The Corporate Management Team submitted a report on the finance monitoring position of the council as at 30 June 2013 to show how the council was delivering against its financial measures using its capital and revenue resources, to approve budget variations and virements and to seek approval of new schemes in the capital programme.

The report also detailed the number of fulltime equivalent employees and the average number of days sick per full time employee. 

Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance) introduced the proposals and indicated that there was an error on recommendation (3) in the report (minute 24 below refers) which should read ‘…schemes added to the capital programme totalling £3.3m ….’.

Councillor Peter Smith (Deputy Leader) advised Cabinet Members that the policies to reduce sickness were having an impact with a reduction to an average of 8.5 sick days per employee but that more work was required to further reduce sickness absence.  

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Cabinet noted -

Agreed the revenue budget virements as detailed in the written report. 

(See also minute 24 below)