Issue - meetings

To approve the Supplementary Estimates, as set out in the report and approved by Cabinet during the year, in accordance with Finance Procedure Rules. 

Consideration was given to a report which requested formal approval to Supplementary Estimates which had been contained in reports submitted to Cabinet during the course of the year. These items, which had been approved by Cabinet required the approval of full Council in accordance the Finance and Contract Procedure Rules.

RESOLVED

That

(a)       Approval be granted to the following items contained within the Quarter 1 Financial Update report –

(i)           a Supplementary Capital Estimate of £1,150,000 for the        Modernisation Grant 09/10 (para,11.1.1);

(ii)         Supplementary Capital Estimate of £2,227,195 for the Devolved Formula Capital Grant in Advance (para.11.1.2); and

(iii)       that Cheshire East Borough Council enters into a partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Borough Council and Warrington Council to deliver a sub regional Future Jobs fund programme and a Supplementary Revenue Estimate of £1.440m be approved. (para.11.1.3 – 11.1.5)

(b)               The following Supplementary Revenue Estimates be approved to be funded by calls on general reserves as approved by the Cabinet:- 

(i)           £137,966 for match funding from April 2009 – December 2010 in support of the People into Jobs bid, together with contributions from other partners, equal to the amount from the European Regional Development Fund, as approved by Cabinet on 3 February 2009. (para 11.2.1 – 11.2.4);

(ii)         £331,000 for additional investment linked to the proposals outlined in the Recession Mitigation Action Plan, as approved by Cabinet on 19 May 2009.  (para 11.2.5 – 11.2.9);

(iii)        up to £3.8m (originating from unspent Social Care specific grants)  as part of the funding package to deliver Adult Social Care redesign implementation, insofar as these costs cannot be contained within the outturn position of the People Directorate. (para 11.2.10 – 11.2.12); and

(iv)        up to £125,000,  if required,  to support the Crewe Masterplanning project, as approved by Cabinet on 14 July 2009. (para 11.2.13 – 11.2.14)

(c)               The following Supplementary Capital Estimates be approved - 

(i)   a Supplementary Capital Estimate of £1m for the development of Lincoln House in 2009/10, funded from prudential borrowing charged direct to the revenue budget of the Adults service, as approved by Cabinet on 16 June 2009. (para 11.3.1 – 11.3.3); and

(ii) a Supplementary Capital Estimate of £2.2m to acquire land, build and establish a suitable football facility in Sandbach fully funded via a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 139