Cabinet minutes
Committee minutes · Cabinet · Mon 5 Jan 2026 · Hastings Borough Council · the whole meeting
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- 54. Apologies for Absence
- 55. Declaration of Interests
- 56. Minutes of Last Meeting
“RESOLVED - that the minutes of the meeting held on 1 st December 2025 be approved as a true record, subject to the amendment above.” - 57. Public Question Time (30 minutes)
- 58. Financial Monitoring Report
“RESOLVED (unanimously): To note the contents of the report, and the actions within the conclusion and management action section. Reasons: To assist the Council in understanding the financial position and particularly areas of over and under spend. Early indications of emerging overspends can allow management action to be targeted to those areas. This monitoring assists with understanding the impact of the 2025/26 outturn on the reserves position.” - 59. Climate Change Annual Report and Strategy and Action Plan refresh
“RESOLVED (unanimously): That Cabinet notes the progress made against the Climate Emergency Action Plan during the reporting period. To acknowledge the corporate and borough wide carbon emissions data. That Cabinet approves the revised Climate Strategy and delivery Action Plan, and delegates authority to Councillor Etherington to make revisions to the Action Plan. Reasons: To recognise the achievements to date since the last update in November 2024.” - 60. Pay Policy Statement 2025/26
“RESOLVED : Recommendation of the pay policy statement to Full Council for approval Reasons: The Localism Act 2011 requires Hastings Borough Council to prepare and publish an annual pay policy statement. The purpose of such a statement is to provide information about Council policies on a range of issues relating to the pay of its workforce, particularly its senior staff and its lowest paid employees. A Pay Policy must be prepared for each financial year and must be approved by Full Council, and published.” - 61. Museum Minutes and Recommendations
“RESOLVED : That Cabinet note and approve the recommendations of the Museum Committee meeting held on 24th November 2025. Reasons: The Museum Committee has no formal decision-making powers and acts as an advisory committee to Cabinet.”
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