Issue - meetings
Revenue Budget 2019/20.
Meeting: 28/02/2019 - Council (Item 145)
145 Revenue Budget 2019/20. PDF 671 KB
Minutes:
The Section 151 Officer submitted a report which proposed a Revenue Budget and Council Tax levy for 2019-2020.
The Section 151
Officer stated that the Liberal Democrat / Independent Opposition Political
Group had submitted a budget amendment.
Amendment
Councillor P M Black proposed an amendment. The amendment was seconded by Councillor J W Jones. The amendment being:
That the cuts in
hours to community libraries be not proceeded with, to be financed by taking
£35,000 from the Special Events Projects budget and the Cultural Strategy and
Development budget in the Head of Cultural Services’ revenue budget.
Following debate, the amendment was put to the vote and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 30 “Voting” a recorded vote was requested. The voting on the amendment was recorded as follows:
For (18 Councillors) |
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Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
P M Black |
P R Hood-Williams |
I E Mann |
A M Day |
J W Jones |
C L Philpott |
E W Fitzgerald |
L R Jones |
B J Rowlands |
K M Griffiths |
M H Jones |
D G Sullivan |
D W Helliwell |
S M Jones |
L G Thomas |
C A Holley |
M A Langstone |
L J Tyler-Lloyd |
Against (38 Councillors) |
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Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
C Anderson |
B Hopkins |
J A Raynor |
J E Burtonshaw |
D H Hopkins |
C Richards |
J P Curtice |
O G James |
M Sherwood |
N J Davies |
Y V Jardine |
P B Smith |
P Downing |
P K Jones |
R V Smith |
C R Doyle |
A S Lewis |
A H Stevens |
M Durke |
M B Lewis |
R C Stewart |
C R Evans |
W G Lewis |
M Sykes |
V M Evans |
C E Lloyd |
G J Tanner |
W Evans |
P Lloyd |
D W W Thomas |
R Francis-Davies |
P M Matthews |
M Thomas |
L S Gibbard |
H M Morris |
L V Walton |
T J Hennegan |
S Pritchard |
T M White |
Abstain (0 Councillors) |
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Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
- |
- |
- |
Did not vote due
to declarable interest (1 Councillor) |
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Councillor |
Councillor |
Councillor |
E J King |
- |
- |
In the light of the recorded vote above the amendment was not supported and did not become part of the substantive recommendation.
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 30 “Voting” a recorded vote was requested on the substantive recommendation. The voting was recorded as follows:
For (38 Councillors) |
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Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
C Anderson |
D H Hopkins |
C Richards |
J E Burtonshaw |
O G James |
M Sherwood |
J P Curtice |
Y V Jardine |
P B Smith |
N J Davies |
P K Jones |
R V Smith |
P Downing |
A S Lewis |
A H Stevens |
C R Doyle |
M B Lewis |
R C Stewart |
M Durke |
W G Lewis |
M Sykes |
C R Evans |
C E Lloyd |
G J Tanner |
V M Evans |
P Lloyd |
D W W Thomas |
W Evans |
P M Matthews |
M Thomas |
R Francis-Davies |
H M Morris |
L V Walton |
L S Gibbard |
S Pritchard |
T M White |
B Hopkins |
J A Raynor |
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Against (18 Councillors) |
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Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
P M Black |
P R Hood-Williams |
I E Mann |
E W Fitzgerald |
J W Jones |
C L Philpott |
K M Griffiths |
L R Jones |
B J Rowlands |
D W Helliwell |
M H Jones |
D G Sullivan |
T J Hennegan |
S M Jones |
L G Thomas |
C A Holley |
M A Langstone |
L J Tyler-Lloyd |
Abstain (0 Councillors) |
||
Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
Councillor(s) |
- |
- |
- |
Did not vote due
to declarable interest (1 Councillor) |
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Councillor |
Councillor |
Councillor |
E J King |
- |
- |
Resolved that:
1)
The Revenue Budget for 2019/20 as detailed in
Appendix A to the report be approved.
2) A Budget Requirement and Council Tax Levy for 2019/20 as detailed in Section 9 of the report be approved.
Meeting: 14/02/2019 - Cabinet (Item 149)
149 Revenue Budget 2019/20. * PDF 594 KB
Minutes:
Call In Procedure - Subject to Pre-Decision Scrutiny: This decision is exempt
from the Authority’s Call In Procedure as “the decision has been subject to
Pre-Decision Scrutiny and there is no material change in relevant information /
evidence”.
The Section 151 Officer submitted a report which set out the
current position with regard to the Revenue Budget for 2019-2020. It detailed:
·
Financial Monitoring 2018-2019;
·
The Local Government Finance Settlement 2019-2020;
·
Budget Forecast 2019-2020;
·
Specific Saving Proposals;
·
Outcome of Budget Consultation;
·
Staffing Implications;
·
Reserves and Contingency Fund Requirements;
·
The Budget Requirement and Council Tax 2019-2020;
·
Summary of funding proposals;
·
Risks and uncertainties.
The Leader of the
Council, Business Transformation & Performance Cabinet Member and the
Environment & Infrastructure Management Cabinet Member proposed the
following amendments.
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£ |
£ |
Further changes to proposals as
a result of consultation responses |
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Remove - Library Community
Service |
67,000 |
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Remove - Professional Fees |
49,000 |
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Remove - Charging for Free Car
Parks |
23,000 |
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139,000 |
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Funded as follows: |
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Reduction in
Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service Precept |
-60,000 |
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Reduce contingency fund by £79k
to £7.072M |
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79,000 |
Resolved that:
1) The outcome of the formal consultation exercise
be noted and changes to the Budget Proposals in Appendix D of the report as
amended above be agreed, together with the position regarding delegated budgets
as set out in Section 4.10 and 4.11 of the report;
2) The current Resource Gap identified in
Section 4.5 of the report be noted, and in line with the potential actions
identified in Sections 9 and 10 of the report agreed a course of action to
achieve a balanced Revenue Budget for 2019-2020;
3) In addition to a review of current
savings proposals Cabinet will need to:
a) Review and Approve the Reserve Transfers
recommended in the report;
b) Agree a level of Council Tax for
2019-2020 to be recommended to Council.
4) Subject to the changes identified and listed
above, Cabinet recommends to Council for approval:
a) A
Revenue Budget for 2019-2020;
b) A Budget Requirement and Council Tax levy for 2019-2020.