Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

To consider the Capital Programme Outturn 2018/19.

RESOLVED: 

That the Capital Programme Outturn 2018/19 report be noted.

REASON FOR DECISION:  To provide an opportunity for the Committee to comment as appropriate on the Capital Programme Outturn 2018/19.

Audio Recording – Start of Item – 1 Hour, 1 Minute, 5 Seconds

The Services Director – Resources presented the report in respect of the Capital Programme Outturn 2018/19, and advised that the report was for consideration prior to presentation to Cabinet - The end of year position against the Working Budget.

Drew attention to two tables within the report:

Table 2: The list of schemes in the 2018/19 Capital Programme that will start or continue in 2019/20 – Scheme Timetable Revision:

(i)            Provide Housing at Market Rents; and

(ii)           Museum Services Development

Table 3:  Changes to Capital Schemes Commencing in 2018/19 -

Highlighting 2 areas where the spend was less in 2018/19 than was forecast

(i)            Disabled Facility Grants; and

(ii)           Waste and Street Cleansing Vehicles

In answer to questions from Councillors Kay Tart, Sam Collins, Sam North and Kate Aspinwall, The Service Director – Resources responded as follows:

·         The estimated money set aside for Waste and Street Cleansing Vehicles, if not used, would be returned to the general pot.  However, this would be subject to Capital bids and go through full Council in February 2020.

·         The Council set the realms on how waste in the district was collected, however, the Contractor leased the waste trucks from a leasing company. Under the accounting regulations, the trucks were required to be shown as the Council’s asset. 

In response to whether The Finance, Audit and Risk Committee could ever see or be able to scrutinise tender processes, The Service Director – Resources stated that this would be a matter of Member / Officer Protocol, as decisions on tenders was not normally an area where Members would or should be involved.  However, it was within the Committees remit to question contracting processes, variances of budget and any exceeding of Capital Budget Expenditure, if they felt it was necessary.  The Service Director – Resources confirmed that Full Council set the procurement rules.

RESOLVED: 

That the Capital Programme Outturn 2018/19 report be noted.

REASON FOR DECISION:  To provide an opportunity for the Committee to comment as appropriate on the Capital Programme Outturn 2018/19.