The Executive, having considered comments from the four Overview and Scrutiny Committees,RECOMMENDS to the COUNCIL that:
1. a 2.99% increase in Waverley’s element of Council Tax for 2018/2019 be agreed;
2. Waverley’s council tax premium for long term empty properties be increased to 100% at the earliest opportunity;
3. no change be made to the Council’s existing Council tax support scheme;
4. the income and cost saving proposals as shown at Annexe 2 be implemented, including any staffing changes;
5. the growth proposals as shown at Annexe 2 be implemented, including any staffing changes;
6. the changes to Fees and Charges be approved, as shown at Annexe 3;
7. the delegation for agreeing Building Control fees to the Strategic Director/Chief Finance Officer and Portfolio Holder for Planning be approved;
8. the General Fund Budget for 2018/19 be approved, incorporating the above changes and the staff pay award;
9. the Executive carries out a review of the Medium Term Financial Plan and General Fund Budget in the Summer 2018 and takes any appropriate action in the light of the position at that time;
10. the 2018/19 General Fund Capital Programme and financing proposals as shown at Annexe 5 be approved; and
11. the budgets for capital schemes marked with an asterisk on the schedules be approved, but spending on these projects be subject to the agreement of the Strategic Director (S.151 Officer) and Finance Portfolio Holder or the Executive, if appropriate.
[This item is recommended to the Council for decision and is not subject to the call-in procedure]
[Reason: to consider the budget position for the next three year period and medium term financial plan]