Issue - meetings

Report CS16001

The Committee considered a report setting out the draft Care Services Portfolio Budget for 2016/17, which incorporated future costs pressures and initial draft saving options reported to the Council’s Executive on 13^th January 2016.  Members were requested to provide their comments on the proposed savings and identify any further action to be taken to reduce cost pressures facing the Local Authority over the next four years.

The Head of Education, Care and Health Services Finance advised Members that no additional growth pressures had been identified within the initial budget for the Care Services Portfolio for 2016/17, but that there had been an additional allocation of £300k placed in contingency for homelessness for 2016/17, rising to £2,040k for 2019/20.  Subject to the finalisation of the Care Services Portfolio Budget for 2016/17, a request could be made to the Council’s Executive for the draw-down of these funds if required.

RESOLVED that:

1)  The financial forecast for 2017/18 to 2019/20 be noted;

2)  Members’ comments on the initial draft saving options proposed by the Executive for 2016/17 be noted; and,

3)  Members’ comments on the initial draft 2016/17 Care Services Portfolio Budget be provided to the meeting of the Council’s Executive on 10^th February 2015.