To approve the capital investment budget and capital strategy for 2023/24 onwards.

Council considered a report by the Leader to approve the 2023/24 capital investment budget and capital strategy update.

The Cabinet Member Finance, Corporate Services and Planning moved the report and proposed the recommendations.

The Leader seconded the report and the recommendations.

Council debated the report and the following actions were raised:

·         To provide a written response regarding potential delays to the capitalisation of projects in the capital programme and the impact on the revenue budget;

·         To provide a written response with detail of the number of rough sleepers currently in Herefordshire.

The 2023/24 capital investment budget and capital strategy update was put to the recorded vote and carried unanimously.

FOR (47): Councillors Graham Andrews, Paul Andrews, Polly Andrews, Bartlett, Bartrum, Bolderson, Boulter, Bowen, Bowes, Chowns, Crockett, Clare Davies, Gemma Davies, Durkin, Fagan, Foxton, Gandy, Guthrie, Hardwick, Harrington, Harvey, Hey, Hitchiner, I’Anson, James, Graham Jones, Mike Jones, Kenyon, Lester, Marsh, Matthews, Millmore, Milln, Norman, Price, Probert, Shaw, Stark, Stone, Summers, Swinglehurst, Symonds, Tillett, Toynbee, Tyler, Watson and Wilding.

Against (0)

Abstentions (0)

RESOLVED:

That Council:

a) Approve the proposed capital programme from 2023/24 attached at appendix C; and

b) Approve the capital strategy at appendix D.