87 Revenue Budget 2015/16 Update PDF 196 KB
Report of the Chief Finance Officer
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Minutes:
The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer which provided details of the progress in the achievement of the approved savings for 2015/16 (and any residual savings carried forward from 2014/15); other financial risks elsewhere in the budget; the current forecast on Council Tax and Business Rates collection; the offer of grant funding from Veolia UK towards the installation of a skate park within Killen Green Park and the proposed inclusion of the scheme in the Capital Programme; and the proposed temporary extension of two contracts with Liverpool Community Health.
Decision Made: That
(1) the progress to date on the achievement of approved savings for 2015/16 and residual savings carried forward from previous years be noted;
(2) the wider financial pressures being experienced in the remainder of the Budget be noted;
(3) the forecast position on the collection of Council Tax and Business Rates be noted;
(4) approval be given to the acceptance of the offer of grant funding from Veolia UK and the works to install a skate park within Killen Green Park, as outlined in paragraph 7 of the report, and the inclusion of £86,315 in the Capital Programme for the scheme; and
(5) approval be given to the extension / amendment of the Smoking Cessation Service contract for 12 months until 31 March 2017, and the Healthy Sefton phone line contract for six months, until 30 September 2016, as set out in paragraph 8 of the report.
Reasons for Decision:
To ensure Cabinet are informed of the latest position on the achievement of savings for the current financial year and to identify wider budget pressures being experienced elsewhere in the budget. To provide an update on the forecast outturn position on the collection of Council Tax and Business Rates.To enable a skate park to be installed in Killen Green Park which would reduce anti-social behaviour, increase community spirit and the development of the park; and to enable the temporary extension of two contracts with Liverpool Community Health pending the procurement of the new Integrated Wellness Service.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
None.