Agenda item
General Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18 to 2021/22 and Non-Housing Capital Programme 2017/18 to 2021/22 - CG/17/015
Minutes:
The Council had before it a report by the Interim Director of Corporate Governance which provided details of the Non-Housing Capital Programme 2017/18 to 2021/22 and how it impacted on the Council’s balance sheet, along with a high level summary of the Council’s revenue budget for the next five years and a detailed revenue budget for 2017/18.
The report recommended:-
that the Council -
(a) note that the presentation of this year’s budget report was fundamentally different from previous years and that this reflected the change in financial reporting to Council as a result of London Stock Exchange listing. A specific requirement of this was that all expenditure figures must be shown as gross.
Balance Sheet Recommendations
(b) note the projected balance sheet position including the reserves as at 31 March 2017;
(c) approve the Non-Housing Capital programme as attached at Appendix 1, and by doing so note that the Council would be maintaining the level of debt over the next 5 years as advised to Moody’s the credit rating agency;
(d) consider the items in Paragraph 5.20which were not currently included in the capital budget;
(e) approve the Prudential Indicators as attached at Appendix 2 to the report, and by so doing note that the indicators should convey confidence to the investors in the Council’s Bond of our ability to repay the debt due; and
(f) approve the recommended use of reserves for 2017/18 as attached at Appendix 3 which specifically included a Risk Fund and non-earmarked reserves.
Revenue Budget Recommendations
Long Term and Medium Term
(g) note the draft financial position for 2018/19 to 2021/22 as shown in paragraph 5.35;
(h) note the Medium Term and Long-Term Financial Plans as shown in Appendix 4; and
(i) approve the creation of a ‘Change Fund’ reserve of £8million, as described in paragraph 5.41.
Short Term
(j) set a balanced revenue budget for 2017/18, by selecting service options contained in Appendix 6;
(k) agree to the conditions of the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2017/18 in so far as it was within its legal powers to do so (further details given in Section 3 of the report);
(l) approve the level of funding for 2017/18 in relation to the Integration Joint Board (IJB), and note that it would be for the IJB itself to determine which savings options to take from Appendix 7;
(m) approve the IJB Budget protocol proposed by the Chief Executive as shown at Appendix 8 and note that it would also have to be approved by NHS Grampian and the IJB;
(n) approve the setting aside of the underspend in 2016/17 for procurement of services to support the change plans set out in the strategic plan, and severance payments;
(o) consider the items in Paragraph 5.67 which were not currently included in the revenue budget; and
(p) instruct the Director of Education and Children’s Services to provide a further report to the Education and Children’s Services Committee, setting out plans for how the ring fenced monies allocated to Council under the Attainment Fund would be utilised, and provide assurance that recurring commitments were not being made. The report also to include plans for the use of the Council’s allocation of additional capital and revenue funding for the expansion of early learning and childcare, once the allocation had been received from the Scottish Government.
Taxation
(q) note the changes made to the multipliers of bands E through to H within the Council Tax;
(r) instruct officers whether Council was exercising the flexibility to increase Council Tax under the local government finance circular; and
(s) consider the introduction of a local Non-Domestic Rates relief scheme as discussed in Paragraph 5.54, and if a decision was taken to introduce a scheme, delegate the finalisation of the scheme to the Chief Executive, in conjunction with group leaders.
Councillor Laing moved, seconded by Councillor Boulton:-
That the Council -
(a) note that the presentation of this year’s budget report was fundamentally different from previous years and that this reflected the change in financial reporting to Council as a result of London Stock Exchange listing. A specific requirement of this was that all expenditure figures must be shown as gross.
Balance Sheet Recommendations
(b) note the projected balance sheet position including the reserves as at 31 March 2017;
(c) approve the Non Housing Capital Programme as attached and by doing so note that the Council would be maintaining the level of debt over the next five years as advised to Moody’s the credit rating agency;
(d) instruct the Chief Executive to report back to the Finance, Policy and Resources Committee on 9 March 2017 on the uncommitted funding detailed within the Non Housing Capital Programme attached;
(e) await the outcome of the four STAG appraisals as agreed within the City Region Deal with both the UK and the Scottish Governments, and to instruct the Chief Executive to begin dialogue with partners in relation to developing strategic transport proposals under a second City Region Deal;
(f) approve the Prudential Indicators as attached and by doing so note that the indicators should convey confidence to the investors in the Council’s Bond of our ability to repay the debt due; and
(g) approve the recommended use of reserves for 2017/18 and any underspend for 2016/17 as set out in the report and the attached budget for the creation of a ‘Change Fund’ of £8million for procurement of services and severance payments to support the change plans set out in the strategic plan.
Revenue Budget Recommendations
Long Term and Medium Term
(h) note the draft financial position for 2018/19 to 2021/22 as shown in paragraph 5.35 of the report; and
(i) note the Medium Term and Long Term Financial Plans as shown in Appendix 4 of the report.
Short Term
(j) approve the attached balanced revenue position for 2017/18, which included a contribution to the Change Fund reserve of £3.1million;
(k) approve the level of funding for 2017/18 in relation to the IJB and note that it would be for the IJB itself to determine which savings options to take from Appendix 7 of the report;
(l) approve the IJB Budget protocol proposed by the Chief Executive as shown at Appendix 8 of the report and note that it would also have to be approved by NHS Grampian and the IJB; and
(m) instruct the Director of Education and Children’s Services to provide a further report to the Education and Children’s Services Committee, setting out plans for how the ring fenced monies allocated to Council under the Attainment Fund would be utilised, and provide reassurance that recurring commitments were not being made. The report also to include plans for the use of the Council’s allocation of additional capital and revenue funding for the expansion of early learning and childcare, once the allocation had been received from the Scottish Government.
Taxation
(n) agree to freeze Council Tax at 2016/17 levels for 2017/18;
(o) note that the Scottish Government had legislated to change the Council Tax multipliers for properties in Bands E-H which led to an increase of 7.5% to 22.5% in Council Tax for these bands; and
(p) note the announcement of the Scottish Government proposing additional business rates relief and instruct the Chief Executive to consider this announcement in relation to Appendix 9 of the report and report to the Finance, Policy and Resources Committee on 9 March 2017.
Other
(q) instruct the Chief Executive to prepare a business case around the feasibility of Aberdeen City Council introducing Low Emission Zones throughout the city. To agree that the Scottish Government, partner organisations and stakeholders had significant roles in the development of any business case and that the business case must reflect the legislative position of the Scottish Government and instruct the Chief Executive to provide members with an initial report at the June 2017 Council meeting on progress;
(r) instruct the Chief Executive to sign the Construction Standards Charter between the Council and UCATT;
(s) agree to allocate £50,000 from the Cycling Walking Safer Streets capital grant towards upgrading for cycle routes throughout Aberdeen;
(t) agree to allocate £50,000 from Cycling Walking Safer Streets capital grant to enable street lighting to be installed on the remaining unlit section of Cove Road;
(u) instruct the Chief Executive to report to the March 2017 Council meeting on the feasibility of building 2,000 Council houses;
(v) agree to allocate £826,000 to accelerate the upgrade of play parks;
(w) agree to allocate £976,000 to allow for the further expansion of Pupil Support Assistants back into schools to help raise attainment, and instruct the Director of Education and Children’s Services to report to the Education and Children’s Services Committee on how this would be implemented; and
(x) agree to maintain the grant funding to Sport Aberdeen at current levels subject to Sport Aberdeen implementing the 1% pay rise received by local government for 2016/17 and the nationally agreed increase for 2017/18.
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
||
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
||
Deficit per Council Report |
17,244 |
37,383 |
55,701 |
71,037 |
86,074 |
|
Appendix 6 (Savings Proposals) |
||||||
SO7 |
Reduce Expenditure on Consultancy Services & Agency Staff |
(500) |
(500) |
(500) |
(500) |
(500) |
SO9 |
Energy Efficiency |
(720) |
(720) |
(720) |
(720) |
(720) |
SO14 |
Absorb Communities and Housing Commissioned Services into Alternative Existing Resources |
(260) |
(260) |
(260) |
(260) |
(260) |
SO30 |
Tyre Management System |
(18) |
(18) |
(18) |
(18) |
(18) |
SO31 |
Pilot scheme - Vehicle Utilisation with Telematics |
(8) |
(23) |
(23) |
(23) |
(23) |
SO33 |
Community Planning - ACC maintain website and budget adjustment re Civic Forum support |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
SO34 |
Reconfigure International Travel Budgets |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
SO35 |
School Transport Redesign |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO36 |
Remove Vacant Cultural Commissioning Team Post |
(52) |
(52) |
(52) |
(52) |
(52) |
SO37 |
Reduce Corporate Training Budget & Service Training Budgets |
(214) |
(214) |
(214) |
(214) |
(214) |
SO38 |
Review and reduce Overtime Budgets. |
(150) |
(150) |
(150) |
(150) |
(150) |
SO45 |
Bulk Buy Fuel |
0 |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO48 |
Funding for Former Director's Post - Enterprise Strategic Planning & Infrastructure |
(152) |
(152) |
(152) |
(152) |
(152) |
SO66 |
Restructure Curricular Support |
(285) |
(285) |
(285) |
(285) |
(285) |
SO69 |
Head Teacher Woodlands |
(47) |
(70) |
(70) |
(70) |
(70) |
SO70 |
Create Single Admin Team for Woodlands/Hazlewood |
(20) |
(30) |
(30) |
(30) |
(30) |
SO71 |
GIRFEC - Review of Establishment |
(28) |
(42) |
(42) |
(42) |
(42) |
SO90 |
City Centre Master Plan - Review of Structure |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
SO91 |
Remove 100% of all staffing underspends from vacant posts |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
SO114 |
Smarter Procurement |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
SO116 |
Review of staffing with a view to allowing VS/ER where appropriate |
(4,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
SO118 |
Remove allowances for eye examinations and contribution for spectacles. |
(13) |
(13) |
(13) |
(13) |
(13) |
SO127 |
Contribution to 17/18 savings from 16/17 carry forward |
(750) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SO136 |
Saving arising from management structure changes within the Office of the Chief Executive |
(106) |
(106) |
(106) |
(106) |
(106) |
SO138 |
Running Costs of new A96 Park & Choose Site |
(83) |
(83) |
(83) |
(83) |
(83) |
Total Efficiency Options |
(16,301) |
(17,713) |
(17,713) |
(17,713) |
(17,713) |
|
SO1 |
Increased Income Generation from Building Services Trading Account |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
SO22 |
Generate Income from Rental of the Quad at Marischal College for Events |
(10) |
(10) |
(10) |
(10) |
(10) |
SO25 |
Generate Additional Income for New Roads & Street Work |
(86) |
(86) |
(86) |
(86) |
(86) |
SO26 |
Recharge Flood Works to Capital from Revenue |
(114) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SO28 |
Building Standards to Generate Income for Services |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
SO44 |
Aberdeen Learning Festival to become self funding in collaboration with Northern Alliance |
(46) |
(46) |
(46) |
(46) |
(46) |
SO56 |
Investment in More Council Tax Staff to Bring in More Income |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
SO58 |
Shared Procurement Service with Highland Council |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
SO94 |
Charging for activities run by the archivist |
(15) |
(14) |
(14) |
(14) |
(14) |
SO112 |
Reduce Council Tax Second Home Discount |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO113 |
Leased Asset Maximisation - Beach Ballroom |
(324) |
(324) |
(324) |
(324) |
(324) |
SO124 |
Increase Income at Adventure Aberdeen |
(25) |
(50) |
(75) |
(100) |
(125) |
SO133 |
Increase in Property/Conveyancing Fees |
(7) |
(7) |
(7) |
(7) |
(7) |
SO137 |
Obtain sponsorship to cover the costs of retaining free City Wi-Fi |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
SO140 |
Realignment of low level budgets. |
(79) |
(79) |
(79) |
(79) |
(79) |
SO141 |
Planning Agreement Fees |
(11) |
(11) |
(11) |
(11) |
(11) |
Total Income/Cost Recovery Options |
(2,317) |
(2,227) |
(2,252) |
(2,277) |
(2,302) |
|
SO19 |
Delivery of Business Support Services/Digitisation Programme - Transformation Activity |
(3,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
SO86 |
Restructure Central Support (PPR) |
(229) |
(229) |
(229) |
(229) |
(229) |
Total Transformation Options |
(3,229) |
(6,229) |
(6,229) |
(6,229) |
(6,229) |
|
|
Balance Carried Forward of Saving Proposals |
(21,847) |
(26,169) |
(26,194) |
(26,219) |
(26,244) |
Administration Budget Proposals |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
||
|
Balance Brought Forward of Saving Proposals |
(21,847) |
(26,169) |
(26,194) |
(26,219) |
(26,244) |
Variations to Options |
||||||
SO12 |
Community Safety Staffing - City Wardens and Transport Marshals - Only City Wardens |
(290) |
(290) |
(290) |
(290) |
(290) |
SO20 |
Communities & Housing Management Restructure - amend to keep G16 post |
(139) |
(139) |
(139) |
(139) |
(139) |
SO65 |
Reduce Grant to Aberdeen Sports Village in line with Aberdeen University contribution |
(130) |
(130) |
(130) |
(130) |
(130) |
Total Savings Proposals |
(22,406) |
(26,728) |
(26,753) |
(26,778) |
(26,803) |
|
|
Revised (Surplus)/Deficit |
(5,162) |
10,655 |
28,948 |
44,259 |
59,271 |
New Initiatives |
||||||
Additional PSA support |
976 |
976 |
976 |
976 |
976 |
|
Upgrade Playparks |
826 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aberdeen Inspired - Night Time Economy Manager (contribution) |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Upgrade of Albury Sports Centre |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total New Initiatives |
1,847 |
976 |
976 |
976 |
976 |
|
Items from Paragraph 5.67 of Budget Report |
||||||
Parking Charges |
105 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
|
Common Good Cost Pressures |
||||||
Bulawayo Trust |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
|
Gomel Trust |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
|
Mary Garden Prize |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Family Centre at HMP Grampian |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total from Budget Report |
206 |
174 |
174 |
174 |
174 |
|
Transfer to Change Fund reserve |
3,109 |
|||||
|
Revised (Surplus)/Deficit |
0 |
11,805 |
30,098 |
45,409 |
60,421 |
Administration Non-Housing Capital Budget Proposals |
|||||||||
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Total |
||||
Non-Housing Capital Programme |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
||||
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
||||
Budget Per Appendix 1 of report |
239,518 |
214,429 |
139,213 |
76,458 |
37,555 |
707,173 |
|||
Add: |
|||||||||
Capital Investment to be determined at Finance, Policy & Resources Committee on 9th March 2017 |
1,080 |
1,080 |
|||||||
New Budget |
240,598 |
214,429 |
139,213 |
76,458 |
37,555 |
708,253 |
|||
Funded By: Additional Capital Grant |
(1,080) |
(1,080) |
APPENDIX 2 (Administration)
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
2016/17 to 2021/22
THE PRUDENTIAL CODE
For Capital Finance in Local Authorities
The Code requires that the following Prudential Indicators be set for the Council:-
|
Capital Expenditure |
||||||
Non HRA HRA |
2015/16 £’000 Actual
102,027 35,037 |
2016/17 £’000 Estimate
191,083 43,473 |
2017/18 £’000 Estimate
239,518 55,318 |
2018/19 £’000 Estimate
214,429 30,078 |
2019/20 £’000 Estimate
139,213 24,632
|
2020/21 £’000 Estimate
76,458 24,914
|
2021/22 £’000 Estimate
37,555 25,556
|
|
Ratio of Financing Costs to Net Revenue Stream |
||||||
Non HRA HRA |
2015/16 Actual
6.0% 15.7% |
2016/17 Estimate
4.3% 16.8% |
2017/18 Estimate
5.0% 16.5% |
2018/19 Estimate
5.2% 17.6% |
2019/20 Estimate
5.6% 18.5%
|
2020/21 Estimate
5.9% 18.3%
|
2021/22 Estimate
6.0% 17.7%
|
|
Capital Financing Requirement |
||||||
Non HRA HRA Total |
2015/16 £’000 Actual
498,305 235,291 733,596 |
2016/17 £’000 Estimate
576,857 248,917 825,774 |
2017/18 £’000 Estimate
743,765 273,772 1,017,537 |
2018/19 £’000 Estimate
859,206 272,445 1,131,651 |
2019/20 £’000 Estimate
915,606 264,301 1,179,907 |
2020/21 £’000 Estimate
912,138 254,618 1,166,756 |
2021/22 £’000 Estimate
909,998 243,634 1,153,632 |
|
Authorised Limit for External Debt |
|||||
Operational Boundary 10% Margin Total |
2016/17 £’000
851,536 85,154 936,690 |
2017/18 £’000
1,043,299 104,330 1,147,629
|
2018/19 £’000
1,157,413 115,741 1,273,154 |
2019/20 £’000
1,205,669 120,567 1,326,236
|
2020/21 £’000
1,192,518 119,252 1,311,770
|
2021/22 £’000
1,179,394 117,939 1,297,333
|
|
Operational Boundary for External Debt |
|||||
Borrowing Other Long Term Liabilities Total |
2016/17 £’000
747,952
103,584 851,536 |
2017/18 £’000
942,326
100,973 1,043,299 |
2018/19 £’000
1,059,662
97,751 1,157,413 |
2019/20 £’000
1,110,915
94,754 1,205,669
|
2020/21 £’000
1,099,558
92,960 1,192,518
|
2021/22 £’000
1,089,808
89,586 1,179,394
|
The estimate of the incremental impact of capital investment decisions proposed in this report, over and above capital investment decisions that have previously been taken by the Council are:
(a) for Band D Council Tax
2017/18 £41.85 |
2018/19 £0 |
2019/20 £0 |
2020/21 £0 |
2021/22 £0 |
(b) for average weekly housing rents (assuming that increased capital investment is financed by way of Capital From Current Revenue (CFCR) and borrowing)
2017/18 £0.78 |
2018/19 £0 |
2019/20 £0 |
2020/21 £0.02 |
2021/22 £0.04 |
Councillor Yuill moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Delaney:-
That the Council -
(a) note that the presentation of this year’s budget report was fundamentally different from previous years and that this reflected the change in financial reporting to Council as a result of London Stock Exchange listing. A specific requirement of this was that all expenditure figures must be shown as gross.
Balance Sheet Recommendations
(b) note the projected balance sheet position including the reserves as at 31 March 2017;
(c) approve the Non-Housing Capital programme as attached, and by doing so note that the Council would be maintaining the level of debt over the next five years as advised to Moody’s the credit rating agency;
(d) note that this included:
(a) a commitment to a new Bridge at the River Dee through the development of options;
(b) additional capital investment of £2million in road and pavement repairs and resurfacing; and
(c) a feasibility study into the dualing of the Lang Stracht;
(e) approve the Prudential Indicators as attached and by so doing note that the indicators should convey confidence to the investors in the Council’s Bond of our ability to repay the debt due;
(f) approve the recommended use of reserves for 2017/18 and any underspend for 2016/17 as set out in the report for the creation of a ‘Change Fund’ of £8million for procurement of services and severance payments to support the change plans set out in the strategic plan;
(g) instruct officers to undertake a feasibility study of into the dualing of the Lang Stracht; and
(h) instruct the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure to report to the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee, recommending how the additional capital funding of £2million for road and pavement repairs and resurfacing should be utilised.
Revenue Budget Recommendations
Long Term and Medium Term
(i) note the draft financial position for 2018/19 to 2021/22 as shown in paragraph 5.35 of the report; and
(j) note the Medium Term and Long-Term Financial Plans as shown in Appendix 4 of the report;
Short Term
(k) approve the attached balanced revenue position for 2017/18 and notes that this included:
(a) the creation of a £2.5million Education Fund;
(b) a feasibility study into the transfer of Hazlehead Swimming Pool to community management;
(c) the allocation of £1.277million to fund CFCR investment in road and pavement repairs and resurfacing and note that this was in addition to the £2million of capital investment allocated for this purpose;
(d) an additional £500,000 for supported bus services in Aberdeen;
(e) £255,000 of additional investment in street and urban tree planting, maintenance, management and staffing;
(f) an additional £250,000 investment in grass cutting of Council maintained spaces;
(g) the creation of a local Non-Domestic Rates relief scheme to supplement the national scheme announced on 21 February 2017;
(h) the generation of an additional £200,000 of income through the more efficient deployment of City Wardens;
(l) agree to the conditions of the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2017/18 in so far as it was within the Council’s legal powers to do so;
(m) approve the level of funding for 2017/18 in relation to the IJB, and note that it would be for the IJB itself to determine which savings options to take from Appendix 7 of the report;
(n) approve the IJB Budget protocol proposed by the Chief Executive as shown at Appendix 8 of the report and notes that it would also have to be approved by NHS Grampian and the IJB;
(o) instruct the Director of Education and Children’s Services to provide a further report to the Education and Children’s Services Committee, setting out plans for how the ring fenced monies allocated to Council under the Attainment Fund would be utilised, and provide assurance that recurring commitments were not being made. The report also to include plans for the use of the Council’s allocation of additional capital and revenue funding for the expansion of early learning and childcare, once the allocation had been received from the Scottish Government;
(p) instruct the Director of Education and Children’s Services to provide a further report to the Education and Children’s Services Committee, setting out plans for how the Education Fund would be utilised;
(q) instruct officers to undertake a feasibility study into the transfer of Hazlehead Swimming Pool to community management;
(r) instruct the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure to report to the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee on how the additional investment of £500,000 in supported bus services could best be utilised to provide bus links to isolated communities;
(s) instruct the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure to report to the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee, recommending how the additional CFCR funding for road and pavement repairs and resurfacing should be utilised; and
(t) note the inclusion of £250,000 funding for Transition Extreme and instruct officers to report to the Finance, Policy and Resources Committee on 9 March 2017 on their business plan and model for consideration on potential support from the Council.
Taxation
(u) instruct officers that Council would not be exercising the flexibility to increase Council Tax under the local government finance circular;
(v) note the changes made to the multipliers of bands E through to H within the Council Tax;
(w) recommend the introduction of a local Non-Domestic Rates relief scheme (option 6b from Appendix 9 of the report) in compliance with the relevant statutory provisions, including having regard to the authority’s expenditure and income and the interests of persons liable to pay Council Tax, and delegate the finalisation of the scheme to the Chief Executive following consultation with group leaders; and
(x) note the announcement of the Scottish Government with regard to a national Non Domestic Rates relief scheme and instruct the Chief Executive to consider this announcement and report to the Finance, Policy and Resources Committee on 9 March 2017.
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
||
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
||
Deficit per Council Report |
17,244 |
37,383 |
55,701 |
71,037 |
86,074 |
|
Appendix 6 (Savings Proposals) |
||||||
SO1 |
Increased Income Generation from Building Services Trading Account |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
SO2 |
Leased Income Maximisation - Marischal College |
0 |
(150) |
(300) |
(300) |
(300) |
SO5 |
Advertising Concession Contract with Single City Wide Provider |
0 |
(250) |
(250) |
(250) |
(250) |
SO6 |
Renegotiate Contracts with Visit Aberdeenshire |
0 |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO7 |
Reduce Expenditure on Consultancy Services & Agency Staff |
(500) |
(500) |
(500) |
(500) |
(500) |
SO9 |
Energy Efficiency |
(720) |
(720) |
(720) |
(720) |
(720) |
SO10 |
Property Asset Rationalisation |
(143) |
(95) |
(327) |
(327) |
(327) |
SO13 |
Communities & Housing Service Budget Adjustments |
(564) |
(245) |
(245) |
(245) |
(245) |
SO18 |
Redesign Building App'ship scheme to match current projected opps |
(425) |
(425) |
(425) |
(425) |
(425) |
SO19 |
Business Support Services/Digitisation Programme - Transf. Activity |
(3,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
SO20 |
Communities & Housing Management Restructure |
(201) |
(201) |
(201) |
(201) |
(201) |
SO22 |
Income from Rental of the Quad at M. College for events |
(10) |
(10) |
(10) |
(10) |
(10) |
SO25 |
Generate Additional Income for New Roads & Street Work |
(86) |
(86) |
(86) |
(86) |
(86) |
SO26 |
Recharge Flood Works to Capital from Revenue |
(114) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SO28 |
Building Standards to Generate Income for Services |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
SO30 |
Tyre Management System |
(18) |
(18) |
(18) |
(18) |
(18) |
SO31 |
Pilot scheme - Vehicle Utilisation with Telematics |
(8) |
(23) |
(23) |
(23) |
(23) |
SO33 |
Comm. Plan. - ACC website and budget adjust. re Civic Forum support |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
SO34 |
Reconfigure International Travel Budgets |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
(20) |
SO35 |
School Transport Redesign |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO36 |
Remove Vacant Cultural Commissioning Team Post |
(52) |
(52) |
(52) |
(52) |
(52) |
SO38 |
Review and reduce Overtime Budgets. |
(150) |
(150) |
(150) |
(150) |
(150) |
SO39 |
Review and target support for the Cultural Programme |
(300) |
(300) |
(300) |
(300) |
(300) |
SO41 |
Outsource Catering in Museums & Art Gallery |
(25) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO45 |
Bulk Buy Fuel |
0 |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO48 |
Funding for former Director's Post - ESP&I |
(152) |
(152) |
(152) |
(152) |
(152) |
SO56 |
Investment in More Council Tax Staff to Bring in More Income |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
SO58 |
Shared Procurement Service with Highland Council |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
(50) |
SO69 |
Head Teacher Woodlands |
(47) |
(70) |
(70) |
(70) |
(70) |
SO70 |
Create Single Admin Team for Woodlands/Hazlewood |
(20) |
(30) |
(30) |
(30) |
(30) |
SO71 |
GIRFEC - Review of Establishment |
(28) |
(42) |
(42) |
(42) |
(42) |
SO86 |
Restructure Central Support (PPR) |
(229) |
(229) |
(229) |
(229) |
(229) |
SO90 |
City Centre Master Plan - Review of Structure |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
SO91 |
Remove 100% of all staffing underspends from vacant posts |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
(5,750) |
SO94 |
Charging for activities run by the archivist |
(15) |
(14) |
(14) |
(14) |
(14) |
SO104 |
Fleet Cost Recovery and Transformation |
0 |
100 |
(100) |
(150) |
(250) |
SO112 |
Reduce Council Tax Second Home Discount |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
(100) |
SO113 |
Leased Asset Maximisation - Beach Ballroom |
(324) |
(324) |
(324) |
(324) |
(324) |
SO114 |
Smarter Procurement |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
(3,000) |
SO116 |
Review of staffing with a view to allowing VS/ER where appropriate |
(4,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
(6,000) |
SO117 |
Introduce a new working week of 35 hours for new employees |
(900) |
(900) |
(900) |
(900) |
(900) |
SO124 |
Increase Income at Adventure Aberdeen |
(25) |
(50) |
(75) |
(100) |
(125) |
SO125 |
Childcare Service to become self funding |
(100) |
(100) |
(200) |
(300) |
(400) |
SO127 |
Contribution to 17/18 savings from 16/17 carry forward |
(750) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SO133 |
Increase in Property/Conveyancing Fees |
(7) |
(7) |
(7) |
(7) |
(7) |
SO134 |
Review and reduce overtime budgets under Head of PI&E |
(250) |
(250) |
(250) |
(250) |
(250) |
SO136 |
Saving arising from management structure changes within the OCE |
(106) |
(106) |
(106) |
(106) |
(106) |
SO137 |
Obtain sponsorship to cover the costs of retaining free City Wi-Fi |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
SO140 |
Realignment of low level budgets. |
(79) |
(79) |
(79) |
(79) |
(79) |
SO141 |
Planning Agreement Fees |
(11) |
(11) |
(11) |
(11) |
(11) |
Variations to Options |
||||||
SO98 |
School Catering - Amended proposal - Roll Out Stay on Site |
(25) |
(25) |
(25) |
(25) |
(25) |
Total Savings Proposals |
(23,879) |
(28,309) |
(29,016) |
(29,191) |
(29,416) |
|
|
Balance Carried Forward |
(6,635) |
9,074 |
26,685 |
41,846 |
56,658 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
||
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
||
|
Balance Brought Forward |
(6,635) |
9,074 |
26,685 |
41,846 |
56,658 |
Additional Savings |
||||||
Communities, Housing & Infrastructure |
||||||
More efficient deployment of City Wardens |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
(200) |
|
Adjustment to street occupation charges |
(43) |
(43) |
(43) |
(43) |
(43) |
|
Total Additional Savings |
(243) |
(243) |
(243) |
(243) |
(243) |
|
Revised Balance |
(6,878) |
8,831 |
26,442 |
41,603 |
56,415 |
|
New Initiatives |
||||||
Education & Children's Services |
||||||
Education Fund |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
|
Feas. Study - transfer of Hazlehead Pool to comm. management |
50 |
|||||
Communities, Housing & Infrastructure |
||||||
Supported bus services |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
|
Install additional bus shelters |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|
Small scale environmental improvements fund |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
Improved street and urban tree maintenance, management and additional street tree planting |
255 |
195 |
195 |
195 |
195 |
|
Increased winter maintenance and road response team capacity |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
|
Enhance grass cutting of council managed spaces |
250 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
|
Undertake public consultation on possible Ashley CPZ |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Road repairs and maintenance CFCR |
1,277 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Corporate |
||||||
Non Domestic Rates Discretional Relief Initiative - Option 6(b) |
1,200 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total New Initiatives |
6,362 |
3,765 |
3,765 |
3,765 |
3,765 |
|
Items from Paragraph 5.67 of Budget Report |
||||||
Parking Charges |
105 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
|
Common Good Cost Pressures |
129 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
|
Family Centre at HMP Grampian |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Transition Extreme - Provisional |
250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total from Budget Report |
516 |
234 |
234 |
234 |
234 |
|
|
Revised (Surplus)/Deficit |
0 |
12,830 |
30,441 |
45,602 |
60,414 |
Liberal Democrats Non-Housing Capital Budget Proposals |
|||||||||
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Total |
||||
Non-Housing Capital Programme |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
||||
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
||||
Budget Per Appendix 1 of report |
239,518 |
214,429 |
139,213 |
76,458 |
37,555 |
707,173 |
|||
Add: |
|||||||||
Additional Investment in roads/pavement resurfacing and repairs and street lighting renewal |
2,000 |
2,000 |
|||||||
Multi Use Winter Maintenance & Response Plant |
120 |
120 |
|||||||
New Bridge of Dee - Option Development for a 4-Lane Bridge |
100 |
100 |
|||||||
Lang Stracht - Feasibility Study for Dualling |
100 |
100 |
|||||||
0 |
|||||||||
New Budget |
241,838 |
214,429 |
139,213 |
76,458 |
37,555 |
709,493 |
|||
Additional Cost |
2,320 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,320 |
|||
Funded by: Increase in grant from Scottish Government |
(1,080) |
(1,080) |
|||||||
Use of contingency fund |
(1,240) |
(1,240) |
APPENDIX 2 (Liberal Democrat)
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
2016/17 to 2021/22
THE PRUDENTIAL CODE
For Capital Finance in Local Authorities
The Code requires that the following Prudential Indicators be set for the Council:-
|
Capital Expenditure |
||||||
Non HRA HRA |
2015/16 £’000 Actual
102,027 35,037 |
2016/17 £’000 Estimate
191,083 43,473 |
2017/18 £’000 Estimate
239,518 55,318 |
2018/19 £’000 Estimate
214,429 30,078 |
2019/20 £’000 Estimate
139,213 24,632
|
2020/21 £’000 Estimate
76,458 24,914
|
2021/22 £’000 Estimate
37,555 25,556
|
|
Ratio of Financing Costs to Net Revenue Stream |
||||||
Non HRA HRA |
2015/16 Actual
6.0% 15.7% |
2016/17 Estimate
4.3% 16.8% |
2017/18 Estimate
5.0% 16.5% |
2018/19 Estimate
5.2% 17.6% |
2019/20 Estimate
5.6% 18.5%
|
2020/21 Estimate
5.9% 18.3%
|
2021/22 Estimate
6.0% 17.7%
|
|
Capital Financing Requirement |
||||||
Non HRA HRA Total |
2015/16 £’000 Actual
498,305 235,291 733,596 |
2016/17 £’000 Estimate
576,857 248,917 825,774 |
2017/18 £’000 Estimate
743,765 273,772 1,017,537 |
2018/19 £’000 Estimate
859,206 272,445 1,131,651 |
2019/20 £’000 Estimate
915,606 264,301 1,179,907 |
2020/21 £’000 Estimate
912,138 254,618 1,166,756 |
2021/22 £’000 Estimate
909,998 243,634 1,153,632 |
|
Authorised Limit for External Debt |
|||||
Operational Boundary 10% Margin Total |
2016/17 £’000
851,536 85,154 936,690 |
2017/18 £’000
1,043,299 104,330 1,147,629
|
2018/19 £’000
1,157,413 115,741 1,273,154 |
2019/20 £’000
1,205,669 120,567 1,326,236
|
2020/21 £’000
1,192,518 119,252 1,311,770
|
2021/22 £’000
1,179,394 117,939 1,297,333
|
|
Operational Boundary for External Debt |
|||||
Borrowing Other Long Term Liabilities Total |
2016/17 £’000
747,952
103,584 851,536 |
2017/18 £’000
942,326
100,973 1,043,299 |
2018/19 £’000
1,059,662
97,751 1,157,413 |
2019/20 £’000
1,110,915
94,754 1,205,669
|
2020/21 £’000
1,099,558
92,960 1,192,518
|
2021/22 £’000
1,089,808
89,586 1,179,394
|
The estimate of the incremental impact of capital investment decisions proposed in this report, over and above capital investment decisions that have previously been taken by the Council are:
(a) for Band D Council Tax
2017/18 £41.85 |
2018/19 £0 |
2019/20 £0 |
2020/21 £0 |
2021/22 £0 |
(b) for average weekly housing rents (assuming that increased capital investment is financed by way of CFCR and borrowing)
2017/18 £0.78 |
2018/19 £0 |
2019/20 £0 |
2020/21 £0.02 |
2021/22 £0.04 |
Councillor Flynn moved as a further amendment, seconded by Councillor Dickson:-
That the Council -
(a) note that the presentation of this year’s budget report was fundamentally different from previous years and that this reflected the change in financial reporting to Council as a result of London Stock Exchange listing. A specific requirement of this was that all expenditure figures must be shown as gross.
Balance Sheet Recommendations
(b) note the projected balance sheet position including the reserves as at 31 March 2017;
(c) approve the Non-Housing Capital programme as attached, and by doing so note that the Council would be maintaining the level of debt over the next five years as advised to Moody’s the credit rating agency;
(d) note that this included a commitment to a new Bridge at the River Dee through the development of options;
(e) approve the Prudential Indicators as attached and by so doing note that the indicators should convey confidence to the investors in the Council’s Bond of our ability to repay the debt due;
(f) approve the recommended use of reserves for 2017/18 and any underspend for 2016/17 as set out in the report and the attached budget for the creation of a ‘Change Fund’ of £8million for procurement of services and severance payments to support the change plans set out in the strategic plan; and
(g) ring fence the Second Homes Discount Reserve for the building of council houses.
Revenue Budget Recommendations
Long Term and Medium Term
(h) note the draft financial position for 2018/19 to 2021/22 as shown in paragraph 5.35 of the report; and
(i) note the Medium Term and Long-Term Financial Plans as shown in Appendix 4 of the report.
Short Term
(j) approve the attached balanced revenue position for 2017/18 and note that this included:
a. a contribution to the Second Homes reserve of £519,000;
b. an additional £1million for the Attainment Fund;
c. £120,000 to reduce off-street parking charges after 5pm;
d. £50,000 for Skene Street Project;
e. £25,000 for floor renovation at Albury Sports Centre;
f. £35,000 for the Thistle Street Traders Market;
g. £50,000 towards street lighting at Cove;
h. An additional £210,000 for a rent relief programme for new teachers;
i. An increase of 50% in Community Centre grants;
j. The removal of parking charges of £105,000; and
k. A contribution to a family support centre at HMP Grampian of £32,000;
(k) agree to the conditions of the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2017/18 in so far as it was within the Council’s legal powers to do so;
(l) approve the level of funding for 2017/18 in relation to the IJB and notes that it would be for the IJB itself to determine which savings options to take from Appendix 7 of the report;
(m) approve the IJB Budget protocol proposed by the Chief Executive as shown at Appendix 8 of the report and note that it would also have to be approved by NHS Grampian and the IJB; and
(n) instruct the Interim Director of Education and Children’s Services to provide a further report to the Education and Children’s Services Committee, setting out plans for how the ring fenced monies allocated to Council under the Attainment Fund would be utilised, and provide assurance that recurring commitments were not being made. The report also to include plans for the use of the Council’s allocation of additional capital and revenue funding for the expansion of early learning and childcare, once the allocation had been received from the Scottish Government.
Taxation
(o) instruct officers that Council would not be exercising the flexibility to increase Council Tax under the local government finance circular;
(p) note the changes made to the multipliers of bands E through to H within the Council Tax;
(q) recommend the introduction of a local Non-Domestic Rates relief scheme as detailed in the attached budget in compliance with the relevant statutory provisions, including having regard to the authority’s expenditure and income and the interests of persons liable to pay Council Tax, and delegate the finalisation of the scheme to the Chief Executive following consultation with group leaders; and
(r) note the announcement of the Scottish Government proposing additional business rates relief and instruct the Chief Executive to consider this announcement in relation to Appendix 9 of the report and report to the Finance, Policy and Resources Committee on 9 March 2017.
Other
(s) instruct the Chief Executive to formally seek admission to Cosla;
(t) instruct the Chief Executive to report back to the next Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee with proposals for a community scheme for the residents of Tillydrone and Woodside to utilise £1million of capital projects;
(u) instruct the Chief Executive to report back to the next Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee with proposals for a community scheme for the residents of Torry and Northfield to utilise £1million of capital projects;
(v) instruct the Director of Education and Children’s Services to prepare a business plan regarding the future of Transition Extreme;
(w) instruct the Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure to conclude the purchase of land at Craiginches;
(x) instruct the Chief Executive to prepare a business case around the feasibility of Aberdeen City Council introducing Low Emission Zones throughout the city. To agree that the Scottish Government, partner organisations and stakeholders had significant roles in the development of any business case and that the business case must reflect the legislative position of the Scottish Government and instruct the Chief Executive to provide members with an initial report at the June 2017 Council meeting on progress; and
(y) instruct the Chief Executive to sign the Construction Standards Charter between the Council and UCATT.
Scottish National Party Budget Proposals |
2017/18 |
||
£000 |
|||
Deficit per Council Report |
|
17,244 |
|
Appendix 6 (Savings Proposals) |
|||
SO1 |
Increased Income Generation from Building Services Trading Account |
(1,000) |
|
SO2 |
Leased Income Maximisation - Marischal College |
0 |
|
SO5 |
Advertising Concession Contract with Single City Wide Provider |
0 |
|
SO6 |
Renegotiate Contracts with Visit Aberdeenshire |
0 |
|
SO7 |
Reduce Expenditure on Consultancy Services & Agency Staff |
(500) |
|
SO9 |
Energy Efficiency |
(720) |
|
SO13 |
Communities & Housing Service Budget Adjustments |
(564) |
|
SO19 |
Delivery of Business Support Services/Digitisation Programme - Transformation Activity |
(3,000) |
|
SO20 |
Communities & Housing Management Restructure |
(201) |
|
SO22 |
Generate Income from Rental of the Quad at Marischal College for Events |
(10) |
|
SO25 |
Generate Additional Income for New Roads & Street Work |
(86) |
|
SO26 |
Recharge Flood Works to Capital from Revenue |
(114) |
|
SO28 |
Building Standards to Generate Income for Services |
(50) |
|
SO30 |
Tyre Management System |
(18) |
|
SO31 |
Pilot scheme - Vehicle Utilisation with Telematics |
(8) |
|
SO33 |
Community Planning - ACC maintain website and budget adjustment re Civic Forum support |
(20) |
|
SO34 |
Reconfigure International Travel Budgets |
(20) |
|
SO35 |
School Transport Redesign |
(100) |
|
SO36 |
Remove Vacant Cultural Commissioning Team Post |
(52) |
|
SO41 |
Outsource Catering in Museums & Art Gallery |
(25) |
|
SO44 |
Aberdeen Learning Festival to become self funding in collaboration with Northern Alliance |
(46) |
|
SO45 |
Bulk Buy Fuel |
0 |
|
SO48 |
Funding for Former Director's Post - Enterprise Strategic Planning & Infrastructure |
(152) |
|
SO56 |
Investment in More Council Tax Staff to Bring in More Income |
(200) |
|
SO58 |
Shared Procurement Service with Highland Council |
(50) |
|
SO66 |
Restructure Curricular Support |
(285) |
|
SO69 |
Head Teacher Woodlands |
(47) |
|
SO70 |
Create Single Admin Team for Woodlands/Hazlewood |
(20) |
|
SO86 |
Restructure Central Support (PPR) |
(229) |
|
SO90 |
City Centre Master Plan - Review of Structure |
(5) |
|
SO91 |
Remove 100% of all staffing underspends from vacant posts |
(5,750) |
|
SO94 |
Charging for activities run by the archivist |
(15) |
|
SO104 |
Fleet Cost Recovery and Transformation |
0 |
|
SO112 |
Reduce Council Tax Second Home Discount |
(100) |
|
SO114 |
Smarter Procurement |
(3,000) |
|
SO116 |
Review of staffing with a view to allowing VS/ER where appropriate |
(4,000) |
|
SO117 |
Introduce a new working week of 35 hours for new employees |
(900) |
|
SO118 |
Remove allowances for eye examinations and contribution for spectacles |
(13) |
|
SO124 |
Increase Income at Adventure Aberdeen |
(25) |
|
SO133 |
Increase in Property/Conveyancing Fees |
(7) |
|
SO136 |
Saving arising from management structure changes within the Office of the Chief Executive |
(106) |
|
SO137 |
Obtain sponsorship to cover the costs of retaining free City Wi-Fi |
(200) |
|
SO138 |
Running Costs of new A96 Park & Choose Site |
(83) |
|
SO140 |
Realignment of low level budgets. |
(79) |
|
SO141 |
Planning Agreement Fees |
(11) |
|
SO127 |
Contribution to 17/18 savings from 16/17 carry forward |
(750) |
|
Variation to Option |
|||
SO10 |
Property Asset Rationalisation - Partial: |
Relocation of Howemoss Road; Termination of leases for modular units at Hazlewood and Woodlands Schools and at Tarves Road, Potterton |
(143) |
SO15 |
Waste Service Review-Partial (Reduce no of local recycling points and increase efficiency of communal centres) |
(127) |
|
SO65 |
10% Reduction to Sport Arms Length Organisations - ASV only |
(130) |
|
Total Savings Proposals |
(22,961) |
||
|
Balance Carried Forward |
|
(5,717) |
Scottish National Party Budget Proposals |
2017/18 |
||
£000 |
|||
|
Balance Brought Forward |
|
(5,717) |
Additional Savings |
|||
Charge elected members for parking at Town House |
(9) |
||
Reversal of administration parking policy |
(450) |
||
Total Additional Savings |
(459) |
||
New Initiatives |
|||
Additional Attainment Fund |
1,000 |
||
Reduce off-street parking charges after 5pm |
120 |
||
Skene Street Project |
50 |
||
Albury Sports Centre - floor renovation |
25 |
||
Thistle Street Traders Market |
35 |
||
Street Lighting Cove |
50 |
||
Rating Relief Scheme |
Limit Retail increase to 12.5% |
1,910 |
|
Limit Manufacturing Increase to 12.5% |
1,020 |
||
100% relief to hospitality for all increases above 3% |
960 |
||
Support for New Teachers |
Year 1 of a 2 Year programme of rent relief |
210 |
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Community Centre Grants - Increase by 50% |
140 |
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New Bridge of Dee - Option Development for a 4-Lane Bridge |
100 |
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City Centre Cycling Investment |
250 |
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Contribution from Bus Lane Enforcement |
(350) |
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Total New Initiatives |
5,520 |
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Items from Paragraph 5.67 of Budget Report |
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Parking Charges |
105 |
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Family Centre at HMP Grampian |
32 |
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Total from Budget Report |
137 |
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Transfer to Reserves, earmarked for housing |
519 |
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|
Revised (Surplus)/Deficit |
|
0 |
Scottish National Party Non-Housing Capital Budget Proposals |
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Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Total |
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Non-Housing Capital Programme |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
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£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
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Original Budget Per Appendix 6. |
239,518 |
214,429 |
139,213 |
76,458 |
37,555 |
707,173 |
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Add: |
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Reverse Flood Prevention Measures at Millside and Paddock |
(1,000) |
(2,000) |
(3,000) |
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Flood Prevention Measures at Millside and Paddock |
1,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
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0 |
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Reverse SG Funding as above |
2,400 |
2,400 |
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SG Funding |
(2,400) |
(2,400) |
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Saving through combining Tillydrone Primary School and Tillydrone Community Centre |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
|||||||
Ring Fenced Spend at Tillydrone/Woodside |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|||||||
Ring Fenced Spend at Torry/Northfield |
1,000 |
1,000 |
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New Budget |
241,518 |
215,429 |
134,813 |
78,858 |
37,555 |
708,173 |
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Financed By: Additional Capital Grant |
(1,000) |
(1,000) |
APPENDIX 2 (SNP)
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
2016/17 to 2021/22
THE PRUDENTIAL CODE
For Capital Finance in Local Authorities
The Code requires that the following Prudential Indicators be set for the Council:-
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Capital Expenditure |
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Non HRA HRA |
2015/16 £’000 Actual
102,027 35,037 |
2016/17 £’000 Estimate
191,083 43,473 |
2017/18 £’000 Estimate
239,518 55,318 |
2018/19 £’000 Estimate
214,429 30,078 |
2019/20 £’000 Estimate
134,813 24,632
|
2020/21 £’000 Estimate
78,858 24,914
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2021/22 £’000 Estimate
37,555 25,556
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Ratio of Financing Costs to Net Revenue Stream |
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Non HRA HRA |
2015/16 Actual
6.0% 15.7% |
2016/17 Estimate
4.3% 16.8% |
2017/18 Estimate
5.0% 16.5% |
2018/19 Estimate
5.2% 17.6% |
2019/20 Estimate
5.6% 18.5%
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2020/21 Estimate
5.9% 18.3%
|
2021/22 Estimate
6.0% 17.7%
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Capital Financing Requirement |
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Non HRA HRA Total |
2015/16 £’000 Actual
498,305 235,291 733,596 |
2016/17 £’000 Estimate
576,857 248,917 825,774 |
2017/18 £’000 Estimate
744,765 273,772 1,018,537 |
2018/19 £’000 Estimate
861,206 272,445 1,133,651 |
2019/20 £’000 Estimate
913,206 264,301 1,177,507 |
2020/21 £’000 Estimate
912,138 254,618 1,166,756 |
2021/22 £’000 Estimate
909,998 243,634 1,153,632 |
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Authorised Limit for External Debt |
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Operational Boundary 10% Margin Total |
2016/17 £’000
851,536 85,154 936,690 |
2017/18 £’000
1,044,299 104,430 1,148,729
|
2018/19 £’000
1,159,413 115,941 1,275,354 |
2019/20 £’000
1,203,269 120,327 1,323,596
|
2020/21 £’000
1,192,518 119,252 1,311,770
|
2021/22 £’000
1,179,394 117,939 1,297,333
|
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Operational Boundary for External Debt |
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Borrowing Other Long Term Liabilities Total |
2016/17 £’000
747,952
103,584 851,536 |
2017/18 £’000
943,326
100,973 1,044,299 |
2018/19 £’000
1,061,662
97,751 1,159,413 |
2019/20 £’000
1,108,515
94,754 1,203,269
|
2020/21 £’000
1,099,558
92,960 1,192,518
|
2021/22 £’000
1,089,808
89,586 1,179,394
|
The estimate of the incremental impact of capital investment decisions proposed in this report, over and above capital investment decisions that have previously been taken by the Council are:
(a) for Band D Council Tax
2017/18 £41.85 |
2018/19 £0 |
2019/20 £0 |
2020/21 £0 |
2021/22 £0 |
(b) for average weekly housing rents (assuming that increased capital investment is financed by way of CFCR and borrowing)
2017/18 £0.78 |
2018/19 £0 |
2019/20 £0 |
2020/21 £0.02 |
2021/22 £0.04 |
During the course of summing up, Councillor Yuill indicated that he wished to incorporate parts (q) and (r) of Councillor Laing’s motion into his amendment, and this was accepted.
There being a motion and two amendments, the Council first divided between the amendment by Councillor Yuill and the amendment by Councillor Flynn.
On a division, there voted:-
For the amendment by Councillor Yuill (5) - Councillors Delaney, Greig, Malone, Jennifer Stewart and Yuill.
For the amendment by Councillor Flynn (15) - Councillors Cameron, Copland, Corall, Cormie, Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Flynn, Hutchison, Jaffrey, MacGregor, Nicoll, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart and Townson.
Declined to vote (21) - Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Graham, Grant, Ironside, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison, Nathan Morrison, Taylor and Young.
The Council then divided between the motion and the amendment by Councillor Flynn.
On a division, there voted:-
For the motion (21) - Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Graham, Grant, Ironside, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison, Nathan Morrison, Taylor and Young.
For the amendment by Councillor Flynn (15) - Councillors Cameron, Copland, Corall, Cormie, Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Flynn, Hutchison, Jaffrey, MacGregor, Nicoll, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart and Townson.
Declined to vote (5) - Councillors Delaney, Greig, Malone, Jennifer Stewart and Yuill.
The Council resolved:-
to adopt the motion.
Supporting documents:
- General Fund and NHCP, item 3. PDF 672 KB
- EHRIA adults, item 3. PDF 88 KB
- EHRIA children, item 3. PDF 88 KB
- EHRIA employees, item 3. PDF 106 KB
- Council Leader's Budget Speech, item 3. PDF 113 KB
- Approved Budget, item 3. PDF 72 KB