Decision details

RESOLVED:

(1)     That the contents of the report be noted;

(2)     That a decrease of £422,000 in the 2016/17 General Fund expenditure, as identified in Table 2 and Paragraph 8.1 of the report, to a total of £16.053million, be approved;

(3)     That the adjustments to the 2017/18 General Fund budget, as identified in Table 2 and Paragraph 8.2 of the report, of a £346,000 increase in net expenditure, be approved;

(4)     That, in respect of Table 3 in the report, which outlined the unspent Carry Forward budgets in 2017/18, it be ensured that each item in the list is challenged robustly if further carry forward is requested, with each item being accompanied by an acceptable justification as to why it should be carried forward, in the realistic expectation that the budget would be spent; and

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:   That the net transfer to earmarked reserves of £1.070million, as identified in Table 7 of the report, be approved.

REASON FOR DECISION: To monitor and request appropriate action of Services who do not meet the budget targets set as part of the Corporate Business Planning process; and to ensure that changes to the Council’s balances are monitored and approved.