65 2016/17 Revised Capital Programme (Minute EXB 94 refers) PDF 395 KB
Executive Board considered the attached report.
RECOMMENDED: That Council approve the revised Capital Programme, as set out in the report.
Minutes:
Executive Board had considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, on revisions to the 2016/17 Capital Programme.
RESOLVED: That the revisions to the Council’s 2016/17 Capital Programme, as set out in paragraph 3.2 of the report, be approved.
94 2016/17 Quarter 3 Spending PDF 665 KB
Minutes:
The Board received a report of the Operational Director, Finance, which
reported on the 2016/17 Quarter 3 Spending as at 31 December 2016.
A summary of spending against revenue
budget up to 31 December 2016 was attached at Appendix 1. This provided
individual statements for each department. The Board was advised that, in
overall terms, revenue expenditure was £0.764m above the budget profile, even
after having released the remaining contingency budget of £0.5m. It was noted
that, given the adverse variance position and continuing budget pressures,
Directorates had been asked to restrict any non-essential spend over the final
quarter of the year. The Strategic Director, People, had been asked to report
to a future meeting as to how it was intended that spend on Children’s Social
Care could be brought back into line with the budget.
The
report contained details of the main budget pressure within the Children and
Families Department, and, in particular, out of Borough residential placements
and fostering. It was reported that the numbers of children in care had
increased by 31% compared to the same period last year.
The report also outlined details of a
continued shortfall in income in the Community and Environment Department;
underspends in the Corporate and Democracy and Economy, Enterprise and Property
Departments; spending on employees; staff turnover targets; expenditure on
general supplies and services and the Council Tax collection rate for the third
quarter for 2016/17
.
The Capital Spending Programme had
been revised to reflect a number of changes in spending profiles as schemes
developed, and these were detailed in the report.
RESOLVED: That
1) Strategic
Directors ensure that all spending continues to be limited to the absolute
essential and is contained as far as possible within their operational budget
by year-end;
2) the Strategic
Director, People, present a strategy, action plan and timescales to a future
meeting, detailing what steps can be taken to bring spending on Children’s
Social Care back into line with budgets, as far as possible; and
3) Council be recommended to approve the revised Capital Programme, as set out in Appendix 3, attached to the report.