Issue - decisions

RESOLVED:

13.1. The July Finance Review report be noted;

13.2. The budget adjustments set out in Appendix A be agreed for service areas to enable spend to be contained within agreed budgets for 2017/18;

13.3. The Capital budgets be noted and authority be delegated to the Chief Finance Officer to re-profile 2016/17 carry-forward budgets as required;

13.4 The recent developments for Business Rates devolution from 2019/20 be noted and that further updates be brought to Cabinet as the legislative

position becomes clearer;

13.5. Cabinet delegated to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, authority to enter into negotiations in respect of participating in a pilot business rates pool for London in 2018/19. Cabinet agreed that a report be presented in autumn 2017 to clarify the position regarding the pilot;

13.6 The position on the School funding reform proposals be noted;

13.7 The effects of further integration with NHS services be noted and the use of the Improved Better Care Fund to increase the Adult Social Care base budget be agreed;

13.8. The financial implications of the Homelessness Reduction Act be noted and the use of the new Flexible Homelessness Support Grant to increase the Community Wellbeing base budget be approved; and

13.9. That Cabinet’s intention, as previously announced and subject to  consultation and any other material changes to circumstances, to increase council tax by 3.99% in 2018/19 be confirmed, on the basis that this meant that no new savings proposals needed to be developed.