Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
The Cabinet will be asked to consider the projected position of the Council’s revenue and capital budgets for 2014/15 and, if necessary, consider proposals for in-year adjustments aimed at achieving a balanced budget position at the year end.
Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Note the projected outturn position for 2014/15 of the Council’s General Fund revenue budget at 31 October 2014, as detailed in paragraphs 2.4 to 2.10 and Appendix A of the report;
(ii) Note the impact on the outturn position of expenditure restrictions and early savings implementation agreed at 25 September Cabinet and detailed in paragraph 2.2 of the report;
(iii) Note the progress against the agreed 2014/15 savings at 31 October 2014, as detailed in paragraph 2.11 and Appendix B of the report;
(iv) Note progress against the agreed 2014/15 HRA savings as detailed in paragraph 2.12 and Appendix B of the report;
(v) Note the overall position for the HRA at 31 October 2014, as detailed in paragraph 2.12 and Appendix C of the report;
(vi) Approve the drawdown of £270k from Children’s Services reserve as detailed in paragraph 2.5;
(vii) Agree that all permanent Council staff and agency staff working on Council assignments be paid the equivalent of at least £9.20 per hour with effect from 1 January 2015; and
(viii) Agree to review the minimum hourly rate for all Council staff in December each year with any increase applying from the following January.
Report author: Jonathan Bunt
Publication date: 17/12/2014
Date of decision: 16/12/2014
Decided at meeting: 16/12/2014 - Cabinet
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