Quarterly reports detail the Council’s finances, risk and performance as at the end of each financial quarter for 2016/17 and may include recommendations on consequential changes to the budget.

Council considered a report from theHeads of Financial Services and Business Improvement detailing the Council’s finances, risk and performance at the end of the financial year 2016/17 and making new requests for funding (previously submitted to the City Executive Board meeting on 20 June 2017).

Councillor Turner, Board Member for Finance and Asset Management presented the report and moved the recommendations.

Councillor Tidball spoke detailing the expenditure proposals to address health inequalities.

Councillors asked a number of questions and made statements about the carry-forward requests and new projects listed in the report and appendices before reaching their decision.

Council resolved to:

1.    establish General Fund budgetary provision of £745k in respect of the new bids shown in the report and Appendix D;

2.    establish an HRA budgetary provision of £300k in respect of the new bids shown in the report and Appendix D.