Meeting documents
Finance and Best Value Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Tuesday, 6th February 2007
Venue : Committee Room 1 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- DECLARATIONS ON INTEREST/PARTY WHIP
- MINUTES
- FINANCIAL MONITORING STATEMENT
- MONITORING REPORTS
- FINANCIAL MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
- CAPITAL MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
- SERVICE RE-ENGINEERING MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
- FINANCE DEPARTMENT - CURRENT ESTIMATE 2006/2007 AND BASE ESTIMATE 2007/2008
- TREASURY MANAGEMENT - CURRENT ESTIMATE 2006/2007 AND BASE ESTIMATE 2007/2008
- COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (CPA) - USE OF RESOURCES
- EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
- TENDER REPORT - PROVISION OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE - Exempt
- TENDER REPORT - 4 COLOUR PRINTING PRESS - Exempt
- ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
- PRESENTATION - BUDGETARY CONTROL
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS ON INTEREST/PARTY WHIP
Summary:
Members are asked to consider whether they have personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any item(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they are.
Members are reminded that they should also declare, pursuant to paragraph 18 of the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules, whether they are subject to a party whip in connection with any item(s) to be considered and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of the whipping arrangement.
Item 2 - MINUTES
Summary:
To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 6 December 2006, which were received or approved by the Council.
Item 3 - FINANCIAL MONITORING STATEMENT
Summary:
This report provides a summary in tabular format of the current position of the Authority revenue accounts and General Fund balances. Further details can be found in the financial monitoring summary and service re-engineering summary reports elsewhere on this agenda.
Recommendation:
(1) That the contents of the financial monitoring statement be noted.
(2) That a further update be submitted to the next meeting of this Committee.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 4 - MONITORING REPORTS
Summary:
In an effort to simplify the presentation of the monitoring reports to Overview and Scutiny Committees, they are all being presented together as appendices to one report.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
- Report of the Director of Finance
- Appendix A - General Financial Matters
- Appendix B - Corporate Risk and Insurance Management
- Appendix C - Finance Department Performance Monitoring Report: November 2006 - January 2007
Item 5 - FINANCIAL MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
Summary:
The current cycle of Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings have been presented with a Current Estimate 2006/2007 and Base Estimate 2007/2008 report. This financial monitoring summary has been extracted from these estimate reports and details the key variations for this financial year and provides a summary of the overall implications for the General Fund.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 6 - CAPITAL MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
Summary:
A capital monitoring report for each department has been presented to the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee during the current cycle, and this report provides a summary of the progress on the overall programme.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 7 - SERVICE RE-ENGINEERING MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
Summary:
This report provides Members with an update on the progress being made in achieving the service re-engineering savings contained within the budget for 2006/2007, and includes also, details on the use of the service re-engineering reinvestment budget for 2006/2007.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 8 - FINANCE DEPARTMENT - CURRENT ESTIMATE 2006/2007 AND BASE ESTIMATE 2007/2008
Summary:
This report informs Members of the Current Estimate for 2006/2007 and the Base Estimate for 2007/2008. It draws together the key financial issues that have been reported to this Committee during the year to date as part of the regular financial monitoring reports, and Members are asked to endorse the proposals and refer items for revenue growth and savings to the Budget Cabinet on 19 February 2007 so that they can be included in the 2007/2008 Budget.
Recommendation:
(1) That a further report on financial monitoring for 2006/2007 be submitted to the next appropriate meeting.
(2) That the Current Estimate for 2006/2007 and the Base Estimate for 2007/2008 be approved and referred to the budget meeting of the Cabinet on 19 February 2007.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 9 - TREASURY MANAGEMENT - CURRENT ESTIMATE 2006/2007 AND BASE ESTIMATE 2007/2008
Summary:
This report informs Members of the Current Estimate for 2006/2007 and the Base Estimate for 2007/2008. The report also draws together the key financial issues that have been reported to this Committee during the year to date as part of the regular financial monitoring report. Members are asked to endorse the proposals and refer items for revenue growth and savings to the Budget Cabinet on 19 February 2007 so that they can be included in the 2007/2008 Budget.
Recommendation:
(1) That a further report on financial monitoring for 2006/2007 be submitted to the next appropriate meeting.
(2) That the Current Estimate for 2006/2007 and the Base Estimate for 2007/2008 be approved and referred to the budget meeting of the Cabinet on 19 February 2007.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 10 - COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (CPA) - USE OF RESOURCES
Summary:
This report provides details of the Audit Commission 2006 Comprehensive Performance Assessment Use of Resources judgement for Wirral. It also explains the changes to the 2007 assessment criteria and details the Action Plan produced to achieve further improvements in the future.
Recommendation:
(1) That the result of the 2006 Use of Resources assessment be noted.
(2) That the action plan responding to the issues raised by the Use of Resources assessment be approved.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 11 - EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Summary:
The public may be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information.
Recommendation:
That in accordance with section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.
Item 12 - TENDER REPORT - PROVISION OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION - Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Local Government Act 1972
Item 13 - TENDER REPORT - 4 COLOUR PRINTING PRESS - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION - Exempt by virtue of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Local Government Act 1972
Item 14 - ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
Item 15 - PRESENTATION - BUDGETARY CONTROL
Agenda Published: 26 January 2007