Meeting documents

CDC Cabinet
Tuesday, 5th February, 2019 4.30 pm

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To receive and recommend to Council a report on the Council's revenue budget and council tax for 2019/20

Decision:

Members of the Cabinet received a report providing information regarding the Council’s revenue budget for 2019/20 which would form the basis of setting the Council Tax. The Cabinet were therefore asked to recommend to Full Council that the budget be agreed at the Council meeting on 26 February 2019. 

 

RECOMMENDED to Council

 

Revenue Budget 2019/20

1.     That the revenue budget for 2019/20 be approved, as summarised in the table in paragraph 4.13.

2.     That the following use of earmarked reserves for 2019/20 be agreed:

-        Local Development Plan                                     £217k

-        Planning Digitalisation                                       £81k

-        Economic Development Reserve                        £62k

-        Waste Efficiency Reserve                                   £66k

-        Leisure Fund                                                       £50k

3.     That the following additions to earmarked reserves for 2019/20 be agreed:

-        Capital - Funding replacement refuse vehicles  £394k

-        Capital - Funding of capital programme            £189k

4.     That the creation of a new earmarked reserve of £1,995k for unitary implementation costs be agreed. Part of this reserve will be drawn down in 2019/20 after approval by the Shadow Authority.

5.     That the creation of a new earmarked reserve for community projects be agreed, with the amount to be confirmed at the Full Council meeting on 26 February 2019.

6.     That a budget requirement of £10,910k be approved, which will result in a District council tax of £186.30 for a Band D property.

7.     That the level of fees and charges for 2019/20 (Appendix C) be agreed with the proviso pre-planning charges remain unchanged prior to a detailed review.

8.     That the advice of the Director of Resources (Appendix A) be noted.

 

 

 

And RESOLVED

 

Setting the Council Tax

9.     That this report be made available to all Members of the Council in advance of the Council Tax setting meeting on 26th February, and a final report produced for the Council meeting incorporating the information from preceptors, and the final decisions of the Cabinet on the budget.

 

Medium Term Financial Strategy

10. To note the comments in the report on the Council’s financial position in respect of the years following 2019/20.

Report author: Rodney Fincham

Publication date: 05/02/2019

Date of decision: 05/02/2019

Decided at meeting: 05/02/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 15/02/2019

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