Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the projected position of the Council’s revenue and capital budgets for 2017/18 and, if necessary, consider proposals for in-year adjustments aimed at achieving a balanced budget position at the year end.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Note the forecast outturn position for 2017/18 of the Council’s General Fund revenue budget as detailed in section 2 and Appendix A of the report;

(ii)  Note the ongoing and new financial pressures and the suggested mechanisms for resolving them, as detailed in sections 3 and 4 of the report; 

(iii)  Note the overview of the HRA for 2017/18, as detailed in section 5 and Appendix B of the report;

(iv)  Approve the virements from existing budgets into the new My Place and Be First service budgets as detailed in Appendix C to the report;

(v)  Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment, to approve any additional virements to implement the next stage of the Council’s Transformation programme, as outlined in section 6 of the report; and

(vi)  Approve the adoption of the proposed Civil Penalty Scoring Matrix and Scale of charges related to Enforcement Activity under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 Part II (Rogue Landlords and Property Agents), as detailed in section 7 and Appendix D to the report.