To consider the submitted report which provides a summary of the Council’s expenditure throughout the financial year 2012/13 and makes recommendations with respect to any uncommitted resources.

The Council considered the submitted report on the provisional revenue outturn for 2012/2013 which provided a summary of the Council’s expenditure throughout the financial year and recommendations on the use of any uncommitted resources.  Members also received the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Board following it’s meeting held on 19 June 2013.

It was proposed by the Mayor and seconded by Councillor Addis:

(i)            that a sum of £0.4m be earmarked to be transferred to the Council’s General Fund Balance (paragraph 4.6 of the submitted report);

(ii)          that a sum of £0.7m be transferred to the Growth Fund (paragraph 4.12 of the submitted report) be approved; 

(iii)         that £0.7m of capital resources earmarked to fund the Growth Fund be released and made available to support the existing capital plan (paragraph 4.12 of the submitted report);

(iv)         that a sum of £0.200m be transferred to support the Community Development Trust (paragraph 4.14 of the submitted report);

(v)           that a sum of £0.150m be approved as carry forwards into 2013/14  (paragraph A23 of the submitted report); and

(vi)         Members noted that the transfers above (i) to (v) are subject to the final audit of the Council’s accounts.

An amendment was proposed by Councillor Darling and seconded by Councillor Pentney:

(iii)      £0.7m of capital resources earmarked to fund the Growth Fund is released and made available to support the existing capital plan and to be used to fund highways structural maintenance capital expenditure (in line with the Overview and Scrutiny Board recommendation);

On being put to the vote, the amendment was declared lost.

An amendment (additional wording) was proposed by Councillor Stocks and seconded by Councillor Faulkner (J):

(ii)        a sum of £500,000 be transferred to the Growth Fund, with a further £200,000 to be allocated to Children Safeguarding due to the ongoing pressures within the service;

During the debate, the Chairman adjourned the meeting to seek advice from the Monitoring Officer and the Section 151 Officer in respect of the amendment and it’s impact on a previous decision of the Council on the Growth Fund allocation.  The Monitoring Officer advised that, in accordance with Standing Order A18, as the amendment conflicted with a previous decision of the Council it could not be accepted at this time.

The Chairman then put the original motion to the vote and it was declared carried.