Issue - meetings
Medium Term Financial Plan and Associated Reports
Meeting: 21/02/2019 - Council (Item 93)
Medium Term Financial Plan and Associated Reports
The following Budget reports will be taken as one Agenda item and a period of 1½ hours will be allowed to debate the item.
Minutes:
The Council considered four reports which together comprised a single Agenda item:
· the Housing Revenue Account Budget 2019/22, as set out on Agenda pages 77 to 92;
· the Capital Programme and Strategy 2019, as set out on Agenda pages 93 to 130;
· the Treasury Management Strategy 2019/22, as set out on Agenda pages 131 to 174;
· the Medium Term Financial Plan 2019/22 – Revenue Budget Submission 2019/22, as set out on Agenda pages 175 to 180.
The Mayor reminded Members that a total of 90 minutes would be set aside for the debate.
Julian McGhee-Sumner, Leader of the Council, made a statement on the 2019/20 Budget (attached as an Appendix to the Minutes).
Lindsay Ferris, Leader of the Opposition, then made a Budget statement on behalf of the Liberal Democrat Group (attached as an Appendix to the Minutes).
At the conclusion of his Budget Statement, it was moved by Lindsay Ferris and seconded by Clive Jones that the Medium Term Financial Plan be amended by inserting the Opposition Budget Proposals set out in the Appendix to the Minutes.
Prior to a vote being held, six Members, in accordance with Rule of Procedure 4.2.15.5, requested that a recorded vote be taken on the proposed amendment.
The voting was as follows:
FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAINED |
Gary Cowan |
Alistair Auty |
Rachel Burgess |
Lindsay Ferris |
Keith Baker |
Andy Croy |
David Hare |
Parry Batth |
Carl Doran |
Clive Jones |
Laura Blumenthal |
John Kaiser |
Sarah Kerr |
Chris Bowring |
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Ian Pittock |
Jenny Cheng |
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Imogen Shepherd-Dubey |
UllaKarin Clark |
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Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey |
Richard Dolinski |
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Guy Grandison |
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Kate Haines |
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Mike Haines |
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Charlotte Haitham Taylor |
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John Halsall |
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Pauline Helliar-Symons |
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Emma Hobbs |
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Tim Holton |
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Philip Houldsworth |
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John Jarvis |
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Norman Jorgensen |
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Pauline Jorgensen |
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Dianne King |
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Abdul Loyes |
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Julian McGhee-Sumner |
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Ken Miall |
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Philip Mirfin |
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Stuart Munro |
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Anthony Pollock |
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Malcolm Richards |
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Angus Ross |
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Daniel Sargeant |
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Chris Smith |
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Simon Weeks |
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Shahid Younis |
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On being put to the vote, the amendment was declared by the Mayor to have been lost.
Following the two Budget statements and debate on the proposed amendment, Members discussed the various aspects of the proposed Budget in detail.
At 9.50pm, as the debate was still ongoing, it was moved, in accordance with Rule 4.2.13.11 (g), that the time limit for speeches on the Medium Term Financial Plan item be extended by 30 minutes. This proposal was moved by Keith Baker and seconded by Julian McGhee-Sumner.
On being put to the vote, the Motion was declared by the Mayor to be carried.