Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet of the Performance and Resources review the Council’s Money Plan for recommendation to Council.

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL:

1.    That the proposals for the 2017/18 budget included in this report be approved.

2.    That the implementation of the target budget reductions set in the Money plan 2017/2022 be approved.

3.    That it be noted that consultation has been undertaken on budget savings proposals to achieve the level of savings required in 2017/18.

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for the Performance and Resources (Councillor Norman) reviewing the Council’s Money Plan for recommendation to Council.

Councillor Norman highlighted key areas of the report acknowledging that the City Council were facing a very challenging financial outlook that was unlikely to improve in the short term. He welcomed the robustness of the proposals which would provide the Council with a sustainable budget capable of withstanding the continued financial pressures. He warned that with the further expected decreases to the New Homes Bonus Scheme the Council would be required to continue to generate additional income and make further savings.

Councillor Norman reported that the City Council had accepted the Government’s four year settlement offer and submitted an efficiency plan in line with this. He explained that the Together Gloucester transformation project, delivered by a group of officers from across the Council, had been successful in identifying £1 million savings in 2017/18 financial year and thanked the officers involved for their achievements in regards to this. He concluded by reporting that Cabinet would continue to support the management team in implementing the proposals noting that the Council would continue to lobby the appropriate channels. 

Cabinet Members supported the proposals acknowledging the challenging decisions being undertaken and the significant pressures that the Council faced.

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL:

1.    That the proposals for the 2017/18 budget included in this report be approved.

2.    That the implementation of the target budget reductions set in the Money plan 2017/2022 be approved.

3.    That it be noted that consultation has been undertaken on budget savings proposals to achieve the level of savings required in 2017/18.