Agenda item

Joint report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

The Committee considered a joint report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Community and Children’s Services on the 2017/18 latest revenue budget and the provisional revenue budget for 2018/19. The report highlighted that the latest 2017/18 budget represented a net increase of £5,000 totalling £218,000.

The report explained that this increase was primarily caused by an increase in employee costs arising from a marginal increase in Rents Officer hours, coupled with an increase in employers’ national insurance and pension fund contributions. In addition, it was noted that the 2018/19 provisional revenue budget displays a net increase of £19,000, totalling £232,000, which was principally due to an increase of £12,000 in the City Grant to the Gresham College and an £5,000 increase in employee.

Members queried which Chief Officer held responsibility for the Committee, noting that the Almshouses themselves came within the remit of the Department of Community and Children’s Services. Following discussion, the Chairman undertook to give this further consideration.

RESOLVED – That:

·         the latest 2017/18 revenue budget be approved and summited to the Finance Committee on the 21^st of November; and

·         the provisional 2018/19 revenue budget be approved and submitted to the Finance Committee.