Issue - meetings
Economic Development Revenue & Capital Budget Estimates 2009-10
Meeting: 27/01/2009 - Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel (Item 76)
76 Economic Development Revenue and Capital Budget Estimates 2009/10 
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This report presents the 2009/10 budget proposals for Economic Development. 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
- fees and charges proposals and
- the existing approved capital programme.
Additional documents:
- Ec Dev Annex 1 (indicative budgets), item 76
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- Ec Dev Annex 2 (Savings), item 76
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- Ec Dev Annex 3 (fees & charges), item 76
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- Ec Dev Annex 4 (Cap Prog), item 76
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Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member Advisory Panel note the report and recommends the Executive Leader forward the budget proposals contained in the report for consideration at the budget Executive meeting on 16 February 2009.
Decision of the Executive Leader
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:
Members considered a report which presented the 2009/10 budget proposals for Economic Development 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 (Annex 2)
- fees and charges proposals (Annex 3)
- the existing approved capital programme (Annex 4).
As part of the consultation exercise the Executive Leader was asked to consider the budget proposals and identify preferences prior to the Executive meeting on 16 February and Budget Council on 26 February.
The budget proposals had been summarised as follows:
|
|
£'000 |
|
Base Budget 2008/09 |
2,457 |
|
Provisional allocation for pay increases |
62 |
|
Provisional allocation for price increases |
-32 |
|
One-off savings identified in 2008/09 not available in 2009/10 |
70 |
|
Service Pressure proposals |
0 |
|
Savings proposals (Annex 2) |
-70 |
|
Proposed Budget 2009/10 |
2,487 |
In answer to a Members question, Officers confirmed that Trade Union facility time had not been built into this budget. Members also questioned the savings proposals in relation to the reduction of support to Science City York and Visit York.
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 Leader forward the budget proposals contained in the report for consideration at the budget Executive meeting on 16 February 2009.
Decision of the Executive Leader
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: As part of the consultation for the 2009/10 budget process.