The Director of Finance and Business
Improvement presented the report and informed the Committee that
the SPST Committee were within budget and within their remit.
It was pointed out that Parking Services were
a projected surplus of £250k and other services were within
budget.
It was noted that the budget for the
Development Management Section would be overspent due to costs of
agency staff, but there was funding available to support this.
It was noted that the low budget spend for
Development Control Enforcement did not reflect a lack of work
being carried out on Enforcement issues. This particular budget was for ‘one
off’ costs. Costs for
enforcement’s day to day costs, including salaries and
ongoing work, were provided by a separate budget.
RESOLVED:
That the revenue position at the end of the
first quarter, and the actions being taken or proposed to improve
the position where significant variances have been identified, be
noted.