Issue - meetings
Budget Proposals 2021-22
Meeting: 21/01/2021 - Executive (Item 777)
777 Budget Proposals 2021-22 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy PDF 329 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - General Fund Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2021/22 to 2023/24, item 777 PDF 174 KB
- Appendix B - Savings Proposals, item 777 PDF 188 KB
- Appendix C - Fees & Charges, item 777 PDF 4 MB
- Appendix D - HRA MTFS & Fees and Charges, item 777 PDF 406 KB
- Appendix E - Capital Programme, item 777 PDF 420 KB
- Appendix F - Budget Equality Impact Assessment, item 777 PDF 693 KB
Decision:
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
Reasons for decision – as specified in the report
Other options considered – as specified in the report
Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none
Minutes:
RESOLVED:
a) That the latest assumed MTFS and balanced 2021/22 budget, including the underlying principles and assumptions (Paragraphs 3.1-3.30, Table 1 and Appendix A) be approved and recommended to Council.
b)
That the unprecedented level of uncertainty in the
estimates due to COVID-19 and the wider local government funding
outlook (Paragraphs 3.31-3.41 of the report)
be noted.
c)
That the latest draft 2021/22 net budgets by
directorate (Paragraph 3.5, Table 2 and Appendix A of the
report) be approved and recommend to Council.
d) That the 2021/22 savings (Paragraphs 3.42-3.45, Table 6 and Appendices B1-B2 of the report), be approved and recommended to Council, subject to consideration of individual consultations before implementation in some cases.
e)
That the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) settlement
for 2021/22 and related funding assumptions (Paragraphs 3.46-3.55 of the report) be noted.
f)
That the fees and charges policy and the GF fees and
charges for 2021/22 (Paragraphs 3.56-3.63 and
Appendices C1-C5 of the report) be
approved.
g)
That the policy on GF contingency and reserves,
including the target level of GF balances, and the movements
to/from earmarked reserves assumed as part of the 2021/22 revenue
budget (Paragraphs 3.64-3.72 and Table 7 of the report) be approved and recommended to
Council.
h)
That the Section 151 Officer be delegated
responsibility for any technical adjustments required to be made to
the 2021/22 budget (in line with the council’s Financial
Regulations) be approved and recommended to Council.
i)
That centrally held demographic growth funding be
allocated to service budgets if and when the need materialises and
approved by the Section 151 Officer. (Paragraph 3.9 of the report)
be approved and recommended to Council.
The HRA Budget and MTFS (Section 4)
j)
That the balanced HRA 2021/22 budget be approved and
recommend to Council, and the latest estimates over the 3-year MTFS
period be noted (Paragraphs 4.1-4.3, Table 8
and Appendix D1 of the report).
k) That the HRA rents and other HRA fees and charges for 2021/22 (Paragraphs 4.4-4.30, Tables 9-12 and Appendix D2 of the report) be approved.
Capital Investment and Treasury and Investment
Management (Section 5)
l)
That the draft 2021/22 to 2023/24 capital programme,
including investment in projects related to the council’s net
zero carbon priority, be approved and recommend to Council, and the
latest indicative capital programme for 2024/25 to 2030/21 be noted
(Paragraph 5.1-5.5, Table
13 and Appendix E of the report).
m)
That the estimated funding of the 2021/22 to 2023/24
capital programme be noted, and authority be delegated to the
Section 151 Officer, where necessary, to apply capital resources to
fund the capital programme in the most cost-effective way for the
council be agreed and recommended to Council (Paragraphs 5.6-5.7 and Table 14 of
the report).
n) That the final version of the budget report to the Executive on 11 February 2021 and Full Council ... view the full minutes text for item 777