Decision

RESOLVED that 1) all recommendations
below be referred to the meeting of Council on 29th
January 2025;
 
2)
that in the view of the Section 151 Officer,
that the estimates included inthe Medium-Term
Financial Plan 2024/25 to 2028/29, were robust and
thatthe level of financial reserves whilst at
minimum levels were adequate, be accepted,
 
3) officers report back to Executive and
to the Finance and CorporateOverview Scrutiny
Committee on a quarterly basis regarding the
overallposition in respect of the
Council’s budgets,
 
GENERAL
FUND
4)
a Council Tax increase of £6.07 be levied in respect of a
notional Band Dproperty
(2.99%),
 
5)
the Medium-Term Financial Plan in respect of
the General Fund as set outin Appendix 1 of
the report be approved as the Revised Budget
2024/25,as the Original Budget in respect of
2025/26, and the financial projection inrespect of 2026/27 to 2028/29,
 
6) any further under spend in respect of
2024/25 be transferred to theCouncil’s
General Fund Reserves,
 
7)
on the basis that income from Planning Fees
may exceed £0.500m in2024/25, the Head
of Paid Service, in consultation with the Leader,
begranted delegated powers to authorise such
additional resources as werenecessary to
effectively manage the resultant increase in workload.
 
 
HOUSING
REVENUE ACCOUNT
8)
Council increases its rent levels by 2.7% to apply from 1st April
2025,
 
9)
the increases in respect of other charges as outlined in Appendix
4Table 1 of the report be implemented with
effect from 1st April 2025,
 
10)
the Medium-Term Financial Plan in respect of
the Housing RevenueAccount as set out in
Appendix 3 and 4 of the report be approved as
theRevised Budget in respect of 2024/25, as
the Original Budget in respect of2025/26, and
the financial projection in respect of 2026/27 to
2028/29,
 
11) under spends in respect of 2024/25 to
2028/29 be transferred to theHRA Revenue
Reserve.

 
CAPITAL
PROGRAMME
12)
the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix 5to the report be
approved as the Revised Budget in respect of
2024/25, and as the Approved Programmefor
2025/26 to 2028/29.