Report by Head of Finance and Transformation
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Minutes:
The Board gave
consideration to a report that presented savings proposals identified by the
Strategic Leadership Team in order to deliver a balanced budget in 2020-21.
Decision
The Integration Joint
Board –
1.
Noted the management/operational savings amounting
to £4.157m approved by the IJB on 29 January 2020 in 2020-21.
2.
Approved the changes to the Management &
Operational savings set out at 3.2.4 to 3.2.5
amounting to £85k for 2020-21 and the revised list of savings now
presented at Appendix 1 totalling £4.242m.
3.
Approved the removal of previously agreed saving
1920-6 £25k relating to ferry ticketing as set out at 3.2.6.
4.
Approved the policy savings at Appendix 2 amounting
to £1.463m in 2020-21.
5.
Approved the proposed investment in financial
sustainability totalling £318k in 2020/21 and 2021/22 set at 3.3.8.
6.
Noted that in endorsing the management/operational
savings and approving the policy savings this will deliver a balanced budget in
2020-21.
7.
Instructed the Chief Officer to accept the funding
from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council and issue formal Directions (see
drafts at Appendix 3) delegating resources back to the Partners.
8.
Noted the high level timetable for the budget
preparation 2021-22 set out at 3.5.1.
9.
Noted that there would be additional costs due to
Covid-19, which should be recoverable from the Scottish Government, and that
therefore the savings may need to be flexed accordingly.
(Reference: Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated March 2020, submitted)
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