Decision details

To approve Revenue and Capital Budgets 2012/13 (Revised), 2013/14 and 2014/15 (Forecast). 

Matter for Decision: To consider the Community Development and Health Portfolio Revenue and Capital Budgets.

 

Decision of the Executive Councillor for Community Development and Health:

 

The Executive Councillor resolved to

 

Review of Charges

 

a)           Approve the proposed charges for this portfolio’s services and facilities, as shown in Appendix B of the committee report.

 

Revenue Budgets

 

b)           Approve, with any amendments, the current year funding requests and savings, (shown in Appendix A of the committee report) and the resulting revised revenue budgets for 2012/13 (shown in Section 3, Table 1 of the committee report) for submission to the Executive.

 

c)           Agree proposals for revenue savings and unavoidable bids, as set out in Appendix C of the committee report, which have been incorporated into the budgets presented for this portfolio.

 

d)           Agree proposals for bids from external or existing funding, as set out in Appendix D of the committee report, if applicable.

 

e)           Agree proposals for Priority Policy Fund (PPF) bids, as set out in Appendix E of the committee report.

 

f)           Approve the budget proposals for 2013/14, as shown in Section 3, Table 2 of the committee report, for submission to the Executive.

 

Capital

 

g)      Seek approval from the Executive to carry forward resources from 2012/13, as detailed in Appendix G of the committee report, to fund rephased capital spending.

 

h)           Approve capital bids and savings, as identified in Appendix H of the committee report, for submission to the Executive for inclusion in the Capital & Revenue Project Plans.

 

i)           Approve the current General Fund Capital & Revenue Projects Plan, as detailed in Appendix J of the committee report, to be updated for any amendments detailed in (g) and (h) above of the committee report.

 

Reason for the Decision:

 

As per the officer report

 

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

 

N/A

 

Scrutiny Considerations:

 

The committee received a report from the Principal Accountant (Services) regarding the Revenue and Capital Budgets for the Community Development and Health portfolio.

 

The committee endorsed the recommendations by 4 votes to 0.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillor (and any dispensation granted):

 

N/A