Council (Budget Council) (2020/21 Budget & Council Tax) (Wirral Council) 2nd March 2020  Part 4 of 6
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Date: 03/03/2020

Council (Budget Council) (2020/21 Budget & Council Tax) (Wirral Council) 2nd March 2020  Part 4 of 6

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Council Chamber, Wallasy Town Hall, Brighton Street, Seacombe, CH44 8ED

The agenda and reports for this meeting can be found on Wirral Council's website here https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=123&MId=7931 .

Continues after a battery change from Council (Budget Council) (2020/21 Budget & Council Tax) (Wirral Council) 2nd March 2020  Part 3 of 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzaVemfwUq8 .

7. COUNCIL BUDGET 0:01

The Budget Debate will only consider:

(i)  the Cabinet’s Budget Recommendations/Minutes, which shall include any additional paragraphs/recommendations (e.g. those relating to precepts), together with any other recommendation(s) / minute(s) from the Cabinet meeting held on 17 February 2020 (and/or any other relevant Cabinet meeting) that require approval by the Council; and

(ii)  any objections to the recommendations and those Alternative Budget Proposal(s) or Amendment(s) to the Cabinet’s Budget Recommendations / Minutes referred to at (i) above that are duly lodged with the Director: Governance and Assurance (Monitoring Officer) on or before 12noon on Wednesday, 26 February 2020.

(iii)  Budget Debate shall be conducted in accordance with the Budget Debate Process. 

MATTERS REQUIRING APPROVAL OR CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL

COUNCIL IS REQUESTED TO: 

NOTE – Revenue Monitoring 2019/20 Quarter 3, to December 2019 (Cabinet Minute 87 attached, Cabinet Report attached at 7B below). 

APPROVE – Capital Monitoring 2019/20 Quarter 3, to December 2019 (Cabinet Minute 88 attached, Cabinet Report attached at 7C below). 

NOTE – 2020/21 Budget Proposals Scrutiny Report (Cabinet Minute 89 attached, Cabinet Report attached at 7D below).

DEBATE – CABINET BUDGET RESOLUTION 2019/20 - including the Statutory Calculations and Resolution in respect of Council Tax. (Cabinet Minute 90 attached, Cabinet Budget Report and supporting documentation are attached at 7E to 7K below).

All the above matters refer to the Cabinet (Budget Meeting) held on 17 February 2020.

Additional documents:

MINUTE EXTRACT Q3 Capital Monitoring
MINUTE EXTRACT Budget Proposals Scrutiny Report
MINUTE EXTRACT Council Budget 2020-21
ANNEX - Cabinet Minute 90
MINUTEEXTRACTCouncilBudget202021

The following documents have been circulated by way of background information to assist members in consideration of decisions listed at 7A above

7b QUARTER 3 2019/20 REVENUE FINANCIAL MONITORING

7c QUARTER 3 2019/20 CAPITAL MONITORING

7d 2020/21 Budget Proposals Scrutiny Report

7e Revenue Budget 2020/21 & Medium Term Financial Plan (2021/22 to 2024/25)

7f BUDGET 2020/21 APPENDICES 

Appendix 1 Medium Term Financial Strategy 2020/2024 (included in main budget report)

Appendix 2 Budget 2020/21: Consultation Findings

Appendix 3 Fees and Charges 2020/21

Appendix 4 Discretionary Rate Relief Policy for Business Rates for 2020/21

Appendix 5 Chief Financial Officer Statement (Robustness of Estimates)

Appendix 6 Financial Resilience Plan

Appendix 7 Corporate Risk Register

Additional documents:

APPENDIX 3 - FEES AND CHARGES
APPENDIX 4 - DISCRETIONARY RATE RELIEF POLICY 2020-2021
APPENDIX 5 - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER STATEMENT
APPENDIX 6 - MTFS and FRP 2021-25 - 200206 
APPENDIX 7 - CORPORATE RISK REGISTER 

7g SCHOOLS BUDGET AND FUNDING FORMULA CHANGES 2020/21 

7h CAPITAL PROGRAMME AND FINANCING 2020/24

7i CAPITAL FINANCING STRATEGY 2020/21

7j TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT 2020/2023 

7k INVESTMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT 2020/21

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