Decision details

Matter for Decision

The report outlined details of the budget proposals relating to this portfolio that were included in the Budget-Setting Report (BSR) 2018/19 which would be considered at the following meetings:

 

Date                           Committee             Comments

22 January 2018     Strategy &               Consider proposals / recommendations Resources              from all Scrutiny Committees in relation to their portfolios

25 January 2018     The Executive       Budget amendment may be presented

12 February 2018    Strategy &               Consider any further amendments Resources              including opposition proposals

22 February 2018    Council                   Approves General Fund Budget and sets Council Tax

 

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Strategy and Transformation:

 

Review of Charges:

a)   Approved the proposed charges for this portfolio’s services and facilities, as shown in Appendix A to this report.

 

Revenue:

b)   Considered the revenue budget proposals as shown in Appendix B.

 

Capital:

c)   Considered the capital budget proposals as shown in Appendix C.

d)   Adjusted capital funding for item 2 (c).

 

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.

 

The Committee made the following comments in response to the report:

     i.        Sought clarification regarding revenue proposal B4037, asked why the work was previously funded by the PCC.

    ii.        Referred to revenue proposal B4040 and asked why the base level of the Cambridge Weighting budget didn’t decrease as expected.

   iii.        Referred to revenue proposal C4041 and raised concern over the amount of CCTV cameras that were beyond repair. Queried whether a number of the cameras had been replaced when the Shared Service with Huntingdonshire District Council was initiated.

 

The Strategic Director and Head of Finance said the following in response to Members’ questions:

     i.        Referred to revenue proposal B4037 and confirmed that the funding was a composite of many different initatives, one of which was PCC which was no longer available. Last year’s funding was part of a 1 year bid pending a review of the service which had since been undertaken.

    ii.        Referred to revenue proposal B4040 and confirmed that pay parity increased with inflation. If more posts were on pay band 1 and 2 the figure would increase. The figures would balance out in the future, we would also be required to move the pay scales.  

   iii.        Confirmed that a survey of CCTV cameras had been undertaken, some had issues and due to their age it was felt prudent to replace them all to ensure quality and reliability. The future approach would allow for a programme of maintenance.

 

The Committee resolved by 3 votes to 0 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.