Agenda item
Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18
- Meeting of Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee, Wednesday, 25th January, 2017 6.30 pm (Item 712.)
- View the declarations of interest for item 712.
- View the background to item 712.
The report has been circulated with the Cabinet Agenda for its meeting on 19th January 2016. The relevant Minute and report will be referred direct to all Scrutiny Committees for consideration.
Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 650 of Cabinet held on 19th January 2017, which had been referred direct by Cabinet to all three Scrutiny Committees, together with a report of the Corporate Management Team presenting the draft revenue budget for 2017/18.
Resolved:-
That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:
1. That the 2017/18 draft revenue budget and any required commencement of consultation, statutory or otherwise, be approved.
2. That it be noted that the 2017/18 draft revenue budget has been prepared on the basis of a Council Tax increase of 4.99%, being 1.99% for general use and 3% for Adult Social Care.
3. That it be noted that the 2017/18 draft revenue budget has been prepared using the provisional local government finance settlement and that the outcome from the final settlement will need to be factored into the final budget proposals for Budget Cabinet and Budget Council.
4. That the 2017/18 draft revenue budget, as endorsed, be referred to all three Scrutiny Committees, Business sector and Voluntary sector to inform Cabinet, which will then recommend the Budget and Council Tax to Council.
5. That the schools position and the recommendations to the Schools Forum on 18th January 2017, as set out in Appendix 14 and 14(i) to the submitted report, be noted and referred to People Scrutiny Committee and then to Cabinet and Council.
6. That the direction of travel for 2018/19 and beyond, as set out in section 15 of the report, be endorsed.”
Note:- This is an Executive Function, save the approval of the final budget following Cabinet on 14th February 2017 is a Council Function.
Executive Councillor:- Lamb
Supporting documents:
- CE18-GF Revenue Budget 2017-18 Final 190117, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 172 KB
- Appendices 1-9 2017-18 portfolio budgets, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 62 KB
- Appendix 10 - Schedule of proposed pressures 2017-18, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 58 KB
- Appendix 11 - Master Pressures descriptions 2017-18, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 92 KB
- Appendix 12 - Schedule of proposed savings 2017-18, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 73 KB
- Appendix 13 - Master Savings descriptions 2017-18 - 211216, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 78 KB
- Appendix 14 - Schools Budget 2017-18, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 94 KB
- Appendix 14(i) - DSG Budget 201718, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 193 KB
- Appendix 15 Corporate Priorities 2017-18, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 71 KB
- Appendix 16 - Equality analyses, 19/01/2017 Cabinet, item 712. PDF 95 KB