That the Committee:
1.
Notes the outcomes of consideration of budget
proposals by the Service Committees;
2.
Agrees an updated Strategic Revenue Projection as
set out in Appendix A;
3.
Agrees updated budget proposals as set out in
Appendix B;
4.
Agrees the Revised Estimate for 2016/17 as set out
in Appendix C for recommendation to Council;
5.
Agrees the Budget Estimate for 2017/18 as set out in
Appendix C for recommendation to Council;
6.
Agrees the Capital Programme set out in Appendix D
for recommendation to Council;
7.
Agrees a £4.95 increase in Council Tax for
2017/18 for recommendation to Council;
8.
Agrees the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy/
Efficiency Plan as set out in Appendix F;
9.
Recommends to Council the appropriate matters for
decision to set a balanced budget for 2017/18 and the necessary
level of Council Tax in accordance with the Local Government
Finance Act 1992 and the Localism Act 2011 including the decisions
made above.
10.
Requires that the planning service review currently
in progress pays particular attention to the volume of planning
enforcement activity required, the associated policy, and the
consequent resourcing of the planning enforcement service in the
round – including staffing, legal support and direct
action.
