Issue - meetings

RESOLVED: That Cabinet noted the decisions taken by the Leader of the Council set out at Appendix A.

REASONS RESOLVED:

1.    Where decisions that would otherwise be taken by the Leader and Cabinet had been taken by the Leader alone, in the interests of transparency, the decision is reported to the next available meeting of the Cabinet.

2.    The decision taken provided the authority for the Council to exchange and complete on the above property which was subject to a short timescale.

3.    Full reasons for the decision taken are set out in the decision records appended to this report.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:

None

At the Chair’s invitation a councillor queried what the total cost to the council would be.

The Chair noted that money recovered was nowhere near the whole amount, but that due to continued legal fees it was felt that the council had reached the end of this process.

RESOLVED: That Cabinet noted the decisions taken by the Leader of the Council set out at Appendix A.