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Apologies and Announcements Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillor Liz Oades.
Announcements
Deaths
The Chairman reported the recent death of former County Councillor Sylvia Smithson who sadly passed away on Friday 27 November 2020.
The Council observed a one minute silence.
New Year Honours 2021
The Chairman extended the Full Council's congratulations to County Councillor Azhar Ali who had been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the recent New Year Honours for services to the community in North West England.
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Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests Minutes:
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Minutes: The Chairman set out the proposed revised format for the meeting and sought Full Council's approval to waive Standing Order B39(2) to allow all amendments to be tabled and debated concurrently.
Resolved: - That approval be given to the waiving of Standing Order B39(2).
County Councillor Geoff Driver, Leader of the County Council, moved the recommendations of the Cabinet regarding the:
- Revenue Budget 2021/22 and Financial Strategy 2021/22 to 2023/24; - Capital Delivery Programme 2021/22; - Capital Strategy 2021 - 2041; - Council Tax and Precept 2021/22;
Together with the recommendations of the Audit Risk and Governance Committee from its meeting on 25 January 2021 in respect of:
- The Treasury Management Strategy and Non-Treasury Investment Strategy 2021/22; - The Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement 2021/22;
In moving the report, County Councillor Driver outlined an adjustment to the proposals contained within the report, together with an amendment. Details of both the adjustment and amendment were set out in documents circulated to all Members, which are appended to these minutes as Annexes 1 and 2 respectively.
The motion was seconded by County Councillor Keith Iddon, Deputy Leader of the County Council.
County Councillor Tony Martin, 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 3 to these minutes.
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 4 to these minutes.
County Councillor Gina Dowding then made her Budget speech and moved an Amendment to the Budget proposals which was seconded by County Councillor Paul Hayhurst.
A copy of the Amendment was circulated to all Members and is set out at Annex 5 to these minutes.
Following an adjournment and then a period of debate, a recorded vote on each Amendment was taken in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order B45(7). The names of those Members who voted for or against the Amendment, and those who abstained, are set out below.
Labour Group Amendment
For (32)
Against (47)
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Annexes 1 - 5 Minutes: Annex 1 - Budget Adjustment
Adjustment to the 2021/22 Budget Proposal Full Council 11 February 2021
The budget recommendation to Full Council included the most up to date information at the time of writing, and as part of this included funding projections based on the provisional financial settlement that was announced on 17th December 2020.
1. The Final Settlement 2021/22
The final settlement was announced on 4th February 2021. The settlement included confirmation of various grants generally in line with the provisional settlement.
2. Business Rates
On reviewing the final settlement business rates information in conjunction with the information received from the City and Borough Councils, the business rates forecast for 2021/22 is showing a small pressure compared to those figures included in the report to Full Council.
The impact of this adjustment is for one-year only, as from 2022/23 we would expect to achieve baseline funding and we are also forecast to move to a new model for business rates (75% retention).
The impact on the MTFS presented to Full Council is as follows:
Table 1
This gives an overall position of:
County Councillor Geoff Driver CBE, Leader of the County Council, 11 February 2021
Annex 2 - Conservative Group Amendment
BUDGET COUNCIL: 11th FEBRUARY 2021
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE CONSERATIVE GROUP TO THE 2021/22 BUDGET
(1) Proposed amendments to the revenue budget £m
Increase Council Tax by 3.99% rather than 4.99% within the proposed 2021/22 budget 5.197
Additional investment in Youth Workers (Recurrent) 0.400
Increase the book fund (21/22 only) 0.500
Investment in Museums web pages (21/22 only) 0.050
Investment in Environment and Climate Change Programme 0.496 (From 22/23 – full year recurrent costs - £0.973m)
Additional borrowing costs(Recurrent) 1.190
Total cost of proposed amendments: 7.833
Revenue Budget 2021/22
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