FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE

 

TUESDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 1999 - 3.00 pm

 

Present:- Councillors Jackson, Robertson (Y), Mulholland, Rebecchi and Mitchell, Councillor Jackson, Convener, in the Chair.

 

In attendance:- The Depute Chief Executive, the Director of Resource Services and the Director of Central Services.

 

1117      CORPORATE CHARGING POLICY                                                                                                 1117

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 20 October 1999 by the Director of Resource Services setting out a proposed draft Corporate Charging Policy and recommending the use of Service Working Groups to take forward the policy.

DECIDED: 

(a)  That the Sub-Committee remit the draft Corporate Charging Policy to the Policy and Strategy Committee for approval;

(b)  That the Policy and Strategy Committee be requested to instruct all appropriate Services to set up Service Working Groups in order to take forward that policy; and

(c)  That it be noted that further reports on a concessions policy, a review of the impact of 2000/01 revised charges and any other relevant issues will be submitted to future meetings by the Director of Resource Services.

 

  1118    1998/99 REVENUE BUDGET - PERIOD 12 MONITORING v OUT-TURN                                      1118

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 21 October 1999 by the Director of Resource Services detailing the major variances between the financial projections reported during March/April 1999 and the unaudited out-turn position included in the 1998/99 Draft Accounts and setting out proposals for action to improve the quality of future projections.

DECIDED:

(a)  That the draft General Fund surplus of £2,393,000 in 1998/99 be noted;

(b)  That the actions detailed in Appendix 1 to the report be endorsed; and

(c)  That it be noted that a further report on progress will be brought to the Sub-Committee in 6 months.