Issue - meetings

Following on from the Leaders’ speech and in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (5) the Chairman informed the Council that there would need to be a recorded vote on any decision relating to the budget, including the setting of Council tax and levying a precept.  The Chairman put the recommendations as set out in the report.

For the recommendation:

Councillors Mrs B F Acevedo, J P F Archer, E L Bamford, H M Bass, B S Beale,
R G Boyce, A T Cain, Mrs P A Channer, R P F Dewick, M F L Durham, A S Fluker, M S Heard, Miss M R Lewis, M R Pearlman, R Pratt, S J Savage,
Mrs M Shaughnessy, Rev. A E J Shrimpton, D M Sismey, A K M St. Joseph,
Mrs M E Thompson and Miss S White.

Against the recommendation:

None.

Abstention:

Councillor P G L Elliott.

The recommendations were duly agreed.

RESOLVED

(i)              that Maldon District Council will continue to be a member of the Essex Business Rates Pool in 2017 / 18 on account of the financial benefit as described in section 3.5 of the report, be noted;

(ii)            that the decision to fund the Pension deficit in 2017 / 18 as described in section 3.7 of the report be noted;

(iii)          that the Summary Revised 2016 / 17 and Original 2017 / 18 General Fund Revenue Budget Estimates (Appendices 1 – 3 of the report) be approved;

(iv)          that an average Band D council tax of £187.37 (excluding parish precepts) (2.74% increase) for 2017 / 18 (Appendix 1 to the report) be approved;

(v)            that the detailed Fees and charges for 2017 / 18 as set out in Appendix 6 to the report be approved;

(vi)          that delegated authority be given to the Chief Executive and Interim Director of Resources in consultation with the Chairman of the Planning and Licensing Committee and the Chairman of the Finance and Corporate Services Committee to agree the Land Charges fees and Charges for 2017 / 18;

(vii)        that the policies on the designated use of financial reserves (Appendix 7 to the report) be approved;

(viii)      that an increase in the minimum general fund working balance from £2,300,000 to £2,500,000 for 2017 / 18 be approved;

(ix)          that an injection of £200,000 from General Reserves into the Repairs and Renewals Reserve at 31 March 2017, be approved;

(x)            that the Capital Programme for 2017 / 18 to 2020 / 21 (Appendix 9 to the report) be approved;

(xi)          that the prudential indicators set out in section 3.12.2 and 3.12.3 of the report on the Capital Programme and Prudential Code Indicators be approved;

(xii)        that the Council gives due regard to the Interim Director of Resources statement on the robustness of budgets and adequacy of reserves in Appendix 10 to the report.