Issue - meetings

To consider the final outturn position for 2009–2010, including areas of financial risk to the Council, changes from the positions reported at the three quarter year review, and updates on the Capital Programme and in-year collection rates for council tax and business rates. 

Councillor A Moran had declared a personal interest in this item. 

Consideration was given to the final outturn position for 2009-2010, including areas of financial risk to the Council, changes from the positions reported at the three quarter year review, and updates on the capital programme and in year collection rates for council tax and business rates. 

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report: -

1.  That          

·        that the final revenue and capital outturn positions contained in the main report be noted;

·        that the detailed key revenue and capital issues shown in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 of the report be noted; 

·        that the Council’s in-year collection rates for Council Tax and Business Rates, detailed in Section 13 be noted;

·        that the Council’s invoiced debt position shown in Section 14 of the report be noted;

·        that progress on delivering the 2009-10 capital programme, detailed in Section 15 and Appendix 3 of the report be noted;

·        that the delegated decisions approved by Directors, shown in Appendix 4b of the report be noted;

·        that the delegated decisions approved by Directors in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder and the Portfolio Holder for Resources for Supplementary Capital Estimates (SCE) and virement requests over £100,000 and up to and including £500,000 shown in Appendix 4a of the report be noted.

2.  That approval be given to:

·  The following budget carry forwards into 2010-11 within Performance and Capacity, detailed in Appendix 1 of the report:-

o       £70,623 for Customer Relations Management (CRM) procurement 

o       £11,000 for Grants to Community Groups

o       £26,529 for Community Cohesion Area based grant projects

o       £10,000 for completion of the branding exercise

·  The allocation of £280,000 in 2010-11 of unused transitional phasing provision for Finance, Human Resources and Organisational Development, Assets and Customer Services detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.  

·  The revised in-year capital budget for 2009-10 set out in Section 15 of the report, including;

o       Supplementary Capital Estimates (SCE/Virements over £500,000 and up to and including £1.0m, shown in Appendix 4a of the report.

o       Reductions in approved budgets, shown in Appendix 4c of the report.

3.  That Council be recommended to approve the following SRE requests,

previously approved as subject to outturn, which require funding from balances: -

·        £2,91,000 for Adults Social Care Design

·        £125,000 for Economic Development

4.  That Council be recommended to approve the SCE requests to be funded  from capital reserves, as detailed in Appendix 4a of the report.