Decision details

The Business Manager – Financial Services presented a report which informed Members of the budget and scale of fees and charges for the areas falling under the remit of the Policy & Finance Committee for 2019/20.  A summary of the Committee by Service Team was provided at Appendix A, together with a summary at subjective level for the whole Committee at Appendix B. A schedule of proposed levels of fees and charges pertaining to the Committee were given at Appendix C. 

The current draft budget showed an increase in 2019/20. Direct service expenditure and income excluding deferred and capital charges, and all central services recharges currently showed an overall increase of £171,430 against the 2018/19 budget.  This was an increase of 4.43%. The report showed the major variances between 2018/19 and 2019/20. 

The Committee questioned whether more information in respect of the budget process was required in the form of the in-year outturn figures but it was noted that this would require specific changes to the agreed Budget Strategy which was presented to the Committee on an annual basis in September.

AGREED (unanimously) that:

(a)        the final Committee budget as shown at Appendix A to the report be recommended to Policy & Finance Committee at its meeting on 21 February 2019 for inclusion in the overall Council budget; and

(b)        the scales of fees and charges as shown at Appendix C  to the report be recommended to Policy & Finance Committee at its meeting on 21 February 2019 and Council on 7 March 2019.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the final budget proposals and the level of fees and charges for 2019/20 are recommended to Policy & Finance Committee on 21 February 2019.