Agenda item

To approve, following a recorded vote, the Council’s Budget for the Financial Year, 2018/19.

The Cabinet met on 7^th February 2018to consider the following reports relating to the Council Budget 2018/19.

(i)    Budget 2018/19 and Beyond.

(ii)   Capital Programme 2018/19.

(iii)  Treasury Strategy Statement 2018/19.

Cabinet Minutes 72, 73 and 74 relating to these reports are attached. (Pages 13 to 16).

          The Council considered joint reports of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Commercialisation and the Corporate Director for Resources and Growth, considered by the Cabinet on 7^th February 2018 relating to (i) Budget 2018/19 and Beyond, (ii) Capital Programme 2018/19, (iii) Treasury Strategy Statement 2018/19, and (iv) Minute 72 of the Cabinet (Budget 2018/19 and Beyond), Minute 73 of the Cabinet (Capital Programme 2018/19) and Minute 74 of the Cabinet (Treasury Statement 2018/19).

(1) Councillor Russell Holland moved and Councillor David Renard seconded that Minute 72(2) of the Cabinet (Budget 2018/19 and Beyond be confirmed and adopted.

Councillor Kevin Small moved and Councillor Jim Grant seconded:

“That Council:

(i) Resolves to amend the Cabinet’s Revenue Budget and Capital Programme proposals for 2018/19 as agreed at the February 7^th Cabinet Meeting, as follows:

·       To use £1.5m over 2 years of the Children’s Services Transitional Funding to open a Children’s Centre in an area of need.

·       To note in the Financial Projection figures (Appendix 6), that the cost pressures identified for 2020/21 to 2021/22 would be reduced due to the early intervention work undertaken by Children’s Centres which will contribute to the ongoing cost of this service.

·       To reduce the Budget Risk Contingency by £100k to introduce the Living Wage Foundation wage scale for Swindon Borough Council Employees (£50k), and enhance the investment in the Neighbourhood Care Scheme (£50K).

·       To take £60k per annum in 2018/19 and 2019/20 from the Infrastructure Reserve Fund, to support Town Centre Regeneration, and employ a manager for a two year period to work with heritage groups and other interested parties to protect and bring back into use Swindon town centre heritage buildings.

·       To borrow £1m for additional investment in Lydiard Park and House. The revenue effect of this additional borrowing would be covered by a £80K saving from bringing Forward Swindon back in-house. 

(ii) Notes the proposed amendments have been checked by officers and the Section 151 Officer has confirmed the budget amendments for 2018/19 are financially deliverable, if agreed, and the Budget would be lawful.”

          The Amendment was put to the vote and declared lost.

In line with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the vote on Minute 72 of the Cabinet (Budget 2018/19 and Beyond) was recorded:

Councillors voting for the Motion were: Councillors Junab Ali, Steve Allsopp, Abdul Amin, John Ballman, Ray Ballman, Emma Bushell, Matthew Courtliff, Paul Dixon, Stephanie Exell, Jim Grant, Fay Howard, Des Moffatt, Derique Montaut, Stan Pajak, James Robbins, Carol Shelley, Kevin Small, Joe Tray, Chris Watts, Nadine Watts, Peter Watts, David Wood, Julie Wright and Robert Wright.

          Councillors voting against the Motion were: Councillors Alan Bishop, Wayne Crabbe, Malcolm Davies, Oliver Donachie, Toby Elliot, Claire Ellis, Emma Faramarzi, Fionuala Foley, Brian Ford, Mary Friend, John Haines, Dale Heenan, Russell Holland, Colin Lovell, Mary Martin, Nick Martin, Cathy Martyn, Gemma McCracken, Barbara Parry, Kevin Parry, Maureen Penny, Garry Perkins, David Renard, Eric Shaw, Gary Sumner, Tim Swinyard, Caryl Sydney-Smith, Vera Tomlinson, Steve Weisinger and Keith Williams.

          The Substantive Motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

In line with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the vote on Minute 72 of the Cabinet (Budget 2018/19 and Beyond) was recorded:

Councillors voting for the Motion were: Councillors Alan Bishop, Wayne Crabbe, Malcolm Davies, Oliver Donachie, Toby Elliot, Claire Ellis, Emma Faramarzi, Fionuala Foley, Brian Ford, Mary Friend, John Haines, Dale Heenan, Russell Holland, Colin Lovell, Mary Martin, Nick Martin, Cathy Martyn, Gemma McCracken, Barbara Parry, Kevin Parry, Maureen Penny, Garry Perkins, David Renard, Eric Shaw, Gary Sumner, Tim Swinyard, Caryl Sydney-Smith, Vera Tomlinson, Steve Weisinger and Keith Williams.

Councillors voting against the Motion were: Councillors Junab Ali, Steve Allsopp, Abdul Amin, John Ballman, Ray Ballman, Emma Bushell, Matthew Courtliff, Paul Dixon, Stephanie Exell, Jim Grant, Fay Howard, Des Moffatt, Derique Montaut, Stan Pajak, James Robbins, Carol Shelley, Kevin Small, Joe Tray, Chris Watts, Nadine Watts, Peter Watts, David Wood, Julie Wright and Robert Wright.

(2) Councillor Russell Holland moved and Councillor David Renard seconded that Minute 73 of the Cabinet (Capital Programme 2018/19) be confirmed and adopted.

          The Motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

In line with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the vote on Minute 72 of the Cabinet (Budget 2018/19 and Beyond) was recorded:

Councillors voting for the Motion were: Councillors Alan Bishop, Wayne Crabbe, Malcolm Davies, Oliver Donachie, Toby Elliot, Claire Ellis, Emma Faramarzi, Fionuala Foley, Brian Ford, Mary Friend, John Haines, Dale Heenan, Russell Holland, Colin Lovell, Mary Martin, Nick Martin, Cathy Martyn, Gemma McCracken, Barbara Parry, Kevin Parry, Maureen Penny, Garry Perkins, David Renard, Eric Shaw, Gary Sumner, Tim Swinyard, Caryl Sydney-Smith, Vera Tomlinson, Steve Weisinger and Keith Williams.

Councillors voting against the Motion were: Councillors Junab Ali, Steve Allsopp, Abdul Amin, John Ballman, Ray Ballman, Emma Bushell, Matthew Courtliff, Paul Dixon, Stephanie Exell, Jim Grant, Fay Howard, Des Moffatt, Derique Montaut, Stan Pajak, James Robbins, Carol Shelley, Kevin Small, Joe Tray, Chris Watts, Nadine Watts, Peter Watts, David Wood, Julie Wright and Robert Wright.

(3) Councillor Russell Hollandmoved and CouncillorDavid Renard seconded that Minute 74 of the Cabinet (Treasury Statement 2018/19) be confirmed and adopted.

          The Motion was put to the vote and declared carried.