Agenda item

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report, the Committee;

RESOLVED –

1.         That Directors take appropriate action to ensure costs are kept within budget and income targets are met. (Paragraph 9.1.2)

2.         That Directors take appropriate action to improve performance against those corporate performance, Human Resources (HR), project, and risk measures where quarter one performance remains a challenge (Sections 9.3, 9.14, and Appendix A).

3.         That the following virements for this financial year and on-going be approved:

·         £0.023m is requested within the Environment, Planning & Regeneration Directorate to re-align the budget across Traffic Development to ensure the budgets reflect the costs and nature of this service provision. There is a nil impact on the service’s budget. (Paragraph 9.4.1)

·         £0.005m is requested within the Environment, Planning & Regeneration Directorate to re-align the Highways income budget to ensure it reflects the costs and nature of this service provision. There is a nil impact on the service’s budget. (Paragraph 9.4.1)

·         £0.654m is requested to re-align employee insurance budgets within the Environment, Planning & Regeneration Directorate to reflect current staffing structures. There is a nil impact on the service’s budget. (Paragraph 9.4.1)

·         £0.631m is requested within the Environment, Planning & Regeneration Directorate to re-align the Highways Inspection/Maintenance budgets. There is a nil impact on the service’s budget. (Paragraph 9.4.1)

·         £0.171m is requested within the Chief Executive Directorate for 2012/13 (£0.187m full year effect from 2013/14 onwards) to re-align the budget across Customer Services to ensure the budgets reflect the costs and nature of this service provision. There is a nil impact on the service’s budget. (Paragraph 9.4.1)

·         £0.722m is requested as part of the customer services transformation programme for 2012/13 (£0.963 full year effect for 2013/14 onwards) to transfer a number of functions, and the associated budgets, from the Revenues & Benefits Service into the Customer Services team. (Paragraph 9.4.1)

4.         That the following transfer from contingency for this financial year and on-going be approved:

·         £0.500m on-going transfer from Contingency to Environment, Planning and Regeneration for 2012/13 and future years to fund pressures on planning and building control income. (Paragraph 9.5.1)

5.         That the following transfers from contingency for inflation for this financial year and on-going be approved (Paragraph 9.5.2):

·         £1.311m for Adult Social Care

·         £0.014 for Chief Executive

·         £0.502m for Children’s Service

·         £0.329m for Commercial Services

·         £0.747m for Environment, Planning and Regeneration

6.         That the Agency Costs for the first quarter be noted. (Paragraph 9.6.1)

7.         That the write off of debts for:

·         Council Tax of £0.206m; and

·         Business Rates debts of £0.839m approved under the Chief Finance Officer’s authority be noted. (Paragraphs 9.7.2)

8.         That Directors ensure that those capital projects in their services are managed closely to ensure they are delivered within budget and in accordance with the agreed timeframe. (Paragraph 9.8.1)

9.         That the proposed 2012/13 capital additions/deletions totalling £1.423m and slippage of £1.970m as set out in Table 5 and Appendix C and the related funding implications summarised in table 6  be approved.

10.       That the proposed 2013/14 capital additions/deletions totalling £0.894m and related funding implications as set out in table 7 and appendix C be approved.

11.       That the Corporate Risk Register at Appendix G be noted.

12.       That the following proposed drawdowns from the Transformation Reserves are approved:

·       £0.627m to fund the increased costs of Wave 1 Projects. (Paragraph 9.13.1)

·       £0.227m to fund the development of Strategic Outline Case for the Early Intervention Project. (Paragraph 9.13.3)

·       £0.232m to fund the development of Outline Business Case for the Strategic Review of Sports and Physical Activity. (Paragraph 9.13.4)