Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday, 28 February 2007

NumberItem
  MINUTES - Council 20070228 19:00 
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
4. MAIN DEBATE - 'MONEY MATTERS'
  To consider an officer report concerning the setting of the 2007/08 Council Tax and the 2007/08 General Fund Budget.
 01REPORT - COU20070228_01.doc 
 02APPENDIX - COU20070228_02.xls 
10. MATTER REFERRED FROM THE EXECUTIVE FOR DECISION - HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUDGET 2006/07 PROBABLE & 2007/08 ESTIMATES
  At its meeting on 14th February 2007 the Executive considered an officer report on this matter (copy attached). This report has appended to it a report of Stevenage Homes Limted (SHL) that is referred to in the following recommendations to Council that were agreed by the Executive:-

1. That the Budget, summarised at Appendix A of the SHL report, be the Council's Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2007/08.

2. That the Housing Revenue Account estimates for 2006/07 probable showing a net deficit of £1,634,680, as detailed in Appendix A to the SHL report, be agreed.

3. That the Housing Revenue Account 2007/08 Estimates showing a net deficit of £424,930, as detailed in Appendix A to the SHL report, be agreed.

4. That the increases in ancillary fees and charges, with effect from 2nd April 2007, as detailed in Appendix C of the SHL report, be approved.

5. That a Contingency Sum in the Budget and Policy Framework for 2007/08 of £500,000 for the HRA be agreed.

6. That an increase in the SHL Management Fee for 2006/07 by £22,000 to £7,669,000 be approved.

7. That the SHL Management Fee for 2007/08 be approved at £13,367,000.

8. That it be noted and accepted that the Council may, at its discretion, agree to vary the proposed HRA in the course of its consideration of that budget.
 03REPORT - COU20070228_03.doc 
 04SHL REPORT - COU20070228_04.doc 
 05APPENDIX - COU20070228_05.xls 
 06APPENDIX - COU20070228_06.doc 
 07APPENDIX - COU20070228_07.doc 
11. MATTER REFERRED FROM THE EXECUTIVE FOR DECISION - THE PRUDENTIAL CODE INDICATORS AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
  At its meeting on 14th February 2007 the Executive considered an officer report on this matter (copy attached) and agreed the following recommendations to Council:-

1. That the Prudential Code Indicators, as detailed in Appendix A of the report, be adopted.

2. That the 2007/08 Treasury Management Strategy, as detailed in paragraph 4.2 of the report, be adopted.
 08REPORT - COU20070228_08.doc 
 09APPENDIX - COU20070228_09.xls 
 10APPENDIX - COU20070228_10.doc 
12. OFFICER REPORT - MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES SCHEME
  To consider an officer report concerning the 2007/2008 Members' Allowances Scheme.
 11REPORT - COU20070228_11.doc 
 12APPENDIX - COU20070228_12.doc 
13. MINUTES - APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE - 18TH JANUARY 2007
  To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Appointments Committee held on 18th January 2007. These Minutes are submitted to Council as no further meetings of the Appointments Committee are scheduled.
 13MINUTES - COU20070228_13.rtf