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80.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 176 KB

To sign as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 28 January 2015 (attached).

 

Decision:

of meeting on 28 January 2015 – approved.

Minutes:

The minutes of the Council meeting held on 28 January 2015 were before the Council for approval.

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the meetings of the Council meeting held on 28 January 2015 be signed as a correct record.

 

81.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Members are invited to disclose any pecuniary interest in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. 

 

Members may still disclose any pecuniary interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

 

Note – please also refer to note (2) following.

 

Decision:

all Members present disclosed a personal interest in item 8, Members’ Allowances Scheme 2015/16. Additionally, Councillors P Crowder, Ford and Rumble disclosed a non-pecuniary interest in item 7, the Council’s budget 2015/16.

Minutes:

Councillors P Crowder, Ford and Rumble each disclosed a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 7 – The Council’s Budget 2015/16 as Trustees of the Queen’s Theatre.

 

Each Member present disclosed a personal interest in agenda item 8 – Members’ Allowances Scheme 2015/16 as a recipient of a Member’s Allowance.

 

82.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE MAYOR

To receive announcements (if any).

Minutes:

The Mayor was pleased to display at the meeting the trophy received by Havering due to its float winning third prize in the London New Year’s day Parade.

 

83.

PROCEDURAL MOTION

To consider any procedural motion in relation to the conduct of business for this meeting.

Decision:

that the debates on items 7 (The Council’s Budget, 2015/16) and 8 (Members’ Allowances Scheme 2015/16) be combined and that 30 minutes each be allowed for the speeches of the proposers of the two reports and the amendments to them; AGREED without division.

Minutes:

The following procedural motion was agreed without division:

 

1.    That agenda items 7 and 8 be debated together; and

 

2.    That Council Procedure Rule 13.4 be suspended so as to allow 30 minutes each for the speeches of the proposer of the two reports and of the amendments submitted.

 

84.

THE COUNCIL'S BUDGET 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 480 KB

A         To consider the report of the Cabinet of 11 February 2015 (attached);

 

B         To note the decision of the Greater London Authority on its budget and precept for 2015/16, and the effect thereof on the Council’s budget;

 

C         To agree a budget for 2015/16; and then

 

D         To set the Council Tax for 2015/16.

 

NOTE: MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO BRING WITH THEM THE REPORT TO CABINET ON 11 FEBRUARY 2015 FOR REFERENCE AT THIS MEETING.

 

 7A      Amendment by the Independent Residents’ Group

 

            See attached paper.

 

7B       Amendment by the Residents’ Group

 

            See attached paper.

Additional documents:

Decision:

THE COUNCIL’S BUDGET, 2015/16after debate, Independent Residents’ Group amendment LOST by 4 votes to 36; Residents’ Group amendment LOST by 16 votes to 29; recommendations of Cabinet AGREED by 35 votes to 6.

 

Council Tax for 2015/16 set at £1,514.00 for a Band D property.

Minutes:

Council had before it a report of the Cabinet (incorporating the budget proposals for 2015/16).

 

            Amendment to budget proposals by the Independent Residents’ Group

 

            This Council agrees to increase council tax by 3%. The budget details as proposed by the Administration to remain the same with the difference raised added to the general reserve to deliver a robust budget, ameliorate cuts and keep our borough green, pleasant and secure.

The impact of this amendment on the recommendations to Council would be as follows:

 

 

 REPORT OF THE CABINET

 

SUBJECT:   THE COUNCIL’S BUDGET 2015/16

 

 


RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.         That the following as submitted in the report to Cabinet be approved:

 

a)         The General Fund revenue budget for 2015/16, as set out in the revised Appendix E attached to this report.

 

b)         The delegated schools’ budget for 2015/16, as set out in Appendix E of the report to Cabinet.

 

c)         The Capital Programme for 2015/16, as set out in Annexes 2, 3 and 4 of Appendix I of the report to Cabinet.

 

2.         That, in accepting recommendation 1, Council is mindful of the advice of the Chief Finance Officer as set out in Appendix H of the report to Cabinet.

 

3.         That it be noted that under delegated powers the Chief Finance Officer has calculated the amount of 83,110 (called T in the Act and Regulations) as its Council Tax base for the year 2015/16 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) made under Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended.

 

4.         That the amount of £102,311,352be now calculated as the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2015/16.

 

5.         That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended:

 

(a)

£4

£453,914,048

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act.

(b)

(£351,602,696)

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c)

£

£102,311,352

being the amount by which the aggregate at 5(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 5(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).

(d)

£

£1,231.04

being the amount at 5(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

6.         That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the amounts shown in the table below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2015/16 for each of the categories of dwellings.

 

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85.

MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES SCHEME 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 286 KB

To consider the report of the Group Director Communities & Resources (attached).

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

recommendations in report of Group Director – Communities and Resources AGREED by 36 votes to 0.

Minutes:

Council received the report of the Group Director Communities & Resources.

           

            Following debate, the recommendations in the report were ADOPTED by 36 votes to 0 (see division 1) and it was RESOLVED:

           

1.            That the Members’ Allowances scheme (as set out in appendix 1 to these minutes) becomes effective from 1st April 2015 and the existing scheme be revoked with effect from the same date.

2.            That subject to the decision of Members with regard to recommendation 1, the total number of SRAs will be reduced to 27 which is in line with the Governments recommendations for the proportion of SRA’s.

 

86.

VOTING RECORD pdf icon PDF 101 KB

Minutes:

The record of voting divisions is attached as Appendix 2.