Agenda item

Revenue and Capital Budgets 2022/23

Joint report of the Chamberlain and Executive Director Environment.

Minutes:

The Committee received a joint report of the Chamberlain and Executive Director Environment concerning the Revenue and Capital Budgets 2022/23.

 

A Member voiced disappointment concerning the state of City streets following the Lord Mayor’s show and cleanliness of pavements in general and saw this as lowering the City’s clean reputation. Officers agreed to feed this back noting that difficult choices were made concerning cuts in service and budget. This would continue to be revisited to meet need and efficiency of the service.

 

With regards to the £634k allocation from the Finance Committee contingency towards costs of Fishmonger’s Hall Inquest, Members requested confirmation that this would be recoverable from central Government and services would not be affected. Officers confirmed they were in discussion with the Ministry of Justice and this would be a central cost.

 

Members were advised that a Business Plan was being developed for the Environment Department and there was a commitment to a zero-based budgeting exercise for 2023/24. When this was agreed, funding allocation would be reviewed. Members were supportive of the five-year plan which would put the Corporation in a better position for future planning whilst acknowledging that there was still uncertainty over the next two years which would impact on operations.  

 

RESOLVED, that Members:

 

·         review and approve the proposed revenue budget for 2022/23 for submission to Finance Committee;

 

·         review and approve the proposed capital budgets for 2022/23 for submission to Finance Committee;

 

·         authorise the Chamberlain, in consultation with the Executive Director Environment, to revise these budgets to allow for any further implications arising from subsequently approved savings proposals, Target Operating Model (TOM) implementation, changes to the Cyclical Works Programme, or changes to the resource envelope; and

 

·         agree that amendments for 2021/22 and 2022/23 budgets arising from changes to recharges during budget setting be delegated to the Chamberlain.

 

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