That:

(a)        the council’s contribution to the better care fund of £20.147m revenue and £1.706m capital for 2017/18 and £20.530m revenue and £1.853m capital for 2018/19, as set out in paragraph 26 of the report below, be agreed;

(b)       the option to enact the extension of the existing section 75 agreement to 31 March 2019 is agreed; and

(c)        the director for adults and wellbeing be authorised, following consultation with the solicitor to the council and s151 officer, to take all operational decisions necessary to approve the scheme level detail within the extended s75 agreement.