Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the recommendations from the meeting of the Executive held on 30 January 2020.

The Council received three Recommendations arising from the Executive meeting on 30 January 2020. Consideration of Minute 84 (Budget 2020/21 and Capital Programme 2020 to 2025) and Minute 85 (Council Tax Setting 2020/21) were dealt with in accordance with a procedure note that had been prepared and circulated to all Members (prior to the meeting) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.8.4.

For Recommendation (i) of Minute 84 (Budget 2020/21 and Capital Programme 2020 to 2025) voting was recorded in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.21.3 as follows:

For: Councillors Absalom, Allcard, Archer, Ashford, Biggs, Blacker, Bramhall, Brunt, Buttironi, Foreman, Horwood, Hudson, Humphreys, Kelly, King, Kulka, Lewanski, Lynch, Michalowski, Moses, Parnall, Paul, Ross, Sachdeva, Schofield, Stevens and Walsh. (27)

Against: Councillors Adamson, Bray, Brown, Essex, Feeney, Fenton, Harper, Harrison, McKenna, Ritter and Whinney. (11)

Abstain: Councillors Harp and Sinden. (2)

On Minute 85 (Council Tax Setting 2020/21) the Mayor drew attention to the revised Annexe in support of the recommendations from the Executive. For Recommendations (1) to (7) of Minute 85 (Council Tax Setting 2020/21) voting was recorded in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.21.3 as follows:

For: Councillors Absalom, Adamson, Allcard, Archer, Ashford, Biggs, Blacker, Bramhall, Bray, Brown, Brunt, Buttironi, Essex, Feeney, Fenton, Foreman, Harp, Harper, Harrison, Horwood, Hudson, Humphreys, Kelly, King, Kulka, Lewanski, Lynch, McKenna, Michalowski, Moses, Parnall, Paul, Ritter, Ross, Sachdeva, Schofield, Sinden, Stevens, Walsh and Whinney. (40)

RESOLVED that the Recommendations of the Executive, from its meeting on 30 January 2020, be adopted as follows:

1)         Minute 84 (Budget 2020/21 and Capital Programme 2020 to 2025);

2)         Minute 85 (Council Tax Setting 2020/21); and

3)         Minute 87 (Calendar of Meetings 2020/2021).

To receive and consider three recommendations from the meeting of the Executive on 7 November 2019.

The Council received three recommendations from the meeting of the Executive on 7 November 2019.

RESOLVED that:

(i)      A new Council Tax Policy, outlined in the Executive’s report, to apply a 100% discount to care leavers up to the age of 25 be adopted. (Executive Minute 61)

(ii)      The updated thresholds to the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme, outlined in the Executive's report to reflect changes in allowances and premiums in line with Government benefits, be adopted. (Executive Minute 61)

(iii)      The Treasury Management Performance for the year to date (2019/20) and the updated prudential indicators be noted. (Executive Minute 62)