Rugby Borough Council’s Cabinet decisions of 5 January 2015

Rugby Borough Council's Cabinet consists of the town's top tories. Here is what they decided when they met on 5 January 2015.

1. 1. To press ahead with a budget for 2015-16 which involves drawing on the Council's reserves - see http://rugby.lib.dm/a1RQC .
2. 2. To spend over £1 million on the 2015 Rugby World Cup - see http://rugby.lib.dm/a6RH1 .
3. 3. To note (but not to do anything about) Warwickshire County Council's cutbacks in support for vulnerable tenants.
4. 4. To consider a housing budget for 2015-16 based around a 7% rent increase (5% above government guidelines) - see http://rugby.lib.dm/a8RH0 .
5. 5. To agree the charity grants which will go into the 2015-16 budget proposal.
6. 6. To agree last year's Statement of Community Involvement.
7. 7. To agree a timetable for the next local plan.
8. 8. To pigeon-hole Cllr Maggie O'Rourke's motion on protecting Rugby's open spaces.

… and the total time spent considering these eight decisions? Less than half an hour.