Decision

A proposed draft 2023/24 revenue budget and
capital programme for services falling under the remit of the
Committee, together with a revenue budget for corporate items, was
presented. Paragraph 1.6 of the accompanying report identified the
principles upon which the overall Council budget were being
prepared, including a balanced revenue budget without a call on
General Fund reserves.
 
In response to Members’ questions, the
Director of Resources confirmed that:
 

·          
opportunities to generate additional rental income
from the Oxted Council offices were being pursued; and

·          
the Commercial Finance Business Partner post had now
been made permanent and would, therefore, be funded from the core
revenue budget from 2024/25 onwards (the post had, initially, been
funded from the Future Tandridge Programme budget for 2023/24).
     
  
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E S O L V E D – that:

A.   
the Strategy & Resources Committee’s
proposed revenue budget for 2024/25 of £6.214m, as shown in
Appendices A and B to the report and taking account of the
pressures and savings allocated to the Committee, be agreed and it
be noted that further allocations will be made to distribute an
amount equal to increments and the agreed Council staff pay award,
subject to approval at Full Council;

B.   
the fees and charges for the Strategy &
Resources Committee, as set out in Appendix C to the report, be
agreed;
 

C.  
the Strategy & Resources Committee’s final
capital programme for 2024/25 in the sum of £2.9m, as shown
in Appendix D to the report, be agreed, subject to approval at Full
Council;
 
D.  
the corporate items proposed revenue budget for
2024/25 of (£0.485m), as shown in Appendices A and B
to the report be agreed,
noting that the amount set aside for a staff pay award, pensions
and increments is £417k, which will ultimately be distributed
to Committee budgets, with virements, subject to approval by the
Strategy & Resources Committee; and
 
E.   
the subjective revenue budgets in Appendix C to the
report, setting out movements from 2023/24 to 2024/25 and an
estimated movement to 2025/26, be noted.