Decision details

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.