Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

To consider the draft budget for 2019 and the main factors which contribute to the determination of the North Hertfordshire District Council (NHDC) Council Tax Level.

To consider the appropriate level of Council Tax that will be recommended to the meeting of the council on 7 February 2109.

RESOLVED: That the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee notes the report, to be presented to the Cabinet.

REASON FOR DECISION: To provide an opportunity for the Committee to comment as appropriate on the draft budget for 2019/2020 as per the Committee’s Terms of Reference to ‘assist the Council and the Cabinet in the development of its Budget and Policy Framework process by in-depth analysis of policy issues pertaining to finance, audit and risk’.

Audio Recording – Start of Item – Session 1 – 1 hour 23 minutes 5 seconds

The Service Director – Resources presented to the Committee the draft budget for 2019/20 and the main factors which contributed to the determination of the North Hertfordshire District Council Council Tax level.

In addition the Service Director – Resources also provided an update following the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement that was announced on 13 December 2018.

Comments and questions were received by Councillors I Albert, S Jarvis and T Hone.  Whereupon it was, 

RESOLVED: That the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee notes the report, to be presented to the Cabinet.

REASON FOR DECISION: To provide an opportunity for the Committee to comment as appropriate on the draft budget for 2019/2020 as per the Committee’s Terms of Reference to ‘assist the Council and the Cabinet in the development of its Budget and Policy Framework process by in-depth analysis of policy issues pertaining to finance, audit and risk’.