Issue - meetings

This report is part of the consultation on the 2010/11 budget process. The report provides details of proposed growth and savings within the City Strategy Directorate. Full details of the budget will be considered by Executive on 16th February 2010 and then Budget Council on 25th February 2010.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member for City Strategy:

i)                    Confirms that the budget proposals are in line with the corporate priorities;

ii)                  Endorses the report and refers it to the Executive for consideration;

iii)                Agrees not to proceed with the reduction in the number of Planning Committees by one (Annex 3 CSTRS05 – Development Control Restructure) at this time.

REASON:                  As part of the consultation for the City Strategy 2010/11 budget.

The Executive Member considered a report, which presented the 2010/11 budget proposals for City Strategy. This included:

·              the revenue budget for 2010/11 (Annex 1) to show the existing budgets

·              the cost of pay and price increases, increments and settlement of pay and grading appeals for the portfolio

·              proposals for budget service pressure costs and savings options for the portfolio area (Annexes 2 and 3)

• fees and charges proposals (detailed in a separate report on the agenda)

In order to facilitate the decision making process the Executive were meeting on 16 February to consider the preferences identified by the individual portfolio Executive Members together with the results of the consultation exercise.

It was reported that the key issues in City Strategy had been the impact of the downturn on planning and parking income as well as pressures on concessionary fares.

The Executive Member noted that savings were being made in the Directorate but confirmed that it was intended to retain sufficient capacity to be able to respond to an upturn in the economy later in the year.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member for City Strategy:

i)                    Confirms that the budget proposals are in line with the corporate priorities;

ii)                  Endorses the report and refers it to the Executive for consideration;

iii)                Agrees not to proceed with the reduction in the number of Planning Committees by one (Annex 3 CSTRS05 – Development Control Restructure) at this time.

REASON:                  As part of the consultation for the City Strategy 2010/11 budget.