Agenda item

The Director: Outcomes and Chief Financial Officer (S151)(interim) submitted reports relating to: –

 

 Financial Strategy, Budget 2024/25 and Medium-Term Financial Plan 2024/27,

 

Capital Investment Strategy 2024-27,

 

Treasury Management Strategy 2024/2025, and the Director: Outcomes submitted the following report –

 

Implementation of the 2023/2024 Pay Policy Statement

 

Each of the above issues were addressed within separate reports. The first report set out the council’s financial strategy, and sought approval for the budget and Council Tax proposal for 2024/25 and the Medium-Term Financial Plan 2026/27. The Director’s and Chief Financial Officer’s (S151)(interim) report explained that the Council operated within legally defined powers to fulfil a range of duties informed by the agreed ambition and priorities set out in the Council Plan. The powers included the ability to raise funding to invest locally. The Council set an annual budget based on its spending power, which took in to account government grants, business rates it would receive, the level of Council Tax it set and any planned use of strategic reserves. The report provided the basis upon which the council could set a balanced budget for 2024/25 and a robust financial forecast for the medium-term financial planning period 2024/27, as required by legislation.

 

In determining the budget for 2024/25 the Council was required to set the council tax rate for a Band D property made up of a general rate and an adult social care precept. The maximum increase applied is capped by a referendum limit set by the Department of Levelling up Housing and Communities (DLUHC).

 

The report stated that framework governing what councils do was based upon legislation. Councils had freedoms and flexibilities to determine many things locally, based upon local circumstances and needs of the population. The Council set it policy framework through two core strategic documents: The Local Plan (place shaping) and Council Plan (ambition, purpose, priorities, and use of resource) and supporting strategies and plans.

 

           The Council Plan guided activity across the council and setout the priorities, ensuring that people remained at the heart of everything the council does. The financial plan demonstrated how the council invested its resources to maximise impact, improve outcomes and achieve value for money. There was a strong financial management ethos across the council underpinned by the Council’s values. The financial position was monitored, managed, and reported on a regular basis. The Council’s forecast financial outturn in the current year was due to be reported to Cabinet next month. A positive forecast was the result of proactive and stringent financial management measures alongside net underspends across services. An underspend at outturn 2023/24 would enable resources to be transferred into Strategic Reserves to support financial resilience in the early years of the Medium-Term Financial Plan as the detail of transformational proposals were finalised and implementation was commenced.  Further analysis on the impact of the operating environment and transformation progress is detailed in the Medium-Term Financial Plan at appendix 2.

 

The Council was committed to ensuring value for taxpayers’ money as reaffirmed in the Council Plan. The Financial Strategy and Medium-Term Financial Plan provided the strategic framework to ensure investment priorities had the biggest impact on outcomes for people and place.  They provided the mechanisms to ensure the council was financially sustainable and resilient. The financial plan enabled the council to achieve its strategic objectives and legal duties for the benefit of residents and businesses.

 

The report provided assurance on the council’s financial resilience, confirmed that the estimates presented in the report were prudent and that reserves were adequate. This met the requirements of section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003 and provides a basis for Council to set a balanced budget. The key decisions required in accordance with Section 31 to 52 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (and subsequent modifying legislation) were:

 

·       To set the council’s revenue budget for 2024/25

·       To set the Council Tax for 2024/25

·       To approve an indicative medium term financial plan for 2024/27

           

The Director and Chief Financial Officer in their report addressed the above key issues with supporting appendices.

 

The Council also received a report from the Director: Outcomes and Chief Financial Officer (S151)(interim) seeking approval of the Council’s capital investment strategy 2024/27 which was attached as appendix 1, and to approve the £208.9m capital investment for 2024/26 summarised in appendix 2. The Capital Investment Strategy met the requirement of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy: Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities. The report explained that the proposed plan for Capital Investment provided an affordable and agile approach to investment prioritisation that acted as a catalyst for investment in North Lincolnshire in support of the council plan, enhancing the quality of life for residents and ensures the safe and efficient operation of the council.

 

Also presented for Council’s consideration and approval by the Director: Outcomes and Chief Financial Officer (S151)(interim)was the council’s Treasury Management Strategy for 2024/25. The Treasury Management Strategy Statement  was set out in appendix 2 of the report, which had been developed in consultation with the council’s treasury management advisors, Link Asset Services Ltd. (this statement also incorporated the Investment Strategy) The report also requested the Council to approve the Treasury Management Policy Statement set out in appendix 1 of the report,  adopt the Prudential Code 2021, the CIPFA Treasury Management in Public Services Code of Practice and related DLUHC Guidance, approve the proposed Prudential Indicators 2024/25 to 2026/27, approve the policy on the Minimum Revenue Provision contained in the strategy, approve the Investment Counterparties and Limits in the strategy and approve Maturity Structure of Borrowing Limits also in the strategy (appendix 2).

 

In addition, the implementation of the 2024/2025 Pay Policy Statement report submitted by the Director: Outcomes outlined and sought approval of the council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2024/25 in accordance with Section 38 of the Localism Act 2011. The statement must articulate a council’s own policy on a range of issues relating to the pay of its workforce, particularly its senior staff (or ‘chief officers’) and its lowest paid employees. Pay policy statements must be prepared for each financial year and must be approved annually by the Council.

 

Moved by Councillor R Waltham MBE and seconded by Councillor R Hannigan-

 

The Council is recommended to resolve as follows:

 

1               That the recommendations contained within report 3(a) be approved and adopted, subject to the following changes and additions:

 

Council Tax and Adult Social Care Precept –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)    That the proposed 2.99% increase in general council tax be amended to 1.99% for 2024/25, and,

b)    That the proposed 2% increase in adult social care precept be amended to 1.75% for 2024/25

 

·       Appendix 1 substituted by Revised Appendix 1 of Report 3(a) (enclosed).

·       Table 1 and 2 in Appendix 2 substituted by Table 1 and 2 in Revised Extract of Appendix 2 of Report 3(a) (enclosed). 

·       Table 1 in Appendix 3 substituted by Table 1 in Revised Extract of Appendix 3 of Report 3(a) (enclosed). 

·       Appendix 4 substituted by Revised Appendix 4 of Report 3(a) (enclosed)

 

2               That the recommendations contained within report 3(b) be approved and adopted, subject to the following changes:

 

a)    Appendix 2 substituted by Revised Appendix 2 of Report 3(b)

 

3               That the recommendations contained within report 3(c) be approved and adopted.

 

4               That the recommendations contained within report 3(d) be approved and adopted.

 

 

 

TECHNICAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

Revised Appendix 1 of Report 3(a)

 

 

 

 

That the following technical recommendations be approved:

 

1)    That the general council tax band D rate be set at £1,451.61, which represents an increase of 1.99% from the total 2023/24 band D rate.

 

2)    That the adult social care precept band D rate be set at 252.91, which represents an increase of 1.75% from the total 2023/24 band D rate.

 

3)    To note that at its meeting held on 4^th December 2023 Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2024/25. These are as required by regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

(a)  51,824.1 as its Council Tax Base for the year [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act") (regulation 3)

 

(b)  the Council Tax Base for each part of the area as shown in Revised Appendix 4 of report 3(a), column 2 (regulation 6)

 

4)    That the following amounts calculated for 2024/25, as required by Sections 31 to 52 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended, be approved:

 

(a)  £88,963,952 being the relevant basic amount of Council tax for 2024/25 (Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes excluding parish precepts but including special expenses)

 

(b)  £409,153,055 being the aggregate of the amounts which the council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by parish and town councils (gross expenditure including parish precepts and special expenses)

 

(c)  £318,268,048 being the aggregate of the amounts which the council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3) of the Act (gross income)

 

(d)  £90,885,007 being the amount by which the aggregate at (b) above exceeds the aggregate at (c) 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(1) of the Act)

 

(e)  £1,753.72 being the amount at (d) above (Item R), divided by Item T (3(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts) (Band D council tax including parish precepts and special expenses)

 

(f)    £2,549,792 being the aggregate amount of all special items and Parish precepts referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act, as per Revised Appendix 4 of report 3(a) (Total of all Parish Precepts and Special Expenses)

 

(g)  £1,704.52 being the amount at 4(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 4(f) above by Item T, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates.

 

(h)  £36.93 being the amounts to be added to the amount at 4(g) above being the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Councils area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

5)               That it be noted that for the year 2024/25 the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside and the Humberside Fire Authority have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area as set out in Revised Appendix 4 of report 3(a).

 

6)    That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, sets the aggregate amount of Council Tax for the year 2024/25 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings. This can be derived by combining major precepting authority precepts with individual parish or area precepts in Revised Appendix 4 of report 3(a).

 

7)    That the Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2024/25 is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

8)    That the robustness of the estimates used in setting the level of council tax in accordance with the Local Government Act 2003 requirements (Part 2 Section 25 (1)(a) of the Act) be confirmed.

 

9)    That the adequacy of reserves included in the budget is in accordance with the Local Government Act 2003 requirements (Part 2 Section 25 (1) (b) of the Act), and the policy for use of reserves as set out in Section 5 of the report and at Appendix 3 of report 3(a) be confirmed.

 

10)  That the use of capital receipts flexibility be approved enabling spending charged to the revenue budget on service transformation to be capitalised as set out at Appendix 7 of report 3(a).

 

 

MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN

Revised Extract of Appendix 2 of Report 3(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1 – Estimate of Spending Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2 – Proposed Investment by Priority

 

* Excludes temporary budget virements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESERVES STATEMENT AND STRATEGY

Revised Extract of Appendix 3 of Report 3(a)

 

Table 1 -  Reserves Statement

 

2022/23 £000's	REVENUE RESERVES	2023/24 £000's	2024/25 £000's	2025/26 £000's	2026/27 £000's
Actual		Estimate	Estimate	Estimate	Estimate
	Organisational Reserves
8,993	General Fund	10,000	10,200	10,300	10,475
25,622	Risk and Transformation	0	0	0	0
1,300	Feasibility Study	1,300	950	700	450
0	Transformation	14,974	10,748	9,648	8,473
0	Strategic Risk	6,800	6,800	6,800	6,800
2,563	Local Taxation Smoothing	2,563	3,963	3,963	3,963
2,716	Public Health	2,063	1,424	785	375
41,195	Total Organisational Reserves	37,701	34,086	32,197	30,537
	Earmarked Reserves
183	Adult Social Care	95	95	95	95
470	DSG - Delegated Items	470	470	470	470
353	Taxi Licensing	272	272	272	272
200	Devolution	190	0	0	0
1,099	Other Earmarked Reserves	615	415	317	317
2,305	Total Earmarked Reserves	1,641	1,251	1,154	1,154
	Grant Reserves
917	Rural Mobility Grant	609	300	0	0
264	Syrian Resettlement Grant	0	0	0	0
819	Troubled Families Grant	619	430	241	52
571	Covid-19 LA Support	196	148	0	0
1,407	Ukrainian Refugee Programme	907	407	0	0
1,397	Better Care Fund	0	0	0	0
9,582	Other Grant Reserves	1,507	655	127	78
14,957	Total Grant Reserves	3,837	1,940	368	130
58,456	TOTAL COUNCIL RESERVES	43,179	37,277	33,719	31,821
	School Reserves
7,170	Schools Balances	6,500	6,000	5,500	5,000
6,639	Dedicated Schools Grant	6,139	5,639	5,139	4,639
13,808	Total School Reserves	12,639	11,639	10,639	9,639
72,265	TOTAL RESERVES	55,818	48,916	44,358	41,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parish and Major Precepting Authority Precepts 2024/25

Revised Appendix 4 of Report 3(a)

				BAND (all figures in £)
Parish or Area	Taxbase		Precept (£)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
Aldborough	165.7	6,152.00		24.75	28.88	33.00	37.13	45.38	53.63	61.88	74.25
Amcotts	80.1	7,449.00		62.00	72.33	82.66	93.00	113.66	134.33	154.99	185.99
Appleby	235.6	12,158.55		34.40	40.14	45.87	51.61	63.07	74.54	86.01	103.21
Ashby Parkland	236.0	6,200.00		17.51	20.43	23.35	26.27	32.11	37.95	43.79	52.54
Barnetby le Wold	573.6	27,500.00		31.96	37.29	42.62	47.94	58.60	69.25	79.90	95.89
Barrow on Humber	1,082.4	64,790.00		39.91	46.56	53.21	59.86	73.16	86.46	99.76	119.72
Barton upon Humber	3,759.2	228,187.00		40.47	47.21	53.96	60.70	74.19	87.68	101.17	121.40
Belton	1,239.5	39,000.00		20.98	24.47	27.97	31.46	38.46	45.45	52.44	62.93
Bonby	197.2	12,944.21		43.76	51.05	58.35	65.64	80.23	94.81	109.40	131.28
Bottesford	3,633.3	92,820.00		17.03	19.87	22.71	25.55	31.22	36.90	42.58	51.09
Brigg	1,790.5	124,493.47		46.35	54.08	61.80	69.53	84.98	100.43	115.88	139.06
Broughton	1,712.3	150,000.00		58.40	68.13	77.87	87.60	107.07	126.54	146.00	175.20
Burringham	218.4	20,876.00		63.72	74.34	84.97	95.59	116.83	138.07	159.31	191.17
Burton upon Stather	969.0	84,933.00		58.43	68.17	77.91	87.65	107.13	126.61	146.08	175.30
Cadney cum Howsham	156.4	6,000.00		25.58	29.84	34.10	38.36	46.89	55.41	63.94	76.73
Crowle	1,641.1	69,317.44		28.16	32.85	37.55	42.24	51.62	61.01	70.40	84.48
East Butterwick	45.3	0		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
East Halton	207.5	8,897.13		28.59	33.35	38.11	42.88	52.41	61.93	71.46	85.76
Eastoft	147.6	6,000.00		27.10	31.62	36.13	40.65	49.68	58.72	67.75	81.30
Elsham	170.4	8,000.00		31.30	36.52	41.73	46.95	57.38	67.81	78.25	93.90
Epworth	1,598.3	81,859.00		34.14	39.83	45.53	51.22	62.60	73.98	85.36	102.43
Flixborough	536.0	21,862.00		27.19	31.72	36.26	40.79	49.85	58.92	67.98	81.57
Garthorpe & Fockerby	144.0	9,000.00		41.67	48.61	55.56	62.50	76.39	90.28	104.17	125.00
Goxhill	817.4	60,000.00		48.94	57.09	65.25	73.40	89.72	106.03	122.34	146.81
Gunness	643.6	43,590.00		45.15	52.68	60.20	67.73	82.78	97.83	112.88	135.46
Haxey	1,703.6	39,404.27		15.42	17.99	20.56	23.13	28.27	33.41	38.55	46.26
Hibaldstow	845.3	29,000.00		22.87	26.68	30.50	34.31	41.93	49.56	57.18	68.61
Horkstow	60.0	1,800.00		20.00	23.33	26.67	30.00	36.67	43.33	50.00	60.00
Keadby with Althorpe	509.8	39,965.00		52.26	60.97	69.68	78.39	95.81	113.24	130.66	156.79
Kirmington & Croxton	136.9	15,762.00		76.76	89.55	102.34	115.14	140.72	166.31	191.89	230.27
Kirton in Lindsey	1,198.3	112,226.07		62.44	72.84	83.25	93.65	114.47	135.28	156.09	187.31
Luddington & Haldenby	125.3	6,000.00		31.92	37.24	42.56	47.89	58.53	69.17	79.81	95.77
Manton	43.5	0		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Melton Ross	73.8	4,800.00		43.36	50.59	57.81	65.04	79.49	93.95	108.40	130.08
Messingham	1,326.9	71,000.00		35.67	41.62	47.56	53.51	65.40	77.29	89.18	107.02
New Holland	275.3	14,000.00		33.90	39.55	45.20	50.85	62.15	73.46	84.76	101.71
North Killingholme	92.5	6,918.00		49.86	58.17	66.48	74.79	91.41	108.03	124.65	149.58
Owston Ferry	466.9	34,300.00		48.98	57.14	65.30	73.46	89.79	106.11	122.44	146.93
Redbourne	161.8	12,500.00		51.50	60.09	68.67	77.26	94.42	111.59	128.76	154.51
Roxby cum Risby	154.5	8,000.00		34.52	40.27	46.03	51.78	63.29	74.79	86.30	103.56
Saxby all Saints	94.4	7,184.78		50.74	59.20	67.65	76.11	93.02	109.94	126.85	152.22
Scawby cum Sturton	833.6	35,000.00		27.99	32.66	37.32	41.99	51.32	60.65	69.98	83.97
Scunthorpe                     *	17,025.1	628,736.94		24.62	28.72	32.83	36.93	45.14	53.34	61.55	73.86
South Ferriby	213.8	14,000.00		43.65	50.93	58.21	65.48	80.03	94.58	109.14	130.96
South Killingholme	313.0	22,164.77		47.21	55.08	62.95	70.81	86.55	102.29	118.02	141.63
Thornton Curtis	101.8	3,000.00		19.65	22.92	26.20	29.47	36.02	42.57	49.12	58.94
Ulceby	618.6	22,000.00		23.71	27.66	31.61	35.56	43.47	51.37	59.27	71.13
West Butterwick	287.5	3,000.00		6.96	8.12	9.28	10.43	12.75	15.07	17.39	20.87
West Halton	114.9	6,000.00		34.81	40.62	46.42	52.22	63.82	75.43	87.03	104.44
Whitton	84.0	2,567.00		20.37	23.77	27.16	30.56	37.35	44.14	50.93	61.12
Winteringham	340.4	20,500.00		40.15	46.84	53.53	60.22	73.61	86.99	100.37	120.45
Winterton	1,506.5	126,696.65		56.07	65.41	74.76	84.10	102.79	121.48	140.17	168.20
Wootton	199.2	9,000.00		30.12	35.14	40.16	45.18	55.22	65.26	75.30	90.36
Worlaby	207.2	16,000.00		51.48	60.06	68.64	77.22	94.38	111.54	128.70	154.44
Wrawby	524.6	15,738.00		20.00	23.33	26.67	30.00	36.67	43.33	50.00	60.00
Wroot	184.7	30,500.00		110.09	128.44	146.78	165.13	201.83	238.52	275.22	330.27
	51,824.1	2,549,792.28

 

CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2023/26

Revised Appendix 2 of Report 3(b)

 

Proposed Programme	2023/24 £000's	2024/25 £000's	2025/26 £000's	2026/27 £000's	Total £000's
Investment in Priority
Keeping People Safe and Well	6,616	3,540	2,600	2,500	15,256
Enabling Resilient and Flourishing Communities	6,128	11,391	6,119	4,779	28,417
Enabling Economic Growth and Renewal	26,199	49,224	29,796	20,242	125,461
Providing Value for Money for Local Taxpayers	7,068	9,870	5,947	5,727	28,612
Total Investment	46,011	74,025	44,462	33,248	197,746
Capital Investment Allocation	156	3,500	3,500	4,000	11,156
Capital Investment Limit	46,167	77,525	47,962	37,248	208,902
Funding Analysis
External & Grant Funding	31,939	59,456	32,763	25,097	149,255
Council Funding	14,228	18,069	15,199	12,151	59,647
Total	46,167	77,525	47,962	37,248	208,902

 

 

Moved by Councillor L Foster and seconded by Councillor A Davison as an amendment –

The Council is recommended to resolve as follows:

1      That the primary recommendations contained within report 3(a) be approved and adopted with severe reservations regarding the zero-based staffing review.

 

2      That the recommendations contained within report 3(b) be approved and adopted, subject to the following changes:

 

a.    Appendix 2 substituted by Revised Appendix 2 of Report 3(b)

 

3      That the recommendations contained within report 3(c) be approved and adopted.

 

4      That the recommendations contained within report 3(d) be approved and adopted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2023/26                              Revised Appendix 2

of Report 3(b)

 

Proposed Programme	2023/24 £000's	2024/25 £000's	2025/26 £000's	2026/27 £000's	Total £000's
Investment in Priority
Keeping People Safe and Well	6,616	3,540	2,600	2,500	15,256
Enabling Resilient and Flourishing Communities	6,173	11,266	6,019	5,529	28,987
Enabling Economic Growth and Renewal	26,199	48,724	29,296	20,242	124,461
Providing Value for Money for Local Taxpayers	7,023	9,870	5,947	5,727	28,567
Total Investment	46,011	73,400	43,862	33,998	197,271
Capital Investment Allocation	300	3,925	3,600	3,806	11,631
Capital Investment Limit	46,311	77,325	47,462	37,804	208,902
Funding Analysis
External & Grant Funding	31,939	59,456	32,763	25,097	149,255
Council Funding	14,372	17,869	14,699	12,707	59,647
Total	46,311	77,325	47,462	37,804	208,902

 

 

Adjournment of Meeting

At this point in the proceedings due to a councillor being taken ill at the meeting, it was necessary for the Mayor to adjourn the meeting. The Director: Outcomes having consulted the Mayor and the Leaders of the Conservative Group and Labour Group, agreed to reconvene the meeting (on a minimum quorate level of 11 members) at 11:45am on Monday 26 February 2024 at Church Square House, Scunthorpe, with reasonable notice having been given on the council’s website.

 

 

Reconvened Meeting

The meeting was reconvened as above with the following members present –

The Mayor Councillor Longcake, Councillors A Davison, L Foster, Grant, Hannigan, Matthews, Mitchell, Patterson, C Sherwood, Waltham MBE and Wells.

 

The Mayor requested that her sincere thanks be recorded for those members, officers and paramedics who acted calmly, quickly and professionally to assist Councillor Swift at the meeting on 22 February 2024. Her thoughts were with Councillor Swift, his family, friends and colleagues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STRATEGY,BUDGET 2024-2025 AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2024-27, CAPITAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2024-27, TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2024-2025 AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2024/2025 PAY POLICY STATEMENT

 

Further to the motion and amendment having been put to the meeting the Mayor requested and it was agreed to proceed to the vote –

 

Members were reminded that in accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 immediately after any vote was taken at a budget meeting the voting shall be recorded in the minutes to show whether each member present votes for or against a decision or who abstained from voting.

 

The names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the amendment are as follows: –

 

FOR:              Councillors A Davison, L Foster, Grant and Matthews.

 

AGAINST     Councillors Hannigan, Longcake, Mitchell, Patterson, C Sherwood, Waltham MBE and Wells.

 

ABSTAINING:     Nil

 

 

Amendment Lost.

 

The names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the motion are as follows :–

 

FOR:                Councillors Hannigan, Longcake, Mitchell, Patterson, C                  Sherwood, Waltham MBE and Wells.

 

AGAINST:       Councillors A Davison, L Foster, Grant and Matthews.

  

ABSTAINING:   Nil

Motion Carried.