Issue - meetings
Final Revenue Budget 2022/23 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2022/23 to 2024/25
Meeting: 24/02/2022 - Council (Item 258)
258 Revenue Budget 2022/23 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2022/23 to 2024/25 PDF 89 KB
Recommendation: |
Cabinet |
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(10 February 2022) |
Additional documents:
- Final Revenue Budget 2022-23 and MTFS 2022-23 to 2024-25, item 258 PDF 228 KB View as DOC (258/2) 93 KB
- Final Budget Report February Cabinet -3-2-2022, item 258 PDF 920 KB View as DOCX (258/3) 147 KB
- Appendix 1A - Savings and Growth from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 budget Process - Feb 2022, item 258 PDF 120 KB
- Appendix 1B -Savings and Growth from 2020-21 Budget Setting Process - feb 2022, item 258 PDF 23 KB
- Appendix 2 MTFS 2022-23 to 2024-25 - Feb 2022, item 258 PDF 99 KB
- Appendix 3 - Revenue Budget Summary 2022-23 v2, item 258 PDF 45 KB
- Appendix 4 - Levies and Subscriptions 2022-23, item 258 PDF 59 KB
- Appendix 5 - Policy on use of Contingency, item 258 PDF 83 KB
- Appendix 6 - Schools Budget 2022-23, item 258 PDF 198 KB
- Appendix 7 - Public Health Budget 2022-23, item 258 PDF 115 KB
- Appendix 8 - reserves policy, item 258 PDF 82 KB
- Appendix 9 - Reserves Forecast, item 258 PDF 31 KB
- Appendix 10 - Report of the Chief Finance Officer, item 258 PDF 124 KB
- Appendix 11 - Model resolution 2022-23, item 258 PDF 89 KB
- Appendix 12 Members Allowances Scheme 2022 - 23, item 258 PDF 130 KB
- Appendix 13 - Harrow Pay Policy Statement 2022-23, item 258 PDF 144 KB
- Appendix 14 - Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy, item 258 PDF 92 KB
- Appendix 15- Summary of EQIA for Savings Proposals 2022-23, item 258 PDF 31 KB
- Appendix 16 - Summary of Resident Consultation, item 258 PDF 135 KB
- Background Paper - ECF - Revenue Budget - Minute Extract to Feb Cabinet, item 258 PDF 173 KB View as DOC (258/21) 91 KB
- Background Paper - HBCP - Revenue Budget - Minute Extract to Feb Cabinet, item 258 PDF 143 KB View as DOC (258/22) 63 KB
- Background Paper - Reference to Cabinet - OnS - 11 January 2022, item 258 PDF 264 KB View as DOC (258/23) 254 KB
- Conservative Budget Amendment, item 258 PDF 431 KB View as DOCX (258/24) 21 KB
- Appendix One (Detailed Amendment Table), item 258 PDF 13 KB View as XLSX (258/25) 12 KB
- Appendix Two (Officer Costings), item 258 PDF 127 KB
- Appendix Three (Summary Sheet), item 258 PDF 234 KB View as DOCX (258/27) 766 KB
- Appendix 11 - Model resolution 2022-23 revised for GLA change to Band C, item 258 PDF 89 KB
- Webcast for Revenue Budget 2022/23 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2022/23 to 2024/25
Minutes:
(i) Further to item 9 on the Summons, the Council received the Recommendation of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 February 2022.
(ii) The Mayor requested that Members, in making the decision on this item, had regard to the Cabinet report of 10 February 2022, the sections on equalities, the equality impact assessments and the results of the budget consultation.
A tabled amendment was received, duly seconded and was lost. The voting was as follows:
In favour of the amendment: Councillors Almond, Ashton, Baxter, Benjamin, Chauhan, Greek, Hall, Hinkley, Hirani, Jogia, Karia, Lammiman, Dr Lewinson, Moshenson, Janet Mote, Osborn, Mina Parmar, Anjana Patel, Pritesh Patel, Rabadia, Seymour, Stevenson, Thakker and Wright.
Absent: Councillor Kareema Marikar
Upon the meeting moving to the vote on the substantive Recommendation it was carried. The voting was as follows:
In Favour of the Recommendation: His Worshipful the Mayor Councillor Ghazanfar Ali, Councillors Dan Anderson, Jeff Anderson, Sue Anderson, Assad, Borio, Brown, Butterworth, Dattani, Ferry, Gilligan, Graham Henson, Maxine Henson, Lee, Maru, Miles, Murphy-Strachan, O’Dell, Parekh, Varsha Parmar, Primesh Patel, Perry, Proctor, Ramchandani, Robson, Sachin Shah, Smith, Krishna Suresh, Sasikala Suresh, Swersky and Dr Weiss.
Against the Recommendation: Councillors Almond, Ashton, Baxter, Benjamin, Chauhan, Greek, Hall, Hinkley, Hirani, Jogia, Karia, Lammiman, Dr Lewinson, Moshenson, Janet Mote, Osborn, Mina Parmar, Anjana Patel, Pritesh Patel, Rabadia, Seymour, Stevenson, Thakker and Wright.
Absent: Councillor Kareema Marikar
RESOLVED:
That
(1) the 2022/23 budget be approved, being mindful of the results of the various consultations and equality impact assessments, to enable the Council Tax for 2022/23 to be set (Appendix 15 to the officer report refers);
(2) the Model Council Tax Resolution 2022/23, as set out in Appendix 11 on Cabinet second supplemental agenda, be approved;
(3) in accordance with Section 38 (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, the Chief Executive be authorised to place a notice in the local press of the amounts set under recommendation 2 above within a period of 21 days following the Council’s decision;
(4) the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), as set out in Appendix 2 to the officer report, be approved;
(5) the 2022/23 Members’ Allowance Scheme, as set out in Appendix 12 to the officer report, be approved;
(6) the 2022/23 Annual Pay Policy Statement, as set out in Appendix 13 to the officer report, be approved; and
(7) the Capital Receipts Flexibility Strategy, as set out in Appendix 14 to the officer report, be approved.
Meeting: 10/02/2022 - Cabinet (Item 608)
608 Final Revenue Budget 2022/23 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2022/23 to 2024/25 PDF 920 KB
Report of the Director of Finance.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1A - Savings and Growth from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 budget Process - Feb 2022, item 608 PDF 120 KB
- Appendix 1B -Savings and Growth from 2020-21 Budget Setting Process - feb 2022, item 608 PDF 23 KB
- Appendix 2 MTFS 2022-23 to 2024-25 - Feb 2022, item 608 PDF 99 KB
- Appendix 3 - Revenue Budget Summary 2022-23 v2, item 608 PDF 45 KB
- Appendix 4 - Levies and Subscriptions 2022-23, item 608 PDF 59 KB
- Appendix 5 - Policy on use of Contingency, item 608 PDF 83 KB
- Appendix 6 - Schools Budget 2022-23, item 608 PDF 198 KB
- Appendix 7 - Public Health Budget 2022-23, item 608 PDF 115 KB
- Appendix 8 - reserves policy, item 608 PDF 82 KB
- Appendix 9 - Reserves Forecast, item 608 PDF 31 KB
- Appendix 10 - Report of the Chief Finance Officer, item 608 PDF 124 KB
- Appendix 11 - Model resolution 2022-23, item 608 PDF 89 KB
- Appendix 12 Members Allowances Scheme 2022 - 23, item 608 PDF 130 KB
- Appendix 13 - Harrow Pay Policy Statement 2022-23, item 608 PDF 144 KB
- Appendix 14 - Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy, item 608 PDF 92 KB
- Appendix 15- Summary of EQIA for Savings Proposals 2022-23, item 608 PDF 31 KB
- Appendix 16 - Summary of Resident Consultation, item 608 PDF 135 KB
- Background Paper - ECF - Revenue Budget - Minute Extract to Feb Cabinet, item 608 PDF 173 KB View as DOC (608/19) 91 KB
- Background Paper - HBCP - Revenue Budget - Minute Extract to Feb Cabinet, item 608 PDF 143 KB View as DOC (608/20) 63 KB
- Background Paper - Reference to Cabinet - OnS - 11 January 2022, item 608 PDF 264 KB View as DOC (608/21) 254 KB
- Webcast for Final Revenue Budget 2022/23 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2022/23 to 2024/25
Minutes:
Resolved to RECOMMEND: to Council
That
(1) the 2022/23 budget be approved, being mindful of the results of the various consultations and equality impact assessments, to enable the Council Tax for 2022/23 to be set (Appendix 15 to the officer report refers);
(2) the Model Council Tax Resolution 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 11 to the officer report, be approved;
(3) in accordance with Section 38 (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, the Chief Executive be authorised to place a notice in the local press of the amounts set under recommendation 2 above within a period of 21 days following the Council’s decision;
(4) the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) as set out in Appendix 2 to the officer report, be approved;
(5) the 2022/23 Members’ Allowance Scheme, as set out in Appendix 12 to the officer report, be approved;
(6) the 2022/23 Annual Pay Policy Statement, as set out in Appendix 13 to the officer report, be approved; and
(7) the Capital Receipts Flexibility Strategy, as set out in Appendix 14 to the officer report, be approved.
[Call-in does not apply to the decisions above as they are reserved to full Council.]
RESOLVED: To note
(8) the balanced budget position for 2022/23 and 2024/25 and the budget gap of £16.593m for 2023/24 (Table 2a to the officer report);
(9) the use of £14.7m Budget Planning Reserve MTFS to achieve the balanced budget position for 2022/23, which was reversed out in the following year (Table 2a, paragraph 1.49 to the officer report);
(10) the intention to increase Council Tax by 1.99% in 2022/23 (paragraph 1.21 to the officer report);
(11) the intention to increase Council Tax by a further 1% in 2022/23 in respect of the Adult Social Care Precept (paragraph 1.21 to the officer report);
(12) the 2022/23 budgets for Schools and Public Health as set out in Appendices 6 & 7 to the officer report;
(13) the assumed funding for the protection of social care 2022/23 through the Better Care Fund as set out in paragraphs 1.62 to 1.65 to the officer report; and
(14) the requirement to develop a robust finance strategy to address the predicted MTFS shortfall of £16.593m ready for presentation to the incoming administration in May 2022 (Paragraphs 1.69 to 1.73 to the officer report).
Reason for Recommendations: To ensure that the Council set a balanced budget for 2022/23.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: As set out in the report.
Conflict of Interest relating to the matter declared by Cabinet Member/Dispensation Granted: None.