Issue - meetings

The Deputy Chief Executive / Director of Customer & Corporate Services to present a report which details the council’s overall finance and performance position for the period 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017, together with an overview of any emerging issues.

Resolved:  That the finance and performance information provided in the report be noted.

Reason:     To ensure that expenditure is kept within the approved budget.

The Deputy Chief Executive / Director of Customer & Corporate Services presented a report which detailed the council’s overall finance and performance position for the period 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017. 

The latest forecast indicated that the council was facing financial pressures of £272k, an improvement on the projected overspend of £446k reported at Monitor 2. Variations within each directorate were detailed in paragraphs 6 to 39 of the report and summarised in Table 1 at paragraph 5.  It was noted that allocations from contingency, currently standing at £761.6k, might be needed to deal with some of these pressures.  However, it was expected that by the end of the year an underspend would again be achieved. 

Performance against the priorities in the 2015-19 Council Plan was set out in paragraphs 42 to 122 of the report.  Details of performance relating to major projects, employees and customers were provided in paragraphs 123 to 149.  All performance data was available to view on the council’s open data platform at www.yorkopendata.org.  Key statutory services, in particular, continued to perform well.  Overall, the current financial and performance position provided a sound platform from which to deal with continuing future challenges.

Resolved:  That the finance and performance information provided in the report be noted.

Reason:     To ensure that expenditure is kept within the approved budget.