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Overview and Scrutiny Review of the Executive's Draft Budget Proposals for 2022-2023

Meeting: 24/01/2022 - Executive (Item 78)

78 Overview and Scrutiny Review of the Executive's Draft Budget Proposals for 2022-2023 pdf icon PDF 320 KB

To consider a report of the Chair of Scrutiny Committee.

Minutes:

The Chair of the Scrutiny Committee introduced report which reflected the outcomes and recommendations arising from two Budget Scrutiny Working Group sessions which had been held on 30th November and 2nd December 2021, with the relevant Executive Members and Senior Officers in attendance to address Members’ questions.

 

Councillor Acton emphasised that, in considering the proposals, Scrutiny Members had been mindful of the particular and significant challenges to budget setting, arising notably from a lengthy period of financial constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic. Members had highlighted a number of ongoing risks, which Scrutiny would continue to monitor. In concluding, he wished to record his thanks to all who had been involved in supporting Trafford’s communities in the face of the recent challenges; and to all officers and Members for their support and co-operation in producing the current report.

 

In response, the Executive Member for Finance and Governance thanked Scrutiny Members for their work in producing the report, and its valuable suggestions. He noted that the Executive would respond formally in bringing forward its finalised budget proposals; and would be content to work with Scrutiny in developing a work programme which would allow an ongoing focus on the areas of concern now highlighted.

 

            RESOLVED -

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(1)       That content of the report, and the recommendations made, be noted.

 

(2)       That a formal response be made in the context of the Executive’s referral of budget proposals to Council in February 2022.