Issue - meetings

Mark Green, Director of Finance and Business Improvement, introduced the report detailing the financial performance of the services within the committee’s remit.

The performance for all services taken overall was under budget, but some individual service areas were over budget. It was expected that the budget would be balanced overall at year end.

With regard to Mote Park it was clarified that:

·  Parking at Mote Park was not reported as part of the figures to committee, even though the committee had an interest in its financial performance. This was because the budget fell within parking services, whose financial performance was reported to the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transport Committee.

·  A review of performance at Mote Park café had been undertaken. Action was being taken to address the issues identified, which included a revision of the menu and implementation of portion control, and the employment of a catering and development manager to oversee MBC catering outlets. 

Members queried the exclusion from the report of figures for the Cobtree Manor Park and Café. It was explained that responsibility for this budget sat with the Cobtree Manor Estate Charity Committee. The Chairman requested that an explanatory note on the need for separate committees to consider the financial performance of charitable trusts be circulated to Members outside of the meeting.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.