Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Bill Hartnett.

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

There were no declarations of interest.

As the Leader had given his apologies there were no announcements for this meeting.

The Deputy Leader explained that there as there was a recommendation to consider from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee within item 5, Medium Term Financial Plan (additional papers 1) of the agenda, the Chair and a small number of Members of the Committee would be allowed an opportunity to address the Executive. 

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 3^rd February 2015.

(Minutes attached)

RESOLVED that

The minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 3^rd February 2015 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To consider and recommend the revenue budget for 2015-16 and the Council tax.

The Deputy Leader invited the Executive Director, Finance and Resources to introduce the report and highlight a number of changes which had taken place since the report was originally received by the Executive Committee at its 3^rd February meeting.

The Executive Director, Finance and Resources highlighted changes which had been included within the updated report.  These referred to recommendation 3, the savings detailed in appendix 2 in the report and the inclusion of Capital Bids at recommendation 5.  The areas covered by the Capital Bids included Storage Area Network (SAN), Vehicle replacement program, Disabled Facility Grant and replacement Dial a Ride Bus.  It was believed that the costs for the new minibus could be met from income generated by the increased Hopper service.

Members were reminded that there was a proposed increase to Council Tax of 1.9% the details of which were included in Additional Papers 2 of the agenda.  

The Executive Director, Finance and Resources responded to a query in respect of SAN and it was confirmed that this referred to IT servers and “hardware”.  It was also confirmed that a rolling 3 year programme relating to public buildings.

Following further discussion it was

RECOMMENDED that

1)    the bids of £91k for 2015/16 as detailed within the report in relation to Essential Living Fund, Small Business Support and the spend to save funds for energy management be approved;

2)    the unavoidable pressures be approved as detailed in Appendix 1 of;

2015/16 £238k

2016/17 £230k

2017/18 £241k

3)    the savings be approved as detailed at Appendix 2 of ;

2015/16 £986k

2016/17 £1.476m

2017/18 £1.516m

4)    the increase in Council Tax of 1.9% for 2015/16 be approved;

5)    the Capital Bids be approved as detailed in Appendix 3 of;

2015/16 £2.574m

2016/17 £1.395m

2017/18 £1.385m

6)    it be noted that at its Executive Committee meeting on the 20th of January 2015 Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2015/16 in accordance with regulations made under Section 33 (5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

a)                  24,846.71

Being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as its Council Tax Base for the year (item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government  Finance Act 1992 as amended (the ‘Act’));

b)                  Feckenham Parish – 363.06

                                                     being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 6 of the regulations, as the amount of its Council Tax Base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate (item TP in the formula in Section 34(3) of the Act);

7)         the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

a)           £88,806,436

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into  ...  view the full minutes text for item 109.