Councillor Joanne Burton
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
84 meetings · Page 1 of 17
Executive - Monday, 2nd February, 2026 6.00 pm
Planning Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 2.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
106 decisions · Page 16 of 22
Performance Measures Approach
From: Executive - Monday, 3rd February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 03, 2025
To seek approval for a new corporate performance measures approach to support a formal continuous improvement framework and transparency across the Council. The Council has a strong background in delivering improvements and efficiencies across our services. In recent years there has been growing scrutiny across the Local Authority sector from central government. This has required increased levels of performance data collection and reporting. In addition to this, the potential benefits of a more data driven approach to service planning, delivery, governance and transparency are recognised. A proposal for a new corporate performance measures approach is presented for approval, developed following engagement with service leads and managers. The Corporate Strategy 2023-29 guides all the work we do. Therefore, the proposed measures are focused on each of our six corporate priorities. The list of measures would evolve over time to reflect changes in service delivery and priorities. Alongside the measures, customer facing services will conduct regular 10/10 surveys. These will help give a fuller picture of service performance and help identify potential areas for improvement. If approved, the measures and 10/10 survey results would be reported to the Audit and Governance committee every six months. A new corporate performance section of the Council website would be created, with data presented in simple charts that show trends over time. Updates on the progress of projects in our Corporate Strategy would also be presented following the annual reviews of the Strategy. This approach would ensure a good level of transparency regarding Council performance. The baseline measures and 10/10 survey feedback will then be used to develop a series of service specific improvement aims over the next 12-months and form part of a formal continuous improvement framework.
Recommendations Approved
Review of Statement of Gambling Principles
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
Under the Gambling Act 2005 the Council is required to have in place a Statement of Gambling Principles (Gambling Policy) that details the Council’s approach to the provision of Gambling in the Borough, which must be approved by Full Council. The Gambling Statement of Principles must be reviewed every three years and the current three-year period ends in January 2025. The report introduces a revised Gambling Policy. The revised Policy is attached as Appendix A to the report and is being presented to the Executive for recommendation to Full Council for adoption. The Council has an existing Gambling Policy, there have not been any substantiative policy changes. The Policy sets out the standards and criteria for applications received according to the Gambling Act and how those applications will be determined, and the licensing objectives promoted.
Recommendations Approved
Review of Hackney Carriage Tariff
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
To set the level of Hackney Carriage Tariff for licensed Hackney Carriage vehicles in the Borough of Fareham. Earlier this year, the Fareham Taxi & Private Hire Association approached the Council’s Licensing team seeking an increase to the Hackney Carriage Tariff. Although Licensing generally in a non-Executive function and matters are dealt with by the Licensing Committee, the setting of the Tariff is an Executive function. A consultation was undertaken with taxi vehicle owners. Of those who responded to the consultation, 17 (85%) agreed with the proposal as suggested by the Association, whilst 3 (15%) respondents indicated that the Tariff should remain as is. This matter was considered by the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Committee on 26 November 2024 and they have recommended the proposed increase to the Executive.
Recommendations Approved
General Fund Revenue Budgets & Finance Strategy 2025/26
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
The report provides an update on the Council’s 5-year financial forecasts and makes recommendations regarding the revised revenue budget for 2024/25 and base budget for 2025/26. The Executive recommended, and the Council approve, in February 2023, the base budget for 2024/25, for the General Fund Revenue Account services. The report sets out some revisions to the budget for 2024/25 and proposes a base budget for 2025/26 for the Executive’s agreement and submission to Council. The report also gives the context to these budgets in the form of the latest five-year projections from the Medium-Term Financial Strategy. Revised General Fund Revenue Budget 2024/25 The original general fund revenue budget for 2024/25 set, for £14,883,100, required a funding shortfall of £404,200 to be met from unallocated general reserves. The projected shortfall has now dropped to £285,700, with the revised budget of £14,410,200. This is mainly dure to the savings that have been made through the Opportunities Plan and wider work in the year such as reducing the cost of Homelessness provision. Base General Fund Revenue Budget 2025/26 The proposed general fund revenue budget for 2025/26 totals £14,839,100 which is a decrease of £43,900 against the original budget for 2024/25. There is a funding shortfall of £62,600 which will need to be met from unallocated reserves. 5-Year Financial Forecasts The 5-year financial forecasts for 2024/25 to 2028/29 is predicting future funding shortfalls, each year rising to £1.3million by 2026/27, which will be the last year that the shortfall can be met from unallocated General Reserves. The Opportunities Plan work recommenced in 2023/24 and has served to delay the funding shortfall problem each year. Work will need to continue to expand and deliver the Opportunities Plan to help manage the Council’s financial pressures and remain resilient. As the easier projects have now been delivered, there may be a need to make increasingly difficult decisions. Members have already started this work which will be built into the next Opportunities Plan.
Recommendations Approved
Capital Investment at Solent Airport - PVC aeroplane storage units
From: Executive - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW - January 13, 2025
To seek approval to provide PVC Aeroplane Storage Units at Solent Airport to support General Aviation. To provide a self-sustaining solution to the shortage of aeroplane storage space at Solent Airport, Daedalus. This will also in turn support the future delivery of Swordfish Business Park by relocating tenants from existing hangars which are likely to need to be demolished.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 84
Average per Month: 3.4
Decisions Recorded: 106