Issue - meetings

To consider the Council’s performance and provisional budget outturn figures for 2017/18.

RESOLVED:

(a)         That the Council’s performance and achievements, as set out in Appendix 1 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted;

(b)         That the key delivery actions for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 2 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted;

(c)         That the provisional General Fund outturn position, as set out in Appendix 3 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet be noted;

(d)         That the provisional outturn position of the Capital Programme, as set out in Appendix 3 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted; and

(e)         That the provisional outturn position of the Housing Revenue Account, as set out in Appendix 3 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted.

The Cabinet considered an overview of the Council’s performance and achievements over the last 12 months and provisional details of the 2017/18 projected financial outturn positions for the General Fund, Capital Programme and Housing Revenue Account.  In recognition of some of the challenges moving forward they were also advised of key strategies for implementation during 2018/19.

A summary of the budget outturn figures was attached as Appendix 3 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, reflecting the variations that had been reported throughout the year.  Members were pleased to note an outturn position of £14.558 million on the General Fund (a saving of £2.029 million against the original budget); for the Housing Revenue Account Income the outturn was £27.965 million (an improvement of £0.05 million against the original budget of £27.919 million); and the Housing Revenue Account expenditure outturn was £26.153 million (a saving of £1.77 million against the original budget).  There had been an increase in capital expenditure of £3.652 million, with the outturn figure being £24.918 million.

A summary of performance and achievements was set out in Appendix 1 to the report.  Members were pleased to note that performance continued to be maintained despite continuing funding reductions.

Appendix 2 set out the key strategies in development for 2018/19 that would contribute to delivering the level of service that the local population expected, notwithstanding the continuing reductions in Government funding.

RESOLVED:

(a)         That the Council’s performance and achievements, as set out in Appendix 1 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted;

(b)         That the key delivery actions for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 2 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted;

(c)         That the provisional General Fund outturn position, as set out in Appendix 3 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted;

(d)         That the provisional outturn position of the Capital Programme, as set out in Appendix 3 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted; and

(e)         That the provisional outturn position of the Housing Revenue Account, as set out in Appendix 3 to Report Item 7 to the Cabinet, be noted.