Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday, 1 March 2006

NumberItem
  MINUTES - Council 20060301 19:00 
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
10. MATTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE FOR DECISION BY COUNCIL - GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2006/2007
  At its meeting on 15th February 2006 the Executive considered an officer report concerning the General Fund Budget 2006/2007 and agreed the following recommendations to Council :-

1. That the Budget summarised at Appendix A to this report be the Council's General Fund Budget for 2006/07.

2. That a General Fund Budget Requirement for 2006/07 of £13,243,080, use of balances of £1,330,798 and a Band D Council Tax of £170.37 (assuming a 2.5% increase), as reflected in the draft Council Tax Resolution at Appendix D, be agreed.

3. That a General Fund Revenue Account Contingency Sum in the Budget and Policy Framework for 2006/07 of £500,000 be agreed.

4. That the 2006/07 General Fund Capital Programme, as considered by the Executive in December, summarised in paragraph 6.1 to be the Council's 2006/07 Capital Programme be agreed.

5. That a Contingency Sum in the budget and policy framework for 2006/07 of £2,000,000 for the Capital Programme, as considered by the Executive in December be agreed.

6. That the advice of the Assistant Chief Executive (Finance) on the robustness of the draft budget and the adequacy of reserves (Appendix C) be noted.

NOTE: THIS REPORT WAS CIRCULATED WITH THE PAPERS FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED BRING THAT COPY WITH THEM TO THE MEETING. ANYONE REQUIRING A COPY OF THE OFFICER REPORT, PLEASE CONTACT COMMITTEE SERVICES (TEL:242992)
 01REPORT & APPENDICES - COU20060301_01.pdf 
11. MATTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE FOIR DECISION BY COUNCIL - THE PRUDENTIAL CODE INDICATORS AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
  At its meeting on 15th February 2006, the Executive considered the officer report on the Prudential Code Indicators and Treasury Management Strategy (copy attached) and agreed the following recommendation to Council :-

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

2. That Council the 2006/07 Treasury Management Strategy, as set out in the report, be adopted.
 02REPORT - COU20060301_02.doc 
 03APPENDIX - COU20060301_03.xls 
 04APPENDIX - COU20060301_04.doc 
12. MATTER FROM EXECUTIVE FOR DECISION BY COUNCIL - HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT 2OO6/2007 CAPITAL FORWARD PLAN
  At its meeting on 15th February 2006 the Executive considered an officer report on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) 2006/2007 Capital Forward Plan (copy attached) and agreed the following recommendation to Council :-

'That the initial HRA Capital Forward Plan 2006/07, as detailed at Appendix A of the report, be approved.'

Any comments from the Scrutiny Overview Committee following that Committee's consideration of this report on 21st February will be circulated at the meeting.
 05REPORT - COU20060301_05.doc 
 06APPENDIX - COU20060301_06.xls 
13. OFFICER REPORT - MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES SCHEME
  To consider the attached officer report proposing a Members' Allowances Scheme for 2006/2007.
 07REPORT - COU20060301_07.doc 
 08APPENDIX - COU20060301_08.doc 
14. OFFICER REPORT - ANNUAL COUNCIL 2006
  To consider an officer report concerning the date of Annual Council 2006.
 09REPORT - COU20060301_09.doc