Agenda item

Recommendations

That Full Council approves:

a)  The provisional outturn position for the General Fund revenue account for 2025/26 (as shown in Appendix A);

b)  The transfers to and from reserves as detailed within the report (and Appendix C);

c) The surplus of £0.354m proposed to be transferred to the General Reserve

d) The balance on the General Reserve of £4.266m. (Please note does not currently include the above surplus of £0.354m)

e) The financing of the 2025/26 capital programme as detailed within the report and at Appendix D.

f) The updated capital programme for 2026/27 to 2031/32 and scheme financing as outlined within the report and detailed at Appendix E;

g) Approval of additional funding to cover capital project overspends of £0.012m as detailed in paragraph 5.7.

h) Approval of capital project budget roll-forwards from 2025/26 into 2026/27 paragraph 5.10.

i) To note the addition of £26,834 towards Property Services Electric Vehicles, to be funded by the Asset Management Reserve over a four-year lease period. This budget has been approved by the Deputy s151 Officer under constitutional powers.

j) To approve the addition of £188,539 to renovate Fakenham Play Area to be funded from capital s106 Contributions in 2026/27.

k) To approve the addition of £0.100m to the Community Housing Fund (Grants to Housing Providers) project, to be funded by Capital Receipts following a repaid grant in 2025/26.

l) To approve the updated Cromer Coast Protection Scheme budget to reflect that the approved RFCC (Environment Agency) grant has been awarded to the Mundesley Coastal Defences project only. This leaves the 2025/26 budget as £1,037,656. This is a movement of budget from the Cromer scheme to the Mundesley Scheme to meet grant conditions.

m) To approve the updated Mundesley Coastal Management Scheme budget to reflect that the approved RFCC (Environment Agency) grant has been award to the Mundesley Coastal Management Scheme project only. This leaves the 2025/26 budget as £998,217. This is a movement of budget from the Cromer scheme to the Mundesley Scheme to meet grant conditions.

Recommendation

That Full Council

1. approves the annual report which details the Council’s write-offs, in accordance with the Council’s Debt Write-Off Policy and performance in relation to revenues collection.

2. approves the continued delegated authority as shown in appendix 2 for write offs.

Recommendation

That Full Council

Approves the allocation of up to £500,000 as match funding for the programme to be sourced from reserves if Local Levy (from the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, RFCC) or other grant sources is not forthcoming.

Recommendations

That Full Council:

1)    Approves changes to the overall Committee seat allocations, ensuring that political balance rules are reflected.

2)    Approves any consequential changes to the Constitution arising from the establishment of the new Local Plan & Conservation Task Group

3)    Receives nominations from the Group Leaders to appoint Members and substitutes to the Task Group (in line with recommendation 3 above).