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 2021/22.  Appendices A and B to the report summarised the budget proposed for the Committee for 2021/22 by service team and subjective level respectively. Appendix C to the report listed the reasons for increases or decreases of over £10,000 between the 2020/21 initial budget and proposed 2021/22 budget for services in Policy & Finance Committee. A schedule of proposed levels of fees and charges pertaining to the Committee were given at Appendix D. 

The Committee’s proposed 2021/22 budget was £490,000 more than its2020/21 initial budget; an increase of 10%. The £490,000 increase in the Committee’s proposed 2021/22 budget was comprised of a £709,000 increase in employee costs and a £26,000 increase in running cost, partially offset by a £245,000 increase in income.

AGREED (unanimously) that the following recommendations be made to Policy & Finance Committee at its meeting on 22 February 2021:

i.                    the 2021/22 base budget in Appendix A to the report, for inclusion in the overall council budget;

ii.                   and to Full Council on 9 March 2021 the 2021/22 fees & charges in Appendix D to the report.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the budgets and fees and charges finally proposed for 2021/22 are recommended to the Policy & Finance Committee on 22 February 2021.