Decision details
REVENUE BUDGET MONITORING PERIOD 4 2017/18
Decision Maker: City Mayor (Individual Decision)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To implement decisions consequential to the monitoring of expenditure in 2017/18 Period 4.
Decision:
Approve the following budget reductions consequent to spending reviews;
a) reductions to the Delivery Communications and Political Governance budget of £140,000 from 2017/18 (as set out in Appendix B, Paragraph 4.2 of the attached report).
b) reductions to the Delivery Communications and Political Governance budget of £62,000 in 2017/18 rising to £125,000 in 2018/19 (as set out in Appendix B, Paragraph 4.3 of the attached report).
c) reductions to the Planning, Transportation and Economic Development budget of £100,000 from 2018/19, in respect of the Park & Ride spending review (as detailed in Appendix B, Paragraph 6.2 of the attached report).
d) reductions to the Housing Budget of £250,000 from 2018/19 in respect of further savings arising from the Homelessness review (as detailed in Appendix B, Paragraph 11.2 of the attached report).
Please Note: This decision was Called-In under Rule 12 of Part 4D of the Council’s Constitution and the Call-in was considered by the Overview Select Committee at its meeting on 14 December 2017. The Committee resolved that, “in accordance with Procedure Rule 12(g)(ii) of Part 4D of the Council’s Constitution (City Mayor and Executive Procedure Rules), the call-in relating to part d) of the Executive decision taken by the City Mayor on 24 November 2017 on the Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 4 2017/18 be withdrawn by this Committee.”
Reasons for the decision:
The Executive and Overview Select Committee receive a report on the forecast budget position regularly throughout the year (as well as an outturn report at the end of the year). Recommendations on savings and earmarked reserves are included when required.
Alternative options:
Not applicable.
Publication date: 16/11/2017
Date of decision: 24/11/2017
Effective from: 02/12/2017
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Ross Willmott who writes We wish to call in the decision which is part of the Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 4 2017-18; referring to the reductions to the Housing Budget of £250,000 from 2018/19 in respect of further savings arising from the Homelessness review (as detailed in Appendix B, Paragraph 11.2 of the attached report.) We believe that this cut in the budget should be reinvested in services for homeless people"
- Councillor Lucy Chaplin who writes We wish to call in the decision which is part of the Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 4 2017-18; referring to the reductions to the Housing Budget of £250,000 from 2018/19 in respect of further savings arising from the Homelessness review (as detailed in Appendix B, Paragraph 11.2 of the attached report.) We believe that this cut in the budget should be reinvested in services for homeless people "
- Councillor Patrick Kitterick who writes We wish to call in the decision which is part of the Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 4 2017-18; referring to the reductions to the Housing Budget of £250,000 from 2018/19 in respect of further savings arising from the Homelessness review (as detailed in Appendix B, Paragraph 11.2 of the attached report.) We believe that this cut in the budget should be reinvested in services for homeless people. "
- Councillor Vijay Singh Riyait who writes We the undersigned wish to call in the decision which is part of the Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 4 2017-18; referring to the reductions to the Housing Budget of £250,000 from 2018/19 in respect of further savings arising from the Homelessness review (as detailed in Appendix B, Paragraph 11.2 of the attached report.) We believe that this cut in the budget should be reinvested in services for homeless people."
- Councillor Susan Waddington who writes We the undersigned wish to call in the decision which is part of the Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 4 2017-18; referring to the reductions to the Housing Budget of £250,000 from 2018/19 in respect of further savings arising from the Homelessness review (as detailed in Appendix B, Paragraph 11.2 of the attached report.) We believe that this cut in the budget should be reinvested in services for homeless people."
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