RESOLVED
That Full Council be recommended to approve the following items regarding the 2021/22 Budget:
a) to approve the proposed 2021/22 General Fund Budget including savings and growth as set out in paragraph 6.4,
b) to approve the proposed 2021/22 Housing Revenue Account Budget as set out in section 10 and Appendix 3 of the report,
c) to agree to ringfence £435,000 of useable capital receipts for investment in the Town Centre as a result of using Government funding on the Heat Network to avoid having to repay the grant,
d) to agree to increase the capital budget for 2021/22 for temporary accommodation acquisition by £826,300 to be funded from the earmarked homelessness acquisition reserve,
e) to approve the 2020/21 and future years Capital Programme and funding as set out in paragraph 11.6 of the report,
f) to agree that the Council’s share of Council Tax for 2021/22 be increased by 2.37% (£4.95) from £208.89 to £213.84 for a band D property as set out in paragraph 13.3,
g) to approve the Pay Policy Statement for 2021/2022 as outlined in paragraph 16.3 and Appendix 6 of the report.
h) to approve the CBC Pricing Strategy as outlined in Appendix 7 of the report.
Reasons for the Recommendations
To provide adequate funding for the proposed level of services and to fulfil the statutory requirement to set a Budget and Council Tax and report on the robustness of estimates.