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Supplementary Estimates 2009/10

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Meeting: 18/06/2009 - Council (Item 27)

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Report number CHFCS49 by the Corporate Head of Finance and Customer Services.                                                                           (Enclosure)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

DECISION:  

 

  1. To approve the following Supplementary Estimates in respect of the following:

 

  1. General Fund – Capital Programme of £4.589M 2009/10 as noted in appendix A of report number CHFCS49
  2. General Fund Revenue estimate increase of £180k
  3. Supplementary estimate for LABGI Income be approved for £193,849.62 and this be used to support economic development related initiatives, in line with Council priorities.   The details of this to be delegated to the Corporate Head of Sustainable Communities and the Economic Development Portfolio Holder
  4. Housing Revenue Account – Capital Programme of £4.631M for 2009/10 and £5.425m for 2010/11 as noted in appendix B of report number CHFCS49
  5. Housing Revenue Account – Revenue increase of £654K

 

  1. General Fund - Summary Revenue Estimate 2009/10 and Reserves Statement as attached at appendix C of report number CHFCS49

 

  1. Capital Financing Statement attached at appendix D of report number CHFCS49

 

  1. Housing Revenue Account – Revenue Account summary 2009/10 as attached at appendix E of report number CHFCS49.

 

Report number CHFCS49 was presented by the Portfolio Holder for Resources and Assets. It was noted that the fourth bullet point on page four should have stated “explore the possibility of ground source heating pumps”. The recommendations in the report were then moved and seconded.

 

The Corporate Head for Finance and Customer Services then explained the contents of the report, drawing Members’ attention to several key points:

 

  • The Leisure Trust had not yet been granted charitable status by the Charity Commission which meant that the Council was still liable for the business rates on leisure premises until the Trust was granted charitable status.
  • The Council had been awarded £193,849.62 of LABGI funding which was proposed to be used to support economic development initiatives which aligned with the “good for business” priority plan.

 

A debate took place and a number of issues were raised. Members expressed concern at the delay in the Leisure Trust being awarded charitable status and questioned whether the Council should seek an explanation from the Charity Commission. It was confirmed to Members that the issue was a matter for the Leisure Trust itself as it was responsible for the application. Councillor Thompson, who was to be the Council’s representative on the Leisure Trust management board explained that the application had been made in September 2008. No reply to the application had been received, although an answer from the Charity Commission had been promised in January 2009 and then in March 2009. It was now expected that an answer would be shortly forthcoming. A question was raised as to who would be responsible for how the LABGI funding would be spent. It was confirmed that proposals for spending this money would be made by the relevant Portfolio Holder and Corporate Head.

 

On being put to the vote, the motion was carried.