Issue - meetings

That:

1)        the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) report and the issues contained within, including the local government finance settlement and the sections on key risks, be noted and consideration will be given to these when setting the council tax for 2019/20 and agreeing the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP);

2)        the Council’s response to the draft local government finance settlement as set out in Appendix two to the report, be supported;

3)        the Council’s ongoing representations for fairer funding for the residents of Wokingham Borough Council be noted.

The Executive considered the Chief Finance Officer’s report which provides Members with information that they are required to consider when setting the level of Council Tax.

The Executive Member for Finance when introducing the report highlighted a number of areas including the various challenges that the Council was facing e.g. low levels of Government funding, increases in the number of children requiring intervention and expensive specialist care, and a growing older population.  As stated previously measures were being put in place to try and address these challenges.

RESOLVED that:

1)        the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) report and the issues contained within, including the local government finance settlement and the sections on key risks, be noted and consideration will be given to these when setting the council tax for 2019/20 and agreeing the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP);

2)        the Council’s response to the draft local government finance settlement, as set out in Appendix Two to the report, be supported;

3)        the Council’s ongoing representations for fairer funding for the residents of Wokingham Borough Council be noted.