Agenda item

Before calling upon Councillor Garland to move the recommendations of the Cabinet relating to the Budget Strategy - Corporate Revenue and Capital Budgets 2010/11 Onwards, the Mayor reminded Members that, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.4, each Group Leader could speak for up to ten minutes when moving his/her Group’s budget proposals.

It was moved by Councillor Garland, seconded by Councillor Moss, that the recommendations of the Cabinet relating to the Budget Strategy - Corporate Revenue and Capital Budgets 2010/11 Onwards be approved.

AMENDMENT moved by Councillor Mrs Wilson, seconded by Councillor Harwood:-

“That the High Street improvement project should be halted and the expenditure arising from it be removed from the capital programme 2009/10 to 2012/13.”

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.4 five Members of the Council requested that a named vote be taken

For (27) – Councillors  Batt, Beerling, Chittenden, Daley, English, Field, Fitzgerald, Gooch, Harwood, Mrs Joy, Marchant, Mrs Marshall, Moriarty, Mortimer, Naghi, Parr, Paterson, Mrs Robertson, Robertson, Sams, Sellar, Mrs Smith, Vizzard, Warner, Ms Williams, Mrs Wilson, and J E Wilson.

Against (28) -  Councillors  Parvin (The Mayor) and Councillors Ash, Mrs Blackmore, Bradshaw, Butler, Garland, Mrs Gibson, Greer, Hinder, Mrs Hinder, Horne, Hotson, Lusty, Marshall, Moss, Nelson-Gracie, Paine, Mrs Parvin, Pollington, Mrs Ring, Ross, Sherreard, Mrs Stockell, Thick, Verrall, J A Wilson, Wooding and Yates.

AMENDMENT LOST

AMENDMENT moved by Councillor Mrs Marshall seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald

“That, without prejudice to the setting of the Council Tax at 2.49%, the Council asks the Cabinet to take a fresh look at the risks associated with the Capital and Revenue Budget before implementation of their budget and the Cabinet should then satisfy the Audit Committee that they have carried out the review.”

AMENDMENT LOST

The original motion was then put to the vote

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.4 five members of the Council requested that a named vote be taken

For (28) - Councillor Parvin (The Mayor) and Councillors Ash, Mrs Blackmore, Bradshaw, Butler, Garland, Mrs Gibson, Greer, Hinder, Mrs Hinder, Horne, Hotson, Lusty, Marshall, Moss, Nelson-Gracie, Paine, Mrs Parvin, Pollington, Mrs Ring, Ross, Sherreard, Mrs Stockell, Thick, Verrall, J A Wilson, Wooding and Yates.

Against (15) -  Councillors  Beerling, Field, Fitzgerald, Gooch, Harwood, Marchant, Mrs Marshall, Mortimer, Naghi, Paterson, Mrs Robertson, Robertson, Sams, Ms Williams, and J E Wilson.

Abstained (12) – Councillors Batt, Chittenden, Daley, English, Mrs Joy, Moriarty, Parr, Sellar, Mrs Smith, Vizzard, Warner, and Mrs Wilson.

ORIGINAL MOTION CARRIED

RESOLVED: 

1.  That the revised revenue estimates be agreed as set out in Appendix A to the Record of Recommendation of the Cabinet (circulated separately).

2.  That the minimum level of General Fund Balances be set at £2m for 2010/11.

3.  That the proposed Council Tax of £222.39 at Band D for 2010/11 (an increase of 2.49%) be agreed.

4.  That the revenue estimates for 2010/11 incorporating the growth and savings items as set out in Appendix Ato the Record of Recommendation of the Cabinetbe agreed.

5.  That the minor amendment to the provision for the annual cost of living increase following the recent settlement be added to the Leaders Contingency Budget.

6.  That the Statement of Reserves and Balances as set out in Appendix A to the Record of Recommendation of the Cabinet be agreed.

7.  That the medium term Capital Programme as set out in AppendixA to the Record of Recommendation of the Cabinet be agreed.

8.  That the funding of the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix A to the Record of Recommendation of the Cabinet, noting that the funding is dependent upon the delivery of an assumed level of additional capital resource, be agreed.

9.  That the Treasury Management Strategy include a contingency for Prudential Borrowing of up to £4m, subject to the prior agreement of the Cabinet, during 2010/11 be agreed.

10.  That the Medium Term Financial Strategy as set out in Appendix A to the Record of Recommendation of the Cabinet be agreed.

11.  That the Medium Term Financial Projection as set out in Appendix A to the Record of Recommendation of the Cabinet as the basis for future financial planning be endorsed.

12.  That it be noted that, at the meeting of the General Purposes Group on 27^th January 2010, the Council calculated its Council Tax base for the year 2010/11 in accordance with regulations made under Section 33 (5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as 59,765.2 being the amount calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) regulations 1992.

13.  That it be noted that, as detailed in Appendix B, the Council Tax Base for each of the Parish Areas, calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, are the amounts of its Council Tax Base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a special item relates (Parish precepts).

14.  That the following amounts now be calculated by the Council for the year 2010/11 in accordance with Section 32-36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

(a)    £87,668,186  being the aggregate of the amounts which the

Council estimates for its items set out in Section 32 (2) (a) to

(e) of the Act;

(b)  £63,889,949 being the aggregate of the amounts which the

Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32 (3) (a) to (c) of the Act;

(c)  £23,778,337 being the amount by which the aggregate

at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32 (4) of the Act as its budget requirement for year;

(d)  £9,521,064 being the aggregate of the sums which the

Council estimates will be payable for the year into its General Fund in respect of redistributed Non Domestic Rates and Revenue Support Grant, increased by the amount which the Council estimates will be transferred in the year from its Collection Fund to its General Fund in accordance with Section 97 (3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Council Tax Surplus) and increased by the amount which the Council estimates will be transferred from its Collection Fund to its General Fund, pursuant to the Collection Fund (Community Charges) directions under Section 98(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Community Charge Surplus) and reduced by the amount representing the authority’s contribution to Council Tax   benefit resulting from an increase in its Council Tax calculated in accordance with the Collection Fund (General) (England) Directions 2000, the Collection Fund (Council Tax Benefit) (England) Directions 2000 and the Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2000;

(e)  £238.55 being the amount at (c) above, less the

amount at (d) above, all divided by the amount at 12 above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with  Section 33 (1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year;

(f)  £966,097 being the aggregate amount of all special

items referred to in Section 34 (1) of the Act as detailed in Appendix B;

(g)  £222.39 being the amount at (e) above, less the result

given by dividing the amount at (f) above by the amount at 12 above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates;

(h)  As detailed in Appendix C, being the amounts given by

adding to the amounts at (g) above, the amounts of the special item (s) relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area mentioned in Appendix B, divided in each case by the amount at 12 above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax (detailed in Band D) for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relates;

(i)  As detailed in Appendix C, being the amounts given by

multiplying the amounts at (g) and (h) above, by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section (5) (1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band ‘D’, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36 (1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

15.  That it be noted that for the year 2010/11 Kent County Council, the Kent Police Authority and the Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

16.  That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 14 (i), and 15 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30 (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets out in Appendix D, the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2010/11 for each of the categories of dwellings shown.