Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Chief Finance Officer.

The Chief Finance Officer presented the report on the proposed Corporate Services Scrutiny Revenue estimates for 2018/19, which outlined the strategic framework within which the estimates had been prepared; changes in accounting practices which affected all budgets and gave detailed reasons for major changes in the Management Unit estimates.

He informed Members that the estimates for Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee had increased and he drew attention to the revenue budget detailed in Appendix 1, circulated with the report. He highlighted a number of overarching changes which included the end of the requirement by local authorities to include support services in front line service costs, employers’ contribution to the superannuation fund and a pooling of the budget relating to communication and marketing activities.  The changes were cost neutral to the Council.

Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee supported the draft Revenue Estimates for 2018/19, the proposed Capital Programme and Fees and Charges for further consideration by Executive on 13 February 2018 and Council on 20 February 2018.