Issue - meetings

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RESOLVED:

a)   That the breakdown of the forecast General Fund outturn by individual variance at Appendix 1 to the report, and by service area at Appendix 2 to the report, be noted, and that the currently assumed approach to balancing the General Fund budget in 2020/21 be noted (Section 3 and Table 1 of the report)

b)   That officers will work up proposals for the allocation of the Contain Outbreak Management Fund for inclusion in the month 10 report be noted (Paragraph 3.32 of the report)

c)    That the forecast in-year HRA deficit of (+£2.822m) be noted (Section 4 and Appendix 2 of the report)

d)    That the revised capital budget, reflecting slippage agreed at month 8, is £124.657m with a revised in-year capital forecast of £93.109m, be noted; and to note that approval for further slippage will be sought at year-end as part of the 2020/21 financial outturn report. (Section 5 and Appendix 3 of the report)

e)   That £0.070m be added to the current year (2020/21) capital programme for works on CCTV replacement at the Town Hall, to be funded from a revenue contribution to capital, be agreed (Paragraph 5.5 of the report)

Reasons for decision – in order to ensure the financial resilience of the council

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none