Agenda item

Joint report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Open Spaces.

Members noted that overall the provisional Original budget for 2015/16 totalled £1.220M, an increase of £191,000 compared with the latest approved budget for 2014/15. This was due to an increase in expenditure of £154,000 which was mainly due to an increase of £182,000 in Surveyor’s Repairs & Maintenance, and a reduction in income of £40,000 which is mainly due to the reduction of CBT funding in Local Risk.

Resolved: That Membered:

·       Reviewed the provisional 2015/16 revenue budget to ensure that it reflects

the Committee’s objectives and, if so, approve the budget for submission

to the Finance Committee;

·       Reviewed and approve the draft Capital Budget;

·       Authorised the Chamberlain, in consultation with the Director of Open

Spaces, to revise these budgets to allow for any further implications

arising from Corporate Projects, departmental reorganisations and other

reviews, and changes to the Additional Works Programme. Members agreed that any works over £50,000 would need to be considered by the Committee;

·       Agreed that if specific service based review proposals included with this budget report are rejected by the Committee, or other Committees request that further proposals are pursued, that the substitution of other suitable proposals for a corresponding amount is delegated to the Town Clerk in discussion with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the relevant Committee. If the substituted saving is not considered to be straight forward in nature, then the Town Clerk shall also consult the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee prior to approving an alternative proposal(s).