Issue - meetings

Quarter 2 2019/20 Capital Financial Monitoring

Meeting: 09/12/2019 - Council (Item 105)

105 QUARTER 2 2019/20 CAPITAL FINANCIAL MONITORING AND CAPITAL PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 125 KB

The Council is requested to:

 

(1)  approve additional funding for the schemes referred to in paragraph 3.3 of the report (see attached), and;

 

(2)  approve the revised Capital Programme of £55.889m for 2019/20.

 

(Cabinet minute 62 attached).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The fourth matter requiring consideration was in relation to the Quarter 2 2019/20 Capital Financial Monitoring and the Capital Programme as recommended by Cabinet at its meeting on 25 November, 2019 (minute 62 refers).

 

In response to a comment from Councillor Phil Gilchrist, Councillor Janette Williamson stated that the Capital Programme policies and procedures were currently being re-written to make it more Member led and to set more realistic goals so that some of the capital could be released for other things.

 

On a motion by Councillor Janette Williamson, seconded by Councillor Pat Hackett, it was -

 

Resolved (56:0) (One abstention) - That the recommendation contained within minute 62 of Cabinet, 25 November, 2019, be approved as follows:

 

(1)  additional funding for the schemes referred to in paragraph 3.3 of the report.

 

(2)  a revised Capital Programme of £55.889 million for 2019-20.


Meeting: 25/11/2019 - Cabinet (Item 62)

62 Quarter 2 2019/20 Capital Financial Monitoring pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources introduced a report which provided an update on the progress of the Capital Programme 2019/20 at the end of September 2019. It requested Cabinet to recommend to Council the 2019/20 Capital Programme of £52.889 million which took account of re-profiling, additional funding requirements and grant variations identified since June.

 

On a motion by Councillor Janette Williamson, seconded by Councillor Tony Jones, it was -

 

Resolved - That:

 

(1)  Cabinet recommends to Council the approval of additional funding for the schemes referred to in paragraph 3.3 of the report.

 

(2)  Cabinet recommends to Council the approval of the revised Capital Programme of £55.889 million for 2019-20.

 

Reasons for decision: Regular monitoring and reporting of the Capital Programme enables decisions to be taken faster which might produce revenue benefits and would improve financial control in Wirral Council.