Decision details

1)    That in regards to the General Fund;

(i)            approval be given to the roll forward of £4.9m High Needs overspend through the Dedicated Schools Grant mechanism

(ii)          the 2019-2020 forecast revenue overspend of £0.9m as at Quarter 2, net of (1) above, be noted

(iii)         it be noted that Strategic Directors will identify opportunities for spending plans to be collectively brought back in line within the Council’s budget by year end

(iv)         the new leases for Huddersfield and Dewsbury Markets, to allow break clauses to be installed, as detailed at para 1.4.4 of the considered report, be noted

(v)          the forecast year end position on corporate reserves and balances be noted

2)    That in regards to the Collection Fund;

(i)            the forecast position on the Collection Fund as at Quarter 2 be noted

(ii)          approval be given to proposals for the use of the Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool surplus

3)    That, with regards to the Housing Revenue Account, the Quarter 2 forecast surplus of £0.2m and forecast year-end reserves of position of £60.6m be noted

4)    That in regards to Capital;

(i)            the Quarter 2 forecast capital monitoring position for 2019-2020 be noted

(ii)          approval be given to the capital works to be undertaken at Highfields Day Opportunities, as detailed at para 1.10.8 of the considered report

(iii)         approval be given to re-profiling across years of the capital plan, as detailed at para 1.10.3 of the considered report

(iv)         the intention to further review capital budget profiles in year, as part of Quarter 3 financial monitoring, be noted

5)    That approval be given to the in-year capital virement of £1.897m from flexible capital receipts strategy activity to Spenborough Valley Leisure Centre activity, in order to enable the construction phase of the scheme to commence as soon as possible.