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2013/14 Half Year Spending

 

 

Meeting: 11/12/2013 - Council (Item 58)

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Executive Board considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, which reported on the 2013/14 Half Year Spending as at 30 September 2013.

 

RECOMMENDED: That Council approve the revisions to the Council’s 2013/14 Capital Programme set out in paragraph 3.2 of the report.

 

 

 

Minutes:

Executive Board had considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, which reported on the 2013/14 Half Year Spending as at 30 September 2013.

 

RESOLVED: That the revisions to the Council’s 2013/14 Capital Programme set out in paragraph 3.2 of the report be approved.

 

 

Meeting: 21/11/2013 - Executive Board (Item 113)

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Minutes:

The Board received a report of the Operational Director, Finance which reported on the 2013/14 Half Year Spending as at 30 September 2013.

 

          A summary of spending against the revenue budget up to 30 September 2013 was attached to the report at Appendix 1. This provided individual statements for each department. The Board was advised that in overall terms, the revenue expenditure was below the budget profile, although this was only a guide to eventual spending.

 

          The report contained details on a number of significant areas of the budget including:

 

  • The employee budget, vacant posts, overtime and agency staff;
  • Expenditure on general supplies and services;
  • Children’s residential placements;
  • Spending on in-house adoption;
  • Income affected by the economic downturn, such as fees and charges, rental income and catering sales;
  • The Complex Care Pooled Budget (attached at Appendix 2);
  • The collection rate for Council Tax and Business Rates; and
  • The Council’s net overall spending.

 

          The report also outlined details of a revision to the capital spending programme at Appendix 3 and monitoring of the Council’s balance sheet.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

1)       all spending continues to be limited to the absolutely essential;

 

2)       Strategic Directors ensure overall spending at year-end is within their total operational budget; and

 

3)       Council be recommended to approve the revised capital programme as set out in Appendix 3.