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RESOLVED that Cabinet:-
 

(a) 
notes the Council’s in-year financial position at the end
September 2024;
 

(b) 
approves the proposed adjustments to the 2024/25 budget, as set out
in Appendix 1H and requests Officers to review the potential
on-going impact in 2025/26 and beyond where necessary as part of
developing the forecast and detailed estimates for further
consideration by Cabinet later in the year;
 

(c)  
in respect of the additional sum of £0.040m made available to
support North Essex Councils collaborative activities and Joint
Health Post with Health Partners that is set out in Appendix 1H,
authorises the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance and the Portfolio
Holder for Partnerships, to utilise this funding to support any
associated work; 
 

(d) 
in respect of the additional £1.200m set aside to support the
cost of homelessness, requests Officers to present a report to a
future meeting of Cabinet setting out further details relating to
the current challenges faced by the Council along with potential
actions / proposed activities to support the Council going
forwards;
 

(e) 
in respect of the Project Delivery Unit budget:
 

(i)     
authorises the Director for Governance and the
Director for Finance & IT, in consultation with the Corporate
Director (Place and Economy), to enter into an agreement with Essex
County Council (ECC) to increase existing procurement capacity for
Tendring District Council;

 

(ii)    
agrees a sum of up to the value of £120,000
over two years from the associated approved budget to fund the
additional procurement capacity from ECC;

 

(iii)  
authorises
the Chief Executive, in consultation with the
Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism, to
agree further expenditure where capacity is procured from external
bodies / organisations / individuals as an alternative to
recruitment.  
 

(f)   
notes the updated financial forecast set out in this report and
requests Officers, in consultation with Portfolio Holders, to
further develop the financial forecast proposals alongside the
development of the Council’s priorities; and
 

(g)  invites
the views of the Resources and Service Overview and Scrutiny
Committee on the information set out in this report along with the
Council’s wider financial position as part of its work
programme for the year.