Issue - meetings

This report presents the 2007/08 budget proposals for City Strategy.  It includes:

• the budget for 2006/07 to show the existing budgets
• the budget adjusted and rolled forward from 2006/07
• the allocation of pay and price increases for the portfolio
• budget service pressure proposals and savings options for the portfolio area
• fees and charges proposals (see separate report for detail)

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to :

(i)                 Note the comments made on the budget proposals for consultation for 2007/08 contained in the report, which will be considered by the Executive on 16 January 2007;

(ii)               Note the budget proposal and the 2007/08 base budget as set out in paragraph 7 of the report, the service pressure proposals as set out in Annex 2 of the report, and the savings proposals as set out in Annex 3 of the report.

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 in setting the overall 2007/08 council budget.

Members considered a report which presented the 2007/08 budget proposals for City Strategy. It included the budget for 2006/07 to show the existing budgets, the budget adjusted and rolled forward from 2006/07, the allocation of pay and price increases for the portfolio, budget service pressure proposals and savings options for the portfolio area, and fees and charges proposals.

Officers updated that CSG08 should read 2007/08 net cost should read £200k (not £100k as stated in the report). Members discussed the proposal to reduce the post within Design and Conservation (CSS20).   

Members of the Labour Group and Green Party reserved their position for Budget Council.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to :

(i)                 Note the comments made on the budget proposals for consultation for 2007/08 contained in the report, which will be considered by the Executive on 16 January 2007;

(ii)               Note the budget proposal and the 2007/08 base budget as set out in paragraph 7 of the report, the service pressure proposals as set out in Annex 2 of the report, and the savings proposals as set out in Annex 3 of the report.

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 in setting the overall 2007/08 council budget.