Decision details

Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring, Cash Limits and Virements - April 2010 to July 2010

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report presents the first monitoring information for the Authority as a whole for the financial year 2010/11 to the end of July 2010. The report also includes a number of budget transfer requests for both revenue and capital that require Cabinet agreement or are reported for information purposes as prescribed by the Budget Management Scheme

Decision:

On a motion from Councillor Malcolm Hanney seconded by Councillor Chris Watt it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To ASK Strategic Directors to continue to work towards managing within budget in the current year for their respective service areas, and to manage below budget where possible by not committing unnecessary expenditure, through tight budgetary control;

(2) To NOTE this year’s revenue budget position;

(3) To NOTE the Council's capital expenditure position in the financial year to the end of September and the year end projections detailed in the report;

(4) To AGREE the revenue virements listed for approval;

(5) To NOTE the listed changes in the capital programme;

(6) To APPROVE the additions to the 2010/11 Capital Programme;

(7) To NOTE the efficiencies forecast for 2010/11.

Reasons for the decision:

The report is presented as part of the reporting of financial management and budgetary control required by the Council

Alternative options considered:

None

Report author: Tim Richens

Publication date: 04/11/2010

Date of decision: 03/11/2010

Decided at meeting: 03/11/2010 - Cabinet

Effective from: 12/11/2010

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