On 11
October 2022, Cabinet:-
(i) Noted the allocation of
up to £5m of the Financial Resilience Reserve (FRR) as detailed in the month 5
Financial Monitoring Report on this Cabinet Agenda is used to fund the costs of
the Cost-of-Living Emergency;
(ii) Noted the approval of
the delegation of expenditure on the Cost-of-Living Emergency, as set out in in
the Month 5 financial monitoring report on this Cabinet agenda, to the Director
of Strategy, Equality and Partnerships and the Section 151 officer, in
consultation with the appropriate Cabinet Members;
(iii) Approved the delegation
of procurement decisions to the Director of Strategy, Equality and Partnerships
and the Section 151 officer, in consultation with the Assistant Director of
Corporate Procurement and the appropriate Cabinet Members;
(iv) Approved the creation of
a Cost-of-Living Strategic Response Group chaired by the Director of Strategy,
Equality and Partnerships which will oversee the Cost-of-Living delivery
workstreams including the responding to addressing immediate priority actions;
(v) Noted that progress
updates will be presented to future Cabinet Meetings.
THE
DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022.