Issue - meetings

The Board gave consideration to a report presenting savings proposals identified by the Strategic Leadership Team in order to deliver a balanced budget in 2021-22.

 

Motion

 

The Integration Joint Board is asked to:

·         Approve the management/operational savings at Appendix 1 with the removal of saving 2122-48 amounting to £3.646m in 2021-22 and £2.676m in 2022-23; noting that savings 2122-16 and 2122-57 had already been implemented.

 

·         Approve the policy savings at Appendix 2 removing savings 2122-13 and 2122-14 amounting to £561k in 2021-22 and £782k in 2022-23.

 

·         Approve the removal of £85k previously agreed savings – reference 1920-32 £44.5k  and 1920-33 £40.7k both relating to the management restructure as set out at 3.2.6.

 

·         Approve the proposed investment in financial sustainability totalling £505k in 2021/22 and 2022/23 set at 3.3.6 and the proposed extension of the existing investment of £330k for a further year in 2022-23 as set out at 3.3.7.

 

·         Note that in approving the above savings and financial investment this will deliver a balanced budget in 2021-22.

 

·         Note the financial consequences of the actions set out at paragraph 3.13 in the Care Homes and Housing paper for 2022-23 and beyond.

 

·         Instruct the Chief Officer to accept the funding from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council and issue formal Directions (see drafts at Appendix 3) delegating resources back to the Partners.

 

·         Note the high level timetable for the budget preparation 2022-23 set out at 3.5.1. 

 

·         Request that papers be brought back to the IJB detailing further work carried out on 2122-48 and 2122-14 for further consideration by the Board.

 

Moved by Councillor Kieron Green, seconded by Councillor Robin Currie.

 

Amendment

 

To approve the terms of the Motion but with the retention of saving 2122-48.

 

Moved by Councillor Gary Mulvaney, seconded by Gaener Rodger.

 

As the meeting was being held on a virtual basis, the vote required to be taken by calling the roll as it was the only practical method of voting.  This required the suspension of Standing Order 15.2 which was agreed by the Board.

 

Having previously declared an interest in this item of business, Sarah Compton Bishop abstained from voting.

 

The vote was taken by calling the roll and Members voted as follows –

 

Motion                                                Amendment

Councillor Kieron Green                     Councillor Gary Mulvaney

Councillor Robin Currie                      Jean Boardman

Councillor Sandy Taylor                     Gaener Rodger

 

The Motion received 3 votes and the Amendment received 3 votes.

 

As there was an equality of votes and because the meeting was being held on a virtual basis, it was agreed by the Board to suspend Standing Order 15.3 to enable the Chair to have a casting vote.

 

In exercising his casting vote the Chair voted for the Motion and therefore the Motion was carried by 4 votes to 3 and became the decision of the Board.

 

Decision

 

The Integration Joint Board –

 

1.    Approved the management/operational savings at Appendix 1 with the removal of saving 2122-48 amounting to £3.646m in 2021-22 and £2.676m in 2022-23; noting that savings 2122-16 and 2122-57 had already been implemented.

 

2.    Approved the policy savings at Appendix 2 removing savings 2122-13 and 2122-14 amounting to £561k in 2021-22 and £782k in 2022-23.

 

3.    Approved the removal of £85k previously agreed savings – reference 1920-32 £44.5k  and 1920-33 £40.7k both relating to the management restructure as set out at 3.2.6.

 

4.    Approved the proposed investment in financial sustainability totalling £505k in 2021/22 and 2022/23 set at 3.3.6 and the proposed extension of the existing investment of £330k for a further year in 2022-23 as set out at 3.3.7.

 

5.    Noted that in approving the above savings and financial investment this will deliver a balanced budget in 2021-22.

 

6.    Noted the financial consequences of the actions set out at paragraph 3.13 in the Care Homes and Housing paper for 2022-23 and beyond.

 

7.    Instructed the Chief Officer to accept the funding from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council and issue formal Directions (see drafts at Appendix 3) delegating resources back to the Partners.

 

8.    Noted the high level timetable for the budget preparation 2022-23 set out at 3.5.1.

 

9.    Requested that papers be brought back to the IJB detailing further work carried out on 2122-48 and 2122-14 for further consideration by the Board. 

 

(Reference:  Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated  31 March 2021, submitted)