Issue - meetings

The report outlines the latest position on the 2015/2016 Budget and requests the Overview and Scrutiny Committees to consider the budget proposals within their remit ahead of the final budget setting decision in February.  

Recommendation

The Executive is asked to:

1.         endorse the approach taken to the budget preparation for 2015/2016; and

2.         ask the Overview and Scrutiny Committees to consider the detailed Budget proposals within their remit at their January meetings and to make any observations to the Executive.

The Executive agreed to

1.         endorse the approach taken to the budget preparation for 2015/2016; and

2.         ask the Overview and Scrutiny Committees to consider the detailed budget proposals within their remit at their January meetings and to make any observations to the Executive.

[The Community and Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committees will be considering the draft budget at their January meetings]

[Reason: to outline the latest position on the 2015/2016 budget]

Following the expected reduction in Government grant of 29% in 2015/16, it was questioned how much of the Council’s total net General Fund budget would be covered by government grant.  Subsequent to the meeting it was confirmed that it was 10.5% of the Council’s budget.

RESOLVED  that

1.         the approach taken to the budget preparation for 2015/2016 be endorsed; and

2.         the Overview and Scrutiny Committees be asked to consider the detailed budget proposals within their remit at their January meetings and to make any observations to the Executive.

[Reason: to outline the latest position on the 2015/2016 budget]