Report attached.
Decision:
Amendment by Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Group NOT CARRIED by 29 votes to 24; deemed motion by Administration CARRIED by 29 votes to 24.
Minutes:
A report of Cabinet gave details of the proposed Council Tax Support Scheme from 1 April 20196 as well as of a proposal to increase from 50% to 100% the surcharge rate of Council Tax for properties that have been empty for more than two years, with effect from 1 April 2019.
In accordance with Schedule 1A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Council was asked to consider and approve the proposed Council Tax Support Scheme to take effect from 1 April 2019. In addition to the Cabinet papers, the full proposed Council Tax Support Scheme was included in the Council agenda papers, for Members’ information.
Deemed motion on behalf of the Administration
That the report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect.
Amendment by the Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Associations Group
That recommendations 1 and 2 of the Cabinet report be replaced with the following:
Following debate, the amendment by the Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association Group was NOT CARRIED by 29 votes to 24 (see division 2) and the deemed motion on behalf of the Administration was CARRIED by 29 votes to 24 (see division 3).
RESOLVED:
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