Agenda and minutes

Recommendation to Council

That Council be recommended to:

(i) To approve the Council’s Financial Strategy (Annex A ) which includes:

            a. Saving/additional income totalling £721k (Financial Strategy Appendix A)

                 To incorporate provision of further savings of £15k by not collecting green waste in the winter period of December, January February.

            b. Growth Pressures totalling £616k (Financial Strategy Appendix A)

            c. The Prudential Indicators (Financial Strategy Appendix B)

            d. The revised capital programme (Financial Strategy Appendix D)

            e. The Pay Policy 2013/2014 (Financial Strategy Appendix E)

(ii) A Revenue Budget for 2013/2014 of £7,173,400 which represents no increase in the Ryedale District Council Tax of £176.72 for a Band D property (note that total Council Tax, including the County Council, Fire and Police is covered within the separate Council Tax setting report to Full Council);

(iii) That Members note that the budget, as presented, still includes an unallocated revenue budget of £55k and no anticipated draw down from the general reserve;

(iv) To approve the special expenses amounting to £43,000;

(v) To not implement a special expense for closed churchyards in 2013/2014.

(vi) To approve the following Council Tax Exemptions:

      (a)  Class A, 12 months at 100%;

      (b)  Class C, 2 months at 100%, and

(vii.) To note the financial projection for 2014/15 – 2016/17 and note the proposals for the Resources Working Party on the 12 March to start the budget strategy process for 2014/15 including options for service cuts and the basis for the use of the New Homes Bonus.