Venue: Teams Live
Contact: Lisa Richards
Note: lisa.richards@powys.gov.uk
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of interest from Members. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Disclosure of Party Whips To receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that, under Section 78, Members having been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before the Committee.) Minutes: There were no disclosures of party whips. |
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To scrutinise the Draft 2022- 23 Budget. a) Adult Services – 2pm to 3.30pm b) Childrens Services – 3.30pm to 5pm
Attached, in relation to the Cabinet’s Budget proposals to Council are the following documents: (i) A copy of the Cabinet report to provide the overall context for the budget setting process(Attached) (ii) A copy of the Mid Term Financial Strategy and Finance Resource Model (Appendices A andB) (iii) A copy of Services' cost reduction proposals (AppendixC) (iv) A copy of the Fees and Charges Report which provides an overview to Service proposals for income generation. (Appendices D and E) (v) A copy of the Capital Strategy and the Treasury Management Strategy. (Appendix F) (vi) A copy of the Reserves Policy (AppendixG) (vii) A copy of the Budget Survey (Appendix H) (viii) Individual Impact Assessments relating to the proposals under (iii) above (Appendix I – IA 22 -31 Childrens Services, IA 32 – 44 Adult Services) (ix) Council wide Impact Assessment (Appendix J)
Additional documents:
Minutes: Documents: · Draft Medium Term Financial Strategy, Draft Budget and Capital Programme · Finance Resource Model · Cost Reductions · Register of Fees and Charges · Register of Fees and Charges – report · Capital Strategy and Treasury Management Strategy · Reserves Policy · Budget Survey – December 2021 · Service Impact Assessments · Corporate Impact Assessment
Discussion:
Adult Services
Pressures · The Head of Adult Services gave a presentation on the main pressures and proposed cost reductions · The Service had been in business continuity since March 2020 · Demand for care was outstripping supply · The Service was on target to deliver the majority of savings identified in the last budget · The efficiencies expected by the Service represent 43% of the total Council efficiencies · The biggest risk facing the Service was the workforce – there was uncertainty as to how long the pandemic would last. The Service has been operating in a crisis for two years and this is beginning to take its toll. The Powys Health Academy would be key to building resilience in the longer term. · There had been excess deaths reported during the pandemic and it was questioned if this had been factored into the budget. This was difficult to model. Information from Daffodil, NHS and the Welsh Government had been used. The tail of demand will be felt by social care for a significant period after health services with the increase in demand for services expected to continue for some time. · The budget reserve to address increased demand will be held corporately and only accessed if additional pressures materialise. Last year, less was drawn down than predicted as demand had been managed. Additional care requirements of 224 hours per week had been needed which would have cost over £1M. However, due to rightsizing, TEC etc the actual pressure was £786K. · The Portfolio Holder reported that projects had been in hand to transform the service prior to the pandemic and this had helped manage pressures · The Committee questioned the additional monies to fund legal support rather than buy in services and where the associated savings were recorded. At present there is no dedicated solicitor in the legal team and service is bought in as required. The funding will provide a dedicated solicitor in the Legal Team. The requirement for legal support is accelerating due to changes in legislation particularly around the change from Deprivation of Liberties. · Capital Receipts had been used for transformation projects and it could be anticipated that savings would accrue from those projects. The Head of Service indicated that the main driver was to do the right thing in supporting residents and staff but that efficiencies may also be realised. Some staffing needs to be included within the mainstream budget and is shown as a pressure. · The need for additional funding for a hospital discharge team was questioned as that work was currently being undertaken. The funding identified would be for a dedicated Team Manager and Patient Flow Co-ordinator. To date this has been managed within the community teams. but this is not sustainable. The Hospital ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Access to Information Minutes: RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under category 3 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
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Draft Budget 2022/23 Minutes: The Committee was briefed on issues relating to debt and commissioning.
The Chair asked for Members to submit their reflections of the meeting by email. |