Issue - meetings

Report RES12206

On 24^th October 2012, the Executive received the 2^nd quarterly capital monitoring report for 2012/13 and agreed a revised Capital Programme for the four year period 2012/13 to 2015/16.  The Sub-Committee considered a report highlighting the changes agreed by the Executive in respect of the Capital Programme for the Education Portfolio.

In considering the capital monitoring report, Councillor Nicholas Bennett JP noted that spend of £407k was attributed to a range of Primary Capital Programme schemes and asked for further information on these schemes to be provided to the Sub-Committee.  Councillor Nicholas Bennett JP also requested that an additional column providing the original estimate for cost of schemes be included in the Capital Programme in future.

Another Member queried the virement of £600k from the budget for Capital Maintenance in schools to the budgets for Seed Challenge Fund, Security Works in Schools and Suitability/Modernisation Issues.  The Head of Education and Care Services Finance confirmed that this virement had been used for several years to fund a Seed Challenge and Security Works grant scheme that maintained schools could apply to for match funding of capital schemes. 

RESOLVED that the revised capital programme agreed by the Executive on 24^th October 2012 be recommended to the Education Portfolio Holder for approval.