Meeting documents
Finance and Best Value Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Wednesday, 4th April 2007
Venue : Committee Room 1 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST/PARTY WHIP
- MINUTES
- PRESENTATION - BENEFITS DEVELOPMENTS
- FINANCIAL MONITORING STATEMENT
- MONITORING REPORTS
- FINANCIAL MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
- CAPITAL MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
- SERVICE RE-ENGINEERING SUMMARY
- INDICATIVE BUDGET 2008-2011
- FINANCE DEPARTMENT PLAN
- LOCAL AUTHORITY BUSINESS GROWTH INCENTIVE SCHEME
- OVERSEAS TRAVEL
- MEMBERS TRAINING
- CIPFA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER
- EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
- OUT OF BOROUGH PRIMARY CARE TRUSTS - Exempt
- ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS OF 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 meetings held on 6 and 19 February 2007, which were received or approved by the Council.
Item 3 - PRESENTATION - BENEFITS DEVELOPMENTS
Item 4 - 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:
That the contents of the financial monitoring statement be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 5 - MONITORING REPORTS
Summary:
In an effort to simplify the presentation of the monitoring reports to Overview and Scrutiny 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)
Item 6 - FINANCIAL MONITORING SUMMARY 2006/2007
Summary:
This financial monitoring summary has been extracted from reports considered by the current cycle of Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings. This report 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 7 - 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 8 - SERVICE RE-ENGINEERING SUMMARY
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. Also included are details of 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 9 - INDICATIVE BUDGET 2008-2011
Summary:
This report presents the indicative budgets for 2008-2011 to coincide with the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 (CSR). The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has stated that, following the CSR, the Local Government Finance Settlement will cover the period from 2008 to 2011 and that Local Authorities will be expected to budget on a three year basis.
Recommendation:
(1) That the detailed efficiency plan to be reported to the Cabinet in June reflects this indicative budget.
(2) That the projected budget for 2008 to 2011 be updated and reported regularly to the Cabinet.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 10 - FINANCE DEPARTMENT PLAN
Summary:
This report sets out how the Finance Department will contribute to the overall delivery of Council aims during 2007/2008. The Plan contains a number of Departmental Objectives which link to the aims and priorities of the Council, and it includes targets against which performance and achievement will be measured.
The document will inform the annual budgeting process and form the basis of detailed service plans which will outline how the various divisions and sections will deliver the aims and objectives of the Department. This in turn will flow through into the individual team members’ Key Issue Exchange process.
Recommendation:
Members are requested to review and comment on the Finance Department Plan 2007/2008.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 11 - LOCAL AUTHORITY BUSINESS GROWTH INCENTIVE SCHEME
Summary:
This report outlines the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive (LABGI) Scheme and details the grant allocated to Wirral for 2006/2007.
Recommendation:
That the allocation of £1,265,712 Local Authority Business Growth Incentive Grant to Wirral for 2006/2007, be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 12 - OVERSEAS TRAVEL
Summary:
This report details the approved Overseas Travel for the period 1 January 2006 - 31 December 2006.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 13 - MEMBERS TRAINING
Summary:
It is essential for Members of the Finance and Best Value Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Cabinet to have a good understanding of the finances of the Council. This report proposes a training course for Members to be conducted over two sessions to achieve this requirement.
Recommendation:
Members are requested to agree suitable dates for the provision of this training course.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 14 - CIPFA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Summary:
Members are requested to consider representation at the CIPFA Annual Conference to be held in Bournemouth from 12 June to 15 June 2007.
Recommendation:
That the Chairman of the Committee and the Liberal Democrat spokesperson be delegated to attend the CIPFA Conference.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 15 - ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER
Summary:
The Director of Technical Services will report the acceptance, under delegated authority, of the lowest tender received from Broadless Construction, in the sum of £46,760 for Alterations/Extension to Domestic Garage at 106 Breck Road, Wallasey.
Item 16 - EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Summary:
The public may be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves 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 item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to that Act.
Item 17 - OUT OF BOROUGH PRIMARY CARE TRUSTS - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION - Exempt by virtue of paragraph 5 of Part 1 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972
Item 18 - ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
Agenda Published: 26 March 2007