Decision details

The Director of Finance & Digital Services referred Members to his report which set out the position regarding the opportunity for Cabinet to propose to Council to further invest in the Council’s priority areas, aligned to the Corporate Plan, “Making a Difference” 2020 – 2024. 

The Director commented on the importance of investment in areas supporting key Corporate Plan priorities which had already been recognised by the Council with £123M of additional resources, over and above normal Capital Programme allocations, invested since October 2015.  He explained that the proposed Council report proposes to continue to invest a further £6.5M in key priorities which could be funded by existing resources already set aside for investment in infrastructure.

The Leader spoke of the important investment in respect of infrastructure and highways and spoke of the funding programme which had continued alongside the investment needed following the repairs following Storm Dennis. The Leader spoke of the inconvenience sometimes experienced when such repairs and investment were carried out but spoke of the long term benefits.

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Services welcomed the extra £6.5m and spoke of investment already taken forward which had been visible across the County Borough.

Following discussions, it was RESOLVED:

1.    To propose the additional investment and funding arrangements as set out in the report at Appendix A to Council at its meeting on 29th September 2021