Decision details

(i)           to approve the budget as attached to the report subject to the resolutions below;

(ii)          to approve that the weekly unrebated rents for municipal houses be increased by 1.7% to take effect from 4 April 2016;

(iii)         to approve the level of revenue contribution to the Housing Capital budget for 2016/17 at £23.982million as well as a provisional contribution for the subsequent four financial years as detailed in the report;

(iv)         to continue to increase the level of working balances to 10% to meet future contingencies;

(v)          to agree to the continuation of the practice that all capital receipts, from the disposal of Council houses under right to buy, be used to repay debt for 2016/17 and future years where applicable;

(vi)         to approve the level of miscellaneous rents and service charges, including Heat with Rent as detailed in the report;

(vii)       to approve the capital programme for the financial year 2016/17 as well as the indicative level of programme for the financial years 2017/18 to 2020/21 as detailed in the report;

(viii)      in order for work to commence on the capital programme, to approve as estimated expenditure in terms of Standing Order 1(3) (of the Council’s Standing Orders relating to Contracts and Procurement) the sums shown against each heading of the Housing Capital Expenditure budget set out in appendix 1 to the report; and

(ix)         to authorise the Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure to undertake or instruct appropriate procedures to procure the works referred to in the report for the capital programme and award contracts relating thereto.