Agenda

This item will be a presentation to the Forum on the overall budget of the Council and the Dedicated Schools Grant.

This paper will look at the proposed changes to services for school. It will also consider the charges for the music and catering services (and the return of catering balance) as well as the longer term strategic direction of the traded services.

This paper looks at the longer tem position on the DSG and seeks agreement to set up a task group to assist with the response to the likely consultation of the new national funding formula and to help schools in making the changes that may be required to ensure they have a balanced budget.

To receive the report of the sub group and consider the high needs budget for 2015/16.

To consider the current budget monitoring position and the returns by the schools who exceed the balance control mechanism at the end of last year.

To agree the DSG budget for next year and to agree the approach to completing the individual school budget return required by the DFE.

The report will seek approval that when sustainable technologies are procured by the Council for schools in this case Photovoltaic Cells (solar panels), the benefits will be shared between the Council and the school.  In relation to solar panels the Council will receive the Governments subsidy through the Feed In Tariff (FIT) and the school will benefit from the reduced kwh unit tariff (this is normally in the region of 3-5 pence per kwh).

The Council will utilise the income as a contribution to sustainable technologies required as a result of the planning process.

Reports deferred to next meeting

Constitution – voting on substitutes

Future Meetings

Extraordinary meeting of the Forum – either

19 January 2016

or

20 January 2016

4 February 2016    - 4.30 to 6.30pm

17 March 2016      - 4.30 to 6.30pm