Issue - meetings

RESOLVED to recommend to Council that it:

1)   Notes the details of the Autumns Statement 2022 and Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement as outlined in sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the report;

2)   Notes the Government’s expectations about Council Tax levels for 2023-24 as outlined in section 4.5 of the report;

3)   Approves the precepts as outlined in section 4.5 and Appendix four of the report;

4)   Approves that billing authorities are informed of Council Tax levels arising from the budget proposals as outlined in section 4.5 and Appendix four of the report;

5)   Approves the contingency to cover non-standard inflation as outlined in section 4.7 of the report. The contingency to be allocated by the Interim Director of Finance and ICT, as Section 151 Officer, once non-standard inflation has been agreed;

6)   Approves the service pressure items identified in section 4.8 and Appendix five of the report;

7)   Approves the level and allocation of budget savings as outlined in section 4.9 and Appendix six of the report.  

8)   Notes the comments of the Interim Director of Finance and ICT, as Section 151 Officer about the robustness of the estimates and adequacy of the reserves as outlined in section 4.10 of the report;

9)   Notes the details of the Council’s consultation activity as outlined in section 5 of the report;

10)                Approves the Council Tax requirement of £387,461,515, calculated as follows:

11)     Approves the use of the Revenue Contributions to Capital Expenditure Earmarked Reserve to provide one off support to the 2023-24 Revenue Budget; and

12)     Authorises the Interim Director of Finance and ICT, as Section 151 Officer, to allocate cash limits amongst Cabinet portfolios; Executive Directors will then report to Cabinet on the revised Service Plans for 2023-24.

Councillor S Spencer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that made proposals to Full Council regarding the Revenue Budget and Council Tax for 2023-24.

RESOLVED to recommend to Council that it:

1)   Notes the details of the Autumns Statement 2022 and Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement as outlined in sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the report;

2)   Notes the Government’s expectations about Council Tax levels for 2023-24 as outlined in section 4.5 of the report;

3)   Approves the precepts as outlined in section 4.5 and Appendix four of the report;

4)   Approves that billing authorities are informed of Council Tax levels arising from the budget proposals as outlined in section 4.5 and Appendix four of the report;

5)   Approves the contingency to cover non-standard inflation as outlined in section 4.7 of the report. The contingency to be allocated by the Interim Director of Finance and ICT, as Section 151 Officer, once non-standard inflation has been agreed;

6)   Approves the service pressure items identified in section 4.8 and Appendix five of the report;

7)   Approves the level and allocation of budget savings as outlined in section 4.9 and Appendix six of the report.  

8)   Notes the comments of the Interim Director of Finance and ICT, as Section 151 Officer about the robustness of the estimates and adequacy of the reserves as outlined in section 4.10 of the report;

9)   Notes the details of the Council’s consultation activity as outlined in section 5 of the report;

10)                Approves the Council Tax requirement of £387,461,515, calculated as follows:

11)     Approves the use of the Revenue Contributions to Capital Expenditure Earmarked Reserve to provide one off support to the 2023-24 Revenue Budget; and

12)     Authorises the Interim Director of Finance and ICT, as Section 151 Officer, to allocate cash limits amongst Cabinet portfolios; Executive Directors will then report to Cabinet on the revised Service Plans for 2023-24.