Issue - meetings

To approve, on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee, the carry forward of certain unspent balances from 2014/15 to the 2015/16 budget.

RESOLVED

That, as recommended by the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee, the requests set out in the Appendix, totalling £215,000, for budgets to be carried forward to 2015/16 be approved.

The Cabinet considered the report circulated with the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes).

Mrs Hardwick introduced the report, which had been considered by the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee on 30 June 2015. The Committee had unanimously recommended the Cabinet to approve the carry forward requests totalling £215,000.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mrs Tull (Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee) added that all requests to carry forward budget underspendings were scrutinised by the Chief Executive and Head of Finance and Governance Services. Only requests they supported were submitted to the Committee; all other underspends were returned to reserves.

Mr Finch added that the temporary Web Assistant post might be made permanent.

RESOLVED

That, as recommended by the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee, the requests set out in the Appendix, totalling £215,000, for budgets to be carried forward to 2015/16 be approved.

To committee is requested to recommend that Cabinet approves the requests totalling £215,500 for budgets to be carried forward in 2015-16.

The committee considered the agenda report (copy attached to the official minutes).

Mr Ward explained to the committee the process followed in considering unspent balances in 2014/15 and reconsidering these for inclusion in the budget for 2015/16.

RECOMMENDED TO CABINET

That the requests totalling £215,500 for budgets to be carried forward in 2015/16 be approved.