Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Head of Financial Services.

noted the capital scheme’s monitoring report and the spending variations referred to in paragraphs 2.3 and 2.4 and agreed that the revenue element of the Community Facilities grant be increased by £43.000.

A report by the Head of Financial Services was submitted (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) detailing outturn capital expenditure during 2007/08 and adjustments for 2008/09.

In discussing the main variations in the programme, Executive Councillors’ attention was drawn to an increase in the level of Government grant for disabled facilities. However, Members were alerted to the possibility of a reduction in grants awarded in the current year as a shortage of occupational therapists employed by the PCT locally which was likely to result in fewer assessments being undertaken.  Remedial action was being investigated and the Chief Executive reported on discussions held with his counterpart at the Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust, regarding the possibility of using therapists based in neighbouring districts to undertake assessments in Huntingdonshire.

RESOLVED

  (a)  that the capital scheme’s monitoring report reproduced at Appendix B to the report now submitted be noted; and

  (b)  that the spending variations referred to in paragraphs 2.3 and 2.4 of the report be noted and the revenue element of the Community Facilities grant be increased by £43.000.