Issue - meetings

Andy Kidder, EDS Finance and Service Accountant, to report.

Further to Minute No. 221 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Development Services held on 19th February, 2007, consideration was given to a report, presented by the Finance and Accountancy Manager, detailing the performance against budget for the Environment and Development Services Directorate – Revenue, Fee Billing and Trading resources – for the period April, 2006 to January, 2007.

However, attention was drawn to the following:-

Planning and Transportation:-  Cost pressures on Land Charges.

Asset Management:-  Office accommodation repairs and maintenance (noting that a bid had been made against the Council’s capital minor works funding allocation).

Streetpride:-  Ground Maintenance contract

It was noted that the overall Directorate balanced position was a combination of cost pressures currently being compensated for by savings/additional income being generated elsewhere in the Service.  It was also noted that the Strategic Director and the Cabinet Member had determined that this was an acceptable way of balancing the budget (currently in accordance with Financial Regulation Virement Note Section 11) without the need for implementing virement.

Resolved:-  That the 2006/2007 budget position be noted and the report be received.

Service Accountant (Environment and Development Services) to report.

-           to report performance against budget.

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Service Accountant (Environmental & Development Services), detailing the performance against budget for the Environment and Development Services Directorate’s Revenue, Fee Billing and Trading resources for the period April 2006 to end December 2006. 

It was reported that the Directorate was currently forecasting to achieve a balanced budget by the end of the financial year.

However, attention was drawn to the following:-

-                      Asset Management:-  pressures on office accommodation and cleaning

-                      Streetpride:-  grounds maintenance – Adjudicator’s decision

Resolved:-  (1) That the anticipated outturn position for the Environment & Development Services Directorate Budget as at end December 2006 be noted.

(2) That this report be referred to the Regeneration Scrutiny Panel for information.