Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report which linked the Council’s strategic objectives with service delivery and which gave details of the outturn results across a range of performance indicators which related to service delivery and corporate priorities. In addition the report demonstrated the interrelationship between the Council’s financial position and operational performance. Following discussion it was 

RECOMMENDED:

(a)       that the considerable improvement in the Council’s performance be noted, in particular, that 38% of the Council’s indicators are now above the local authority average compared to 21% in 2005/06.  

(b)       that the net revenue outturn position of £11.092 million against the Budget of £11.564 million giving an underspend of £472,000 be noted.

(c)        that the list of revenue items to be carried forward be approved.

(d)       that the use of General Fund Revenue Balances and earmarked reserves be approved .

(e)       that the capital underspend of £2.597 million against the total Profiled Capital Budget be noted together with the progress made on capital schemes.

(f)         that the additional Capital budget carry forwards totalling £345,000 be approved.

(g)       that the financing of capital expenditure totalling £4.077 million for the year 2006/07 be noted.