Issue - meetings

That the County Council approve the recommendations of the Cabinet from its meeting held on 17 February 2015 as set out in the report to Cabinet attached to the Council report.

            In moving the recommendation, Councillor Aaron Shotton, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, stated that the Capital Programme had been discussed at length in the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny budget meeting.  He hoped that Members supported the principles including that the Capital Programme 2015/16 no longer required capital receipts for planning purposes.  He also commented on the many projects included in the programme which incorporated provision for funding for the Holywell hub which he hoped West Flintshire colleagues would welcome.  The recommendation was seconded by Councillor George Hardcastle. 

            The Chief Officer (Organisational Change) introduced the report to present the annual Council Fund Capital Programme for 2015/16 and indicative funding levels to 2018/19. 

            The Chief Officer and Corporate Finance Manager gave a joint presentation and commented upon the following areas:-

·         Capital Programme context

·         Funding the Capital Programme

·         Capital Programme – Funding

·         Core Capital Programme

·         Capital Receipts & Core Programme

·         Allocating the Core Programme

·         Estimated Available Funding – Core Programme

·         Core Allocation by Portfolio

            Councillor Mike Peers sought clarification on the figure of £0.333m which was reported as unallocated core funding which would provide a degree of protection to the Council’s Core programme and whether this figure was to be used to fund organisational change and deliver the necessary revenue efficiencies over the medium term.  The Chief Officer (Organisational Change) explained that paragraph 6.12 referred to unallocated funding over and above the £0.333m detailed in the report and flowing from any receipts received in the remainder of the current financial year.  The intention being that this would be considered for use in areas such as Community Asset Transfers, school modernisation and repair programmes and the installation of income generating energy installations. 

RESOLVED:

That the County Council approve the recommendations of the Cabinet from its meeting held on 17 February 2015 as set out in the report to Cabinet attached to the Council report.