuesday 29th November – Agreement given by Leader/CEX to remove items from Cabinet Forward Plan and decision to be taken as a Delegated Officer Decision
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I certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to approve the refreshed Corporate Debt Policy
Signed by the Decision Maker
Dated: 21st December, 2022
Name: Judith Badger
Job Title: Strategic Director, Finance and Customer Services
Publication date: 22/12/2022
Date of decision: 15/12/2022