Decision details

To consider the proposal for Blackpool Council’s draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2016/17 as outlined in the report circulated to Members under separate cover.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. That in the absence of the Leader and Deputy Leader, Councillor Jackson be appointed Chairman for the part of the meeting related to savings from Housing Related Support and additional income from Blackpool Operating Company Ltd.

2. To recommend to the Council approval of the savings of £200,000 from Housing Relating Support and additional income of £100,000 from Blackpool Operating Company Ltd as part of the second tranche of budget saving proposals and to note that formal consultation on these proposals will take place over the next 3 months (reference paragraph 7.2 and Appendix 2b of the report).

(Councillor Campbell having declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to the savings from Housing Related Support left the meeting for the Decisions 1 and 2, and returned to the meeting and the Chair for Decisions 3 to 10.)

(Councillors Cain and Smith having prejudicial interests in relation to the additional income from Blackpool Operating Company Ltd left the meeting for Decisions 1 and 2.)

3.      To recommend to the Council the level of net expenditure for the draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2016/17 of £122,999,000 (reference paragraph 6.2 of the report).

4.      To recommend to the Council a level of budget savings of £25.1m (reference paragraph 7.1 and 7.2 and Appendices 2, 2a and 2b of the report).

5.      To recommend to the Council approval of the savings listed in the second tranche of budget saving proposals that total £4.8m (excluding the £200,000 for Housing Related Support already approved at decision 2 and the £100,000 additional income from Blackpool Operating Company Ltd) and to note that formal consultation will take place over the next 3 months (reference paragraph 7.2 and Appendix 2b of the report).

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

7.      To recommend to the Council that the Business Loans Fund is increased from £8m to £10m (reference paragraph 8.3 of the report).

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

9.      To note that the Tourism, Economy and Resources Scrutiny Committee will be formally consulting the Trade Unions and Business Ratepayers on the proposals on the morning of 12th February 2016.

10. To consider any further facts and information which subsequently come to light and report the details to the meeting of the Executive on 22nd February 2016.