Agenda item

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

The Group Accountant introduced a joint report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Open Spaces on revenue and capital budgets for the period 2013-14 and 2014-15. She noted that the report only considered areas on which the Committee had responsibility for spending. She added that the report had been prepared using guidelines set down by the Policy and Resources Committee and that overall outturn figures were expected to be in line with forecasts.

RESOLVED:

·         That the Committee had reviewed the provisional 2014-15 revenue budget to ensure it reflected the Committee’s objectives and approved the budget for submission to the Finance Committee.

·         That the draft Capital Budget had been reviewed and approved.

·         That the Chamberlain be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Open Spaces, to revise the budgets to allow for any further implications arising from Corporate Projects, departmental reorganisations and other reviews, and changes to the Additional Works Programme.