Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Resources setting out the Council’s projected financial health position after seven months of the financial year. The report reviews the position of the budget after seven months and comments on the key issues impacting on the overall achievement of the budget for the current year.

The Director of Resources submitted a report setting out the Council’s projected financial health position after seven months of the financial year. The report reviewed the position of the budget after seven months and commented upon the key issues impacting on the overall achievement of the budget for the current year.  In determining this matter, the Board took into consideration all matters contained within the accompanying report.

In presenting the report, the Director of Resources provided Members with more recent information which had been received regarding financial contributions from the health service and advised that further details on this matter would be submitted to the next meeting of the Board.

Members emphasised concerns which had previously been raised regarding the need for issues relating to city centre car parking provision to be further considered and addressed. In response, the Director of City Development undertook to liaise with the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods and report back to the Board on this matter. 

Following Members’ enquiries, the Board received an update both on the current overall position regarding Looked After Children and also in respect of Residential and Nursing Care Placements.

RESOLVED –

(a)  Thatthe projected financial position of the authority, after seven months of the financial year, be noted.

(b)  That a report be submitted to a future meeting of the Board regarding city centre car parking provision.