Decision details

To recommend to Council:

• the proposed revenue budget 2016/17 and the Medium Term Financial Strategy 2016/17 to 2019/20  to enable the Council Tax to be set
• the members’ allowance scheme 2016/17
• the 2016/17 pay policy statement

·         the 2016/17 schools budget

(i)            Further to item 9 on the Summons, the Council received Recommendation I of the Cabinet meeting held on 18 February 2016 and a report of the Chief Finance Officer.

(ii)          The Mayor requested that Members, in making the decision on this item, have regard to the Cabinet report of 18 February 2016, the sections on equalities, the equality impact assessments and the results of the budget consultation.

(iii)         The Leader of the Council, Councillor David Perry, formally moved the Recommendation.

(iv)         Upon the meeting moving to the vote upon the substantive Recommendation and the report of the Chief Finance Officer it was carried.  The voting was as follows:

In Favour of the Motion:  Councillors Ali, Amadi, Jeff Anderson, Sue Anderson, Borio, Brown, Currie, Dattani, Davine, Dooley, Ferry, Fitzpatrick, Hearnden, Henson, Kendler, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Parekh, Varsha Parmar, Primesh Patel, Perry, Ramchandani, Robson, Aneka Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Sasikala Suresh, Swersky, Weiss and Whitehead.

Against the Motion:  Councillors Almond, Ashton, Mrs Bath, Baxter, Bednell, Chana, Chauhan, Greek, Hall, Hinkley, Jogia, Kara, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, Noyce, Osborn, Mina Parmar, Pritesh Patel, Rabadia, Seymour, Stevenson, Thakker and Wright.

Abstain:  His Worshipful the Mayor Councillor Krishna Suresh and Councillor Weston.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)          whilst being mindful of the results of the various consultations and equality impact assessments, the 2016/17 budget be approved to enable the Council Tax for 2016/17 to be set, Appendix 2 to the Cabinet report refers;

(2)          the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) at Appendix 2 to the Cabinet report be approved;

(3)          the 2016/17 Schools’ Budget at Appendix 6 to the Cabinet report be approved;

(4)          the 2016/17 Members’ Allowance Scheme at Appendix 13 to the Cabinet report be approved;

(5)          the Annual Pay Policy Statement at Appendix 14 to the Cabinet report be approved;

(6)          the Model Council Tax Resolution, at Appendix 1 to the Council report, be approved;

(7)          in accordance with section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Council instructs the Chief Finance Officer to place a note of the amounts set out in section 4 of Appendix 1 to the Council report within a period of 21 days following the Council’s decision.