Agenda item

Joint Report of Corporate Director (Finance and Performance) and Head of Financial Services.

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Mace)

The Corporate Director (Finance and Performance) and the Head of Financial Services submitted a joint report informing members about the latest budget position for current and future years, to allow Cabinet to make recommendations to Council on Council Tax levels for 2009/10.  The report was split into four parts:-

Corporate Plan

General Fund Revenue Budget

General Fund, Capital Programme

Housing Revenue Account Budget and Capital Programme

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment regarding the Corporate Plan, were set out in the report as follows:

Corporate Plan

Option 1:- To approve the draft Corporate Plan as set out in Appendix Ato the report as a basis for consultation in accordance with the agreed timetable and as the basis for determining its budget proposals.

Option 2:-   To approve an amended version of the draft Corporate Plan as set out in Appendix Ato the report as a basis for consultation in accordance with the agreed timetable and as the basis for determining its budget proposals. 

Option 1 is the officer preferred option regarding the Corporate Plan as this best reflects the latest position on local priorities.

It was moved by Councillor Mace and seconded by Councillor Barry:-

“That Cabinet approves the draft 2009/10 Corporate Plan attached as Appendix A to the report, as a basis for consultation in accordance with the agreed timetable and as the basis for determining its budget proposals, subject to the reference to Street Pride under “Safe and Healthy Communities” (page 6) being rewritten into “Clean and Green” (page 4).”

By way of amendment, which was accepted as a friendly amendment by the mover and seconder of the original proposition, Councillor Gilbert proposed and Councillor Bryning seconded:

“(1)      That Cabinet approves the draft 2009/10 Corporate Plan attached as Appendix A to the report, as a basis for consultation in accordance with the agreed timetable and as the basis for determining its budget proposals, subject to

·         the reference to Street Pride under “Safe and Healthy Communities” (page 6) being rewritten into “Clean and Green” (page 4)

·        and that the narrative part of the report contains references to the current global economic recession.”

Members then voted as follows:-

Resolved unanimously:

“(1)      That Cabinet approves the draft 2009/10 Corporate Plan attached as Appendix A to the report, as a basis for consultation in accordance with the agreed timetable and as the basis for determining its budget proposals, subject to

·         the reference to Street Pride under “Safe and Healthy Communities” (page 6) being rewritten into “Clean and Green” (page 4)

·        and that the narrative part of the report contains references to the current global economic recession.”

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Corporate Director (Finance and Performance)

Head of Financial Services

Reasons for making the decision:

The decision made allows Cabinet to agree the Corporate Plan in order for it to meet the requirements of the agreed timetable for bringing forward its Budget and Policy Framework proposals.