Issue - decisions

Revenue Budget and Capital Programme Monitoring 2016/17 Month 2 as at 31/5/16

26/07/2016 - Revenue Budget and Capital Programme Monitoring 2016/17 Month 2 as at 20 July 2016

9.1

The Acting Executive Director, Resources submitted a report providing the month 2 monitoring statement on the City Council’s Revenue and Capital Budget for 2016/17.

 

 

9.2

RESOLVED: That Cabinet:-

 

 

 

(a)

notes the updated information and management actions provided by this report on the 2016/17 Revenue Budget position;

 

 

 

 

(b)

in relation to the Capital Programme:-

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

approves the proposed additions to the Capital Programme listed in Appendix 5.1, including the procurement strategies and delegations of authority to the Director of Commercial Services or nominated Officer, as appropriate, to award the necessary contracts following stage approval by Capital Programme Group; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

approves the proposed variations, deletions and slippage in Appendix 5.1;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

notes the variations on Appendix 5.1 approved within the delegated authority of the Executive Management Team (EMT);

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

notes the variations authorised by directors under the delegated authority provisions; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

(v)

notes the latest position on the Capital Programme.

 

 

 

 

9.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

9.3.1

To record formally changes to the Revenue Budget and the Capital Programme and gain Member approval for changes in line with Financial Regulations and to reset the capital programme in line with latest information.

 

 

9.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

9.4.1

A number of alternative courses of action are considered as part of the process undertaken by Officers before decisions are recommended to Members. The recommendations made to Members represent what Officers believe to be the best options available to the Council, in line with Council priorities, given the constraints on funding and the use to which funding is put within the Revenue Budget and the Capital Programme.

 

 

9.5

Any Interest Declared or Dispensation Granted

 

 

 

None

 

 

9.6

Reason for Exemption if Public/Press Excluded During Consideration

 

 

 

None

 

 

9.7

Respective Director Responsible for Implementation

 

 

 

Eugene Walker, Acting Executive Director, Resources

 

 

9.8

Relevant Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee If Decision Called In

 

 

 

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee