Issue - meetings

To consider the report which sets out the allocation of approved budgets for 2023/24 for services under the Committee’s remit, as determined by the Finance Sub-Committee.

The committee considered the report on the allocation of the approved budgets for 2023/24 to the Adults and Health Committee.

The Finance Sub-Committee at its meeting on 8 March 2023 had approved the allocation of the approved capital and revenue budgets, related policy proposals and earmarked reserves to each of the service committees.

Following comments and feedback from members officers reported that

-       More information in respect of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) would be circulated to members

-       Further information on how the outcome of the current ballot in respect of pay would affect the Adults Service budget would be circulated to members.

-       Officers would review the request for members to have more engagement and consultation with the MTFS planning going forward so that a list of priorities could be drawn up for consideration.

Councillor J Clowes requested that it be minuted that the Conservative group did not vote for the MTFS at Council in February 2023 in part as it was felt that members did not have ownership of the budget in any regard. However that was not to say that they would not support colleagues and committees going forward.

RESOLVED (unanimously):

That the committee

1.    Note the decision of the Finance Sub Committee to allocate the approved revenue and capital budgets, related budget policy changes and earmarked reserved to the Adults and Health Committee as set out in Appendix A.

2.    Note the financial reporting timetable for 2023-24 set out in Appendix B due to be approved at Finance Sub Committee on 7 June 2023.