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Executive Board had considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council approve the budget proposals for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix 1, attached to the report.

          Executive Board had considered the report of the Operational Director, Finance, on a second set of budget proposals for 2016/17.

          A first set of proposals had been approved by Council at its meeting on 14 October 2015. Attached to the report at Appendix 1, were a second set of proposals, which would be implemented immediately to achieve a part-year saving in 2015/16.

          In accordance with Standing Order 16 (3), a recorded vote was taken.

          The following Members voted FOR the motion:

Councillors S. Baker, J. Bradshaw, M. Bradshaw, D. Cargill, E. Cargill, Cassidy, Dennett, Edge, Fry, C. Gerrard, J. Gerrard, Gilligan, 

P.Harris, P. Hignett, R. Hignett, S. Hill, V. Hill, Horabin, Howard, Jones, D.Lea, M.Lloyd Jones, P.Lloyd Jones, C. Loftus, K. Loftus, Logan,

A. Lowe, J. Lowe, MacManus, McDermott, A. McInerney, T.McInerney, Morley, Nelson, Nolan, Parker, Philbin, C. Plumpton Walsh,

N. Plumpton Walsh, Polhill, Joe Roberts, June Roberts, Rowe, Sinnott, G. Stockton, J.Stockton, Wainwright, Wall, Wallace, Wharton, Woolfall, Wright and Zygadllo.

          There were no votes against the motion.

          There were no abstentions.

          RESOLVED: That the budget proposals for 2016/17, as set out in Appendix 1 attached to the report, be approved.

The Board considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, which presented further revenue budget proposals for 2016/17.

The Board was advised that the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) forecast revenue budget funding gaps would be approximately £16m in 2016/17 and £9m in 2017/18. A first set of savings proposals totalling £7.8m was approved by Council on 14^th October 2015.

Appendix 1 presented a second set of proposals. It was proposed to implement these immediately in order to also achieve a part-year saving in 2015/16, which would assist in keeping the Council’s overall spending in line with budget. In addition, a number of the proposals would take time to implement and therefore commencing the process as soon as possible would assist with ensuring they were fully implemented by 1 April 2016. Appendix 1 also presented the impact in 2017/18 of certain of the savings proposals.

RESOLVED: That Council be recommended to approve the budget proposals for 2016/17 as set out in in Appendix 1, attached to the report.