Agenda item

To approve the Council’s Budget for the Financial Year 2010/2011. The Cabinet met on 10^th February 2010.  The following reports considered at this meeting relate to the Council’s Budget, 2010/11.

(i) Special Expenses Within the Non-Parished Areas 2010/2011;

(Pages xxx – xxx)

(ii) Revenue Budget 2010/2011; (Pages xxx – xxx)

(iii) Capital Programme Update 2009/10 to 2011/2012 (Pages xxx – xxx)

(iv) The Treasury Management Strategy, Prudential Indicators and Annual Investment Strategy 2010/2011.  (Pages xxx – xxx)

Minutes 96, 98, 99 and 100 of the Cabinet refer. (Pages xxx – xxxx)

The Council considered (a) a joint report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Benefits and the Director of Law and Democratic Services setting out recommendations from the Cabinet regarding the Council’s Revenue Budget for 2010/11, (b) Minute 96 of the Cabinet (Special Expenses Within the Non-Parished Areas 2010/11), (c) Minute 98 of the Cabinet (Revenue Budget 2010/11),  (d) Minute 99 of the Cabinet (Capital Programme Update 2009/10 – 2011/12), and  (e) Minute 100 of the Cabinet (Treasury Management Strategy, Prudential Indicators and Annual Investment Strategy 2010/11).

Councillor Mark Edwards moved and CouncillorRoderick Bluh seconded:

“(1) That the Special Expenses Within Non-Parished Areas 2010/11, as detailed in Minute 96 of the Cabinet, be confirmed and adopted.

(2) That the Revenue Budget 2010/11, as detailed in Minute 98 of the Cabinet, be confirmed and adopted.

(3) That the Capital Programme 2009/10 – 2011/12, as detailed in Minute 99 of the Cabinet, be confirmed and adopted.

(4) That the Treasury Management Strategy, Prudential Indicators and Annual Investment Strategy 2010/11, as detailed in Minute 100 of the Cabinet, be confirmed and adopted.

Councillor Derique Montaut moved and Councillor Stan Pajak seconded that that Motion be amended as follows:

“This Council Resolves:

To amend the Council Budget for 2010/11 as referred to in minute 98 (i) as follows:

1

We save £50,000 by ending the Connect PA lobbying contract early and apply the revenue funds to a reserve for the exclusive use of Enterprise Works.

2

We end contributions to Cotswold Water Park Management committee, which costs £15,000, and apply that to prevent the proposed increases in bulk waste collection fees £13,000 plus 2,000 carried over.

3

We reduce the capital provision of £2,000,000 over 3 years for feasibility studies to £500,000 and apply the £50,000 revenue effect to reinstating Town Centre Cleaning and some barrow litter brushing/picking, as well as reinstating the fly tipping crew.

4

We reduce the corporate provision for general consultants by £52,000 and apply that to prevent the increased charges in provision for Community Meals and the new charge levied on transport to day centres for our senior citizens.

5

We will impose a charge on the Digital City use of office space in the David Murray John Tower and a charge on officer time supporting Digital City of £40,000 and will apply this to support Shopmobility to ensure shop mobility continues to be independently managed.

6

We will cancel all hospitality budgets across the Council, with the exception of the Mayor's allocation. This will generate £23,000 and will be applied firstly to preventing the increases in space hire for youth clubs and then to Youth Services generally.

7

We will apply £20,000 to support a more frequent and relevant bus service from Penhill to the new Academy in Pinehurst by reducing the corporate furniture and fittings budget by £13,000 and ending the provision of laptops and PDAs for all Councillors, £7,000.

8

We will reduce the budget for Public Relations by £150K and apply £148K to mitigate the increases in costs for remembering deceased relatives and the increases levied for residential care as officers may advise.

See spreadsheet below.

We acknowledge the support of the Director of Finance in supplying information.

The amendment was put to the vote and declared lost.

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