Decision Maker: Cabinet (Resources) Panel
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To present the Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter One 2018-2019
1. That the use
of £841,000 from the Regeneration Reserve to fund various
development works and schemes as detailed at paragraph 4.2.2
of the report be
approved.
2. That the use
of £39,000 from the Schools Arts Service Reserve to support
additional projects in schools and other educational establishments
as detailed at paragraph 4.2.3 of the report be approved.
3. That the use
of £5,000 from the Art Gallery Touring Exhibitions Reserve to
support the costs of Touring Exhibitions as detailed at paragraph
4.2.4 be approved.
4. That the use of £125,000 from the Future Works Reserves to support Agresso System Development as detailed at paragraph 4.2.5 of the report be approved.
5. That the use
of £10,900 from the Local Strategic Partnership Reserve and
£9,100 from the Efficiency reserve to support the costs of a
Community Fund for the Crowdfund Wolves as detailed in paragraph
4.2.6 of the report be approved.
6. That the
delegation of decisions about individual allocations to Crowdfund
Wolves projects to the Cabinet Member for City Economy in
consultation with the Director of Regeneration be
approved.
7. That the write
off of two Council Tax debts totalling £12,827.91 as detailed
in Appendix 8 to the report be approved.
8. That the
write off of four sundry debts totalling £42,656.54 as
detailed in Appendix 9 to the report be approved.
9. That the ten
virements totalling £4.9 million, for transfers within
directorates, as detailed in Appendix 7 to the report be
approved.
10. That the introduction of an annual charge of
£35 for Garden Waste services and a concessionary charge of
£17.50 for eligible residents in receipt of maximum Council
Tax reduction as detailed in paragraph 9.1 of the report be
approved.
11. That the authority be jointly delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Strategic Director of Place and the Director of Finance to set and implement charges for commercial trade waste services as detailed in paragraph 9.2 of the report be approved.
12. That the introduction of WV Active Change
(Weight management programme) chargeable to Members at £30
and Non-Members at £40 as detailed in paragraph 9.4 of the
report be approved.
13. That the introduction of free access and discounted membership, to WV Active, for Looked after Children and Care Leavers up to the age of 25 in a number of areas as detailed in paragraph 9.5 of the report be approved.
14. That the use of £500,000 from the Budget Contingency Reserve to fund the academy conversion deficit as detailed at paragraph 6.4.1 of the report be approved.
15. That it be noted that the overall projected outturn for the General Fund for 2018-2019 is forecast to be an overspend in the region of £2.7 million.
16. That it be noted that at this stage in the financial year it is difficult to forecast redundancy costs. However, based on recent years it is anticipated that the cost of redundancies can be met from reserves.
17. That it be noted that 734 council tax accounts totalling £257,806.65, as detailed in paragraph 7.4.1, of the report have been approved by for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
18. That it be noted that 28 Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) debts totalling £30,580.50, as detailed in paragraph 7.4.2 of the report, have been approved by for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
19. That it be noted that 52 sundry debt accounts totalling £77,628.26, as detailed in paragraph 7.3 of the report, have been approved by for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
20. That it be noted that 16 housing benefit overpayments totalling £3,612.55, as detailed in paragraph 7.7 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
21. That it be noted that three debts relating to Business Improvement District (BID) totalling £494.51, as detailed in paragraph 7.4.3 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
22. That it be noted that a £15.3 million surplus on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) is projected compared with a budgeted surplus of £15.2 million as shown at Table 9 and in detail at Appendix 6 to the report. The projected increased surplus of £157,000 will be used to redeem debt in line with the HRA Business Plan.
Report author: Karen Eaton
Publication date: 25/07/2018
Date of decision: 24/07/2018
Decided at meeting: 24/07/2018 - Cabinet (Resources) Panel
Effective from: 01/08/2018
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