50/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council
adoption of the budget summarised at revised table 3 (attached to
this record of decisions), amounting to £262.913m, and that
this be financed by a 12.5% increase in Council tax.
51/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council that the projected
overspend for 2002/2003 be financed by charging the overspend to
reserves.
52/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council that the fees and
charges set out at Appendix 5 apply as part of the budget
proposals.
53/2003 The Cabinet agreed that the Director of Finance and
Corporate Services be requested to calculate the formal
requirements under Sections 32 and 33 of the Local Government
Finance Act 1992 for resolution by special Council on 19 February
2003.
54/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council the creation of a
'Change Team' for so long as the objectives of the team, as set out
at Appendix 4 to the report are met and, on the basis that costs
are met by external funding sources and the team is to assist with
meeting existent policy objectives, that recruitment to these posts
be progressed immediately so as to enable the team to be in place
by 1 April 2003 or as soon as possible thereafter.