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North Somerset Council

REPORT TO THE Organisational Effectiveness Policy & Scrutiny Panel

Date of Meeting: 8th September 2005

Subject of Report: Budget Consultation Timetable

Town or parish: All

Officer/Member presenting: INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND RESOURCES

Key Decision: No

RECOMMENDATIONS

To inform Members of the initial Budget consultation timetable[J1] as shown in the attached Appendix.

1. Summary of Report

To inform Members of the Budget consultation timetable and process[J2] , in respect of the 2006/07 budgets and the Medium Term Financial Forecast to 2008/09.

2. Policy

As stated in the Corporate Plan one of our values is that we “Deliver value for money” this means we as a Council are prudent with taxpayers money and continue to improve our cost effectiveness. One of the ways that we achieve this is by consulting local people on major changes to policy, the budget and Council Tax.

3. Details

The attached shows the timetable for the Medium Term Financial Forecast (MTFF) for 2006/07 – 2008/09 and the Revenue and Capital Budget Setting process for 2006/07[J3] . It covers the period from May 2005 when the initial guidance for the MTFF is set to June 2006 where the results of the MTFF are included in the Corporate Plan, and September 2005 where the budget guidelines are issued to March 2006 when the budgets are published in the Members Budget Handbook for 2006/07.

4. Consultation

This paper forms part of the initial consultation process.[J4]

5. Financial Implications

None[J5]

6. Equality Implications

None[J6]

7. Corporate Implications

None[J7]

8. Options considered

The timetable takes into account Members comments from the last budget process that they wished to view the initial outcomes at an earlier date. [J8]

Author

Peter Sloman – Deputy Financial Controller

01934 634619

peter.sloman@n-somerset.gov.uk[J9]

Background Papers

None[J10]

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[J1]The Recommendation must be clear and complete in itself, so it can be understood without needing cross reference to another document, and can be copied directly into the minutes.

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[J2]Make a clear, brief statement summarising the decision or action needed, eg. “to decide/adopt/amend”

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[J3]The detail of the report should not exceed four pages in addition to the standard paragraphs 4 – 9 and any appendices. Additional paragraph headings 4.2, 4.2 etc can be added as required.

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[J4]Summarise who has been consulted internally and externally eg., statutory, trades union, parish councils, ward members, other. List response received.

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[J5]Give the revenue and capital cost of the proposal, and whether it is in addition to existing approved budget.

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[J6]State any implications for equality in either employment or service provision. Consider how your report could affect sections of the community in terms of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion or other belief, age, social exclusion and other groups.

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[J7]List any cross service implications, eg for Children, Sustainability, Legal, Human Resources, Property, Human Rights, Proportionality, Crime and Disorder, etc. and include comments on any which are relevant.

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[J8]List all other options which have been considered in making the recommendation, with a brief explanation of why they have been rejected.

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[J9]Give the name, job title and telephone number of the person who actually wrote the report.

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[J10]All background papers significantly used in preparing the report must be listed, together with an official departmental file reference. Directors are responsible for ensuring that background papers can be accessed by the public for up to six years.