Agenda item

To receive and consider the report of the Responsible Financial Officer (RFO) with an update on the current year’s work programme relating to Capital and Special Revenue Projects; as well as projects identified during the course of the year for inclusion as Revenue Growth Items or Special Revenue Projects in the Council’s Revenue Budget or Capital Projects for 2026/27 and beyond.

The Committee received and considered the report of the Responsible Financial Officer.

Members were requested to provide their views on items detailed in the report for further consideration in the 2026/27 budget setting.

The Committee heard clarification that the amount required to install hearing loop technology into the Corn Exchange and Burwell Hall would be in the region of £6,000, this being £2,000 per area of the building and that the costs of the installation of a New Ashes section at Windrush as detailed in Agenda Item 11 could be covered from an existing Cemeteries earmarked reserve.

In relation to improvements to Burwell Hall a request was made by a Member for a separate budget line to be created to monitor the spending of its green initiatives; Members heard that proposals for the decarbonisation improvements would be presented by the Compliance & Environmental Officer to the Climate Action Working Party at their next meeting with details being provided to this Committee in due course.

Following a Member’s question, the Town Clerk confirmed that improvements to the Langdale Hall would be the responsibility of the tenant and that both the Project Officer and the Head of Estates and Operations were working with them to bring about the creation of a new lease to facilitate improvements.

Following a proposal from Cllr R Smith, seconded by Cllr J Doughty the Committee were unanimous in agreement with the reports proposals and the additional request for a separate budget line for Burwell Hall.

Recommended:

1.      That, the report be noted and,

2.      That, a budget line related to Green Initiatives for Burwell Hall be created and,

3.      That, that the Revenue Growth and new Capital items be agreed by the Policy, Governance & Finance Committee.