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Cabinet Member: Finance & Property

Forward Plan Ref: 2011/128

Contact: Kathy Wilcox, Principal Financial Manager Tel: (01865) 323981

Report by Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Finance Officer (CA6).

This report focuses on the delivery of the Directorate Business Strategies which were agreed as part of the Service and Resource Planning Process for 2011/12 – 2015/16.  These form part of the forecast position for each Directorate.  Parts 1 and 2 include projections for revenue, reserves and balances as at the end of September 2011.  The Capital monitoring is included at Part 3.  Fees and Charges are included in Part 4.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

a)                 note the report and approve the virements as set out in Annex 2a;

b)                Approve the change to the Capital Programme as set out in annex 9c;

c)                 Agree the bad debt write off as set out in paragraph 40; and

d)                 Approve the proposed charge of £10 for the issuing of each Disabled Parking Permit as set out in Part 4 to be effective from 1 January 2012.

Cabinet considered a report that set out the financial monitoring and business strategy delivery position covering the period to the end of September 2011. The report focused on the delivery of the Directorate Business Strategies which were agreed as part of the Service and Resource Planning Process for 2011/12 – 2015/16.

Councillor Alan Armitage, Shadow Cabinet Member for Finance & Property referred to the increase in the charge for disabled parking permits which he felt was not justified. The report did not state if administration charges were included in the report. Councillor Mitchell undertook to provide a written response on the costs of administering the permit scheme.

RESOLVED:            to:

(a)       note the report and approve the virements as set out in Annex 2a;

(b)       approve the change to the Capital Programme as set out in annex 9c;

(c)        agree the bad debt write off as set out in paragraph 40; and

(d)       approve the proposed charge of £10 for the issuing of each Disabled Parking Permit as set out in Part 4 to be effective from 1 January 2012.