Issue - meetings

FSD 18008

The Draft 2018/19 Budget report was written by Claire Martin—Head of Finance.

Members were requested to consider the initial draft budget proposed and identify any further action that might be taken to reduce cost pressures facing the Council over the next four years.

Executive were requesting that each PDS Committee consider the proposed initial draft budget savings and cost pressures for their Portfolio and that the views of each PDS Committee be reported back to the next meeting of the Executive, prior to the Executive making the recommendations to Council on 2018/19 Council Tax levels. 

The Committee was being asked to consider the update on the financial forecast for 2018/19 to 2021/22, and also to consider the initial draft 2018/19 Budget as a basis for setting the 2018/19 Budget. The Committee was also being asked to provide comments on the initial draft 2018/19 Budget for the February meeting of the Executive.

RESOLVED that

1-The update on the financial forecast for 2018/19 to 2021/22 be noted

2- The initial draft budget be agreed as the basis for the setting of the 2018/19 budget.