Agenda item

Joint report of the Director of Open Spaces and Chamberlain.

Members considered a report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Open Spaces on Revenue and Capital Budgets for 2016/17 and 2017/18.

In response to a question from a Member regarding business priorities, the Park Manager confirmed that health and wellbeing was promoted through literature in local doctor’s surgeries and libraries. Moreover, health and wellbeing featured on the wider Open Spaces Department Business Plan.

RESOLVED, that

·         The provisional 2017/18 revenue budget be approved for submission to the Finance Committee.

·         The Chamberlain be authorised to revise the budgets, in consultation with the Director of Open Spaces, to allow for any implications arising from Corporate Projects, departmental reorganisations and other reviews, and changes to the Additional Works Programme. Any changes in excess would be reported back to the Committee.

• 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 Chairmen of the Policy and Resources Committee prior to approving an alternative proposal(s).