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This report informs the Committee of the Council’s revenue budgets targets approved by the Strategy & Resources Committee.  The report seeks support for changes to services and any further guidance on the preparation of the Committee’s service estimates for 2017/18 and for the next 2 financial years.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the implications of the budget targets approved by the Strategy & Resources Committee;

(2)          Supported the changes to services and savings identified in section 3.3 of the report and that these be included within the budget presented to the Committee in January 2017, subject to the item “Venues service review” (£64,000) being removed from the list;

(3)          Supported in principle the future savings options as set out in 3.4 of the report for further work and inclusion in the Medium Term Financial Strategy;

(4)          Endorsed the work streams as set out in 3.6 of the report;

(5)          Noted the approach to be taken in the identification of additional savings to be generated to address the Council-wide funding gap of £220,000 as identified in section 3.8 of the report.

The Committee received a report informing it of the budget targets approved by the Strategy and Resources Committee, and seeking guidance on preparation of its service estimates.

It was noted that an entry for “Venues service review” (valued at £64,000) included in Table 1, paragraph 3.3 of the report should be removed from the list of savings for 2017/18.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the implications of the budget targets approved by the Strategy & Resources Committee;

(2)          Supported the changes to services and savings identified in section 3.3 of the report and that these be included within the budget presented to the Committee in January 2017, subject to the item “Venues service review” (£64,000) being removed from the list;

(3)          Supported in principle the future savings options as set out in 3.4 of the report for further work and inclusion in the Medium Term Financial Strategy;

(4)          Endorsed the work streams as set out in 3.6 of the report;

(5)          Noted the approach to be taken in the identification of additional savings to be generated to address the Council-wide funding gap of £220,000 as identified in section 3.8 of the report.