| Reference Number :- | 2384 |
| Date :- | 2014/01/24 |
| Decision Maker :- | Cabinet |
| Subject to Call-in :- | No |
| Subject of Decision :- | Final General Fund Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2014/15 |
| Decision :- | (a) That the report and appendices were agreed as Cabinet’s detailed budget proposals for 2014/15 subject to the following amendments: • That additional income of £60k from the Essex Police and Crime Commissioner be included in the budget, of which £20k to be allocated to support Community Safety Initiatives and; • That additional income of £32k from Council Tax be included in the budget to reflect a Council Tax ‘freeze’ in 2014/15; (b) That if the financial position changed prior to Council considering the budget on 11 February 2014, delegation be given to the Corporate Director (Corporate Services) to adjust the Fit for Purpose Budget as required in consultation with the Finance and Asset Management Portfolio Holder; and (c) That, in consultation with the Leader / Finance and Asset Management Portfolio Holder, the Corporate Director (Corporate Services) reports directly to Council in respect of the formal draft resolutions necessary to implement the Cabinet’s budget proposals along with any late information or notifications received from Communities and Local Government etc. as may necessarily affect the budget. RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL (d) That following the consideration of the comments from the Corporate Management Committee and the responses from the budget consultation activities undertaken and subject to the amendments in recommendation (a) above, the following final budget proposals be made (based on a 0% increase in a Band D council tax for district services):- (i) That the detailed budgets as per Appendix A as agreed were approved with a Council Tax Requirement for 2014/15 of £6.419m. (£6.272m for 2013/14) (excluding parish precepts); and (ii) That, the Council agreed and formally approved: (a) The specific recommendations, calculations and other matters in respect of the Council’s requirements – Appendix C as agreed (This includes the contrary resolution in paragraph (b) of that Appendix);and (b) The Council Tax for District and Parish/Town Councils – Appendix F as agreed. |
| Reason for Decision :- | To enable the Cabinet's final proposals to be submitted to the meeting of the Council to be held on 11 February 2014. |
| Alternative Options Considered :- | None. |
| Conflicts of Interest Delared (and Dispensations Granted by the Monitoring Officer) :- | None. |
| Contact Officer :- | Finance and Procurement Manager - Richard Barrett |
| Decision to Take Effect at end of :- | 2014/02/03 |
| Attachments :- | A.6 Final Budget Report and Appendices (2M/bytes) |