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Status:
Implemented
Title:
Draft Financial Plan – Amendment due to Final Settlement
Include item on Forward Plan/ Key Decision
Yes
Reference:
010143/2023
Urgent Decision - Not in Forward Plan
No
Details for Agenda Sheet
This report is from Director of Council Management
Implementation Date (not before meeting on)
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Purpose
To consider the budget 2023/24 and the draft Financial Plan 2023 - 2027 for recommendation to the City Council
Key Portfolio
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Decision Maker
Chief Officer Decision Maker
Reason For Key Decision
Relevant Documents
Decision Type:
Committee
Decision Maker:
Cabinet
Directorate
Other Information
Private Reason
Decision Outcome

On 14 February 2023, Cabinet:-

(i)       Agreed to recommend the attached draft Financial Plan for consideration by the City Council on 28 February 2023, which lays out a net revenue budget of £925.1m and a capital budget of £1.6bn;

(ii)       Agreed the level of risk and budget assumptions set out in the Section 25 Statement from the Chief Finance Officer as detailed in Chapters 6 of the draft Financial Plan, as these underpin the revenue and capital budget decisions and planning assumptions;

(iii)      Noted that Corporate Directors will continue developing transformative budget proposals and will be focussing on shaping further proposals to mitigate risk over the 10-year financial plan and provide financial sustainability for the Council;

(iv)      Delegated authority to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Governance, to make any amendments or corrections to the draft Financial Plan 2023 - 2026 as detailed in section 3.3 of the report;

(v)      Delegated authority to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, to use the General Policy Contingency Budget for those matters which may require an urgent response, subject to compliance with procurement rules. Any delegated decision will be reported through the normal procedures as set out in the Constitution;

(vi)      Recommended to Council the application of additional premiums for empty and second homes to come into effect from 1 April 2024;

(vii)     Recommended to Council to reinstate the use of Enforcement Agents for the collection of council tax support related debt; for the Revenues Service to work with our Enforcement Agents and develop an approach to improve debt collection, whilst recognising that additional support will be needed for people in the current cost of living crisis;

(viii)    Noted that the Final Settlement has a positive impact on the Council’s resources;

(ix)      Noted that the Council will receive an extra £0.573m in Service Grant compared to the figure in the draft Financial Plan;

(x)       Noted that the Council will receive a one-off amount of £3.004m in 2023/24.  This is because he Government has a surplus in the national levy account because of increased growth in business rates income.  They will distribute £100m of he national surplus on a one-off basis based on each Local Authority’s 2013/14 Settlement Funding Assessment;

(xi)      Noted that the Council is recommending a four-year balanced budget for 23/24 to 27/28, therefore the additional funding which has been announced for the Council is a surplus above the already balanced position; and

(xii)     Approved for the draft Financial Plan 2023 – 2026 to be amended to contribute the extra £3.577m to the Financial Resilience Reserve.  This will provide further resilience at this time of economic uncertainty.   

THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2023.
Is the Decision Maker Aware of the Decision:
No
Is the Head of Services Aware of the Decision:
No
Is Decision County Wide:
No
Would the recommended decision be contrary to the budget and policy framework:
No
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Date & Time CreatedUser Full NameStatus DescriptionDetails
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05/04/2022 09:27:31Jing Wang Business Item Created 
05/04/2022 09:27:31Jing Wang Committee AddedCabinet
05/04/2022 09:43:52Jing Wang General Details Edited 
09/01/2023 11:12:06Jing Wang Status ChangedDecision Scheduled [1]
09/01/2023 11:13:19Jing Wang General Details Edited 
06/02/2023 11:33:51Jing Wang Report AddedDocument ID 222286: Public Cabinet Report - Financial Plan Final
06/02/2023 11:35:34Jing Wang General Details Edited 
06/02/2023 11:56:49Errol WilsonMeeting Added14/02/2023 10:00AM
06/02/2023 16:02:50Errol WilsonStatus ChangedDecision Proposed [2]
08/02/2023 17:53:11Mandeep MarwahaReport AddedDocument ID 222520: Public Cabinet Cover Report - Financial Plan FV - Updated

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