Jenny Spick, Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Policy, introduced the report of the Assistant Director: Finance which set out the Council’s revenue and capital monitoring position for 2017/18 quarter 2. The report gave details of key issues within the business theme, progress on the implementation of savings and income and debt. There was a current projected overspend of £50,000 which would be balanced out by an underspend in treasury management.

Jenny Spick also stated that she would be happy to give a presentation to the March committee meeting on any particular areas of finance.

Resolved – That the report be noted.

Following consideration of this item a Member suggested that Committee Members could inform officers if they had questions on particular reports in advance of the meeting and if there were going to be no questions on a report the officer could be stood down from attending the Committee.

The Chair suggested that he would look into this with the Party Spokespersons and report back.