Decision details

To approve a process to establish a sustainable and balanced budget in the long term

1.      That £1.9m per year funding for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service pooled budget, as set out in paragraph 29 of the submitted report, be approved.

2.      That the increased demand and complexity of pressures faced by the Council in the next five years be noted.

3.      That the revised and updated revenue budget assumptions for the years 2016 to 2020 be noted.

4.      That the revised capital programme for 2015-20 be approved, including:

a.   removal of three schemes totalling £7.0m, as detailed in paragraphs 42 to 44 of the submitted report.

b.   addition of up to a total of £1m per year to match funding for district and borough councils for improving secondary local shopping areas, as detailed in paragraph 45 of the submitted report.

5.      That officers be required to develop business cases for capital investment in SEND and Looked After Children provision, as set out in paragraphs 47 to 48 of the submitted report.

6.      That officers be required to develop further, for approval by Cabinet in November 2015, service transformational strategies necessary for the Council to meet its financial challenges, as set out in paragraph 54 of the submitted report.

7.      That officers be required to prepare a draft Medium Term Financial Plan 2016 to 2021 for the Cabinet Meeting in November 2015 as set out in paragraph 55 of the submitted report.

8.      That the revised financial strategy to meet the challenges of the next five years as set out in paragraphs 56 to 59, and Appendix 4 of the submitted report be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

To ensure the Council has a plan to develop a balanced and sustainable budget.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Council Overview Board]