Agenda item
Business Strategy and Service & Resource Planning Report for 2012/13 - 2016/17 - December 2011
- Meeting of Cabinet, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 2.00 pm (Item 147/11)
- View the background to item 147/11
Cabinet Member: Finance & Property
Forward Plan Ref: 2011/142
Contact: Lorna Baxter, Assistant Head of Finance (Corporate Finance) Tel: (01865) 323971
Report by Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Finance Officer (CA7).
This is one in a series of reports on the Service and Resource Planning process for 2012/13 to 2016/17, providing councillors with information on budget issues for 2012/13 and the medium term. The report includes updated Directorate Business Strategies, along with a summary of the changes to the pressures and savings contained therein. It also provides an update on Government consultations and announcements; sets out the review of charges and provides a draft Capital Strategy, Corporate Asset Management Plan and Transport Asset Management Plan.
Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:
(a) note the report and that an addenda will be produced following the publication of the Draft Local Government Finance Settlement;
(b) consider the revised Business Strategies (Annex 3) and the changes to the pressures and savings (Annex 2) in forming their budget proposals in January 2012;
(c) consider, in forming their budget proposals, the implications in 2013/14 of accepting the Council Tax Freeze Grant in 2012/13;
(d) agree that funding from the New Homes Bonus will be made available for capital as part of the Rolling Fund, noting that the allocation for 2012/13 is £1.068m;
(e) in relation to the review of charges:
(1) Note those charges prescribed by legislation;
(2) Approve those charges where there is local discretion as set out in Annex 6 noting that some of those charges will commence before April 2012; and
(f) agree the capital prioritisation assessment set out in Annex 8b.
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered a further report (CA7) on the service and resource planning process for 2012/13 to 2016/17 which provided information on budget issues for 2012/13 and the medium term, included an update on directorate business strategies with a summary of changes to the pressures and savings therein, provided an update on government consultations and announcements, set out the review of charges and provided a draft capital strategy, corporate asset management plan and transport asset management plan. Also tabled was a supplementary report to CA7 setting out the implications of the draft local government finance settlement and associated announcements.
During discussion Cabinet members addressed specific issues within their respective portfolios.
RESOLVED:
(a) to note the report CA7 and the implications set out in the addendas when forming budget proposals in January 2012;
(b) to consider the revised Business Strategies (Annex 3 to CA7) and the changes to the pressures and savings (Annex 2 to CA7) in forming their budget proposals in January 2012;
(c) to consider, in forming their budget proposals, the implications in 2013/14 of accepting the Council Tax Freeze Grant in 2012/13;
(d) to agree that funding from the New Homes Bonus would be made available for capital as part of the Rolling Fund, noting that the allocation for 2012/13 was £1.068m;
(e) that in relation to the review of charges to:
(1) note those charges prescribed by legislation;
(2) approve those charges where there was local discretion as set out in Annex 6 to CA7 noting that some of those charges would commence before April 2012;
(f) to agree the capital prioritisation assessment set out in Annex 8b to CA7.
Supporting documents:
- CA_DEC2011R05, item 147/11 PDF 150 KB
- CA_DEC2011R06 Annex 1a, item 147/11 PDF 135 KB
- CA_DEC2011R07 Annex 1b, item 147/11 PDF 198 KB
- CA_DEC2011R08 Annex 2, item 147/11 PDF 167 KB
- CA_DEC2011R09 Annex 3a, item 147/11 PDF 168 KB
- CA_DEC2011R10 Annex 3b, item 147/11 PDF 238 KB
- CA_DEC2011R11 Annex 3c, item 147/11 PDF 200 KB
- CA_DEC2011R12 Annex 3d, item 147/11 PDF 207 KB
- CA_DEC2011R13 Annex 3e, item 147/11 PDF 308 KB
- CA_DEC2011R14 Annex 3f, item 147/11 PDF 175 KB
- CA_DEC2011R15 Annex 4a, item 147/11 PDF 81 KB
- CA_DEC2011R16 Annex 4b, item 147/11 PDF 497 KB
- CA_DEC2011R17 Annex 4c, item 147/11 PDF 42 KB
- CA_DEC2011R18 Annex 5, item 147/11 PDF 284 KB
- CA_DEC2011R19 Annex 6, item 147/11 PDF 133 KB
- CA_DEC2011R20 Annex 7, item 147/11 PDF 133 KB
- CA_DEC2011R21Annex 8a, item 147/11 PDF 39 KB
- CA_DEC2011R22 Annex 8b, item 147/11 PDF 159 KB
- CA_DEC2011R32 addenda 2, item 147/11 PDF 49 KB