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Council Plan and Budget 2022/23
Meeting: 28/02/2022 - County Council (Item 69)
69 Council Plan and Budget 2022/23 PDF 63 KB
The Council is asked to consider and approve the Council Plan and budget for 2022/23, the Capital Strategy 2022-27 and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2022/23, in the light of a report pack by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Property which is enclosed with the agenda.
Additional documents:
- Budget Adjustment report, item 69 PDF 48 KB
- Budget Pack report, item 69 PDF 331 KB
- Annex 1 - Budget Appendicies, item 69 PDF 1 MB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy report, item 69 PDF 242 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix A, item 69 PDF 317 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix B, item 69 PDF 67 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix C, item 69 PDF 89 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix D, item 69 PDF 76 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix E, item 69 PDF 92 KB
- Annex 2(b) - Treasury Management Strategy Statement, item 69 PDF 300 KB
- Annex 2(b) - Treasury Management Strategy: Appendix A, item 69 PDF 64 KB
- Annex 2(b) - Treasury Management Strategy: Appendix B, item 69 PDF 112 KB
- Annex 2(c) - Prudential Indicators, item 69 PDF 102 KB
- Annex 3 - Equality Impact Assessment, item 69 PDF 67 KB
- Annex 4 - Member comments, item 69 PDF 48 KB
- Proposed amendment by Cllr Lord, item 69 PDF 64 KB
- Proposed amendments by Cllr Baxter, item 69 PDF 83 KB
- Webcast for Council Plan and Budget 2022/23
Minutes:
69.1 The Cabinet Member for Finance and Property moved the report on the Council Plan and budget for 2022/23, the Capital Strategy 2022-27 and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2022/23 (budget pack pages 1 to 187).
69.2 An amendment was moved by Cllr Lord and seconded by Cllr O’Kellyas set out below.
Proposed changes to the Revenue Budget
Growth
Ongoing changes to the revenue budget |
2022/23 £m |
Resource 2 additional officer posts (2 FTE) within the highways team - one to accelerate the active travel programme and one to develop proposals on improving bus services as highlighted in the Levelling Up White Paper |
0.081 |
Increase the Occupational Therapist resource to deliver reablement at home to support independence (3 FTE) |
0.135 |
Enhance support to carers through additional Carers Support Officers (2 FTE) to allow people who are acting as carers to continue caring for as long as possible and prevent carer breakdown |
0.080 |
Increase the current climate change administration of 1 FTE by an additional officer resource to administer the climate emergency fund |
0.040 |
Additional Mental Health Support Team for Schools |
0.370 |
Specialist team focused on preventative and educational work on disordered eating working within schools and supporting families (6 early help workers plus team manager) |
0.267 |
Additional resource to Highways for road safety maintenance |
0.500 |
Total |
1.473 |
Reduction options
Ongoing changes to the revenue budget |
2022/23 £m |
Increased discretionary fees and charges by 2.5% over RPI |
0.500 |
Commission a review by the Independent Remuneration Panel to endorse the 25% reduction to the Special Responsibility Allowances for members (excluding Foster Panel) |
0.086 |
Removal of Advisers to Cabinet Members |
0.026 |
Communications (20% reduction to budget) |
0.291 |
Policy Team (20% reduction to budget) |
0.060 |
HR & Organisational Change (3% reduction to budget) |
0.210 |
Executive PAs (16% reduction to budget) |
0.100 |
Customer experience (5% reduction to budget) |
0.080 |
Intelligence & Performance (9% reduction to budget) |
0.120 |
Total |
1.473 |
Proposed changes to the Capital Programme
Growth
2022/23 £m |
|
Fund a Climate Emergency fund to encourage innovative community projects that will reduce carbon levels locally and improve our environment |
1.000 |
Additional funding for Public Rights of Way capital improvements, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure |
1.000 |
Total |
2.000 |
Funding
Ongoing changes to the Capital Programme |
2022/23 £m |
Capital Improvement budget already included within Capital Programme. The 2022/23 budget is £0.475 and £1.525 will be re-profiled (brought forward) from 2023/24 |
1.525 0.475 |
Total |
2.000 |
69.3 The amendment was put to a recorded vote under Standing Order 3.36.
(a) For the amendment – 20
Cllr Baxter, Cllr Cherry, Cllr Chowdhury, Cllr B Cooper, Cllr Cornell, Cllr Gibson, Cllr Johnson, Cllr Joy, Cllr Kerry-Bedell, Cllr Lord, Cllr Mercer, Cllr Milne, Cllr O’Kelly, Cllr Oppler, Cllr Oxlade, Cllr Pudaloff, Cllr Quinn, Cllr Sharp, Cllr Turley and Cllr Walsh.
(b) Against the amendment – 40
Cllr Albury, Cllr Ali, Cllr Atkins, Cllr Baldwin, Cllr Bennett, Cllr Boram, Cllr Bradbury, Cllr Britton, Cllr Burgess, Cllr Burrett, Cllr Charles, Cllr A Cooper, Cllr Crow, Cllr J Dennis, ... view the full minutes text for item 69
Meeting: 18/02/2022 - County Council (Item 8.)
8. Council Plan and Budget 2022/23 PDF 63 KB
The Council is asked to consider and approve the County Council budget for 2022/23, the Capital Strategy 2022-27 and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2022/23, in the light of a report pack by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Property which is enclosed with the agenda.
Additional documents:
- Budget Adjustment report, item 8. PDF 48 KB
- Budget Pack report, item 8. PDF 331 KB
- Annex 1 - Budget Appendicies, item 8. PDF 1 MB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy report, item 8. PDF 242 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix A, item 8. PDF 317 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix B, item 8. PDF 67 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix C, item 8. PDF 89 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix D, item 8. PDF 76 KB
- Annex 2(a) - Capital Strategy: Appendix E, item 8. PDF 92 KB
- Annex 2(b) - Treasury Management Strategy Statement, item 8. PDF 300 KB
- Annex 2(b) - Treasury Management Strategy: Appendix A, item 8. PDF 64 KB
- Annex 2(b) - Treasury Management Strategy: Appendix B, item 8. PDF 112 KB
- Annex 2(c) - Prudential Indicators, item 8. PDF 102 KB
- Annex 3 - Equality Impact Assessment, item 8. PDF 67 KB
- Annex 4 - Member comments, item 8. PDF 48 KB
- Webcast for Council Plan and Budget 2022/23