Agenda item

Council Tax Setting and Related Matters

Minutes:

(a) The Revised Medium Term Financial Strategy 2018/19 to 2021/22

 

(b) The General Fund and Housing Revenue Account Capital Strategy and Programme 2017/18 to 2021/22

 

The reports of the Cabinet Member for Finance were submitted seeking approval to the Revised Medium Term Financial Strategy 2018/19 to 2021/22, and the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account Capital Strategy and  Programme for 2017/18 - 2021/22 and outlining the main issues that needed to be addressed in considering the Cabinet’s budget and Council Tax proposals. The recommendations therein as amended by Executive Budget Resolution 2018/19 to comprise the Executive’s budget proposals were moved by Councillor Chaloner and seconded by Councillor Letts (a copy of the amended Executive Budget resolution as circulated at the meeting attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes).

 

The Council agreed to suspend Council Procedure Rules 14.2, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9 and 16.2:-

 

(i)  to enable the above items to be considered together;

(ii)  to enable any amendments to be proposed, seconded and considered at the same time;

(iii)  to enable any amendment to be re-introduced later into the meeting; and

(iv)to revise the time allowed for speakers as follows:-

Movers of motions - 20 minutes

Seconders - 10 minutes

Other Speakers - 4 minutes

Right of Reply (Executive only) – 10 minutes

 

With the consent of the Mayor, Honorary Alderman Vinson addressed the meeting.

 

Amendment moved by Councillor Hannides and seconded by Councillor Moulton:

 

Add £250,000 from general resources to the Adult Services GF capital programme for 2018/2019 for the refurbishment and upgrade of the former respite centre at 32 Kentish Road, to enable the centre to be reopened to deliver 7 day a week respite and other services to those with learning difficulties, in co-operation with local charities.”

 

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE AMENDMENT WAS DECLARED LOST

NOTE – FOR THE AMENDMENT: Councillors J Baillie, P Baillie, Claisse, Fitzhenry, Fuller, Hannides, B. Harris, L. Harris, Hecks, Laurent, Morrell, Moulton, O’Neill, Painton, Parnell, T. Thomas, Vassiliou, White and Wilkinson.

 

NOTE – AGAINST THE AMENDMENT: Councillors Barnes-Andrews, Mrs Blatchford, Bogle, Burke, Chaloner, Coombs, Denness, Furnell, Hammond, Jordan, Kaur, Keogh, Letts, Lewzey, McEwing, Mintoff, Murphy, Noon, Paffey, Payne, Rayment, Savage, Shields, Taggart and Whitbread.

 

Amendment moved by Councillor Morrell and seconded by Councillor T Thomas:

 

This Council agrees to amend the Executive’s 2018/19 General Fund Budget proposals as follows:

 

1.  Make a revenue provision of £110,000 (in addition to the existing Budget provision of £190,000) to enable the re-opening of the Kentish Road Respite Centre on a full-time basis, to be funded from the recently-received Adult Social Care Grant of £693,000;

2.  Make a capital funding provision of £175,000 to carry out a refurbishment and enhancement of the Centre and its facilities, to be funded from reserves.”

 

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE AMENDMENT WAS DECLARED LOST

NOTE – FOR THE AMENDMENT: Councillors J Baillie, P Baillie, Claisse, Fitzhenry, Fuller, Hannides, B. Harris, L. Harris, Laurent, Hecks, Morrell, Moulton, O’Neill, Painton, Parnell, T. Thomas, Vassiliou, White and Wilkinson.

 

NOTE – AGAINST THE AMENDMENT: Councillors Barnes-Andrews, Mrs Blatchford, Bogle, Burke, Chaloner, Coombs, Denness, Furnell, Hammond, Jordan, Kaur, Keogh, Letts, Lewzey, McEwing, Mintoff, Murphy, Noon, Paffey, Payne, Rayment, Savage, Shields, Taggart and Whitbread.

 

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS DECLARED CARRIED

RESOLVED that the Revised Medium Term Financial Strategy and Budget 2018/19 to 2021/22 including the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account Capital Programmes 2016/17 to 2021/22, as amended by the Executive Budget Resolution 2018/19 (Appendix 1 to these minutes) be adopted. 

NOTE: All Members of the Council declared a pecuniary interest in the above matter, as payers and setters of Council Tax, and remained in the meeting during the consideration of the matter.

 

ABSTAINED – Councillors Morrell and T Thomas. 

 

NOTE – FOR THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION: Councillors Barnes-Andrews, Mrs Blatchford, Bogle, Burke, Chaloner, Coombs, Denness, Furnell, Hammond, Jordan, Kaur, Keogh, Letts, Lewzey, McEwing, Mintoff, Murphy, Noon, Paffey, Payne, Rayment, Savage, Shields, Taggart and Whitbread.

 

NOTE – AGAINST THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION: Councillors J Baillie, P Baillie, Claisse, Fitzhenry, Fuller, Hannides, B. Harris, L. Harris, Hecks, Laurent, Moulton, O’Neill, Painton, Parnell, Vassiliou, White and Wilkinson.

 

 

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