Issue - meetings
Budget Process - Presentation
Meeting: 01/09/2016 - Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 13)
13 Budget Process - Presentation PDF 191 KB
Minutes:
The Committee received a presentation from David Edgar Cabinet Member for Resources which outlined the background to budget setting; outcomes based budgeting; progress so far; key budget assumptions; next steps and the timetable. The main point of discussion may be summarised as follows:
The Committee noted that:
· Business cases would be prepared for each proposal;
· The work being undertaken to benchmark so as to identify where the Councils costs differ from London average;
· Grant Thornton had facilitated three workshops to consider outcomes based budgeting;
· There had been five internally facilitated workshops considering in detail benchmarking and performance information on a priority outcome basis;
· The development of outcomes based budgeting will link expenditure and performance; prioritises expenditure against strategic priorities; focus on service improvement and value for money;
· Strategic partners had provided support to the development of longer term transformational savings;
· Some key strategic reviews are planned that have to be reflected in an organisational review; a review of Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme as well as an income generation including fees and charges review;
· The proposals reflect a greater clarity on the budget process;
· There would be further opportunities for the pre-decision scrutiny of draft budget proposals; budget scrutiny training and two additional sessions of the Budget Scrutiny Working Group.