Issue - meetings

Cabinet considered a report on the Council’s Budget Setting process for 2014-17 onwards.

Significant internal changes were taking place within the Council as it moved on from successfully delivering to budget in 2012-13, to implementing the 2013-14 Budget and Capital Programme and considering the requirements for the next three year period 2014-15 to 2016-17. 

These changes included the move to a Strategic Commissioning model and a new senior management team and on-going review of all management posts. There were major challenges in managing these changes whilst continuing to deliver the Council’s ambitions and deals with reducing levels of funding.  A strong Budget Setting framework was required to enable this to happen. 

The key steps to achieving a fully updated Budget Report and Medium Term Financial Strategy for Cabinet and Council in February 2014 were detailed in the Appendices to the Report.

RESOLVED

That the Budget Setting Process to develop a Budget Report for 2014-17 be approved.