Decision details

Corporate Plan, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2019/24 and Budget for 2019/20

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Councillor Richard Cornelius, Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee, moved reception and adoption of the recommendations in the report.  Councillor Barry Rawlings moved his amendment.  Debate ensued.

 

The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and Council Procedure Rule 12.4 requires that voting relating to the budget and Council tax be recorded.

 

In accordance with this requirement, voting on the budget decisions was as follows:

 

Upon being put to the vote, the Labour Alternative Budget was declared lost. Voting on the Labour Alternative Budget was as follows:

 

 

For

Against

Not Voting

Absent

Mayor Reuben Thompstone

ü

 

 

Deputy Mayor Caroline Stock

 

ü

 

 

Golnar Bokaei

 

 

ü

Jess Brayne

ü

 

Felix Byers

ü

 

 

Anne Clarke

ü

 

 

 

Pauline Coakley Webb

ü

 

 

 

Dean Cohen

 

ü

 

 

Melvin Cohen

 

ü

 

Geof Cooke

ü

 

 

 

Jo Cooper

ü

 

 

 

Sara Conway

ü

 

 

 

Alison Cornelius

 

ü

 

 

Richard Cornelius

 

ü

 

 

Saria Don

 

ü

 

 

Val Duschinsky

 

ü

 

 

Paul Edwards

ü

 

 

Claire Farrier

ü

 

 

 

Anthony Finn

ü

 

 

Nizza Fluss

 

ü

 

 

Linda Freedman

 

ü

 

 

Brian Gordon

ü

 

 

Eva Greenspan

ü

 

 

Jennifer Grocock

 

ü

 

 

Rohit Grover

 

 

ü

Lachhya Gurung

ü

 

 

John Hart

ü

 

 

Ross Houston

ü

 

 

 

Anne Hutton

ü

 

 

 

Laithe Jajeh

ü

 

 

Kathy Levine

ü

 

 

David Longstaff

 

ü

 

 

John Marshall

 

ü

 

 

Kath McGuirk

ü

 

 

Arjun Mittra

ü

 

 

 

Alison Moore

ü

 

 

 

Ammar Naqvi

ü

 

 

 

NagasNarenthira

ü

 

 

 

Charlie O’Macauley

ü

 

 

Reema Patel

ü

 

 

ü

Alex Prager

 

ü

 

 

Wendy Prentice

 

 

ü

Sachin Rajput

 

ü

 

 

Barry Rawlings

ü

 

 

Danny Rich

ü

 

 

Helene Richman

 

ü

 

 

Tim Roberts

ü

 

Gabriel Rozenberg

 

ü

 

 

Lisa Rutter

 

ü

 

 

Shimon Ryde

 

ü

 

Gill Sargeant

ü

 

Alan Schneiderman

ü

 

Mark Shooter

 

ü

 

Elliot Simberg

 

ü

Thomas Smith

 

ü

 

 

Stephen Sowerby

 

ü

 

Julian Teare

 

ü

 

 

Daniel Thomas

 

ü

 

 

Sarah Wardle

ü

 

 

Roberto Weeden-Sanz

ü

 

 

Laurie Williams

ü

 

 

 

Peter Zinkin

 

ü

 

 

Zakia Zubairi

ü

 

 

 

For: 25

Against: 34

Abstain: 0

Absent: 4

TOTAL: 63

 

Upon being put to the vote the recommendations in the report of the Policy and Resources Committee were declared carried, with voting being declared as follows:

 

 

For

Against

Not Voting

Absent

Mayor Reuben Thompstone

ü

 

 

Deputy Mayor Caroline Stock

ü

 

 

Golnar Bokaei

 

 

ü

Jess Brayne

ü

 

Felix Byers

ü

 

 

Anne Clarke

ü

 

 

Pauline Coakley Webb

ü

 

 

Dean Cohen

ü

 

 

Melvin Cohen

ü

 

Geof Cooke

ü

 

 

Jo Cooper

ü

 

 

Sara Conway

ü

 

 

Alison Cornelius

ü

 

 

Richard Cornelius

ü

 

 

Saria Don

ü

 

 

Val Duschinsky

ü

 

 

Paul Edwards

ü

 

Claire Farrier

ü

 

 

Anthony Finn

ü

 

 

Nizza Fluss

ü

 

 

Linda Freedman

ü

 

 

Brian Gordon

ü

 

 

Eva Greenspan

ü

 

 

Jennifer Grocock

ü

 

 

Rohit Grover

 

 

ü

Lachhya Gurung

ü

 

 

John Hart

ü

 

 

Ross Houston

ü

 

 

Anne Hutton

ü

 

 

Laithe Jajeh

ü

 

 

Kathy Levine

ü

 

David Longstaff

ü

 

 

John Marshall

ü

 

 

Kath McGuirk

ü

 

Arjun Mittra

ü

 

 

Alison Moore

ü

 

 

Ammar Naqvi

ü

 

 

NagasNarenthira

ü

 

 

Charlie O’Macauley

ü

 

Reema Patel

ü

 

Alex Prager

ü

 

 

Wendy Prentice

 

 

ü

Sachin Rajput

ü

 

 

Barry Rawlings

ü

 

Danny Rich

ü

 

 

Helene Richman

ü

 

 

Tim Roberts

ü

Gabriel Rozenberg

ü

 

 

Lisa Rutter

ü

 

 

Shimon Ryde

ü

 

Gill Sargeant

ü

Alan Schneiderman

ü

Mark Shooter

ü

 

Elliot Simberg

 

ü

Thomas Smith

ü

 

 

Stephen Sowerby

ü

 

Julian Teare

ü

 

 

Daniel Thomas

ü

 

 

Sarah Wardle

ü

 

 

Roberto Weeden-Sanz

ü

 

 

Laurie Williams

ü

 

 

Peter Zinkin

ü

 

 

Zakia Zubairi

ü

 

 

For: 34

Against: 35

Abstain: 0

Absent: 4

TOTAL: 63

 

RESOLVED – That Council:

 

1.       Approve the Corporate Plan 2019-2024, as attached at Appendix A;

 

2.       Consider the issues that have emerged from the consultation when making their decisions. Council make the decisions below also being mindful of the equalities impact assessments including the cumulative equalities impact assessments;

 

3.       Approve the MTFS attached as Appendix B and the detailed revenue budgets in Appendices D1 and D2. The MTFS sets out all of the budget changes over the period 2019-24, including assumptions around inflation, changes to levies, pressures, savings and grant funding. It is the model around which the council’s financial strategy is based;

 

4.       Approve that the budget for 2019/20 is prepared on the basis of an increase of 2.99% general Council Tax in 2019/20;

 

5.       Approve the resolutions relating to Council Tax contained within Appendix C – Council Tax Resolutions;

 

6.       Determine that the council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2019/20 as set out in Council Tax resolution (Appendix C) 2(iv) is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under section 52ZB and 52ZC of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, set out in the Referendums relating to Council Tax increases (Principles)(England) Report 2019/20.

 

7.       Approve that in accordance with Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the Chief Executive be instructed to place a notice in the local press of the amounts set under recommendation 5 above within a period of 21 days following the Council’s decision;

 

8.       Approve the capital programme as set out in Appendix F1 and F2, and that the Chief Officers be authorised to take all necessary actions for implementation;

 

9.       Approve the changes to the existing Capital Programme in relation to slippage and deletions as set out in paragraph 1.5.98 and Appendix E;

 

10.   Approve the changes to the existing Capital Programme in relation to additions as set out in paragraphs 1.5.99 to 1.5.113;

11.   Approve that the Chief Finance Officer be authorised to adjust capital project budgets and financing in 2019/20 throughout the capital programme after the 2018/19 accounts are closed and the amount of slippage and budget carry forward required are known;

 

12.   Approve the Capital Strategy as set out in Appendix K;

 

13.   Approve Treasury Management Strategy for 2019/20 as set out in Appendix L;

 

14.   Approve the following in relation to the Housing Revenue Account:

a)    The proposed rent decrease by 1% for council dwellings as set out in paragraph 1.7.3 to take effect from 1 April 2019;

b)    The proposed increase to service charges for council dwellings as set out in paragraph 1.7.7 to take effect from 1 April 2019; and

c)    The proposed rent increase of 3.1% for council garages as set out in paragraph 1.7.7 to take effect from 1 April 2019

 

15.    Approve the draft Schools Budget of £335.395m for 2019-20 as per paragraph 1.5.56;

 

16.    Approve draft Post 16 Funding of £5.417m;

 

17.    Approve that any changes to the Schools Budget reasonably required as a result of the final 2019/20 DSG and Post-16 settlement are delegated for decisions to the Strategic Director – Children & Young People in consultation with the Director of Finance;

 

18.    Note the fees and charges that were approved at their relevant Theme Committee as detailed in Appendix H;

 

19.    Note the summary equality impact assessment (EIA) and cumulative assessment set out in section 5.6. Appendix J provides the cumulative impact and individual Delivery Unit assessments;

 

20.    Approve the reserves and balances policy as set out in Appendix M and indicative amounts as set out in paragraph1.5.73 and the Director of Finance’s assessment of adequacy of General Fund Balances in section 1.5.81. Approve that the Director of Finance is authorised to adjust balances in 2019/20 after 2018/19 accounts are closed and the amount of balances required to be carried forward are known;

 

21.    Note the underlying Financial Strategy of the Council as set out in the paragraph 1.5.1, and;

 

22.    Note the corporate risk register set out in Appendix O.

 

Publication date: 19/03/2019

Date of decision: 05/03/2019

Decided at meeting: 05/03/2019 - Council

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