Agenda item

Recommendation II:                        Cabinet

                                                (13 February 2014)

 

(i)                 Further to Item 8 on the Summons, the Council received Recommendation II of the Cabinet meeting held on 13 February 2014.

 

(ii)               The Leader of the Council, Councillor Susan Hall, formally moved the Recommendation.

 

(iii)             Councillor James Bond tabled an amendment. Councillor James Bond moved and Councillor Chris Noyce seconded the amendment which included specific proposals for the Authority’s budget for 2014/15.

 

(iv)             The Independent Labour Group tabled an amendment to the Recommendation.  Councillor Thaya Idaikkadar moved and Councillor Asad Omar seconded the amendment, which included specific proposals for the Authority’s budget for 2014/15.

 

(v)               The Labour Group tabled an amendment to the Recommendation.  Councillor David Perry moved and Councillor Sachin Shah seconded the amendment, which included specific proposals for the Authority’s budget for 2014/15 and 2015.

 

(vi)             Further to the decision outlined at Resolution 362 above, the amendments and the Recommendation were debated jointly.

 

(vii)           Following a full debate, the amendment by Councillor James Bond was voted upon but not carried.  The voting was as follows

 

In Favour of the Motion:  Councillors Akhtar, Bond and Noyce.

 

Against the Motion:  The Worshipful The Mayor Councillor Asante,  Ashton, Mrs Bath, Bednell, Mrs Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Dharmarajah, Ferrari, Greek, Hall, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Kara, Khalid, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mrs Mithani, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, Omar, Osborn, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Stoodley, Teli, Williams and Wright.

 

Abstain:  Councillors Anderson, Choudhury, Davine, Ferry, Gawn, Green, Hearnden, Henson, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Robson, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Sasikala Suresh, Krishna Suresh and Wealthy.

 

(viii)         The amendment by Councillor Idaikkadar was voted upon but not carried.  The voting was as follows

 

In Favour of the Motion:  The Worshipful The Mayor Councillor Asante, Councillors Dharmarajah, Gawn, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Khalid, Omar and Stoodley.

 

Against the Motion: Councillors Anderson, Ashton, Mrs Bath, Bednell, Mrs Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Choudhury, Davine Ferrari, Ferry, Greek, Green, Hall, Hearnden, Henson, Kara, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Marikar, Maru, Miles, Mrs Mithani, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, O’Dell, Osborn, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Robson, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Sasikala Suresh, Krishna Suresh,Wealthy, Teli, Williams and Wright.

 

Abstain:  Councillors Akhtar, Bond and Noyce.

 

(ix)             The amendment by Councillor David Perry was voted upon but not carried.  The voting was as follows

 

In Favour of the Motion:  Councillors Anderson, Choudhury, Davine, Ferry, Green, Hearnden, Henson, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Robson, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Sasikala Suresh, Krishna Suresh and Wealthy.

 

Against the Motion:  The Worshipful The Mayor Councillor Asante,  Councillors Ashton, Mrs Bath, Bednell, Mrs Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Dharmarajah, Ferrari, Gawn, Greek, Hall, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Kara, Khalid, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mrs Mithani, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, Omar, Osborn, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Stoodley, Teli, Williams and Wright.

 

Abstain:  Councillors Akhtar, Bond and Noyce.

 

(x)               Upon the meeting moving to a vote upon the substantive Recommendation and was lost.  The voting was as follows:

 

In Favour of the Motion:  Councillors Ashton, Mrs Bath, Bednell, Mrs Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Ferrari, Greek, Hall, Kara, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mrs Mithani, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, Osborn, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Teli, Williams and Wright.

 

Against the Motion:  The Worshipful The Mayor Councillor Asante, Councillors Akhtar, Anderson, Choudhury, Davine, Dharmarajah, Ferry, Gawn, Green, Hearnden, Henson, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Khalid, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Omar, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Robson, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Stoodley, Sasikala Suresh, Krishna Suresh and Wealthy

 

Abstain:  Councillors Bond and Noyce.

 

(xi)             Having agreed that the guillotine be extended until the completion of business, Members agreed to proceed with the remaining items on the Summons with the exception of item 20 – Recommended Constitutional Changes (see Minute 362 – Procedural Motions).

 

(xii)           Following an adjournment, Councillor Susan Hall proposed and Councillor Thaya Idaikkadar seconded that the Cabinet Recommendations be agreed together with a further tabled amendment.  

 

(xiii)         Upon the meeting moving to a vote upon the tabled amendment to the Recommendation it was carried.  The voting was as follows:

 

In Favour of the Amendment:  The Worshipful The MayorCouncillor Asante, Councillors Ashton, Mrs Bath, Bednell, Mrs Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Dharmarajah, Ferrari, Greek, Hall, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Kara, Khalid Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mrs Mithani, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, Omar, Osborn, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Stoodley, Teli, Williams and Wright.

 

Against the Amendment:  Councillors Anderson, Choudhury, Davine, Ferry, Green, Hearnden, Henson, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Robson, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Sasikala Suresh, Krishna Suresh and Wealthy.

 

Abstain:  Councillors Akhtar, Bond, Gawn and Noyce.

 

(xiv)         Upon the meeting moving to a vote upon the substantive Recommendation as amended it was carried.  The voting was as follows:

 

In Favour of the Motion:  The Worshipful The MayorCouncillor Asante, Councillors Ashton, Mrs Bath, Bednell, Mrs Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Dharmarajah, Ferrari, Greek, Hall, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Kara, Khalid Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mrs Mithani, Moshenson, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, Omar, Osborn, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Stoodley, Teli, Williams and Wright.

 

Against the Motion:  Councillors Anderson, Choudhury, Davine, Ferry, Green, Hearnden, Henson, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Robson, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Sasikala Suresh, Krishna Suresh and Wealthy.

 

Abstain:  Councillors Akhtar, Bond, Gawn and Noyce.

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(1)               the budget, as amended, be approved to enable the Council Tax for 2014/15 to be set;

 

(2)               the Medium Term Financial Strategy at Appendices 1 and 2 of the Cabinet report be endorsed;

 

(3)               the policy on the use of the contingency at Appendix 5 of the  Cabinet report be approved;

 

(4)               in relation to schools, the schools’ budget at Appendix 6 of the Cabinet report be approved;

 

(5)               the Members’ Allowance Scheme at Appendix 13 of the report be adopted for 2014/15;

 

(6)               the Model Council Tax Resolution, at appendix I 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 paragraph (4) of appendix I to the Council report within a period of 21 days following the Council’s decision.