Meeting Details Meeting Summary Committee: Finance and Democracy Committee Date/Time: 20 Mar 2017 - 18:30 to 19:06 Status: Occurred Venue: Reception Room Webcast: Add to my Calendar DocumentsAttendanceOthers in AttendanceDeclarations of Interests Documents AGENDA of Finance and Democracy Committee on 20 March 2017 (1923Kb) MINUTES of the Finance and Democracy meeting held on 20 March 2017 (144Kb) Erratum notice (58Kb) corrected - Item 7 - Outside Bodies Appointments and Reports (100Kb) Item 4 - Council Tax and Business Rates Discretionary Discount Policy 2017.18 (77Kb) Item 4 Appendix- Fylde-CT-and-BR-Discretionary-Discount-Policy-2017-18 (475Kb) Item 5 - Write Off of Uncollectable Debts 2016-17 (121Kb) Item 6 - To Follow - Accommodation Project - Phases 7 Works (46Kb) Item 7 - Outside Bodies Appointments and Reports (96Kb) Item 8 - Lytham Mussel Tank Improvement Project (157Kb) Item 9 - Fylde Coast Homeless Prevention Trailblazer F&D 200317 (108Kb) Item 9 - Appendix 1 Tenancy Support Worker job description (112Kb) Item 9 - Appendix 2 Housing options customer services specialist (100Kb) Item 10 - Employee Survey 2016 INFORMATION Item (46Kb) Item 10 - Appendix 1 - Employee Survey Report (531Kb) Item 10 - Appendix 2 - Employee Survey Action Plan (107Kb) Attendance Attended - Committee Members Name Karen Buckley - Leader of Council David Donaldson Angela Jacques Liz Oades Richard Redcliffe - Deputy Leader Vince Settle Elaine Silverwood Roger Small Attended - Other Members Name No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting. Apologies NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By Linda Nulty Absent NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By Tony Ford JP Kiran Mulholland Declarations of Interests Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction Karen Buckley - Leader of Councilitem 4 Business Rate ReliefThe nature of the interest was Councillor Buckley was a landlord.Personal & PrejudicialCouncillor Buckley left the room for the duration of the item. Elaine SilverwoodItem 4 Business Rate ReliefThe nature of the interest being that Councillor Silverwood was a business ownerPersonal & PrejudicialCouncillor Silverwood left the room for the duration of the item. Others in Attendance Also in attendance at the above meeting were: Allan Oldfield, Paul O'Donoghue, Graeme Ruse and Katharine McDonnell Councillor Christine Akeroyd was also in attendance. One member of the public was also in attendance.