Decision details

Treasury Management - Mid Year Review

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

The Cabinet considered a report of the Strategic Director (Finance & Resources) detailing the treasury management activity and compliance with the treasury management strategy for both quarter two and the period from April to September 2018.

 

Recommended:

 

1. That the Treasury Management Mid Year Position report for 2018/19, be approved.

 

2. That it be noted that treasury management activities were carried out in accordance with the CIPFA (The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy) Code of Practice for Treasury Management in the Public Sector during the period from April to September 2018.

 

3. That it be noted that the loan and investment portfolios were actively managed to minimise cost and maximise interest earned, whilst maintaining a low level of risk.

 

4. That it be noted that £1.285m of interest was earned during this six month period at an average rate of 3.70%.  This is 3.26% over the average 7 day LIBID (London Interbank Bid Rate) and 3.12% over the average bank rate (the breakdown of this overall investment position is set out in Section 8 of the submitted report).

 

5. That it be noted that the level of borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) (excluding debt relating to services transferred from Essex County Council on 1st April 1998) remained at the same level of £227.8m (Housing Revenue Account (HRA): £77.0m, General Fund: £150.8m) during the period from April to September 2018.

 

6. That it be noted that the level of financing for ‘invest to save’ schemes decreased from £8.74m to £8.70m during the period from April to September 2018.

 

Reasons for Decision:

 

The CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management recommends that Local Authorities should submit reports regularly. The Treasury Management Policy Statement for 2018/19 sets out that reports would be submitted to Cabinet quarterly on the activities of the treasury management operation.

 

Other options:

 

There are many options available for the operation of the Treasury Management function, with varying degrees of risk associated with them. The Treasury Management Policy aims to effectively control risk to within a prudent level, whilst providing optimum performance consistent with that level of risk.

 

Note: This is a Council Function

Eligible for call in to: Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Cllr Lamb

 

Report author: Joe Chesterton

Publication date: 09/11/2018

Date of decision: 06/11/2018

Decided at meeting: 06/11/2018 - Cabinet

Effective from: 17/11/2018

Accompanying Documents:

 

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