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Report by Chief Executive

54.1    The Cabinet considered a report by the Chief Executive, together with further information received following the publication of the Cabinet agenda including a summary of the consultation meeting held with Trade Unions and additional comments from the Adult Social Care and Community Safety Scrutiny Committee and a petition in relation to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

54.2    The following amendment moved by Councillor Elkin and seconded was CARRIED

Delete recommendation 2. (iv) and replace with:

2. (iv) Approve the net Revenue Budget estimate of £365.0m for 2017/18 setout in Appendix2, including the contributiontotheEastSussex BetterTogether budgetof £135.0m and authorisethe ChiefOperatingOfficer, in consultationwiththeChief FinanceOfficer,Leaderand DeputyLeader, to make adjustmentsto the presentationof thebudgetbooktoreflect the final settlement and final budgetdecisions; subject to the amendments set out below:

Deleting the following savings proposals Children’s Services:

Duke of Edinburgh- County Council continues to co-ordinate the D of E award scheme -  £0.029m

Youth Cabinet - continue to organise the election and running of Youth Cabinet - £0.041m

Increase investment into the following areas in support of the County Councils priorities:

1.    Highways: additional investment into highways drainage to support the strategic asset management approach to maintaining the highways infrastructure £1.000m

2.    Highways: Additional investment into highways pavements to support mobility in local communities - £0.300m

3.    Communities: Additional investment into Community Match -  £0.150m

4.    Children’s Services: Additional investment into Youth Services

·         Detached and mobile outreach Youth Work Programmes – working with community safety to identify and then target Antisocial Behaviour hot spots - £0.045m

·         Junior Autistic Spectrum Disorder activity sessions – £0.052m

·         Drop in group work provision in targeted communities - £0.033m

5.    Transition funding for schools for 2017/18: Allocate £0.750m to schools to mitigate impact of changes to High Needs Block

Delete recommendation 2. (vi) and replace with:

2 (vi)   Approve the Capital Programme for 2016- 2023,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 54