Decision details

Emergency Budget 2020/21

Decision Maker: Executive, Council

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:


Report of the Chief Finance Officer

Decision:

Agreed

RECOMMENDED that Council:-

 

(1)  approve the Council’s revised spending proposals in respect of both its General Fund and HRA revenue budgets; and

(2)  notes that the future budget monitoring reports will assess the position against the revised budget and further decisions may be required depending on the economic impact being experienced as the year progresses; and

(3)  approves a budget of up to £1 million delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader and Chief Finance Officer, the budget to be used to fund urgent issues arising out of the response to Covid-19 and to offset the reductions in service budgets if required for urgent issues with the funds to be allocated from the income loss compensation announced by the Government.

Reason for Decision:

As set out in the report.

 

 

 

Report author: David Hodgson

Publication date: 08/07/2020

Date of decision: 07/07/2020

Decided at meeting: 07/07/2020 - Executive

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