Agenda item

Joint report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Open Spaces (copy attached).

Members considered a joint report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Open Spaces that updated the Committee on its latest approved revenue budget for 2012/13 and sought approval for a provisional revenue budget for 2013/14, for subsequent submission to the Finance Committee. The budgets had been prepared within the resources allocated to the Director. Members noted that overall the provisional Original budget for 2013/14 totalled £2.901M, an increase of £34,000 compared with the latest approved budget for 2012/13.

In response to a query from Members, the Head of Finance advised that any further changes would be sent to the Committee Chairman. The Head of Finance agreed to review the tables in the report and consider including historic figures to help put the current position into context.

RESOLVED: that Members:

i)       approve the budget for submission to the Finance Committee;

ii)     approve the draft Capital Budget;

iii)    authorise 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, changes to the Additional Works Programme, and implications arising from Carbon Trading Allowances.