Purpose

To consider the Quarter 2 2024/2025 Finance,
Performance and Risk Report

Content

Resolved
 

(1)         
That the council’s performance, risk and finance Quarter 2
2024/2025 report be noted.
 

(2)         
That the updated Corporate Debt Policy be approved.
 

(3)         
That debt write offs
totalling £43,660.32 be approved.
 

(4)         
That the reprofiling of capital projects beyond 2024/25 and the
subsequent update to the programme budget for this financial year
2024/25 be approved.
 

(5)         
That it be noted that Cherwell District Council will be receiving
£0.064m revenue grant funding from Oxfordshire County Council
for the Household Support Fund round 6, which follows up on round 5
that was spent supporting residents through the cost-of-living
crisis. This funding will support the work presented at the last
Overview and Scrutiny meeting in Cherwell’s Cost of Living
plan.
 

(6)         
That the use of £0.050m of S106 funding approved under S151
Officer delegated authority to deliver the remaining elements of
the Outdoor Sports project at Whitelands Farm Sports Ground be
noted.
 

(7)         
That the additional information relating to capital overspends in
respect of Bicester East Community Centre and the Sunshine Centre
reported to Executive in the August (period 5) financial
performance report be noted.
 

(8)         
That the removal of following projects with budgets totalling
£0.652m from the Capital Programme be approved.
·        
 iTrent HR System Upgrades
·        
Housing & UT Asset System
·        
Retained Land
·        
Expiring Energy Performance Certificates plus Associated
Works
·        
Energy Performance Certificates Government Implementation of target
B – Strategic Plan
·        
Car Park refurbishments
·        
Car Parking Action Plan Delivery
 

(9)         
That the increase in the building control fees and charges for
2024/25 with immediate effect (Appendix 12 to the report) be
approved.