Issue - meetings

Report FSD21050

On 15^th July 2021, the Executive received a report summarising the current position on capital expenditure and receipts following the 1^st quarter of 2021/22 and agreed a revised Capital Programme for the four-year period 2021/22 to 2024/25. The report highlighted changes agreed by the Executive and the Leader in respect of the Capital Programme for the Executive, Resources & Contracts Portfolio. The revised programme for the portfolio was set out in Appendix A and detailed comments on individual schemes were shown in Appendix B with details of the 2020/21 outturn position included in Appendix C. 

In response to a question, the Director of Finance explained that one of the challenges with the HR/Payroll system was that it would need to link into other financial systems.  It was recognised that any new system would need the flexibility to handle reducing personnel numbers.  The report presented to October would set out any market testing undertaken to date.

The Director of Finance confirmed that further slippage of the report concerning the Civic Centre feasibility work was expected as there would now need to be a review of the impact of the increasingly agile ways of working following the Covid pandemic.  This would be done as part of the wider Council Transformation work.

The Chairman requested that the outstanding post completion reports be expedited and that where necessary shortened reports drawing out key points be presented to the Committee.

RESOLVED: That the Portfolio Holder be recommended to note and acknowledge the changes agreed by the Executive on 15^th July 2021.