Committee details

The Corporate Policy and Resources Committee consists of 15 councillors comprising the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Service Committees and with the Leader and Deputy Leader appointed as Chair and Vice-Chair of this Committee.

Meetings take place seven times a year to discuss:

·         Formulation of the Council’s annual budget, including the capital and revenue budgets, prudential controls and council tax, and putting forward a draft budget to Council for approval

·         Overseeing and managing the Council’s financial strategies, plans, and regulations

·         Formulating the Council’s Community and Corporate Plans for recommendation to Council

·         Formulating and co-ordinating the Council’s Policy Framework and to making recommendations to Council accordingly

·         Considering periodic budgetary monitoring and variation reports and making any recommendations to the Council as necessary

·         Revenues and benefits

·         Property asset management including investment, purchases and disposals, and compulsory purchases

·         Matters that cross the remits of two or more ‘service’ committees and/or to resolve conflict

·         To monitor and review Council policies and strategies that do not fall within a Service Committee’s remit.