Decision details

Performance and Resources - Mid-Year 2014/15 Reports

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Mid-Year Corporate Performance and Resource Report (CPRR) provides an overview of progress in delivering the Council’s Priority Outcomes and budget during the second quarter of 2014/15, based on the Council Plan 2013/15 and the Medium Term Financial Plan 2013/17. It is supported by seven Portfolio Performance and Resource Reports which are published as background papers to this report. These will be published ahead of the Executive meeting and considered in detail at the next cycle of Scrutiny Committees.

The Leader’s Report highlights a number of the Council’s significant achievements over the last quarter, along with providing an update on key decisions at GM level.

Decision:

The Executive considered an update on progress in delivering the Council’s Priority Outcomes and budget during the second quarter of 2014/15, and the

‘Leader’s Report’ for the same quarter and then agreed that

 

·         progress against delivering Council Plan priorities, portfolio outcomes and capital schemes alongside budget and performance outturns contained within the report be noted;

·         the virements to the Revenue Budget set out in section 2.2.4 of the report be approved;

·         the cash limit and non-cash limit forecast outturn positions for 2014/15 as set out in sections 2.3 and 2.6 of the report be noted;

·         the update on the budget savings programme set out in section 2.4 of the report be noted;

·         the Retained Schools Budget and Housing Revenue Account forecast outturn positions as set out in sections 2.7 and 2.8 of the report be noted;

·         the contributions to/from earmarked reserves and balances as set out in section 2.9 of the report be approved;

·         the forecast position for the 2014/15 Capital Programme as set out in section 3.1 of the report be noted;

·         the changes to the Capital Programme as set out in 3.1.4 of the report be approved;

·         the proposal that the prudential borrowing initially allocated to St Elisabeth’s be reallocated to St Thomas’ CE Primary (£3.62m in 2015/16) and the remaining £0.29m (2015/16) to Greave Primary School, as set out in 3.2.6 of the report be approved.

Alternative options considered:

None

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: None

Decision Reference: ED1644

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Portfolio Holders

Contact: Christine Buxton, Corporate and Support Services Email: christine.buxton@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161-474-4124, Peter Owston, Corporate and Support Services Email: peter.owston@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161 474 3274.

Report author: Peter Owston

Publication date: 12/11/2014

Date of decision: 11/11/2014

Decided at meeting: 11/11/2014 - Executive

Effective from: 19/11/2014

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