To consider any items which the Chair has agreed to have submitted as urgent.

To consider any appeals from the public against refusal to allow inspection of background documents and/or the inclusion of items in the confidential part of the agenda.

To allow Members an opportunity to [a] declare any personal, prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests they might have in any items which appear on this agenda; and [b] record any items from which they are precluded from voting as a result of Council Tax/Council rent arrears; [c] the existence and nature of party whipping arrangements in respect of any item to be considered at this meeting. Members with a personal interest should declare that at the start of the item under consideration. If Members also have a prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interest they must withdraw from the meeting during the consideration of the item.

The following procedure applies for this item:-

(i)        The Committee will receive a statement by the Leader on the Executive’s budget proposals and the key issues underlining the budget process;

(ii)       The Committee is invited to consider any issues arising from individual Directorate Budget Plans that chairs of scrutiny committees wish to draw specific attention to;

(iii)      The Committee is invited to receive a Statement from the Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration regarding the Housing Revenue Account calculations and to consider any amendment proposed in relation to the Housing Revenue account 2021/22 to 2023/24;

(iv)      The Committee is invited to consider any amendments to the budget proposals; and

(v)       The Committee is invited to summarise its findings and formulate its recommendations to the Council meeting on 5 March 2021.

The part proceedings from the Executive meeting on 17 February 2021 are now attached.

Minute extracts of the January and February 2021 cycle of scrutiny meetings attached.

In connection to the above, the following documents were considered by Executive on 17 February 2021.

(5a)     Revenue Budget Monitoring to the end of December 2020

(5b)     Capital Budget Monitoring to the end of December 2020

(5c)     Budget Overview and Section 25 Report

(5d)     Medium Term Financial Plan and 2021/22 Revenue Budget

(5e)     Children and Education Services Budget 2021/22

(5f)      Adult Social Care and Population Health Budget 2021/22

(5g)     Neighbourhoods Directorate Budget 2021/22

(5h)     Homelessness Directorate Budget 2021/22

(5i)      Growth and Development Directorate Budget 2021/22

(5j)       Corporate Core Budget 2021/22

(5k)     School Budget 2021/22

(5l)      Housing Revenue Account 2021/22 to 2023/24

(5m)    Capital Strategy and Budget 2020/21 to 2024/25

(5n)     Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2021/22, including Borrowing Limits and Annual Investment Strategy

These documents will be available to view on the Council’s website using the following link and via the Modern.Gov app on tablet devices:-

https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=137&MId=3404&Ver=4

Due to the combined size of all of the above documentation, paper copies will only be provided to Elected Members on request.

(The Constitution provides that amendments to Executive’s budget recommendation are to be submitted by the seventh day after the meeting of Executive).

In addition to the above budget pack and in accordance with Council Rule of Procedure 18.3, the Committee is also required to consider any amendments to those recommendations which affect those calculations or the level of Council Tax.

Report of the City Solicitor and Head of Communications attached

Report of the City Solicitor attached

The report of the City Solicitor is attached.