Issue - meetings

Corporate Healthcheck Quarter 3 - December 2016

Meeting: 04/04/2017 - Executive (Item 672)

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Decision:

That (A) the revenue budget forecast overspend of £89k in 2016/17 be noted;

 

(B)     the capital budget forecast underspend of £1.122m be noted;

 

(C)    the reported performance for the period October 2016 to December 2016 be noted; and

 

(D)    the risk management controls be approved.

Minutes:

The Executive Member for Finance and Support Services submitted a report setting out the Council’s finances, performance and strategic risk monitoring as at December 2016.  The Executive Member provided a summary of the report.

 

The Executive approved the recommendations, as detailed.

 

RESOLVED – (A) the revenue budget

forecast overspend of £89k in 2016/17 be

noted;

 

(B)   the capital budget forecast

underspend of £1.122m be noted;

(C)   the reported performance for the

period October 2016 to December 2016

be noted; and

 

(D)   the risk management controls be

approved.

 

 


Meeting: 14/02/2017 - Joint Meeting of Scrutiny Committees (Item 575)

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Minutes:

The Head of Strategic Finance and Property and the Head of Communications, Strategy and Policy submitted a joint report on finance and performance monitoring for East Herts Council for 2016/17 as at December 2016.  The report covered the forecasted 2016/17 revenue budget position and the revised capital budget for 2016/17.  The Head of Strategic Finance and Property provided a summary of the report.  The Insight and Improvement Manager explained that all indicators with the exception of three, were on target. 

 

Councillor K Crofton referred to overspends and suggested that these should have been included in the budget as these would now impact on residents’ Council Tax.  The Head of Strategic Finance and Property stated that the overspend represented 0.6% of the budget and that the Council was using resources for which they were intended.  He explained how resources were carefully managed to make sure services were delivered within the budget across the range of service plans.  The Head explained how the budget was prepared with contingencies being stripped out so that services were delivered in a lean and efficient way, although a single corporate contingency budget was included for in-year use if necessary. 

 

In response to a query from Councillor M Pope, the Head of Housing and Health explained the position around the underspend which, he said was attributable to appropriate use of Section 106 monies and other monies made available to the Council.

 

Councillor B Deering queried the ongoing hydro- electric project and was advised by the Head of Service that she was liaising with the Environment Agency to see if the project was still viable given changes to tariffs.

 

Councillor A Alder asked that every effort be made to speed up the scheme to modernise the public conveniences at Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth and hoped that this could be completed within the next six months.

 

In response to a query from Councillor C Woodward (MEHPI 11.6 Town Centre Footfall), the Head of Communications, Strategy and Policy, explained that this referred to the market and its success.  He further stated that this issue would be reviewed in the context of the Bishop’s Stortford Emerging Plan.

 

Members received the report and supported the recommendations, now detailed.

 

RESOLVED – that (A) the report be received;

 

(B)   the revenue budget forecast overspend of £89k in 2016/17  be noted;

 

(C)   the capital budget forecast underspend of £1.122m be noted; and

 

(D)   the reported performance for the period October 2016 to December 2016 be noted.