Agenda item

The Area Council Manager provided the North East Area Council with the current financial position and forecast for expenditure into 2016-17 together with an update regarding the procurement of the Employability for Under 16’s 2016 initiative and the Environmental Enforcement procurement for service provision post March 2016.

Based in the current profiled spend agreed with providers, the North East Area Council has £133,836 uncommitted from the 2015/16 budget together with £168,712 uncommitted from the 2016/17 budget.  Due to the uncertainty surrounding future budget allocations, future contracts will be let on a year by year basis, with break clauses, for the foreseeable future.  An agreement is in place whereby Area Councils could devolve up to £20,000 to Ward Alliances. 

It was explained that any income raised from enforcement activity by way of fines will be reconciled at the end of the financial year for each Area Council.

RESOLVED that the report regarding the financial position of the Area Council be noted, together with the procurement progress update with regard to the Employment for Under 16’s initiative 2016 and Environmental Enforcement after March 2016.