Decision details

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To recommend to Council a budget saving of £200,000 from further joint working of Blackpool Waste Services Limited trading as Enveco with internal waste services (ref. paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 and line 24 of Appendix 2).

(Councillor Kirkland having declared a prejudicial interest left the room during consideration of this decision.)

2. To recommend to Council that the £5,922,000 Social Care Grant is allocated in full to Children’s Social Care (ref. paragraph 4.7).

3. To recommend to Council the level of net expenditure for the draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2020/21 of £142,084,000 (ref. paragraph 6.2).

4. To recommend to Council a level of budget savings of £19.45m (£19.65m minus £200,000 approved at decision 1). (ref. paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 and Appendix 2).

5. To recommend to Council that the Chief Executive be authorised to take any necessary steps to ensure all staffing savings are achieved (ref. paragraph 8.1).

6. To recommend to Council that the target level of working balances remains at £6m (ref. paragraph 10.4).

7. To consider any further facts, information and stakeholder feedback which may emerge and report the details to the meeting of the Executive on 4 March 2020.