Officer Decisions

Decision Title:

SYMCA Borrowing Power for Transport Functions

Date of Decision:

18 January, 2022

Decision Maker: (Including Job Title)

Judith Badger, Strategic Director, Finance and Customer Services

Specific Delegation:  (If any)

Non-Specific

Brief Description of Decision:

In accordance with section 23(6) Local Government Act 2003 the Council consent to making of regulations that extend the existing borrowing powers of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to include all its functions.

Reasons for the Decision:

At present the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (“SYMCA”) has borrowing powers limited to its transport functions. Under the Local Government Act 2003 these powers can be extended by regulation to include any function of an MCA. The making of such a regulation requires the consent of the constituent members of the MCA.

Regulations extending the borrowing power are only made if the relevant MCA has agreed a debt cap with HM Treasury. This has been agreed with HM Treasury and was approved by the SYMCA at its meeting in November 2021. This cap must be agreed annually with Treasury and is a central government control on borrowing by MCAs.

The extension of the SYMCA’s borrowing powers will allow the region to maximise the benefit of the annual devolution funding provided to the MCA by providing flexibility as to how this is deployed. The extension of the borrowing powers and agreement of the debt cap does not mean that the MCA will take on additional borrowing and any investment decisions would be taken at the SYMCA Board.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities requires all constituent councils within the Metropolitan Combined Authority area to agree to such a proposal and has asked for a response by 20th January 2022.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

The only other option is to object to the extension of the powers. This would prevent the scheme from progressing and limit the options of the STMCA for the future. For this reason, this option was rejected.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted: (if any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Report - South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) Transport Regulations

Date Of Decision:

17 January 2022

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member

Brief Description of Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0210 for a flexible retirement in the Finance and Customer Services Directorate

Reasons for the Decision:

The employing service had considered service delivery implications and was supportive of the request.  The small cost associated with granting the early release of pension entitlements would be covered from the staff reduction savings.

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

None

Background Papers:

None

Date of Decision:

11 June 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Simon Moss (Assistant Director – Planning, Regeneration and Transport)

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Nonspecific

Brief Description of Decision:

1.    That with regard to the Proposed 50mph speed limit – A630 Rotherway, Rotherham Gateway and Sheffield Parkway, as shown on drawing number 126/46/TT105 attached as Appendix 2 to the officer’s report that:

                                 i.         the usual statutory consultations to be undertaken.

                                ii.         the Assistant Director of Legal Services to prepare the draft order and notices.

                               iii.         The proposals to be advertised.

                              iv.         The order to be made subject to there being no objections received.

Reasons for the Decision:

To enable the processes to be carried out regarding the implementation of the proposed 50mph speed limit – A630 Rotherway, Rotherham Gateway and Sheffield Parkway.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

NA

Background Papers:

The report of the Assistant Director – Planning, Regeneration and Transport - Proposed 50mph speed limit – A630 Rotherway, Rotherham Gateway and Sheffield Parkway

Date of Decision:

5 January 2022

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Anne Marie Lubanski

Strategic Director, Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Non-specific

Brief Description of Decision:

To step down the provision of the eight respite beds at Conway Crescent, enabling the resource to deliver hospital surge beds on a temporary basis to support patient flow at TRFT. 

Reasons for the Decision:

The current high numbers of Covid positive cases and outbreaks in Rotherham due to the Omicron variant is impacting on capacity at TRFT and resources for discharge, with a number of providers of intermediate care and nursing care across the borough currently closed to admissions.

Adult care provider services deliver 15 intermediate care beds and in the short term an additional 15 hospital surge beds.

Our facilities are either closed to admissions due to outbreaks or taking reduced numbers of admissions due to reduced staffing capacity.

The decision was made to utilise Conway Crescent for surge provision to ensure delivery of this critical need, supporting patient flow and discharge across Place.

The situation is being monitored and reviewed on a daily basis and Conway will revert back to business as usual as soon as the requirement for additional surge capacity reduces.

Any families who have had respite cancelled and are in need of alternative support during this short period will be referred to the My Front Door Team.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

No current alternative options were able to be considered due to overall staffing capacity being adversely impacted by the spread of the Omicron variant.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

No conflicts of interest declared.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

Reports or parts of reports considered

None considered.

Date Of Decision:

2 December 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member

Brief Description of Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0209 for a flexible retirement in the Finance and Customer Services Directorate

Reasons for the Decision:

The employing service had considered service delivery implications and was supportive of the request.  There was no cost associated with granting the early release of pension entitlements.

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

None

Background Papers:

None

Date Of Decision:

2 December 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member

Brief Description of Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0208 for a flexible retirement in the Children & Young People’s Directorate

Reasons for the Decision:

The employing service had considered service delivery implications and was supportive of the request.  There was no cost associated with granting the early release of pension entitlements.

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

None

Background Papers:

None

Date Of Decision:

2 December 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member

Brief Description of Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0207 for a flexible retirement in the Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Directorate

Reasons for the Decision:

The employing service had considered service delivery implications and was supportive of the request.  The costs associated with granting the early release of pension entitlements would be offset by savings made from changes to the staffing structure.

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

None

Background Papers:

None

Date Of Decision:

18 November 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member

Brief Description of Decision:

A request ERP0206 to issue notice for the compulsory redundancy of employees in the Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Directorate was not approved

Reasons for the Decision:

The service had restructured resulting in the closure of an establishment. However, there were suitable alternative jobs within the Directorate for all staff to be redeployed.

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

NA

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

None

Background Papers:

None

Date Of Decision:

6 October 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member

Brief Description of Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0204 for a flexible retirement in the Children & Young People’s Directorate

Reasons for the Decision:

The employing service had considered service delivery implications and was supportive of the request.  There was no cost associated with granting the early release of pension entitlements.

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

None

Background Papers:

Date Of Decision:

6 October 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member

Brief Description of Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0205 for the compulsory redundancy of an employee in the Children’s and Young People’s Directorate

Reasons for the Decision:

The service where the individual was employed had restructured resulting in the loss of a post and the employee had not been successful in being redeployed. 

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Redeployment options had been explored and no suitable alternative post found.

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision-making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

None

Background Papers: