Decision details

(i)            to note the anticipated financial out-turn for 2020/21 and the impact on the Reserves position of the IJB;

(ii)          to note the financial allocations proposed to be allocated by the partner organisations;

(iii)         to approve the 2021/22 budget and the Aberdeen City IJB Medium Term Financial Framework included as appendix 1 of this report;

(iv)         to note the intention to earmark £2.5 million in a risk fund at the end of the financial year;

(v)          to approve the Bon Accord Contract level for 2021/22 of £30,304,000 and budget assumptions noted in sections 3.17 and 3.18;

(vi)         to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to uplift the direct payments for clients with a staffing element included in their payment by 2.2% from the 1 May 2021 to cover the increase in the Scottish Living Wage;

(vii)        to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to negotiate uplifts for those Social Care providers not covered by the National Care Home contract;

(viii)       to instruct the Chief Finance officer to apply a higher uplift should a higher national inflationary rate be agreed for direct payments and contracts not covered by the National Care Home Contract, on the proviso that additional funding is provided to cover any shortfall; and

(ix)         to make the budget directions contained in appendix 2 of this report and instruct the Chief Finance Officer to issue these directions to the constituent authorities.