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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 the draft Finance and Resources Portfolio Plan for 2015/16.
Matter for
Decision
The Officer’s report covered the draft Finance and Resources
Portfolio Plan 2015-16, which set out the strategic objectives for the
portfolio for the year ahead, described the context in which the portfolio was being
delivered and detailed the activities required to deliver the outcomes and the
vision. Performance measures and risks were also shown for each strategic
objective.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources
Approved the draft Finance and Resources Portfolio Plan
2015-16.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Head of Finance; introduced by
the Executive Councillor for Finance and
Resources.
In response to Members’ questions the Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources said the following:
i.
Some objectives had performance targets (eg the living wage), others did not.
ii.
Anti-Poverty Strategy targets could be reflected in
the Portfolio Plan.
iii.
The Cambridgeshire Local Assistance Scheme (CLAS)
was in the hands of the County Council; City Council Officers and the Executive
Councillor for Finance and Resources were liaising with them. The County
Council appeared to have directed funding to the general fund, rather than
poverty specifically. The Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources
expected to receive only half of the anticipated funding for 2015. It was hoped
the scheme would continue. More funding was being sought; the Council and others might contribute more in future if other parties did too.
iv.
A countywide partnership assistance scheme was
preferred for the CLAS instead of a citywide scheme for economies of scale and
to avoid the Council bearing all the costs.
v.
The City Council had discussed with Cambridge
Central Aid the delivery of CLAS.
The Committee resolved by 5 votes to 0 with 3
abstentions to endorse the recommendation.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendations.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 26/06/2015
Date of decision: 23/03/2015