Issue - meetings

The report provides a review of service delivery progress against the 2015/16 budget for the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Executive:

1.            approves a virement of £10,000 from Contracted services to Rent related expenses in Homelessness as detailed in paragraph 10;

2.            approves a virement of £30,000 from the additional investment income to cover predicted Legal fees detailed in paragraph 19;

3.            recommends to the Council that virements between the capital projects of £83,600 (doors), £54,800 (windows) and £77,000 (drainage) to communal boiler and heating work be approved, as detailed in the table at paragraph 27;

4.            approves the carry forward of £320,000 from the structural budget into 2016/17, as detailed in paragraph 27; and

5.            approves a virement of £35,000 for capital works to lifts from work arising in year (a project change) as detailed in paragraph 27.

The Executive has:

1.            approved a virement of £10,000 from Contracted services to Rent related expenses in Homelessness as detailed in paragraph 10;

2.            approved a virement of £30,000 from the additional investment income to cover predicted Legal fees detailed in paragraph 19;

3.            approved the carry forward of £320,000 from the structural budget into 2016/17, as detailed in paragraph 27;

4.            approved a virement of £35,000 for capital works to lifts from work arising in year (a project change) as detailed in paragraph 27; and

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5.            RECOMMENDS to the COUNCIL that virements between the capital projects of £83,600 (doors), £54,800 (windows) and £77,000 (drainage) to communal boiler and heating work be approved, as detailed in the table at paragraph 27.

[This item is recommended to the Council and is not subject to the call-in procedure]

[Reason: to consider a review of service delivery progress against the 2015/16 budget]

54.1    The Executive has considered the budget management report which acts as a review of service delivery progress against the 2015/16 budget for the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account for period to end of July and RESOLVED that

1.            a virement of £10,000 from contracted services to rent-related expenses in Homelessness be approved, as detailed in paragraph 10 of the report;

2.            a virement of £30,000 be approved from the additional investment income to cover predicted Legal fees detailed in paragraph 19 of the report;

3.            the carry forward of £320,000 from the structural budget into 2016/17 be approved, as detailed in paragraph 27; and

4.            a virement of £35,000 be approved for capital works to lifts from work arising in year (a project change) as detailed in paragraph 27 of the report.

54.2    For the HRA Capital programme, a review is underway, including the projects carried forward for completion from 2014/15.  The Council will be requested to approve various budget re-alignments and rescheduling following a review of each scheme, including restating the cost base and allowing contingencies.  

54.3    The door and window contract is due for renewal so it is planned to use a framework contract to complete the majority of the door and window programme.  Additional funding of boiler compliance work is required and it is requested that this be covered by the predicted underspend on doors and windows and drainage work (see column titled saving/(overspend) in the table below and highlighted in red type:

54.4    The Executive

                   RECOMMENDS that

20.       virements between the capital projects of £83,600 (doors), £54,800 (windows) and £77,000 (drainage) to communal boiler and heating work be approved, as detailed in the table above at paragraph 54.3.

[Reason: to consider a review of service delivery progress against the 2015/16 budget]