Decisions

The report informs Members of the outturn and performance of the Capital Programme for 2017/18.

That:

1)        the Quarter 4 adjustments to the capital programme, as set out in Appendix C to the report, be approved;

2)        the 2018/2019 Capital Outturn, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be noted;

3)        the re-profiling of budgets into future financial years, as set out in Appendix B to the report, be approved.

That the Special Council Executive Committee be recommended to:

1)        approve the future housing consultation, in the form set out in paragraph 3.1;

2)        authorise a supplementary estimate of £45,000-£80,000, to fund the consultation;

3)        authorise the Director of Corporate Services and Director Locality and Customer Services, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to agree minor amendments, if necessary, prior to consultation.

To consider a proposal for a Dynamic Purchasing System for the commissioning of Home to School Transport and Public Transport

That:

1)        agreement be given to the commencement of the implementation of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the recommissioning and award of all the Council’s passenger transport contracts;

2)        the implementation of the Proactis (Procontract) Dynamic Purchasing System be approved;

3)        for future transport contract award decisions over £500k the DPS would be delegated to the Director for Localities and Customer Services, in consultation with the Lead Member for Transport;

4)        any real savings derived from the implementation of a DPS be referred to Overview and Scrutiny Committee once ascertained.

To consider and note the 2018/19 revenue monitoring outturn position

That:

1)        the outturn position of the revenue budget and the level of balances in respect of the General Fund, Housing Revenue Account, Schools Block and the Authority’s investment portfolio be noted;

2)        the General Fund carry forward requests of £2,043,820, as set out in Appendix B to the report, be agreed;

3)        the significant reduction in the overspend on the general fund revenue account achieved since the last report be noted; substantially this is a result of the continuous improvement work in the Adults’ Social Care and Customer and Localities directorates.