A MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT BOARD
WAS HELD ON 17 JANUARY 2005
The Mayor (Councillor Edwards) (ex-officio); Chairman of the Policy and Organisation Board (Councillor Hook) (ex-officio) (P); Councillors Mrs Batterbury (P), Bone, Dickson, Edgar (P), Hayward (Chairman) (P), Jacobs (P), Kimber (P), Searle, Smith (P), and Wright (P).
It was reported that, in accordance with Standing Orders, Councillors Carter and Gill had been nominated to attend this meeting in place of Councillors Dickson and Bone respectively.
57. | APOLOGIES |
|
An apology for inability to attend the meeting was submitted on behalf of The Mayor and Councillors Bone, Dickson and Searle. |
|
58. | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
|
Councillor Edgar declared a personal interest in any item relating to the provision of taxi services. |
PART II |
|
59. | BOARD BUDGET 2005-06 |
| |
Consideration was given to a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Borough Treasurer (a copy of which is affixed in the Minute Book as Appendix A), which considered the Board’s revised 2004-05 and 2005-06 budgets, including the Board’s fees and charges for 2005-06, and recommended thereon to the Policy and Organisation Board for inclusion in the Council’s overall budget proposals. |
|
Members were advised that the revised 2004-05 budget for this Board was £7,262,190, which represented an increase of £181,160 (2.6%) on the original budget of £7,081, 030. |
|
Members were advised that the 2005-06 for this Board was £7,253,060, which represented an increase of £172,030 (2.4%) on the original budget for 2004-05 of £7,081,030 and a reduction of £9,130 on the revised budget for 2004-05 of £7,262,190 |
|
Members were advised that recommended fees and charges were set out in Appendix C of the report. They had been examined in line with the Council’s budget strategy with a view to increasing them where possible taking into consideration inflation rates, comparative costs and charges, service costs and sensible roundings. |
|
Specific attention was drawn to the following charges: § Cemeteries Following a comparison exercise, cemetery charges had been raised to a comparable level with neighbouring authorities. § Car Parks The car parking charges included in Appendix C of the report were as accepted by Members and had formed the basis for the income estimates included in Appendix A. No increase was included for 2005/2006. § Market For 2004/2005, the charge for a Tuesday pitch had not been increased while the charge for a Saturday pitch had been increased by 75 pence (3%). For 2005/2006, a proposed increase of £1.50 (6%) for a Tuesday pitch and 75 pence (3%) for a Saturday pitch was included. The charge for a pitch on either day was £26.00. |
|
Members were advised that the Local Government Act 2003 had introduced the Prudential Code and associated capital finance and accounting regulations with effect from 1st April 2004. A comprehensive Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Code Indicators report would be considered by Policy and Organisation Board on 25th January. |
|
Members were advised that the Council needed to demonstrate that capital expenditure plans were affordable and external borrowing was prudent and sustainable and the Policy and Organisation Board would consider the overall capital programme in the light of available financing resources and the new requirements. |
|
The draft capital programme 2004-05 to 2010-11 for the Community and Environment Board was presented for approval at Appendix D of the report. |
|
RESOLVED: That the Board recommend to Policy and Organisation Board its requirements for § the revenue budget (revised 2004/2005 and estimate 2005/2006) § the capital programme 2004/2005 to 2009/2010 § the fees and charges for 2005/2006 |
|
|
The meeting commenced at 6.00 p.m. and concluded at 6.08 p.m. |
CHAIRMAN
|
|
