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Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020
Meeting: 17/12/2019 - Cabinet (Item 5)
5 Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020 PDF 570 KB
[To receive a projection of the likely revenue outturn position for the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account compared with the Council’s approved revenue budgets for 2019-2020][Report to follow]
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 for Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020, item 5 PDF 571 KB
- Appendix 2 for Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020, item 5 PDF 149 KB
- Appendix 3 for Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020, item 5 PDF 120 KB
- Appendix 4 for Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020, item 5 PDF 178 KB
- Appendix 5 for Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020, item 5 PDF 143 KB
- Appendix 6 for Revenue Budget Monitoring Quarter Two 2019-2020, item 5 PDF 143 KB
Decision:
1. That the use of £40,000 from the Regeneration Reserveto fund feasibility works for regeneration schemes as detailed at paragraph 4.4. of the report be approved.
2. That the use of £462,000 from the Transformation Reserve to fund various transformational work as detailed at paragraph 4.5. of the report be approved.
3. That the use of £303,000 from the Budget Contingency Reserve to fund an endowment with Land Trust to facilitate long term land management at Bilston as detailed at paragraph 4.6. of the report be approved.
4. That the use of £178,000 from the Budget Contingency Reserve to fund increased academy conversion deficit as detailed in paragraph 4.7. of the report be approved.
5. That 31 virements totalling £19.5 million, for transfers within directorates, as detailed in Appendix 4 to the report be approved.
6. That the write off of three Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) debts totalling £26,431.85 as detailed in Appendix 5 to the report be approved.
7. That the write off of three Council Tax debts totalling £19,746.63 as detailed in Appendix 6 to the report be approved.
8. That it be noted that the overall projected outturn for the General Fund for 2019-2020 is forecast to be an overspend in the region of £1.6 million.
10. That it be noted that a £20.7 million surplus on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) is projected compared with a budgeted surplus of £20.9 million as shown at Table 18 and in detail at Appendix 3 to the report. The projected reduction to the surplus of £215,000 would reduce redemption of debt by £215,000.
11. That it be noted that 24 sundry debt accounts totalling £47,614.60, 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.
12. That it be noted that 564 council tax accounts totalling £276,449.18, as detailed in paragraph 7.5 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
13. That it be noted that 52 Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) debts totalling £203,067.62, as detailed in paragraph 7.6 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
14. That it be noted that 69 housing benefit overpayments totalling £25,566.57, as detailed in paragraph 7.10 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
15. That it be noted that six debts relating to Business Improvement District (BID) totalling £1,703.94, as detailed in paragraph 7.7 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the ... view the full decision text for item 5
Minutes:
Councillor Louise Miles presented the report that included a projection of the likely revenue budget outturn position for the General Fund and Housing Revenue Accounts, compared with the Council’s approved revenue budgets for 2019-2020. The report also set out recommendations for the use of specific reserves, virements and debt write-offs.
Resolved:
- That the use of £40,000 from the Regeneration Reserveto fund feasibility works for regeneration schemes as detailed at paragraph 4.4. of the report be approved.
- That the use of £462,000 from the Transformation Reserve to fund various transformational work as detailed at paragraph 4.5. of the report be approved.
- That the use of £303,000 from the Budget Contingency Reserve to fund an endowment with Land Trust to facilitate long term land management at Bilston as detailed at paragraph 4.6. of the report be approved.
4. That the use of £178,000 from the Budget Contingency Reserve to fund increased academy conversion deficit as detailed in paragraph 4.7. of the report be approved.
- That 31 virements totalling £19.5 million, for transfers within directorates, as detailed in Appendix 4 to the report be approved.
- That the write off of three Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) debts totalling £26,431.85 as detailed in Appendix 5 to the report be approved.
- That the write off of three Council Tax debts totalling £19,746.63 as detailed in Appendix 6 to the report be approved.
8. That it be noted that the overall projected outturn for the General Fund for 2019-2020 is forecast to be an overspend in the region of £1.6 million.
10.That it be noted that a £20.7 million surplus on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) is projected compared with a budgeted surplus of £20.9 million as shown at Table 18 and in detail at Appendix 3 to the report. The projected reduction to the surplus of £215,000 would reduce redemption of debt by £215,000.
11.That it be noted that 24 sundry debt accounts totalling £47,614.60, 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.
12.That it be noted that 564 council tax accounts totalling £276,449.18, as detailed in paragraph 7.5 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
13.That it be noted that 52 Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) debts totalling £203,067.62, as detailed in paragraph 7.6 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
14.That it be noted that 69 housing benefit overpayments totalling £25,566.57, as detailed in paragraph 7.10 of the report, have been approved for write off by the Director of Finance in accordance ... view the full minutes text for item 5