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Decision details

Financial Monitoring October 2019

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report presents the financial position for the authority as at October 2019

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

1.    That the financial reporting data for month 7, October 2019, relating to revenue budgetary control, showing a forecast net underspend at year-end of £1,068k, -0.2% of gross budget be noted.

2.    That £165,620 from the Outstanding Council Programme Board (OCPB) Reserve relating to the Children, Schools and Families Merton Improvement Board (MIB) project bid for the scanning and digital archiving of files be approved.

3.    That the contents of Section 4 be noted and the amendments to the Capital programme contained in Appendix 5b and in the Table below be approved.

4.    That there will be a separate report on the wider impact of the DSG on the MTFS to the January 2020 Cabinet meeting.

 

Scheme

2019/20 Budget

2020/21 Budget

2021/22 Budget

2022/23 Budget

Narrative

Business Systems – Capita Housing

(100,000)

(100,000)

 

 

Reprofiled in accordance with projected spend

Customer Contact

(150,000)

150,000

 

 

Reprofiled in accordance with projected spend

Library Enhancement Works – West Barnes Library Re-fit

(200,000)

200,000

 

 

Reprofiled in accordance with projected spend

Disabled Facilities Grants

100,000

647,100

 

 

Additional budget funded by grant

Unallocated Primary School Project

(157,000)

 

 

 

Proposed Virement to fund projected costs

Morden Area Regeneration – Transportation Enhancements

(500,000)

 

 

500,000

Reprofiled in accordance with projected spend

Total

(1,007,000)

1,097,100

0

500,000

 

 

Report author: Roger Kershaw

Publication date: 18/12/2019

Date of decision: 16/12/2019

Decided at meeting: 16/12/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 24/12/2019

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