Issue - meetings

Cllr Yates presented the report and explained that there was a predicted overspend of £489k, this was due to an increase in homelessness, potential increased volume of seaweed removals and increased agency staff in waste and recycling. The General Fund capital programme was showing a substantial underspend. This was in part due to the phasing and timing of a number of grant funded projects. Some of the projects would be re-profiled and slipped into later years of the programme.

Cllr Davis spoke under council procedure rule 20.1.

It was proposed by Cllr Yates and seconded by Cllr Keen that:

1)  Cabinet notes the following:

 i) The General Fund revenue budget 2023/24 forecast position.

 ii) The General Fund Capital Programme 2023/24 forecast position.

iii) The Housing Revenue Account position.

2)  Cabinet agrees up to £75k General Fund revenue budget virement as outlined at 3.2 to the Community Safety budget to facilitate the continued provision of showers, toilets and utilities for the traveller community currently located on land at Ramsgate Port and to fund associated legal costs, to be funded from a corresponding reduction in the corporate contingency budget.

3)  Cabinet recommends to Council for approval the supplementary budgets for:

i) The £10k requirement for the Legal system upgrade to be funded from reserves as set out in section 3.3

ii) £154k identified at section 3.4 from the Business Rates Growth Reserve to fund the Legal and Procurement fees associated with Port projects.

4)  Cabinet notes the re-profiling of the revenue budgets pertaining to UKSPF as indicated at 4.1 below and that they agree that we reserve the right to vary 24/25 in consultation with the Portfolio Holder if and when requirements change.

5)  Cabinet recommends to Council for approval the supplementary capital budget, numbered i to vii inclusive, as set out in section 7.5 and Annex 1 to this report.

6)  Cabinet agrees to the capital programme budget adjustments, numbered i to ix inclusive, as set out in section 7.4 and Annex 1 to this report.

Members AGREED