Issue - meetings

To seek approval of the draft financial outturn for 2021/22.

Members were informed of the draft financial outturn for 2021/22. It was moved by Councillor Lynch, seconded by Councillor Bray and

RESOLVED – the following be approved:

(i)            The general fund outturn for 2021/22 as outlined in section 3.3 of the report;

(ii)          The transfers to earmarked reserves and balances as outlined in section 3.8 of the report and appendix 3;

(iii)         The general fund revenue carry forwards of expenditure and income to 2022/23 as detailed in appendices 1 and 2 and section 3.5;

(iv)         The housing revenue and housing repairs account outturn for 2021/22 and transfers to and from balances as detailed in sections 3.10 to 3.11;

(v)          The capital programme outturn for the general fund and housing revenue account from 2021/22 as outlined in section 3.12 to 3.13 of the report;

(vi)         The HRA carry forwards outlined in appendix 4 to the report;

(vii)        The capital carry forwards as detailed in appendix 5 and sections 3.12 to 3.13 of the report;

(viii)       A budget of £75,368 for the Homes 4 Ukraine Refugees project which will be funded from central government funding passported via the county council as detailed in sections 3.15 to 3.17 of the report.

To inform members of the draft financial outturn for 2021/22.

Members were updated on the draft financial outturn for 2021/22.

A member queried that although the outturn was quite satisfactory what were the current pressures likely to be.  It was confirmed that payroll would be a financial pressure the for the current financial year along with fuel and utilities with the variances on spend.

Members noted the report and recommended that Council approve items a to h in 2.1 of the report.