Issue details

Revenue Budget 2014/2015

To approve the Council’s Revenue Budget for 2014/15 including the setting of fees and charges for Council services and budget proposals for 2015/16.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: High level of public interest;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/11/2013

Decision due: 21 Dec 2013 by Elected Mayor

Revenue Budget 2014/15 - Provisional Savings Proposals

Decision due: 13 Feb 2014 by Council

Lead member: Mayor and Executive Lead for Employment and Regeneration, Finance and Audit

Lead director: Executive Director of Operations and Finance

Contact: Paul Looby, Executive Head of Finance Email: paul.looby@torbay.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Reports in relation to the budget proposals will be circulated to the Council’s key stakeholders (in accordance with statute).

The Mayor will set provisional spending targets.

The Mayor will request Executive Lead Members and officers to outline the implications of the provisional spending targets for consideration by the Overview and Scrutiny Board in accordance with its published timetable. The Overview and Scrutiny Board will report back their comments and recommendations to the Mayor and Council in 2014 before the Mayor proposes a revenue budget to the adjourned Council meeting on 13 February 2014.

Consultees

Overview and Scrutiny Board, Council, key stakeholders

Reason for inclusion in Forward Plan: This is a statutory requirement

Key Risks: If no budget is approved, the Council will not be able to allocate resources to individual services and therefore services would not be able to be delivered.

If you want to make representations contact:: Paul Looby, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay TQ1 3DR, telephone 207283, email paul.looby@torbay.gov.uk

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