Decision details

To provide Members with the provisional financial outturn information for the 2014-15 financial year and summarise the Council’s performance against the balanced scorecard indicators and ‘Gold’ projects.

Noted:

(a)  That the provisional revenue outturn for 2014-15 was a break even position.  This was after allowing for a contribution of £224k to reserves.

(b)  That the provisional capital outturn was expenditure of £37.55m against the capital programme of £60.42m, with £22.0m reprofiled into the 2015-16 financial year.

(c)  That within the Council’s balanced scorecard, 66% of indicators were green, with the following ‘red’ indicators:

a.  % of Single Assessments completed and authorised within 45 working days (in month).

b.  Number of families placed in Bed and Breakfasts

c.  Number of Households in temporary accommodation including hostels

(d)  That all Gold projects had progressed overall as ‘amber’.

Approved:

(e)  The transfer of £112K to the Transformation fund and £112k to the Future Budget Requirement Fund reserve from the 2014/15 underspend.

(f)  The revised 2015-16 capital programme to take account of re-profiling of previously approved 2014-15 projects into the 2015-16 programme.

(g)  The revenue carry forwards included within the 2014/15 outturn.

(h)  The Virements and write-offs detailed within the report.

(i)  The start of the tendering process for the smoking cessation contract.