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REPORT OF THE DEPUTY LEADER - BUDGET 2017/18
Meeting: 06/03/2017 - City Council (Item 85)
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The Deputy Leader submitted a report on the 2016/17 Budget, as set out on pages 39-44 of the agenda.
Councillor Georgina Culley proposed an amendment to the Budget, as follows:
“In recommendation 2.1 (1) add after “the revenue budget for 2017/18”
Subject to the following:-
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Section 1 |
Net 2017/18 £ |
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Reduce the number of management post to 2015 levels and replace with the same number of non-management posts delivering a part year saving of £341,000 (full year impact £585,000) |
-341,000 |
|
Reduce the cost of Special Responsibility Allowances by not appointing Executive Assistants delivering a part year saving of £29,792 (full year saving of £32,500) |
-29,792 |
|
Removal of three Press Officer positions delivering a part year saving of £53,133 (full year saving of £106,265) |
-53,133 |
|
Removal of the payments to Trade Unions delivering a part year saving of £176,752 (full year saving of £353,504) |
-176,752 |
|
Removal of Marketing and Communications budgets associated with the publication of the Arrow and What’s On Guide delivering a part year saving of £154,382 (full year saving of £308,763) |
-154,382 |
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That a sum of £600,000 from a combination of uncommitted 2016/17 Area Capital reserves and top slicing the 2017/18 capital allocation be released to support revenue spending in 2017/18 |
-600,000 |
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The proposed budget for Neighbourhood Services is reduced by lowering the standard of street cleaning to be just in the top quartile of the cleanest cities delivering a part year saving of £300,000 (full year saving of £400,000) |
-300,000 |
|
The redundancy and other associated costs (estimated to be £560,000) in relation to the removal of the above posts be funded from the Service Realignment reserve in 2017/18 |
Nil |
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That a sum of £258,655 from the General Fund Balance be released to support revenue spending in 2017/18 (to be repaid in 2018/19 from full year savings) |
-258,655 |
|
TOTAL NET FINANCIAL IMPACT |
-1,913,714 |
In recommendation 2.1 (2) add after “the capital programme to 2021/22”
Subject to the following:-
|
|
Net 2017/18 £ |
|
Remove Area Capital reserves and top slice the 2017/18 capital allocation contribution from the capital programme releasing funds that can be used to support the General Fund revenue budget |
-600,000 |
|
TOTAL NET FINANCIAL IMPACT |
-600,000 |
Section 2
It is recommended that review of the following areas be undertaken:
· Further expand shared services with other local authorities
· Review of company structures and future funding plans
· Review the rent level policy for Council owned commercial properties
And amend the following recommendations as indicated:
· In recommendation 2.1 (3) substitute £99,033,399 for £100,947,113;
· In recommendation 2.1 (3) (a) substitute £982,339,819 for £983,427,423;
· In recommendation 2.1 (3) (b) substitute £883,306,420 for £882,480,310;
· In recommendation 2.1 (3) (c) substitute £99,033,399 for £100,947,113;
· In recommendation 2.1 (4) substitute £1,562.83 for £1,593.03
And amend the following sections as indicated:
· In section 5.2 substitute £99,033,399 for £100,947,113 and £1,562.83 for £1,593.03
· In section 5.3 and 5.6 substitute the following basic amounts of council tax for the ones shown in the report:
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Band |
Basic Amount of Council Tax |
|
A |
£1,041.89 |
|
B |
£1,215.53 |
|
C |
£1,389.18 |
|
D |
£1,562.83 |