Decision details

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for Digital, Sustainability & Resources, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 7.

The report provided members with a progress report on the delivery of the councils’ financial strategy for 2023/24, along with details of the proposals that would help deliver a balanced budget for the next financial year and beyond.

The report outlined the medium term financial challenge through to 2027/28 and updated members, where possible, on government funding proposals.

Contained within the report were specific budget proposals to increase income, to deliver efficiency, and other savings initiatives for 2023/24.

Members welcomed the report, thanked officers for all of their work which had been undertaken in extremely difficult financial circumstances and unanimously approved the recommendations outlined in the report.

Decision

The Adur Joint Strategic Sub-Committee

(i)         Noted the current 5 year forecasts at appendix 1;

(ii)        Noted the committed growth items as set out in appendix 2; and

(iii)       Approved the proposed savings as set out in appendix 3; and

(iv)       Recommended to council to approve the use of capital receipts to support the delivery of the budget as set out in Appendix 4.

Call-in

The call-in deadline for decisions (i), (ii) and (iii) will be 5.00pm on the 16th December 2022.

There is no call-in for recommendations (iv) to Full Council.