Decision details

To recommend that Council approves specific revenue and capital budget carry forward requests from 2014/15 into 2015/16.

The report presented a summary of the 2014/15 outturn position (actual income and expenditure) for all portfolios, compared to the final budget for the year.  The position for revenue and capital was reported and variances from budgets were highlighted.  Explanations had also been reported to individual Executive Councillors / Scrutiny Committees.

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources

 

The Executive Councillor agreed:

 

     i.        The final carry forward requests, totalling £657,030, as detailed in Appendix C of the officer report, were to be recommended to Council for approval, subject to the final outturn position.

 

    ii.        To seek approval from Council to carry forward (net) capital resources to fund re-phased capital spending of £27,044,000 (of which HRA is £13,758,000) as shown in Appendix D – Overview of the Officer’s report.

 

   iii.        To ask Officer’s to report to the next meeting on trends in staffing underspend.

 

Buchan Street Community Centre - New roof replacement

 

  iv.        To approve the refurbishment of the tiled roof and thermal insulation replacement at Buchan Street Community Centre,  which has been properly planned and is ready for implementation, subject to any feedback from the Capital Programme Board

 

   v.        To recommend that Council approve capital funding of £60,000 for the refurbishment of the tiled roof and replacement of thermal insulation project.

 

Ross Street Community Centre - New Boiler system

 

  vi.        To approve the replacement of the boiler system at Ross Street Community Centre, which has been properly planned and is ready for implementation, subject to any feedback from the Capital Programme Board

 

 vii.        To recommend that Council approve capital funding of £36,000 for the replacement boiler system project.

 

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 regarding a summary of the 2014/15 outturn position (actual income and expenditure) for all portfolios.

 

Additional recommendations, circulated in advance and tabled at the meeting, were noted.

 

Concerns were raised regarding the number of staff vacancies and requested a full report on this matter.

 

Councillor Owers stated that a number of departments were in a phase of transition and might be leaving vacancies unfilled in order to avoid future redundancies. He suggested that Officers produce a report on the reasons for staffing underspends for the next meeting.

 

The Committee resolved by 6 votes to 0 to endorse the recommendations.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.