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RESOLVED –
 

1)   
That, in regards to the General Fund, (i) the revenue outturn position for 2022/2023
including Cost of Living Impacts be noted (ii) the application of
the Council’s flexible capital receipts strategy to the value
of £2.9m applied against eligible transformation in
2022/2023; as approved in the 2023/2024 Annual Budget Report (March
2023) be noted (iii) the Government’s £13.5m funding
contribution on 31 March 2022 towards the Council’s Dedicated
School’s Grant deficit be noted (iv) the year end position on
corporate reserves and balances be noted (v) the proposed use of
pre-existing reserves be reaffirmed and the proposed use of new
reserves (section 1.9 of the report refers) be endorsed and (vi) it
be noted that regular monitoring and review of corporate reserves
in 2023/2024 will be reported to Cabinet as part of the quarterly
financial monitoring cycle.

2)   
That the year end
position on the Collection Fund be noted.

3)   
That the Housing Revenue Account outturn and
reserves position 2022/2023 be noted.

4)   
That, in regards to the Capital budget,
(i) the Council capital outturn
position for 2022/2023 be noted (ii) the £34.5m capital
rollover from 2022/2023 to 2023/2024 be approved (iii) approval be
given to the revised capital plan for the period 2023/2024 onwards
after taking into account rollover, the rephasing of schemes and
changes to grant assumptions (iv) £0.9m for replacement
parking ticket machines (£0.3m 2023/2024, £0.6m
2024/2025) be approved (v) £0.5m for the land acquisition and
development of new burial provision in North Kirklees be approved
(£0.1m feasibility 2023/2024 / £0.4m land acquisition
2024/2025) (vi) approval be given to an additional £0.5m
funding for the existing New Street Public Realm Project, in order
to complete the landscaped public space contributing to the
delivery of the Huddersfield Blueprint (vii) approval be given to
£1m top slice of the Cultural Heart programme for internal
fees, transfer of £1.7m from Huddersfield Southern Corridors
to manage the overspend for the A62 Smart Corridor, and £60k
for Accessibility to Public Spaces and Places project, all with net
nil borrowing additionality.

5)   
That the Review of Treasury Management activity
2022/2023 be noted.