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8a)       Referral from Cabinet:
Active North Herts Strategy
 

RESOLVED: A budget of £50k was approved from
2025/26 onwards, to enable the delivery of a new Active Communities
programme run by the leisure operator.
 
REASON FOR
DECISION: To ensure the Council and its stakeholder
partners have a clear policy position on its approach to the future
delivery of sport, leisure, physical activity and wellbeing
services across the district.
 
8b)       Referral from Cabinet:
Revenue Budget Outturn 2022/23
 

RESOLVED: That Council approved the net transfer from
earmarked reserves, as identified in Table 9, of
£5.274million.
 

REASONS FOR DECISION:

(1)  
Members are able to monitor, make adjustments within the overall
budgetary framework and request appropriate action of Services who
do not meet the budget targets set as part of the Corporate
Business Planning process.
 

(2)  
Changes to the Council’s balances are monitored and
approved.

 
8c)
      Referral from
Cabinet: Investment Strategy (Capital and Treasury) End of Year
Review 2022/23
 

RESOLVED: That Council:
 

(1)  
Approved the actual 2022/23 prudential and treasury indicators.
 

(2)  
Noted the annual Treasury Report for 2022/23.
 
REASON FOR
DECISION: To ensure the Council’s continued
compliance with CIPFA’s code of practice on Treasury
Management and the Local Government Act 2003 and that the Council
manages its exposure to interest and capital risk.
 
8d)
      Referral from
Cabinet: Year End Report on Risk Management Governance
 

RESOLVED: That Council considered the Annual Risk
Management update, including comments provided by Finance, Audit
and Risk Committee.
 
REASON FOR
DECISION: The responsibility for ensuring the management of
risks is that of the Cabinet, who were responsible for monitoring
the effective development and operation of Risk Management.
 
8e)
      Referral from
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee: Finance, Audit and Risk
Committee Annual Report 2022-2023
 
The Chair advised
that this referral would be taken alongside Agenda Item 10
‘Finance Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report
2022-2023’.