Decision details

To note the report

RESOLVED THAT

Council be recommended to :

1.    Receive the financial outturn performance position for the General Fund, summarised at Appendix 2, and notes that services have been delivered within the revised budget for 2016/17 resulting in a saving (after carry forward requests) of £571,443.

2.    Approve £80,000 of carry forward requests (requiring member approval) at Appendix 5.

3.    Approve the use of the budget saving of £571,443 as detailed in Section 3.

4.    Approve the suspension of voluntary debt repayments to support existing commitments and future budget proposals as detailed in Section 3.

5.    Note the annual treasury management report at Appendix 7 and approve the actual 2016/17 prudential and treasury indicators.

6.    Approve Investments in corporate bonds in respect of Green Investment Bonds increased to a maximum of 5 years with a monetary value limit of £2m as detailed in Section 5.

7.    Note the capital programme outturn position as detailed in Appendix 8 and approve the carry forward of unspent budgets into 2017/18 (section 7).

8.    Note the position in respect of Section 106 agreements and partnership funding agreements at Appendix 9 (section 9).

9.    Note the outturn position in respect of collection rates for council tax and non-domestic rates for 2016/17 in Appendix 10 (section 10).

10.  Note the outturn position in respect of collection rates for sundry debts for 2016/17 in Appendix 11 (section 11).

11.  Receive the financial outturn performance position for the Housing Revenue Account for 2016/17 in Appendices 12 to 13 and approves the carry forward of unspent budgets into 2017/18 (section 12).

12.  Note the budget monitoring position to the end of June 2017 (section 13).