Issue - meetings
Service Plans 2024-25 (as part of the annual budget process)
Meeting: 23/01/2024 - Environment and Sustainability Committee (Item 8)
To formally review and approve the proposed Revenue Growth Bids, Savings Plan, and Capital Growth Bids for 2024-25, and recommend to Corporate Policy and Resources Committee that they approve the proposed Revenue Growth Bids, Savings Plan, and Capital Growth Bids.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Service Plans, item 8
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- Appendix B - E&S Growth Summary, item 8
PDF 144 KB
- Appendix C - E&S Savings Summary, item 8
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- Appendix D - E&S Summary Budget by Cost Centre, item 8
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- Appendix E - E&S Detailed Budget Summary by Cost Centre br code, item 8
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Minutes:
The Committee considered a report form the Chief Accountant on the Revenue Growth Bids, Revenue Savings Plans and Capital Growth Bids 2024-25.
The Chief Account advised the Committee that the sub-totals for Appendix B had been omitted and informed them the figures were as follows; total amount of Growth Bids = £246,852, total amount of funding = £188,552, and Net increase of £58,300. The Chief Account informed the Committee that the increase in income from Planning Applications, set out in Appendix C, should be identified as a budget increase as opposed to a saving. The Chief Account further advised that as there were no Capital Bids, this could be removed from the recommendation in the report.
The Committee queried why the budget for Watercourse and Land Drainage had been reduced. The Group Head of Sustainability and Transformation informed the Committee that this year had seen an increase in demand for the clearing of ditches which had been supplemented from another budget. The Chief Accountant advised that there was a budget of £200,000 for in-year Growth Bids which could be considered for this. The Committee asked who had decided to reduce the budget for Watercourses and Land Drainage and were informed that the Chief Accountant would provide a written response.
The Committee queried why the budget for Planning Development Control had decreased and were informed that the Chief Accountant would provide a written response.
The Group Head of Place, Prosperity and Protection queried why the Growth Bid of £50,000 for when the Local Plan returned to examination had not been included on Appendix B and were informed that the Chief Accountant would provide a written response.
The Committee resolved to:
- Approve the proposed Revenue Growth Bids and Savings Plan and for 2024-25 for this Committee.
2. Recommend to Corporate Policy & Resources Committee that they approve the proposed Revenue Growth Bids and Savings Plan for 2024-25.