Agenda and decisions

Budget proposals, Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th December, 2015 6.00 pm

Venue: Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 9SA

Contact: Rosalind Reeves, Democratic Services Manager

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies
2.	Declarations of interest
3.	Minutes of the last meeting The minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2015 will be approved at the January meeting of Cabinet
4.	Public and Member Questions and Petitions These must be received no later than 12 noon on the fourth working day before the date of the meeting
5.	Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury JCS - budget request for 2016/17 PDF 125 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Report of the Leader Decision: RESOLVED THAT 1. the recommendation of the JCS Cross Boundary Programme Board for inclusion within the 2016/17 budget of a total of £195,000 (£60,000 + £135,000) to complete delivery of the JCS examination and its adoption be endorsed. 2. the Director of Planning be tasked to investigate options for a management fund facilitated through S106 and CIL and how alternative funds may support a shared officer resource.
6.	General Fund Revenue and Capital-Interim Budget Proposals 2016/17 for consultation PDF 143 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Report of the Cabinet Member Finance Additional documents: Appendix 2 Net Budget Requirement 2016.17.xls , item 6. PDF 82 KB Appendix 3 Growth Summary 2016.17 , item 6. PDF 53 KB Appendix 4 Savings_additional income , item 6. PDF 44 KB Appendix 5 Reserves Statement 201617 , item 6. PDF 84 KB Appendix 6 Capital Programme 2016-2017 , item 6. PDF 95 KB Appendix 7 Programme Maintenance 1617 , item 6. PDF 63 KB Decision: RESOLVED THAT 1. the interim budget proposals be approved for consultation including a proposed council tax for the services provided by Cheltenham Borough Council of £190.84 for the year 2016/17 (an increase of 1.99% or £3.72 a year for a Band D property). 2. the growth proposals be approved, including one off initiatives at Appendix 3, for consultation. 3. the proposed capital programme at Appendix 6 be approved, as outlined in Section 7. 4. authority be delegated to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, to determine and approve any additional material that may be needed to support the presentation of the interim budget proposals for consultation. 5. consultation responses be sought by 20 January 2016. 6. It be recommended to Council that the Government’s recent changes to Housing Benefit, set out in section 5, should not be incorporated into the local council tax support scheme.
7.	Housing Revenue Account Revenue and Capital-Revised Budget 2015/16 and Interim budget proposals 2016/17 for consultation PDF 139 KB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. Report of the Cabinet Member Finance Additional documents: 2015_12_15__CAB_Draft_HRA_Appendices , item 7. PDF 112 KB Decision: RESOLVED THAT 1. the revised HRA forecast for 2015/16 be noted. 2. the interim HRA budget proposals for 2016/17 (Appendix 2) be approved for consultation including a proposed rent decrease of 1% and changes to other rents and charges as detailed at Appendix 5. 3. the proposed HRA capital programme for 2016/17 as shown at Appendix 3 be approved. 4. authority be delegated to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, to determine and approve any additional material that may be needed to support the presentation of the interim budget proposals for consultation. 5. consultation responses be sought by 29 January 2016.
8.	Briefing from Cabinet Members