Decision details

Purpose of report: Provision to Members of the latest forecast of the council's financial and performance position.

Members are asked to: Agree proposed amendments to plans, mitigation for identified issues and financial adjustments (such as allocations from contingency and virements) which are reserved to the Executive.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the performance issues identified in the report be noted.

REASON:      So that corrective action on these issues can be addressed by Corporate Management Team and directorates.

                        (ii)        That approval be given to fund the following supplementary estimate requests from the contingency fund:

a)£72k for court costs fees for child protection cases, as set out in paragraph 26 and Annex 2 to the report.

b)                 £70k for legal fees, as set out in Annex 2

c)                  £40k for fostering costs, with an update report on the full costs of fostering, the importance of which is appreciated, to be brought to a future meeting.

                        (iii)       That the remaining supplementary estimate requests in Annex 2, amounting to £84k, not be approved.

REASON:      In accordance with the Executive’s Constitutional powers to make decisions on the level and granting of supplementary estimates.

                        (iv)       That the request of the Executive Member for City Strategy to use the capital element of the additional Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (£135k) to fund structural maintenance currently charged to revenue, as set out in paragraph 59, be agreed.

REASON:      In accordance with budgetary and performance monitoring procedures.