Policy And Resources Committee - 15/02/2001

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 15th February, 2001.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Julia Sturrock, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th February, 2001 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

*I REVENUE BUDGET 2001/2002

The Committee had before them the following

1 Provisional Revenue Budget Volume 2001/2002 (Report No. 171-2001)

2 Report No. 92-2001 by the Director of Finance

3 Review of Charges (Report No. 172-2001)

Councillor Sturrock, seconded by Councillor Grant moved that this Committee:

1 notes the contents of Report 92-2001 by the Director of Finance;

2 approves the 2001/02 Provisional Revenue Budget, as detailed in the Budget Volume, subject to the amendments outlined at 3 and 4 below;

3 agrees that the net budget amendments of 49,000, as detailed in Appendix A to the Director of Finance's report, be approved and included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

4 notes the estimate of additional funding for the McCrone settlement of 1.205m, as outlined in paragraph 8 of the Director of Finance's report, and agrees that this sum be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

5 notes the estimated new monies of 1.432m, as outlined in Appendix 1 below and agrees that these be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

6 agrees that the sum of 200,000 be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget as a General Contingency Provision;

7 agrees that the Review of Charges totalling 577,000, be approved and included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

8 agrees that it be remitted to the Special Meeting of the Finance Committee hereafter to fix and determine the Final Revenue Budget and Council Tax for 2001/02;

9 notes the estimated new monies of 0.787m and 1.590m for the financial years 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively, as outlined in Appendix 1 below and

10 notes the indicative Revenue Budget levels of 227.564m and 235.177m for the financial years 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively, as outlined in Appendix 2 below, and agrees that these figures will form the basis of the calculation of indicative Council Tax levels for these years, to be announced at the Special Meeting of the Finance Committee hereafter.

APPENDIX 1

ESTIMATED NEW MONIES

APPENDIX 2

REVENUE BUDGET : 2001/02, 2002/03 & 2003/04

As an amendment Councillor Sawers, seconded by Councillor Corrigan, moved that the Committee:

1 notes the contents of Report 92-2001 by the Director of Finance;

2 approves the 2001/02 Provisional Revenue budget, as detailed in the budget Volume, subject to the amendments outlined at 3 and 4 below;

3 agrees that the net budget amendments of 49,000, as detailed in Appendix A to the Director of Finance's report, be approved and included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

4 notes the estimate of additional funding for the McCrone settlement of 1.205m, as outlined in paragraph 8 of the Director of Finance's report, and agrees that this sum be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

5 agrees that the estimated new monies of 1.432m, as outlined in Appendix 1 above, be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

6 agrees that the sum of 200,000 be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget as a General Contingency Provision;

7 agrees that the Review of Charges be approved and included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget subject to the amendments detailed in Appendix 2 below, resulting in a revised total of 608,000;

8 agrees that the savings totalling 373,000, as detailed in Appendix 3 below and the 2001/02 Revenue Budget be adjusted accordingly;

9 agrees that additional budgetary provision totalling 150,000, as detailed in Appendix 4 below be approved and the 2001/02 Revenue budget be adjusted accordingly;

10 agrees that it be remitted to the Special Meeting of the Finance Committee hereafter to fix and determine the Final Revenue Budget and Council Tax for 2001/02;

11 notes the estimated new monies of 0.787m and 1.590m for the financial years 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively, as outlined in Appendix 1 above; and

12 notes the indicative Revenue Budget levels of 227.310m and 234.923m for the financial years 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively, as outlined in Appendix 5 below, and agrees that these figures will form the basis of the calculation of indicative Council Tax levels for these years, to be announced at the Special Meeting of the Finance Committee hereafter.

APPENDIX 2

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/02

REVIEW OF CHARGES

APPENDIX 3

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/02

ADDITIONAL SAVINGS PROPOSALS

LIST A

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/2002

Supplies & Services: Equipment & Furniture

LIST B

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/2002

ADDITIONAL SAVINGS PROPOSALS

Supplies & Services: Books & Materials

LIST C

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/2002

ADDITIONAL SAVINGS PROPOSALS

Supplies & Services : Printing, Stationery & General Office Expenses

LIST E

 

ADDITIONAL SAVINGS

PROPOSALS

 

Supplies & Services : Other

Supplies & Services

 

Department		Page Number	Cost Centre	000
Education		24	Educ Mgmt & Support Services Inc Service Strategy & Regulation	8
Planning & Transportation		53	Building Quality	12
Planning & Transportation		55	Public Transport	6
Planning & Transportation		62	Off Street Car Parks	14
Economic Development		72	Property Mgmt & Valuation	10
Economic Development		76	Tayside House	15
Economic Development		78	Directorate & Administration	6
Leisure & Parks		82	Olympia	26
Leisure & Parks		83	Lochee SLC	4
Leisure & Parks		85	Indoor Sports	26
Leisure & Parks		87	Countryside Activities	19
Leisure & Parks		88	Sports Development	45
Leisure & Parks		89	Parks	23
Leisure & Parks		91	Administration	120
Environmental & Consumer Protection		96	Regulation	25
Environmental & Consumer Protection		106	Animal & Pest Services	14
Environmental & Consumer Protection		110	Support Services	30
Neighbourhood Resources & Development		116	Library and Information Service	39
Neighbourhood Resources & Development		120	Neighbourhood Based Functions	16
Neighbourhood Resources & Development		126	Corporate and Management Functions	16
Arts & Heritage		130	McManus Gallery	1
Arts & Heritage		131	Camperdown House	1
Arts & Heritage		132	Other Heritage	1
Arts & Heritage		133	Caird/Burgh Halls	3
Arts & Heritage		137	Marketing & Design	42
Arts & Heritage		139	Administration	6
Central Support Services
	- Chief Executive (Inc Corporate Planning	142
	- Press Office	144		1
	- Personnel & Management Services	146		15
	Support Services
	- Administration & Legal	152		134
	- Architectural Services	154		15
	Finance
	- Finance General	158		7
	Miscellaneous Services
	Support Services
	- Emergency Planning	165		1
	- Licensing Board & Committee	166		16
	- Electoral Registration	167		7
	- Registrar	169		7
	- District Court	170		11
	Finance
	- Finance Revenues	171		41
Other Housing		174		1
Total				784
5% Saving on the above				39

 

APPENDIX 4

 

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/02

 

ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY PROVISION

 

Item No.	Department	Narrative	Additional Provision in 2001/02	Additional Provision in full Financial Year
			000	000
1	Planning & Transportation	Introduce a CFCR provision for improvements to Road Safety/ Traffic Calming/Street Lighting outside schools	100	100
2	Planning & Transportation	Introduce a CFCR provision for Unadopted Roads/Footpaths, to supplement the provision already included in the capital programme	50	50
			150	150

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX 5

 

REVENUE BUDGET : 2001/02, 2002/03 & 2003/04

 

 

	Actual   Year 1 2001/02 000	Indicative   Year 2 2002/03 000	Indicative   Year 3 2003/04 000
Provisional Revenue Budget	215,143	222,540	229,200
Add Net Budget Adjustments per Appendix A to Director of Finance's Report	(49)	0	0
	215,094	222,540	229,200
Add Additional Funding for McCrone Settlement (cumulative)	1,205	3,182	2,545
	216,299	225,722	231,745
Add Addition of New Monies (cumulative)	1,432	2,219	3,809
	217,731	227,941	235,554

 

Add General Contingency Provision (cumulative)	200	200	200
	217,931	228,141	235,754
Less Review of Charges (cumulative)	(608)	(608)	(608)
	217,323	227,533	235,146
Less Savings (cumulative)	(373)	(373)	(373)
Add Growth (cumulative)	150	150	150
Revised Revenue Budget	217,100	227,310	234,923

 

 

On a division there voted for the motion - Lord Provost Wright, Councillors, Sturrock, de Gernier, Letford, Ward, Shimi, Presswood, Regan, Farquhar, Luke, Glen, Grant and Rolfe (13); and for the amendment - Councillors Barrie, Richard Beattie, Dawson, Sawers, FitzPatrick, Petrie, Guild, Corrigan, Dave Beattie, Fordyce, Bowes, Mackie, Wallace and Scott (14) - whereupon the amendment was declared carried and became the motion before the meeting.

 

As a further amendment Councillor Mackie, seconded by Councillor Wallace moved that the Committee:

 

1 notes the contents of Report 92-2001 by the Director of Finance;

 

2 approves the 2001/02 Provisional Revenue budget, as detailed in the budget Volume, subject to the amendments outlined at 3 and 4 below;

 

3 agrees that the net budget amendments of 49,000, as detailed in Appendix A to the Director of Finance's report, be approved and included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

 

4 notes the estimate of additional funding for the McCrone settlement of 1.205m, as outlined in paragraph 8 of the Director of Finance's report, and agrees that this sum be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

 

5 agrees that the estimated new monies of 1.432m, as outlined in Appendix 1 above, be included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget;

 

6 agrees that no provision be included in the 2001/02 Revenue budget as a General Contingency Provision;

 

7 agrees that the Review of Charges, be approved and included in the 2001/02 Revenue Budget, subject to the amendments detailed in Appendix 2 below, resulting in a revised total of 537,000;

 

8 agrees that the savings totalling 278,000 detailed in Appendix 3 below be approved and the 2001/02 Revenue Budget be adjusted accordingly;

 

9 agrees that it be remitted to the Special Meeting of the Finance Committee hereafter to fix and determine the Final Revenue Budget and Council Tax for 2001/02;

 

10 notes the estimated new monies of 787,000 and 1,590,000 for the financial years 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively, as outlined in Appendix 1 above; and

 

11 notes the indicative Revenue Budget levels of 227.126m and 234.739m for the financial years 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively, as outlined in Appendix 4 below, and agrees that these figures will form the basis of the calculation of indicative Council Tax levels for these years, to be announced at the Special Meeting of the Finance Committee hereafter.

 

 

APPENDIX 2

 

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/02

 

REVIEW OF CHARGES

 

TOTAL ADDITIONAL INCOME PER REPORT NO 172-2001						000     577
LESS ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
Page No	Department		Services for which Charges are levied			Additional Income 2001/02
						000
2	Education		School Meal Charges			104
31	Support Services		Parking charges for Underground Garage - increase charges by 3%			1
TOTAL						105

 

ADD ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF CHARGES
Page No	Department	Services for which Charges are levied	Present Charge	Proposed Charge	Additional Income 2001/02 000
2	Education	School Meal Charges A 5p increase from 16 April 2001 Primary Secondary Adult Meals	1.30 1.35 1.90	1.35 1.40 1.95
					62
31	Support Services	Parking charges for Underground Garage - increase charges for staff and elected members by 10%	Various	Various	3
TOTAL					65
REVISED TOTAL ADDITIONAL INCOME					537

 

APPENDIX 3

 

REVENUE BUDGET 2001/02

 

ADDITIONAL SAVINGS PROPOSALS

 

Item No.	Department	Narrative	Additional Savings in 2001/02	Additional Savings in full Financial Year
			000	000
1	Chief Executive	Removal of the Corporate Planning Section and the Press Office (net of redundancy/pension costs)	202	202
2	Chief Executive	Cease subscriptions to the following bodies:-   Scottish Local Government Information Unit	3	3
		Nuclear Free Local Authorities	1	1

 

3	Finance	Delete the financial provision for the subscription to COSLA	72	72
TOTAL ADDITIONAL SAVINGS			278	278

 

APPENDIX 4

 

REVENUE BUDGET : 2001/02, 2002/03 & 2003/04

 

	Actual   Year 1 2001/02 000	Indicative   Year 2 2002/03 000	Indicative   Year 3 2003/04 000
Provisional Revenue Budget	215,143	222,540	229,200
Add Net Budget Adjustments per Appendix A to Director of Finance's Report	(49)	0	0
	215,094	222,540	229,200
Add Additional Funding for McCrone Settlement (cumulative)	1,205	3,182	2,545
	216,299	225,722	231,745
Add Addition of New Monies (cumulative)	1,432	2,219	3,809
	217,731	227,941	235,554
Add General Contingency Provision (cumulative)	-	-	-
	217,731	227,941	235,554
Less Review of Charges (cumulative)	(537)	(537)	(537)
	217,194	227,404	235,017
Less Savings (cumulative)	(278)	(278)	(278)
Revised Revenue Budget	216,916	227,126	234,739

 

 

 

 

 

On a division there voted for the motion - Councillors Barrie, Richard Beattie, Dawson, Sawers, FitzPatrick, Petrie, Guild, Corrigan, Dave Beattie, Fordyce and Bowes (11); and for the amendment -Councillors Mackie, Wallace and Scott (3) - Lord Provost Wright and Councillors Sturrock, de Gernier, Letford, Ward, Shimi, Presswood, Regan, Farquhar, Luke, Glen, Grant and Rolfe declining to vote - whereupon the motion was declared carried and became the finding of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

JULIA STURROCK, Convener