Decision details

To approve the transport levy and revenue budget for 2022/23 for the Combined Authority, including agreeing items of expenditure over £1 million.

Resolved:

a)    That approval be given to the Combined Authority proposed revenue budget for 2022/23.

b)    That approval be given to the indicative capital programme and budget for 2021/22 – 2024/25.

c)    That progress on the 2022/23 business plan be noted and that the proposal to review the Combined Authority’s corporate priorities is endorsed.

d)    That in accordance with the powers contained in the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (as amended) and by virtue of article 9(6) of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Order and the Transport Levying Bodies Regulations 2015 (as amended) a levy of £103 million be determined for the year ended 31 March 2023.

e)    That the Director, Corporate and Commercial Services be authorised to issue the levy letter in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2023 to the five District Councils in West Yorkshire.

f)     That a payment of £5.09 million be made to the five District Councils in accordance with Table 1 of the submitted report.

g)    That authorisation be given to the Director, Corporate and Commercial Services to arrange appropriate funding for all expenditure in 2021/22 and 2022/23 subject to statutory limitation, including the most appropriate application of capital funding as set out in the submitted report.

h)    That approval be given to the continuing of the policy, effective from 2017/18, for recovering the Combined Authority costs of managing the capital programme against the capital programme spend being mainly West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund, Transforming Cities, Getting Building Fund, Brownfield Housing, Local Transport Plan Integrated Transport and any schemes developed in year. For 2022/23 the estimated total value is £12 million.

i)     That the adoption of the CIPFA Code of Practice for Treasury Management in Public Services be reaffirmed.

j)     That the treasury management policy as set out in Appendix 5 of the submitted report be approved.

k)    That the prudential limits for the next three years as set out in Appendix 5 of the submitted report be adopted.