Issue - meetings

This report presents the 2010/11 budget proposals for the Chief Executive’s Directorate and invites the Leader to consider and comment upon the proposals prior to their submission to the Budget Executive meeting on 16 February 2010.

RESOLVED:

(i)         That it be confirmed that the budget proposals are in line with the Council’s priorities.

(ii)        That the report be referred to the Executive for consideration.

(iii)       That the written and verbal representations made to the Executive Leader be taken into consideration when the Executive considers the final budget proposals.

(iv)       That the Director of People and Improvement be requested to investigate alternatives to the deletion of one full-time equivalent Democracy Officer post.

REASON:

As part of the consultation on the Chief Executive’s budget for 2010-11.

The Executive Leader considered a report which presented the 2010 -11 budget proposals for Chief Executive’s Directorate which included:

• The base revenue budget for 2010-11 showing 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;
• Fees and charges proposals.

The Finance Manager updated the Executive Leader in relation to the services pressures listed in Annex 2 to the report.

With regard to the savings proposal ref CEXES16 as listed in Annex 3, and taking into account the comments made by the speaker, the Executive Leader proposed that the Director of People and Improvement be requested to look at alternatives to the deletion of the one full-time equivalent Democracy Officer post. 

RESOLVED:

(i)         That it be confirmed that the budget proposals are in line with the Council’s priorities.

(ii)        That the report be referred to the Executive for consideration.

(iii)       That the written and verbal representations made to the Executive Leader be taken into consideration when the Executive considers the final budget proposals.

(iv)       That the Director of People and Improvement be requested to investigate alternatives to the deletion of one full time Democracy Officer post.

REASON:

As part of the consultation on the Chief Executive Directorate’s budget for  2010-11.