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Decision details

Financial Monitoring Report 2017-18 - September 2017

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommmend Forward to Council

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Provides a summary of the financial position as at September 2017 including a forecast position a year end and a forecast position

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

1.            That financial reporting data relating to revenue budgetary control, showing a forecast net overspend at year end of £1.6million, 0.3% of the gross budget be noted.

2.            That Cabinet and Council approve the following adjustments to the Capital Programme:

 

 Scheme

2017/18 Budget

2018/19 Budget

Funding/Re-profiling

£

£

Corporate Services

Invest to Save schemes

(1,710,000)

1,710,000

Re-profiling in accordance with projected spend

Children, Schools & Families

Sherwood Schools Capital maintenance

82,510

0

Essential H&S Works

Cricket Green School Expansion

272,070

5,028,000

Vired from Unlocated SEN

Unlocated SEN

(272,070)

(5,028,000)

Vired to Cricket Green

Harris Academy Wimbledon

(544,530)

544,530

Re-profiling in accordance with projected spend

Harris Academy Merton

(70,120)

0

Capital Budget will be utilised under the Better Care Fund

Environment & Regeneration

Industrial Estates

(452,750)

0

Budget relinquished as no plans to spend

Morden Leisure Centre

(1,255,830)

1,255,830

Slippage to 18/19 in line with current build programme.

Total

(3,950,720)

3,510,360

 

3.            That in respect of capital expenditure incurred before 1 April 2008, Cabinet recommends to the Council that the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy be revised to read:

 

“For capital expenditure incurred before 1 April 2008 or by Supported Capital Expenditure, the MRP policy will be the equal annual reduction of 2% of the outstanding debt at 1 April 2017 for the subsequent 50 years”

 

The remainder of the MRP Policy Statement will remain as approved by Council on 1 March 2017.

Report author: Zoe Church

Publication date: 15/11/2017

Date of decision: 13/11/2017

Decided at meeting: 13/11/2017 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/11/2017

Accompanying Documents: