Issue details

Revenue Budget 2015/2016

 

 

To approve the Council’s Revenue Budget for 2015/2016 including the setting of fees and charges for Council services.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Revenue Budget variation +£250,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/11/2014

Decision due: 3 Dec 2014 by Elected Mayor

Decision due: 5 Feb 2015 by Elected Mayor

Decision due: 12 Feb 2015 by Council

Lead member: Elected Mayor Mayor and Executive Lead for Employment and Regeneration, Finance and Audit

Lead director: Executive Director of Operations and Finance

Contact: Head of Financial Services.

Consultation process

Reports in relation to the final revenue budget will be circulated to the Council’s key stakeholders (in accordance with statute).

 

The Mayor has set out draft budget savings proposals for consultation. 

 

The Mayor has requested Executive Lead Members and officers to outline the implications for budget savings proposals which were considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Board in September 2014.  The Overview and Scrutiny Board have responded to these proposals and made recommendations to the Mayor and Council.  The Mayor will consider these comments before Mayor proposes a final set of budget saving proposals which will form part of the revenue budget which will be presented to Council in February 2015.

Consultees

Overview and Scrutiny Board, Council, key stakeholders

Reason for inclusion in Forward Plan: This is a statutory requirement

Key Risks: If no budget is approved, the Council will not be able to allocate resources to individual services and therefore services would not be able to be delivered.

If you want to make representations contact:: Paul Looby, Torbay Council, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR, telephone: (01803) 207283, fax: (01803) 207319, email: paul.looby@torbay.gov.uk

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