Agenda


Budget Planning Committee - Tuesday 29 October 2024 6.30 pm

Venue: Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon OX15 4AA

Contact: Matt Swinford, Democratic and Elections Team  Email: democracy@cherwell-dc.gov.uk, 01295 221534

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitute Members

2.

Declarations of Interest

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.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 198 KB

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 17 September 2024.

4.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive communications from the Chairman.

5.

Urgent Business

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

 

6.

Monthly Performance Report pdf icon PDF 865 KB

Report of Assistant Director of Finance (S151 Officer)

 

Purpose of report

 

To report to the committee the council’s performance, risk, and financial positions at the end of the financial year 2024-2025.

 

Recommendations

 

The Budget Planning Committee resolves:

1.1       To note the contents of this report.  

 

Additional documents:

7.

Fees & Charges Benchmarking 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 365 KB

Report of Assistant Director of Finance (S151 Officer)

 

Purpose of report

 

This report is to provide information to the Committee on proposed Fees and Charges as compared to some other districts to feed back to the Executive as part of the 2025/26 Budget and Business Planning Process.

 

Recommendations

 

The Budget Planning Committee resolves:

 

1.1         To note the variances between the council’s fees and charges and those of other Oxfordshire districts.

 

1.2         To recommend to Executive any fees and charges that should be considered for an increase of more than the 2% minimum which is the level already assumed in the council’s planning assumptions.

 

Additional documents:

8.

Review of Committee Work Plan pdf icon PDF 238 KB

To review the Committee Work Plan.