Policy And Resources Committee - 10/01/2005

At a MEETING of the FINANCE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th January 2005.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

John CORRIGAN

Bruce D MACKIE

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Joe MORROW

Jim BARRIE

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

Will DAWSON

George REGAN

Nigel DON

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Julia M STURROCK

Bob DUNCAN

Roderick A J WALLACE

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

Charles A WEBSTER

Christopher HIND

Andrew DAWSON

Derek J SCOTT

 

Joe FITZPATRICK

 

 

Councillor George REGAN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th December 2004 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I REVENUE MONITORING 2004-2005

 

There was submitted Report No 23-2005 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) providing the Committee with an analysis of the 2004/05 projected revenue outturn as at 30 November 2004 monitored against the adjusted 2004/05 Revenue Budget.

 

The Committee:-

 

(i) noted that the overall General Fund 2004/05 Projected Revenue Outturn as at 30 November 2004 showed an overspend of 182,000 against the adjusted 2004/05 Revenue Budget;

 

(ii) noted that the Housing Revenue Account Projected Outturn was in line with the adjusted 2004/2005 Revenue Budget;

 

(iii) instructed the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) to take every reasonable action to ensure that the 2004/2005 Revenue expenditure was in line with the adjusted Revenue Budget; and

 

(iv) instructed the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) in conjunction with all Chief Officers of the Council to continue to monitor the Councils 2004/2005 Projected Revenue Outturn.

 

II CAPITAL EXPENDITURE MONITORING 2004/2005

 

After considering Report No 20-2005 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) appraising members of the current position regarding the Council's Capital Expenditure Programme for 2004/05 the Committee noted the contents of the report.

 

III REVENUES POLICY DOCUMENT REVISION - BENEFIT FRAUD

 

There was submitted Report No 17-2005 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) revising the undernoted documents:-

 

(i) The Anti Fraud and Anti Corruption Policy.

(ii) The Benefit Sanction Policy.

 

The Committee approved accordingly.

 

 

 

 

GEORGE REGAN, Convener.