Agenda, decisions and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

There were no items of urgent business.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 30 August 2017.

The minutes of the meeting of the Budget Planning Committee held on 30 August 2017 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive communications from the Chairman.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

Report of the Chief Finance Officer

Purpose of report

This report provides Members with a review of the allocation of New Homes Bonus (NHB) over the life of the scheme.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1       To note the allocation of New Homes Bonus.

Resolved

(1)       That Executive be recommended to consider how best the remaining allocation of New Homes Bonus funds be spent for the benefit of those areas of the district where there has been housing growth.

The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report which provided Members with a review of the allocation of New Homes Bonus (NHB) over the life of the scheme.

In response to Members’ concerns that there were currently no approved schemes for economic development, the Interim Head of Finance explained that any plans in progress would not be accounted for until approved.

In the course of the discussion Councillor Mawer proposed a recommendation to Executive that New Homes Bonus funds be allocated to the areas in the district that had seen the housing growth.  Councillor Woodcock seconded the proposal.

The committee requested that the new homes bonus allocation details be included with the budget reports in February 2018.

Resolved

(1)       That Executive be recommended to consider how best the remaining allocation of New Homes Bonus funds be spent for the benefit of those areas of the district where there has been housing growth.

To review the Committee Work Plan.

Resolved

(1)       That the contents of the work plan be noted.

The Committee considered its work programme.

Resolved

(1)       That the contents of the work plan be noted.

The following items contain exempt information as defined in the following paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972.

 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Members are reminded that whilst the following item has been marked as exempt, it is for the meeting to decide whether or not to consider it in private or in public. In making the decision, members should balance the interests of individuals or the Council itself in having access to the information. In considering their discretion members should also be mindful of the advice of Council Officers.

Should Members decide not to make a decision in public, they are recommended to pass the following recommendation:

“That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the ground that, if the public and press were present, it would be likely that exempt information falling under the provisions of Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3 would be disclosed to them, and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

Resolved

That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the ground that, if the public and press were present, it would be likely that exempt information falling under the provisions of Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3 would be disclosed to them, and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Exempt report of the Chief Finance Officer.

Resolved

(1)       That the contents of the exempt report be noted.

The Committee considered an exempt report of the Chief Finance Officer which provided members of the Budget Planning Committee with an update on the Council’s Medium Term Revenue Plan (MTRP) for 2017/18 to 2021/22.

Resolved

(1)       That the contents of the exempt report be noted.

Exempt report of the Chief Finance Officer.

Resolved

(1)       That the report be endorsed.

(2)       That the overall 2018/19 budget strategy and service and financial planning process be endorsed.

(3)       That, having given due consideration, the budget guidelines and timetable for the 2018/19 budget process be endorsed.

The Committee considered an exempt report of the Chief Finance Officer which informed the Committee of the service and financial planning process for 2018/19, the 2018/19 budget strategy and the budget guidelines for service managers to enable the production of the 2018/19 budget.

Resolved

(1)       That the report be endorsed.

(2)       That the overall 2018/19 budget strategy and service and financial planning process be endorsed.

(3)       That, having given due consideration, the budget guidelines and timetable for the 2018/19 budget process be endorsed.