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City of York Council |
Committee Minutes |
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Meeting |
Executive |
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Date |
14 September 2023 |
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Present |
Councillors Douglas (Chair), Kilbane (Vice-Chair), Coles, Kent, Lomas, Pavlovic and Webb |
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Apologies
In Attendance
Officers in Attendance |
Councillor Ravilious
Councillor Ayre
Ian Floyd – Chief Operating Officer Debbie Mitchell – Chief Finance Officer Frances Harrison – Head of Legal Jamaila Hussain - Corporate Director Adults and Integration Martin Kelly - Corporate Director, Children's and Education Neil Ferris - Corporate Director of Place Abid Mumtaz - Head of All Age Strategic Commissioning, Contracts and Quality Ruth Hine - Public Health Specialist Practitioner - Advanced |
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PART B - MATTERS REFERRED TO COUNCIL
30. Approval of the Council Plan 2023-2027 (17:47)
Executive considered the One City, For All draft City of York Council’s corporate strategy for 2023-2027 which they were asked to approve and recommend to Full Council for final approval. The Chief Operating Officer outlined the role of the strategy in how the Council operates.
The Executive Leader noted the collaborative work between officers and Executive Members to bring the strategy together. She outlined the key priorities within the strategy including equalities, affordability climate, and health. The Executive Leader noted that the Executive wanted to be ambitious for the city but would be challenged by the current financial challenges to the Council.
Recommended:
i. That Council consider the Council Plan for final approval on 21 September 2023.
Reason: The Council Plan guide the council’s priorities, providing a framework for financial and performance management, including dealing with competing demands and defining a programme to ensure best-value for residents.
31. Capital Programme – Monitor 1 2023/24 (18:55)
The Chief Finance Officer outlined the funding assigned to the delivery of Council projects. She noted that there had been slippage in the capital programme resulting in a decrease of £135.903 million as detailed in this monitor resulting in a revised capital programme for 2023/24 of £148.745 million.
This is mainly due to a thorough review of the timings of the capital programme to reflect latest timescales.
The Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects and Equalities confirmed that they would be reviewing all capital projects. The Executive Member noted that slippage in the programme meant that the Council would not need to borrow additional capital this year for the capital programme.
Recommend:
i. To Full Council the adjustments resulting in a decrease in the 2023/24 budget of £135.903m as detailed in the report and contained in the Abbreviated Monitor 1 Annex.
Reason: to enable the effective management and monitoring of the Council’s capital programme.
Cllr Douglas, Chair
[The meeting started at 5.31 pm and finished at 7.07 pm].