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2nd Quarter Financial Update & Performance Monitoring Report 2020/21

Meeting: 01/12/2020 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 101)

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Minutes:

The Director of Finance and Business Improvement introduced the financial update, with reference made to the Council’s budget gap of just over £7 million due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Council had received £2.5 million in funding from central government which had helped to mitigate the budget gap.

 

The Committee’s main adverse variances arose from the provision of temporary accommodation for the homeless during the pandemic and from providing the Community Hub. Favourable variances were noted for recycling collections and depot operations for the second quarter period.

 

In relation to capital expenditure, the Brunswick and Union Street schemes were near completion. There was a reduction in borrowing costs arising from the delay in starting additional capital projects due to the pandemic.

 

The Senior Business Analyst highlighted a correction to the Key Performance Indictors (KPIS) of percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and compost from 53.73% to 52.81% and Percentage spend and allocation of Disabled Facilities Grant Budget (YTD) from 67.8% to 58.9%. Both KPIs had still achieved their first quarter targets. Of the 16 targeted indicators, seven had not reached the second quarter target, with the Contamination: Tonnage per month rejected indicator having missed its target by more than 10% due to the implementation of greater contamination checks by Kent County Council. The Waste team had begun a communications campaign, whereby a leaflet that outlined recyclable materials was hung on the bins of half of the borough’s residents. If successful, the leaflets would be attached to all resident’s bins.

 

Specific reference was made to the positive performances from the Home choice, Housing Options, Accommodation, Housing and Health, Community Protection and Street Cleansing teams.

 

The Committee expressed support for the work undertaken, with the request made for a staff member from the Waste Team to attend a future meeting of the Committee. The Senior Business Analyst would provide further information on the communications campaign undertaken by the Waste Team by email.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

1.  The Revenue position as at the end of Quarter 2 for 2020/21, including the actions being taken or proposed to improve the position, where significant variances have been identified, be noted;

 

2.  The Capital position at the end of Quarter 2 be noted; and

 

3.  The Performance position as at Quarter 2 for 2020/21, including the actions being taken or proposed to improve the position, where significant issues have been identified, be noted.