Issue - meetings

The Minutes of the meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 7 December 2023 were noted.

Arising from item 4 of these Minutes (Financial Reports Monitoring Pack – 31 October 2023) the Council agreed the recommendation to approve the revenue virements over £0.200m during September and October 2023.

Arising from item 5 of these Minutes (Budget Outlook 2024-25 to 2028-29) the Council agreed the following recommendations -

1.     that the utilities budgets are right sized by utilising £0.936m of the £1.4m contingency that was set aside for inflationary increases as part of the 2023-24 budget setting process; and

2.     that the shortfall in the teachers’ pay award funding is met by utilising £0.080m of the £1.4m contingency that was set aside for inflationary increases as part of the 2023-24 budget setting process;

Arising from item 7 of these Minutes (2024/2025 Annual Review – Procurement Strategy 2022/25 and Sustainable Procurement Policy 2022/25) the Council agreed the recommendation to approve the final revised Procurement Strategy 2022/25 and Sustainable Procurement Policy 2022/25.