PAPER D

ADULT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SELECT COMMITTEE – 15 JULY 2004

BUDGET MONITORING REPORT AS AT END OF MAY 2004

REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR ADULT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

SUMMARY/PURPOSE

This report sets out the budget and spending position on revenue for the services within this Committee remit, as at the end of May. The figures at Appendix 1 do not include budgets that are controlled elsewhere. These are monitored by the Committee, which bears responsibility for the item concerned. (For example, Resources Select Committee monitors the building maintenance budget centrally, and building maintenance costs are not therefore shown against individual services below). For information a Building Maintenance monitor has been included at Appendix 1A.

REVENUE EXPENDITURE (2004/5)

The net expenditure statement up to 31st May 2004 for the Social Services and Housing budgets is set out in Appendix 1.

The Directorate is working towards a balanced budget for the year. As this stage in the year the Directorate is not projecting any significant variance to the budget.

The budget monitoring report will be adjusted in the future to take into account the merger of Drug Action Team and Crime and Disorder Team budgets into the ‘Safer Communities’ service area. The Leisure and Community Development Division which will be moving into the Directorate in September 2004 and will also be shown as a separate area of activity then. At this time it is also intended to include information on the income budgets as a separate item to the main revenue monitoring report as this will be a significant item for monitor and scrutiny.

Budget reporting for services to children will continue to be shown in this report until the actual transfer of the service takes place in September 2004. At that time the relevant Childrens Committee will receive reports.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (2004/5)

The capital expenditure is set out in Appendix 2. We will be reporting on this area at each Committee. Most of the allocation is for social housing. In most years, the Housing Capital Programme is approved early in the year, when the funding/programme is committed. Building works proceed during the year, with the delivery/spend occurring largely in the last quarter of the year.

FREE NURSING CARE POOLED BUDGET

The first quarterly monitoring report will be produced after the end of June and will brought to this committee when available.

Contact Point: Kerry Hubbleday ( 520600 ext.2213

GORDON KENDALL

Portfolio Holder for Adult and Community Services