Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Corporate Finance Manager introduced the report on 2017/18 Council Fund Budget – Stages 1 and 2 report which provided an update on planning the 2017/18 Council Fund Budget and closing the ‘gap’.  A presentation was delivered which covered the following areas:

·         The On-going Strategy

·         A Critical Point for Flintshire

·         The Projected ‘Budget Gap’ 2017/18

·         Where we left off in September

·         Service Portfolio Business Plans – Part 1

·         Service Reform – Business Plans

·         Final Changes to Proposals

·         Corporate Financial Stewardship – Part 2

·         Conclusions of Work to Date

·         New and Emerging Pressures

·         Ongoing Work

·         Working with Welsh Government – Part 3

·         Key National Discussion Points

·         Impact of the Provisional Settlement

·         Domiciliary Care – Charging Levels

·         Summary of Overall Budget Position

·         Budget Closing Stages

·         The Medium Term

A report on the Council Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18 Stage One had been considered at Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 28^th September 2016 and no specific issues had been raised.  There was a request for background information on risks to public facing services which had been sent to the Committee Members.

A report would be considered at County Council that afternoon seeking approval of the Portfolio Business Planning proposals.  The timeline was then set out as follows:

·         30^th November 2016 - Special Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee to consider the Corporate Financing Options

·         6^th December 2016 – Special Cabinet meeting to receive the Corporate Financing options for recommending to County Council later that day for approval

·         14^th February 2017 – final approval of the budget by County Council

            RESOLVED:

(a)       That the comments of the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the Stage 1 budget proposals be received;

(b)       That the Stage 1 budget proposals be recommended to Council for adoption on 15^th November 2016; and

(c)        That the strategy for Stage 2 of the budget be referred to Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee for review prior to presentation to Cabinet and Council on 6^th December 2016.