37 Medium Term Financial Plan - Revised Budgets 2022-23 PDF 1 MB
Report of Councillor A Dale, Leader of the Council.
Key Decision
Decision:
RESOLVED
(1) That Cabinet approved the use of the Resilience Reserve to fund the shortfall in budget.
(2) That Cabinet approved any subsequent under spend on the General Fund in respect of 2022/23 be transferred to the Resilience Reserve to “pay back” the contribution made this year and increase financial resilience for future years.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
(3) That the budget in respect of the General Fund as set out in Appendix 1 of this report be approved as the Current Budget for 2022/23.
(4) That the budget in respect of the HRA as set out in Appendix 3 of this report be approved as the Current Budget for 2022/23.
(5) That the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix 4 of this report be approved as the Current Budget for 2022/23.
REASONS FOR DECISION – To prepare revised budgets as early as possible within the financial year to provide sufficient time to allow any planned changes to be delivered. The Council has faced financial challenges this year putting pressure on the ability to set a balanced General Fund budget but careful budget management, use of reserves ring fenced for providing resilience when needed, and the ongoing progression of the transformation agenda has mitigated this.
OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – There were no alternative options being considered at this time. How resources are utilised is ultimately a decision Members which will take as part of the 2023/24 Medium Term Financial Planning process.
This is a Key Decision. The call-in period for the two resolutions made by Cabinet will run until Monday 5 December 2022.
Minutes:
Cabinet considered a report presenting revisions to the 2022/23 budget that were approved by Council in January 2022.
Cabinet heard about the significance of the 2022/23 shortfall and the proposed method of utilising the Resilience Reserve to balance the budget. They were informed that the Council’s financial position needed careful consideration when the Medium Term Financial Plan was refreshed in the coming months
Members discussed the content of the report. Cabinet welcomed the proposed methods to balance the budget, but stated in future they would like to see the savings spread out over a longer term.
RESOLVED
(1) That Cabinet approved the use of the Resilience Reserve to fund the shortfall in budget.
(2) That Cabinet approved any subsequent under spend on the General Fund in respect of 2022/23 be transferred to the Resilience Reserve to “pay back” the contribution made this year and increase financial resilience for future years.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
(3) That the budget in respect of the General Fund as set out in Appendix 1 of this report be approved as the Current Budget for 2022/23.
(4) That the budget in respect of the HRA as set out in Appendix 3 of this report be approved as the Current Budget for 2022/23.
(5) That the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix 4 of this report be approved as the Current Budget for 2022/23.
REASONS FOR DECISION - To prepare revised budgets as early as possible within the financial year to provide sufficient time to allow any planned changes to be delivered. The Council has faced financial challenges this year putting pressure on the ability to set a balanced General Fund budget but careful budget management, use of reserves ring fenced for providing resilience when needed, and the ongoing progression of the transformation agenda has mitigated this.
OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - There were no alternative options being considered at this time. How resources are utilised is ultimately a decision Members which will take as part of the 2023/24 Medium Term Financial Planning process.