Decision details

To provide Members with the provisional financial outturn information for the 2015-16 financial year; summarise the Council’s performance against the balanced scorecard indicators and project updates; and consider any other relevant financial matters.

Noted:

(a)  That the provisional revenue outturn for 2015-16 was an over spend of £39K, maintaining General Fund balances at £8.1M. 

(b)  That the provisional capital outturn was expenditure of £44.70m against the capital programme of £76.90m, with £22.0m reprofiled into the 2016-17 financial year.

(c)  That within the Council’s balanced scorecard, 42.9% of indicators were green, 15.4% were red and 17.6% were amber.  The remaining 22 indicators were recorded either as

·  N/A 20.9% - not applicable because

·  It was a volume indicator only;

·  the indicator was to be updated later in the year

·  the value which SBC cannot seek to directly influence or because the issue is complex

·  Unassigned (3.3%) – this relates to the 3 children social care indicators where a RAG status was currently unassigned

(d)  That of the 8 Gold projects as of the end of March 2016; one had been assessed as “Green”, six as “Amber” and one as “Red”.

(e)  That of the eight highlight 5YP outcome reports which had been RAG-rated as at March 2016, the overall status of three had been assessed at ‘Green’, three at ‘Amber’, one at ‘Amber/Green’ and one unassigned.

Approved:

(f)  The revised 2015-16 capital programme to take account of re-profiling of previously approved 2015-16 projects into the 2016-17 programme.

(g)  That an increase of £700k in the ERP capital scheme be approved.

(h)  The revenue carry forwards included within the 2015/16 outturn.

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

(j)  The introduction of a new £5000.00 fixed penalty charge in relation to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015; and give delegated authority to the Housing Regulation Team’s Officers to enforce the policy under the powers of the Regulations 2015 in accordance with the Statement of Principles.