Issue - meetings
Resources and Support Service Areas – Business Plans and Financial Estimates 2025/26 - 2027/28
Meeting: 21/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 37)
To consider proposals for the business plan, revenue budget estimates, capital programme and proposed fees and charges in respect of the Council’s priority area of Resources and Support Service Areas.
Additional documents:
- Enc. 1 for Resources and Support Service Areas – Business Plans and Financial Estimates 2025/26 - 2027/28, item 37
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- Enc. 2 for Resources and Support Service Areas – Business Plans and Financial Estimates 2025/26 - 2027/28, item 37
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- Enc. 3 for Resources and Support Service Areas – Business Plans and Financial Estimates 2025/26 - 2027/28, item 37
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- Enc. 4 for Resources and Support Service Areas – Business Plans and Financial Estimates 2025/26 - 2027/28, item 37
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Minutes:
Members considered proposals for the business plan, revenue budget estimates, capital programme and proposed fees and charges in respect of the Councils priority area of Resources and Support Services Areas. Key lines of enquires included:
· Percentage of employees who felt informed had improved from the previous year. The Chief Executive confirmed that roadshows had taken place to all employees on the Corporate Plan with an opportunity to ask questions regarding the Councils vision, priorities, and objectives. Feedback had been successful.
· Residents who were satisfied with the services the Council provided was slightly higher than the National comparison of the LGA’s local government customer satisfaction survey in October 2024.
· A new unreasonable Complainant Behaviour Policy would shortly be presented to the Policy Overview Working Group and would also include behaviour towards Members and contact by non-complainants.
· The Discretionary Housing Payments contribution from Central Government had been significantly reduced and this would mean the Council would be required to top up the amounts to support the most vulnerable. An additional amount of funding from Nottinghamshire County Council Household Support Fund was also provided which allowed an increase in expenditure above the 100% Department of Working Pensions Contribution.
· A review of Council tax exemptions was being undertaken with recommendations to review the levels and to promote a return to use for empty properties.
· Members commented on agile working and would like assurance wellbeing was considered for all employees who worked remotely.
The Committee RECOMMENDED that:
Cabinet approves the Business Plans for the support service areas.
2. Cabinet recommends to Council that the following be approved:
a) The detailed revenue budget estimates for 2025/26 (base) including any revenue development submissions.
b) The capital programme for 2025/26 to 2027/28
c) The fees and charges for 2025/26.