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2017-18 budget report
Minutes:
The Full Council considered a report setting out the Mayor’s 2017-18 budget recommendations.
The Lord Mayor drew members’ attention to the updated budget procedure to be followed at this meeting.
At this point, on the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, it was
RESOLVED –
That the relevant standing orders (policy and budget framework procedure rules) be suspended, given that the procedure agreed for this meeting (by prior agreement between the Lord Mayor, Mayor, party group leaders and whips) is at variance with the relevant Council standing orders.
As per section 1 of the procedure, the Mayor then introduced, summarised and moved the budget report.
As per section 2 of the procedure, Cllr Cheney, Cabinet member for Finance, Governance and Performance then seconded the report.
As per section 3 of the procedure:
a. Cllr Tincknell responded to the Mayor’s budget proposals on behalf of the Labour group.
b. Cllr Weston responded to the Mayor’s budget proposals on behalf of the Conservative group.
c. Cllr Bolton responded to the Mayor’s budget proposals on behalf of the Green group.
d. Cllr Hopkins responded to the Mayor’s budget proposals on behalf of the Liberal Democrat group.
As per section 4 of the procedure, Cllr Gollop presented comments on behalf of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board
As per section 5 of the procedure, the Full Council then considered and debated each of the proposed budget amendments, as follows:
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT AMENDMENT 1 – relating to restructuring capital finance requirements in 2017-18; reinvesting in parks; reversing a cut in the wellbeing budget and agreeing a new councillor community grant scheme; reducing the cut in the subsidy for Jubilee pool; establishing a community meeting fund; reducing the cut in subsidy for bus routes with low numbers of passengers; and re-investing in libraries.
Councillor Kent moved the amendment.
Councillor Negus seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (27 members voting for the amendment, 40 against, with 1 abstention).
GREEN AMENDMENT 1 – relating to generating £1m of one-off income to the general fund in 2017-18 offset by acceleration of the drawdown of the MRP (Minimum Revenue Provision); reducing the cut to the Supporting People budget; reducing the cut to the Local Crisis Prevention Fund; and providing a new post of Income Generation Manager.
Councillor Stevens moved the amendment.
Councillor Clarke seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (18 members voting for the amendment, 50 against, with 1 abstention).
GREEN AMENDMENT 2 – relating to introducing higher charges for older diesel vehicles in RPZs; and IT programming changes to residents parking software, any required amendment to TROs (Traffic Regulation Orders) and communication to affected residents.
Councillor Thomas moved the amendment.
Councillor English seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (11 members voting for the amendment, 57 against, with no abstentions).
ADJOURNMENT – At this point, on the motion of the Lord Mayor, the Full Council meeting adjourned for a 20 minute refreshment break.
Upon reconvening, the Full Council considered the remaining budget amendments as follows:
GREEN AMENDMENT 3 – relating to stopping free parking permits to councillors, senior leaders and aldermen/women; and reducing cuts to the Supporting People budget.
Councillor Combley moved the amendment.
Councillor Denyer seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (14 members voting for the amendment, 48 against, with 6 abstentions).
GREEN AMENDMENT 4 – relating to generating one-off income to the general fund in 2017-18 offset by acceleration of the drawdown of the MRP; and creating a fund to support the transition from Council funded to community led services and facilities.
Councillor O’Rourke moved the amendment.
Councillor Lake seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (11 members voting for the amendment, 55 against, with 1 abstention).
CONSERVATIVE AMENDMENT 1 – relating to a change to the local council tax reduction scheme, with any revenue saving being put towards offsetting the planned reduction in funding for the library service, children’s centres, community parks and restoring funding for devolved local traffic schemes; re-instating the reduction in the cost of administering the 14 Neighbourhood Partnerships for 2018-19; and reinvesting in 2018-19 and beyond in library services, children’s centres, community parks, restoring funding for devolved local traffic schemes; and other re-investments.
Councillor Gollop moved the amendment.
Councillor Eddy seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (12 members voting for the amendment, 55 against, with no abstentions).
CONSERVATIVE AMENDMENT 2 – relating to reducing expenditure on media and communications; deleting the European and international programme; reducing funding to key arts providers; restoring reduction and redesign of the library service; restoring the wellbeing grant to Neighbourhood Partnerships; restoring funding for the employment support service; cancelling parking charges for Oldbury estate and Blaise Castle; retaining the subsidy for adult education; and continuing the contribution towards the education officer (part of Avon Gorge and Downs wildlife programme).
Councillor Abraham moved the amendment.
Councillor Radford seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (12 members voting for the amendment, 54 against, with no abstentions).
CONSERVATIVE AMENDMENT 3 – relating to reducing investment in the Energy Company; and resolving the perennial flooding problem at Scotland Lane.
Councillor Morris moved the amendment.
Councillor Jones seconded the amendment.
Following debate, upon being put to the vote, the amendment was LOST (18 members voting for the amendment, 46 against, with 2 abstentions).
At the conclusion of the consideration of the amendments, under section 6 of the procedure, it was noted that none of the amendments had been carried and therefore the Mayor’s budget stood un-amended.
Also under section 6 of the procedure, on the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, it was
RESOLVED –
That Full Council notes the Chief Finance Officer’s (Section 151 Officer’s) statement as set out in section 1 of the budget report.
Under section 7 of the procedure, the Full Council then debated the budget proposals.
Following the debate under section 7 of the procedure, and in light of the fact that the Mayor’s budget stood un-amended, the Lord Mayor advised that the Full Council would now proceed to vote on the Mayor’s budget, as per section 9 of the procedure.
On the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, the Full Council then
RESOLVED (46 members voting in favour, 12 against with 5 abstentions) –
That Full Council NOTES:
i) The budget consultation process that was followed and feedback as outlined
in Appendix 8.
ii) The Cumulative Impact Assessment in Appendix 7.
iii) That the consultation feedback and cumulative impact assessment has been
taken into consideration and has informed the final budget proposals.
iv) The proposals for reducing costs and generating income, underpinning the
Council’s budgets for 2017/18 and future years in Appendix 6 which amount to
£62.2m.
v) The budget consultation process that will be followed where required as per
paragraph 23 of the report.
vi) The comments of the Service Director Finance (s151 Officer) on the
robustness of the Budget and adequacy of reserves as set out at paragraph 21 of
the report.
On the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, the Full Council then
RESOLVED (35 members voting in favour, 27 against with 4 abstentions) –
That Full Council AGREES the main budget recommendations as per recommendations g), j), k) and l) of the report (including reserves).
On the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, the Full Council then
RESOLVED (50 members voting in favour, 14 against with 3 abstentions) –
That Full Council AGREES the use of Council Reserves recommendation, i.e. recommendation h) of the report.
On the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, the Full Council then
RESOLVED (47 members voting in favour, 20 against with no abstentions) –
That Full Council AGREES the Treasury Management recommendations, i.e. recommendation m) of the report.
On the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, the Full Council then
RESOLVED (49 members voting in favour, 14 against with 4 abstentions) –
That Full Council AGREES the calculations of the Council Tax base and Council tax bandings as per recommendations i) and o) of the report.
On the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor, the Full Council then
RESOLVED (61 members voting in favour, 1 against with 2 abstentions) –
That Full Council AGREES the Section 151 Officer delegation as per recommendation n) of the report.
In concluding this part of the meeting, the Lord Mayor, on behalf of the Full Council, thanked the following staff (who would shortly be leaving the Council’s employment) for their service and work for the authority:
Stephen Hughes – Interim Chief Executive
Shana Johnson – Democratic Services Manager and former Scrutiny Co-ordinator
Supporting documents:
- Budget procedure, item 100. PDF 74 KB
- Budget Report - Full Council, item 100. PDF 806 KB
- Appendix 1 Summary, item 100. PDF 215 KB
- Appendix 1-1, People, item 100. PDF 427 KB
- Appendix 1-2, Resources, item 100. PDF 361 KB
- Appendix 1-3, Neighbourhoods, item 100. PDF 436 KB
- Appendix 1-4, Place, item 100. PDF 391 KB
- Appendix 1-5, City Director, item 100. PDF 317 KB
- Appendix 1–6, Corporate, item 100. PDF 533 KB
- Appendix 2 Capital Programme, item 100. PDF 92 KB
- Appendix 3 Budget Risks Matrix, item 100. PDF 352 KB
- Appendix 4 Treasury Management Strategy 201718, item 100. PDF 501 KB
- Appendix 5 Revenue Investment, item 100. PDF 59 KB
- Appendix 6 Budget Savings, item 100. PDF 221 KB
- Appendix 7 Cumulative Impact, item 100. PDF 266 KB
- Appendix 8 - Corporate Strategy consultation - Final Report, item 100. PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 8 - Appendix A - Responses from organisations, item 100. PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 8 - Appendix B - Responses from Councillors MPs, item 100. PDF 589 KB
- Appendix 8 - Appendix C - Events, item 100. PDF 500 KB
- Appendix 8 - Appendix D - Responses from individuals, item 100. PDF 450 KB
- Appendix 9 Governance and Transformation Lifecycle, item 100. PDF 452 KB
- Appendix 10 Questions and responses from civic meetings to the budget proposals for 2017_18, item 100. PDF 4 MB
- 1. Liberal Democrat Party - Amendment 1, item 100. PDF 209 KB
- 2. Green Party - Amendment 1, item 100. PDF 187 KB
- 3. Green Party - Amendment 2, item 100. PDF 197 KB
- 4. Green Party - Amendment 3, item 100. PDF 187 KB
- 5. Green Party - Amendment 4, item 100. PDF 192 KB
- 6. Conservative Party - Amendment 1, item 100. PDF 199 KB
- 7. Conservative Party - Amendment 2, item 100. PDF 195 KB
- 8. Conservative Party - Amendment 3, item 100. PDF 175 KB
- E-voting - FC - 21 2 17, item 100. PDF 110 KB