Issue - meetings

Fourth Quarter Budget Meeting 2018/19

Meeting: 18/06/2019 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 19)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the 4th Quarter Budget Monitoring 2018/19 report presented by the Interim Head of Finance.

The Interim Head of Finance highlighted:-

 

·  There had been a underspend of £62,000 against the revenue budget.

·  The overspend on Recycling Collection was caused by a one-off adjustment of £0.341m to move from a cash basis of accounting, where all income was taken when money was received, to an accruals basis where it was attributed to the period when it was earned.

·  The unused grants of £260,000 for homelessness prevention would be carried forward to 2019/20.

·  The housing incentives budget had been historically under-utilised and would be reviewed to create a more realistic level.

In response to a question from a Member, the Head of Environment and Public Realm advised that the £180k allocated to commercial waste would be spent in this financial year for a new refuse vehicle. 

The Chairman advised that he had been in discussions with representatives from the Mall Shopping Complex and suggested that the underspend be utilised to provide a changing places facility in the new Food Hall.  He suggested that this was vital for visitors to the town who had complex disabilities, especially as there was only two other changing places in the town, one at the YMCA and one at Mote Park.

 

The Committee felt that before putting forward such a proposal there should be more details on costings, particularly in relation to ongoing maintenance costs and that other funding or grant opportunities should be fully explored.

 

The Chairman was asked to provide a briefing note to the Committee on the full proposals, costings and ongoing maintenance and that opportunities for funding or grants be investigated for this facility.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the Committee notes the financial performance for Quarter 4 2018/19.

2.  That the Committee notes the slippage within the capital programme in Quarter 4 2018/19.

3.  That the Chairman produce a briefing note on his proposals for the provision of a changing places facility in the new Food Hall that would be developed in the Mall Shopping Complex and that the briefing note should include costings, including for ongoing maintenance and options for any funding or grant opportunities.

Voting:  For:  Unanimous