Agenda and minutes

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To receive.

The following apologies for absence were received from:-

Councillor Carl Bainton;

Councillor S. Edmunds; and

Councillor D. Woods

To receive.

No declarations of interest or dispensations were reported.

To consider the report of the Chief Officer Resources.

Consideration was given to the report of the Chief Officer Resources.

A Member proposed that sections 3.1.1 to 3.1.3 of Option 1 be accepted and recommended to Cabinet and Council and sections 3.1.4 to 3.1.8 of Option 1 be deferred pending further consideration at the Special Meeting of the Council scheduled to be held on Thursday, 23^rd February, 2023. This proposal was Seconded.

The Committee thereupon AGREED, subject to the foregoing that the report be accepted and

·       Members recommended to Council the 2023/24 revenue budget as detailed in the table in paragraph 5.1.15 of the report;

·       provided comment on the outcomes within the overall provisional RSG Settlement and noted the potential for further change in the Final RSG Settlement (paragraphs 2.6 – 2.17);

·       provided comment on the outcomes within the BGCBC provisional RSG Settlement and its impact upon the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (paragraphs 2.18 – 2.26);

·       decisions related to the updated cost pressures and growth items (£3.22m in total) identified in Appendix 2 (paragraphs 5.1.10 – 5.1.16) be deferred for consideration at the Special Meeting of Council on 23^rd February, 2023;

·       decisions related to an uplift of £1.5m which equates to 3% increase to the ISB (paragraphs 5.1.17 to 5.1.24) be deferred for consideration at the Special Meeting of Council on 23^rd February, 2023; 

·       decisions related to the Bridging the Gap proposals delivering £4.18m of financial efficiencies and budget cuts to towards the budget gap (paragraphs 5.1.25 to 5.1.32) be deferred for consideration at the Special Meeting of Council on 23^rd February, 2023;

·       decisions related to the use of reserves of £2.5m to balance the budget for 2023/2024 (paragraphs 5.1.33 to 5.1.35) be deferred for consideration at the Special Meeting of Council on 23^rd February, 2023; and

·       decisions related to a Council Tax increase of 4% for 2023/24 (paragraph 5.1.7) as per the MTFS assumptions be deferred for consideration at the Special Meeting of Council on 23^rd February, 2023.