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Medium Term Financial Strategy 2016-17 Onwards - Final Update

Meeting: 19/01/2016 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 106)

106 Report of the Head of Finance and Resources - Medium Term Financial Strategy 2016-17 Onwards - Final Update pdf icon PDF 53 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That:

1)  The additional savings and efficiencies set out in Appendix B to the report of the Head of Finance and Resources be approved;

2)  The budget proposed for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix C to the report of the Head of Finance and Resources be approved and confirms the decision to Policy and Resources Committee;

3)  The Committee expresses its concerns to Policy and Resources Committee that it cannot agree the capital programme 2016/17 to 2020/21 relating to this Committee until it is given more information; and

4)  The Committee requests that Officers bring a report back to the next meeting on proposals to mitigate the loss of the freighter service.

Minutes:

Members considered the report of the Head of Finance and Resources on the Medium Term Financial Strategy 2016/17 Onwards – Final Review which gave a final opportunity for the Committee to consider resources available to provide the services that are under its responsibility and comment to Policy and Resources Committee on any matters for their consideration before a recommendation would be made to Council in March 2016.

 

The Head of Finance and Resources advised Members on the current financial position that the Council faces, with some £627,000 savings to be delivered immediately.

 

He also advised that since the papers had been published there was an additional proposal to be put forward for this Committee in terms of capital.  However, Members were concerned that they should not approve additional capital to be put forward without more detail being given to them.

 

It was therefore proposed by Councillor Perry and seconded by Councillor Webb that the Committee expresses its concerns to Policy and Resources Committee that it cannot agree the capital programme 2016/17 to 2020/21 relating to this Committee until it is given more information.

 

Voting:  For:  7  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0

 

Recommendation Carried.

 

Members also expressed concerns that should the freighter service be withdrawn, that an alternative arrangement should be put in place to ensure that residents are not disadvantaged.

 

It was therefore proposed by Councillor Perry and seconded by Councillor D Mortimer that Officers bring a report back to the next meeting on proposals to mitigate the loss of the freighter service.

 

Voting:  For:  7  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0

 

RESOLVED:  That:

1)  The additional savings and efficiencies set out in Appendix B to the report of the Head of Finance and Resources be approved;

Voting:  For:  5  Against:  0  Abstentions:  2

2)  The budget proposed for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix C to the report of the Head of Finance and Resources be approved and confirms the decision to Policy and Resources Committee;

Voting:  For:  5  Against:  0  Abstentions:  2

3)  The Committee expresses its concerns to Policy and Resources Committee that it cannot agree the capital programme 2016/17 to 2020/21 relating to this Committee until it is given more information; and

Voting:  For:  7  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0

4)  The Committee requests that Officers bring a report back to the next meeting on proposals to mitigate the loss of the freighter service.

Voting:  For:  7  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0