Agenda item

- Revenue Budget 2018/19 and Financial Strategy 2018/19 to

  2021/22

- Capital Investment Programme 2018/19 and beyond

- Council Tax and Precept 2018/19

 

County Councillor Geoff Driver, Leader of the County Council, moved the report of the Cabinet from its meeting on 18 January 2018 regarding the:

 

-  Revenue Budget 2018/19 and Financial Strategy 2018/19 to 2021/22;

-  Capital Investment Programme 2018/19 and beyond;

-  The Council Tax and Precept 2018/19.

 

In moving the report, County Councillor Driver outlined an adjustment to the proposals contained within the report. Details of the adjustment were set out in a document circulated to all members, which is appended to these minutes as Annex 1.

 

The motion was seconded by County Councillor Albert Atkinson, Deputy Leader of the County Council.

 

County Councillor Steven Holgate, on behalf of the Labour Group, then made his Budget speech and moved an Amendment to the Budget proposals on behalf of the Labour Group, which was seconded by County Councillor Azhar Ali.

 

A copy of the Amendment was circulated to all members and is set out at Annex 2 to these minutes.

 

Following a period of debate, a recorded vote on the Amendment was taken. The names of members who voted for or against the Amendment, and those who abstained, are set out below:

 

For (32)

 

A Ali	M Dad	P Hayhurst	T Martin	J Parr
L Beavers	B Dawson	N Hennessy	J Mein	M Pattison
J Berry	F De Molfetta	S Holgate	J Molineux	K Snape
T Burns	G Dowding	M Iqbal	Y Motala	M Tomlinson
L Collinge	K Ellard	H Khan	E Oades
L Cox	J Fillis	E Lewis	G Oliver
C Crompton	J Gibson	S Malik	M Parkinson

 

Against (47)

 

T Ashton	J Cooney	K Iddon	A Riggott	S Turner
A Atkinson	G Driver	A Kay	M Salter	A Vincent
M Barron	J Eaton	J Marsh	A Schofield	C Wakeford
I Brown	C Edwards	E Nash	J Shedwick	D Whipp
P Buckley	D Foxcroft	D O'Toole	D Smith	G Wilkins
J Burrows	A Gardiner	E Pope	A Snowden	P Williamson
S Charles	G Gooch	J Potter	D Stansfield	B Yates
A Cheetham	M Green	J Purcell	P Steen
S Clarke	P Greenall	J Rear	J Sumner
A Clempson	D Howarth	P Rigby	C Towneley

Abstain (2)

 

T Aldridge

A Hosker

 

The Labour Group's amendment was therefore lost.

 

Following a brief adjournment, County Councillor David Whipp, on behalf of the Liberal Democrat Group, then made his Budget speech and moved an Amendment to the Budget proposals on behalf of the Liberal Democrat Group, which was seconded by County Councillor David Howarth.

 

A copy of the Amendment was circulated to all members and is set out at Annex 3 to these minutes.

 

Following a period of debate, a recorded vote on the Amendment was taken. The names of members who voted for or against the Amendment, and those who abstained, are set out below:

 

For (33)

 

A Ali	B Dawson	N Hennessy	J Mein	J Potter
L Beavers	F De Molfetta	S Holgate	J Molineux	K Snape
J Berry	G Dowding	D Howarth	E Oades	J Sumner
L Collinge	K Ellard	M Iqbal	G Oliver	M Tomlinson
L Cox	J Fillis	E Lewis	M Parkinson	D Whipp
C Crompton	J Gibson	S Malik	J Parr
M Dad	P Hayhurst	T Martin	M Pattison

 

Against (44)

 

T Ashton	A Clempson	P Greenall	J Rear	P Steen
A Atkinson	J Cooney	A Hosker	P Rigby	C Towneley
M Barron	G Driver	K Iddon	A Riggott	S Turner
I Brown	J Eaton	A Kay	M Salter	A Vincent
P Buckley	C Edwards	J Marsh	A Schofield	C Wakeford
J Burrows	D Foxcroft	E Nash	J Shedwick	G Wilkins
S Charles	A Gardiner	D O'Toole	D Smith	P Williamson
A Cheetham	G Gooch	E Pope	A Snowden	B Yates
S Clarke	M Green	J Purcell	D Stansfield

 

Abstain (1)

 

T Aldridge

 

The Liberal Democrat Group's Amendment was therefore lost.

 

As no further Amendments were moved, the Chairman put the Motion on the County Council's Budget and asked the Full Council to approve the recommendations of the Cabinet, as adjusted at Annex 1 to these minutes, on the:

 

-  Revenue Budget 2018/19 and Financial Strategy 2018/19 to 2021/22;

-  Capital Investment Programme 2018/19 and beyond;

-  The Council Tax and Precept 2018/19.

 

A recorded vote was taken and the names of members who voted for or against the Motion, and those who abstained, are set out below:

 

For (42)

 

T Ashton	A Clempson	K Iddon	A Riggott	S Turner
A Atkinson	J Cooney	A Kay	M Salter	A Vincent
M Barron	G Driver	J Marsh	A Schofield	C Wakeford
I Brown	J Eaton	E Nash	J Shedwick	G Wilkins
P Buckley	C Edwards	D O'Toole	D Smith	P Williamson
J Burrows	D Foxcroft	E Pope	A Snowden	B Yates
S Charles	A Gardiner	J Purcell	D Stansfield
A Cheetham	G Gooch	J Rear	P Steen
S Clarke	M Green	P Rigby	C Towneley

 

Against (32)

 

A Ali	B Dawson	N Hennessy	J Mein	J Potter
L Beavers	F De Molfetta	S Holgate	J Molineux	K Snape
J Berry	G Dowding	D Howarth	E Oades	J Sumner
L Collinge	K Ellard	M Iqbal	G Oliver	D Whipp
L Cox	J Fillis	E Lewis	M Parkinson
C Crompton	J Gibson	S Malik	J Parr
M Dad	P Hayhurst	T Martin	M Pattison

 

Abstain (3)

 

T Aldridge

P Greenall

A Hosker

 

The motion was CARRIED and it was:

 

Resolved: -

 

That the Cabinet's recommendations in respect of:

 

-  Revenue Budget 2018/19 and Financial Strategy 2018/19 to 2021/22;

-  Capital Investment Programme 2018/19 and beyond;

-  The Council Tax and Precept 2018/19.

 

As adjusted at Annex 1 to these minutes, be approved.