Issue - meetings

To make recommendations on the Capital and Revenue Budgets and on the Council Tax Level for 2012/13.

(Report attached)

Members considered a report on the Revenue and Capital bids to be included in the Medium Term Financial Plan for 2012/13 – 2014/15 and whether to propose any revisions or additions.

Officers reported that a number of Revenue and Capital bids had been developed for Members consideration.  Only those bids that had been rated as “High” had been included for funding within the Medium Term Financial Plan, as detailed in Appendices A and B of the report.

The Committee received a referral from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee requesting that consideration be given to increasing the rating to “High” for an Energy Advisor to be employed jointly by Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council.

Members agreed to include a further revenue bid, rated as “High” to fund an extension of the Service 61 bus route from the Redditch Bus Station to the Abbey Stadium for one year at a cost of £3,000.  Use of the services would be monitored.  Officers agreed to investigate whether ‘Choose How You Move’ funding could be accessed. 

RESOLVED that

1)                 the Revenue and Capital bids, attached to the report at Appendices A and B be noted;

2)                 the Revenue bid for an Energy Advisor to be employed jointly by  Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council, be supported as a “High” priority;

3)                 a Revenue bid to fund an extension to the Service 61 bus route from Redditch Bus Station to the Abbey Stadium at a cost of £3000 for one year, be added as “High” priority; and

4)                 the current position for 2012/13 – 2014/15, as outlined in paragraph 3.6 of the report, be noted.