Issue - meetings

The Head of Central Services to submit a report to provide requests for approval of this Committee under Financial Procedure Rules and to provide information on amounts approved under delegated powers and to report the impact of these on the Council’s reserves and balances.

The Head of Central Services submitted a report for approval requests from budget holders to carry forward under spent budgets from 2016/17 to 2017/18.

The Central Services Manager explained that this is the usual paper presented at committee. Appendix A outlines the requests and shows the General and Special expenses along with short and long term projects and any underspends being put in reserve.

A Member questioned budget code 876 and whether customers are being let down because of the Housing Strategy delay due to the Housing Policy Officer maternity leave. The Chief Executive explained that it is a small Council and single person failure does happen as backfill is not always possible. She had been advised that the Housing Strategy required refreshing which will be undertaken during 2017-18 but the Council has adopted a housing policy which is a key influence for members.

All recommendations were moved by Councillor Higgins and Councillor de Burle seconded.

All Members were unanimously in favour.

RESOLVED that:

1) Requests set out in Appendix A for budgets to be carried forward from 2016/17 to 2017/18 be approved.

2) Once the final year end position is known the actual under spend be compared to the amount requested and the Head of Central Services be given delegated authority to amend the actual amount carried forward.