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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Transformation
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve proposed charges for 2015/16, and to recommend to the Executive revenue budget proposals, capital funding requests and changes to the Capital Plan.
Matter
for Decision: The report detailed the budget proposals relating to Strategy and Transformation
portfolio as included in the Budget-Setting Report (BSR) 2015/16. The report also
included consideration of any recommendations concerning the review of charges
and project appraisals for schemes in the Capital Plan.
Decision of the Executive Councillor for
Finance and Resources
The Executive Councillor resolved to:
Review of Charges:
i.
Approve the proposed charges for this portfolio’s
services and facilities, as shown in Appendix A of the officer’s report.
Revenue:
ii
Consider the revenue budget proposals as shown in
Appendix B of the officer’s report.
Capital:
iii
Consider the capital budget proposals as shown in
Appendix C of the officer’s report.
iiii
Delete some schemes from the Capital Plan as shown
in Appendix C of the officer’s report.
iiv
Adjust capital funding for items 2 (c) to 2 (d) as
appropriate.
Reasons for the
Decision: As set out in the officer’s report
Any alternative
options considered and rejected: As set out in the officer’s report
Scrutiny Considerations:
The committee received a report from the Head of Finance.
In response to member’s questions Officers and Executive
Councillors said the following:
ii.
Budget Reference PPF3706 (Trade Union Facilities
Agreement): The Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources said that,
whilst comparisons with the practice of other Local Authorities in the region
was not relevant, the Human Resources (HR) Department may be able to provide
members with information on any such comparisons.
iii.
Budget Reference R13569 (loss of Mill Road Depot
income): The Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources said that the
estimated figures from the previous administration had been overambitious. The
Head of Property Services said that the expected income from the proposed
lettable space had not been achieved.
The Scrutiny Committee considered the recommendations and
endorsed them by 5 votes to 0.
The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any
Dispensations Granted):
Not applicable.
Publication date: 07/04/2015
Date of decision: 19/01/2015