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1 Summary

1.1 The following decisions are required:

a) To note the current position on the monitoring of the 2007/08 Policy and Resources revenue budget and capital programme.

b) To agree the transfer of £90,000 to an earmarked reserve to fund additional editions of Hampshire Now.

c) To defer consideration of the treatment of over and under-spendings against the 2007/08 revised budget until the final outturn position is known.

d) To approve the carry forward into 2008/09 £1.938m of the capital repairs programme relating to specific commitments that have been unavoidably delayed.

e) To approve the carry forward of schemes in the 2007/08 capital programme that are not started by 31 March 2008, subject to the cost of the shemes being accommodated within the approved programme limit.

2 Reason(s)

2.1 Budget monitoring reports are submitted regularly to the Executive Member to review whether any action is required to deal with variations between planned and actual spending. The Policy and Resources revenue budget and capital programme includes financial resources for a range of direct services and for central services that support all other County Council services and as such contribute to each priority of the corporate strategy.

3 Other options considered and rejected:

3.1 Not applicable.

4 Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive member consulted - none

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - none

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - none

Approved by: (signature) Date: (date of decision)

Councillor T K Thornber

Executive Member for Policy and Resources Date: (date of decision)