Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The Leader’s report outlines the key priorities for the new Executive, along with responding to some of the challenges highlighted in the Corporate Performance and Resources Report.

The Executive at its meeting on 14 June 2016 considered the report and resolved, that in relation to the relevant sections of the Corporate Performance and Resource Report (Minute 9 refers), the following be approved:

·         virement to the Revenue Budget (set out in section 2.2.3 of the CPRR);

·         the approach to financing redundancy costs (2.6.2);

·         contributions to/from earmarked reserves and balances (2.9);

·         delegation of changes to the outturn, reserves and/or balances position that may arise from the audit of the statement of accounts (2.11) to the Borough Treasurer, in conjunction with the Leader of the Council;

·         changes to the Capital Programme (3.1.5); and

·         proposals for resourcing the Capital Programme (3.3).

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to consider the report.

Officer contact: Steve Skelton, 0161 474 3174, steve.skelton@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted the Leader’s report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the key priorities for the new Executive, along with responding to some of the challenges highlighted in the Corporate Performance and Resources Report.

The Leader of the Council (Councillor Alexander Ganotis) attended the meeting and in response to a question, confirmed that the £350,000 allocated for the feasibility study in relation to the extension of the A6 to Manchester Airport relief road from the M60 at Bredbury to the A6 at Hazel Grove would not be spent on other projects.

RESOLVED – That the Leader’s Report be noted.

To consider a report of the Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution)

The Leader’s report outlines the key priorities for the new Executive, along with responding to some of the challenges highlighted in the Corporate Performance and Resources Report.

The Executive is asked to approve the following, as set out within the relevant sections of the separate Corporate Performance and Resource Report:

·                Virement to the Revenue Budget (set out in section 2.2.3 of the CPRR);

·                The approach to financing redundancy costs (2.6.2);

·                Contributions to/from earmarked reserves and balances (2.9);

·                Delegation of changes to the outturn, reserves and/or balances position that may arise from the audit of the statement of accounts (2.11) to the Borough Treasurer, Corporate and Support Services, in conjunction with the Leader of the Council;

·                Changes to the Capital Programme (3.1.5); and

·                Proposals for resourcing the Capital Programme (3.3).

Officer contact: Steve Skelton, 0161 474 3174, steve.skelton@stockport.gov.uk

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the key priorities for the new Executive, and identifying actions arising from the Corporate Performance and Resources Annual Report.

The Leader highlighted key elements of the report, including proposals to review the Council’s consultation and engagement policies; ensuring adequate accountability of the Section 75 Pooled Budget with the Clinical Commissioning Group; a review of the current level of financial reserves and the approach to managing risk.

The Leader also highlighted that the outturn position at the end of 2015/16 had yielded a surplus of £3.9m. The report set out proposals for how this resource would be invested to support transformation priorities.

RESOLVED – That, in relation to the relevant sections of the Corporate Performance and Resource Report (Minute 9 refers), the following be approved:

·         virement to the Revenue Budget (set out in section 2.2.3 of the CPRR);

·         the approach to financing redundancy costs (2.6.2);

·         contributions to/from earmarked reserves and balances (2.9);

·         delegation of changes to the outturn, reserves and/or balances position that may arise from the audit of the statement of accounts (2.11) to the Borough Treasurer, in conjunction with the Leader of the Council;

·         changes to the Capital Programme (3.1.5); and

·         proposals for resourcing the Capital Programme (3.3).