That the Corporate Finance and Governance Portfolio Holder -
(a) notes the financial outturn position for 2022/23 as set out in the Officer’s report and appendices thereto;
(b) approves the financing of General Fund capital expenditure for 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix D;
(c) approves the movement in uncommitted and earmarked General Fund reserves for 2022/23 set out in Appendix E;
(d) notes and agrees that all carry forwards totalling £25.703m requested by services be transferred to the relevant earmarked commitments reserve pending consideration by Cabinet at its July 2023 meeting;
(e) in respect of the HRA, approves the movement on HRA balances for 2022/23 including any commitments set out within Appendices H and/or I along with recharges to the HRA from the General fund of £2.788m for the year and the financing of the HRA capital expenditure set out in Appendix I;
(f) notes and agrees that the overall General Fund variance for the year of £3.352m be transferred to the earmarked Revenue Commitments Reserve pending consideration by Cabinet at its July 2023 meeting;
(g) agrees to a delegation to the Council’s Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Corporate Finance and Governance Portfolio Holder, to adjust the outturn position for 2022/23 along with any corresponding adjustment to earmarked reserves as a direct result of any recommendations made by the Council’s External Auditor during the course of their audit activities relating to the Council’s 2022/23 accounts.