Agenda item
Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2018/19
- Meeting of Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee, Wednesday, 31st January, 2018 6.30 pm (Item 705.)
- View the declarations of interest for item 705.
- View the background to item 705.
The report has been circulated with the Cabinet Agenda for its meeting on 18th January 2018. The relevant Minute and report has been referred direct to all Scrutiny Committees for consideration.
Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 649 of Cabinet held on 18th January 2018, 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 2018/19.
In response to a question from Councillor Gilbert regarding the various investments in homelessness funding, the Executive Councillor for Housing, Planning & Sustainability said that he would provide a written response which would be circulated to all Members of the Scrutiny Committee.
Resolved:-
That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:
“1. That the 2018/19 draft revenue budget and any required commencement of consultation, statutory or otherwise, be approved.
2. That it be noted that the 2018/19 draft revenue budget has been prepared on the basis of a Council Tax increase of 4.49%, being 2.99% for general use and 1.5% for Adult Social Care.
3. That it be noted that the 2018/19 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 2018/19 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 budget position and the recommendations to the Education Board on 16th January 2018, 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 2019/20 and beyond, as set out in section 15 of the submitted report, be endorsed.”
Note:- This is an Executive Function save that approval of the final budget following Cabinet on 13th February 2018 is a Council Function.
Executive Councillor:- Lamb
Supporting documents:
- Report of the Corporate Management Team, item 705. PDF 175 KB
- Appendices 1 - 9 Budget 2018-19, item 705. PDF 63 KB
- Appendix 10 - Schedule of proposed investments 2018-19, item 705. PDF 60 KB
- Appendix 11 - Investment descriptions 2018-19, item 705. PDF 66 KB
- Appendix 12 - Schedule of proposed savings 2018-19, item 705. PDF 69 KB
- Appendix 13 -Savings descriptions 2018-19, item 705. PDF 100 KB
- Appendix 14 - Dedicated Schools Grant Budget 2018-19, item 705. PDF 80 KB
- Appendix 14(i) - DSG Budget 2018-19, item 705. PDF 231 KB
- Appendix 15 - Corporate Priorities 2018-19, item 705. PDF 74 KB
- Appendix 16 - Equality Analyses, item 705. PDF 91 KB