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Revenue and Capital Budget Update 2019/20

Meeting: 25/07/2019 - Cabinet (Item 24)

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Report of the Head of Corporate Resources

Minutes:

 

The Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Corporate Resources that informed of:

 

(1)

the current forecast revenue outturn position for the Council for 2019/20;

 

(2)

the current forecast on Council Tax and Business Rates collection for 2019/20; and

 

(3)

the monitoring position of the Council’s capital programme to the end of June 2019, the forecast expenditure to year end, variations against the approved budgets and an explanation of those variations for consideration by Members. Updates to spending profiles and proposed amendments to capital budgets necessary to ensure the efficient delivery of capital projects are also presented for approval.

 

Decision Made:  That:

 

(1)

the current forecast revenue outturn position for 2019/20 and the current position relating to delivery of savings included in the 2019/20 revenue budget, be noted;

 

(2)

the potential mitigating actions that may be required should there still be a forecast deficit following the mid-year review in relation to the revenue budget, be noted;

 

(3)

the updates in relation to spending profiles across financial years of Capital Programmes, as detailed in paragraph 5.1.1 of the report, be noted;

 

(4)

the latest capital expenditure position as at 30 June 2019 of £1.7m (paragraph 5.2.2); and the latest full year forecast of £26.6m (paragraph 5.3.1), of the Capital Programmes, be noted;

 

(5)

the explanations of variances to project budgets (paragraph 5.3.2), be noted;

 

(6)

the additional and revised Transport allocations shown in paragraphs 5.4.1 to 5.4.4 of the report, be approved;

 

(7)

the additional Better Care Fund grant allocation (section 5.6), be approved;

 

(8)

the revised Schools capital budgets as detailed in paragraph 5.7 of the report, be noted;

 

(9)

the additional Special Educational Needs and Disabilities allocations as detailed in paragraph 5.8 of the report, be approved;

 

(10)

the additional Homes England grant as detailed in paragraph 5.9 of the report, be noted;

 

(11)

the Burials and Cremation capital programme plans as detailed in paragraph 5.10 of the report, be noted; and

 

(12)

it be noted that the capital resources will be managed by the Head of Corporate Resources to ensure the capital programme remains fully funded and that capital funding arrangements secure the maximum financial benefit to the Council.

 

Reasons for the Decision:

 

To ensure Cabinet are informed of the forecast outturn position for the 2019/2020 revenue budget as at the end of June 2019, including delivery of agreed savings, and to provide an updated forecast of the outturn position with regard to the collection of Council Tax and Business Rates. 

 

To keep Members informed of the progress of the capital programme against the profiled budget for 2019/20 and agreed allocations for future years.

 

To progress any changes that are required to maintain a relevant and accurate budget profile necessary for effective monitoring of the capital programme.

 

To approve any updates to funding resources so that they can be applied to capital schemes in the delivery of the Council’s overall capital strategy.

 

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