Issue - meetings
City Strategy Revenue & Capital Budget Estimates 2009-10
Meeting: 27/01/2009 - Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel (Item 77)
77 City Strategy Revenue and Capital Budget Estimates 2009/10 
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This report presents the 2009/10 budget proposals for City Strategy. It includes:
- the revenue budget for 2008/09 to show the existing budgets
- the budget adjusted and rolled forward from 2008/09 into 2009/10
- the provisional allocation of pay and price increases for the portfolio
- proposals for budget service pressure costs and savings options for the portfolio area
- the existing approved capital programme and
- options for new capital schemes
Additional documents:
- City Strategy annex 1 (indicative service plan), item 77
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- City Strategy annex 2 (Service Pressures), item 77
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- City Strategy annex 3 (Savings), item 77
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- City Strategy annex 4 (Cap Prog), item 77
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- City Strategy annex 5 (Capital new schemes), item 77
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Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member Advisory Panel note the report and recommends the Executive Member for City Strategy forward the budget proposals contained in the report for consideration at the budget Executive meeting on 16 February 2009.
Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: As part of the consultation for the 2009/10 budget process.
Minutes:
Consideration was given to a report which presented the 2009/10 budget proposals for City Strategy which included:
- the revenue budget for 2008/09 (Annex 1) to show the existing budgets
- the budget adjusted and rolled forward from 2008/09 into 2009/10
- the provisional allocation of pay and price increases for the portfolio
- proposals for budget service pressure costs and savings options for the portfolio area (Annexes 2 and 3)
- the existing approved capital programme (Annex 4)
- options for new capital schemes (Annex 5).
The budget had been summarised as follows:
|
|
£'000 |
|
Base Budget 2008/09 |
16,168 |
|
Provisional allocation for pay increases |
208 |
|
Provisional allocation for price increases |
-23 |
|
Other Budget Pressures: Increase in Flood Levy |
15 |
|
Previously agreed non-recurring growth – impact on 2009/10 |
550 |
|
Service Pressure proposals (Annex 2) |
1,736 |
|
Savings proposals (Annex 3) |
-617 |
|
Proposed Budget 2009/10 |
18,037 |
The report also included details of the additional funds needed in 2009/10, amounting to £550k in the following areas:
· Waste Strategy
· Advance Purchase Options for Waste Treatment Facility
· York Central/British Sugar
· Local Development Framework
· Section 38 Fees
Details were also given of potential expenditure pressures that may materialise during 2009/10 in relation to the continuance of the national concessionary fare scheme, a shortfall in parking income and the Access York Phase 2 Bid Preparation.
In answer to a Members question, Officers confirmed that Trade Union facility time had not been built into this budget.
Members of the Labour Group and Green Party reserved their position for Budget Council.
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member Advisory Panel note the report and recommends the Executive Member for City Strategy forward the budget proposals contained in the report for consideration at the budget Executive meeting on 16 February 2009.
Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: As part of the consultation for the 2009/10 budget process.