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Agenda and draft minutes
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Note: Postponed from the 14th February
Items No. Item Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
Apologies received from Councillor Bacon for absence, and from Councillor Pragnell for lateness.
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the last meeting PDF 59 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Full Council meetings held on 17th and 24th January 2024 be signed by the Mayor as a correct record of the proceedings.
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
Councillor
Item
Interest
Rogers
53. Revenue Budget 2024/25 and Capital Programme 2024/25 to 2026/27
Personal – Is a marshall for Jack in the Green, a member of Carnival Committee, Deputy Chair of Hastings Week Committee and a member of the Bonfire Society
Revenue budget 2024/25, and Capital Programme 2024/25 to 2026/27
Minutes:
The Mayor proposed suspending Rule 16.6b of the Council’s Constitution, seconded by Councillor Beaver.
RESOLVED that council suspends Rule 16.6b of the Constitution to permit the original motion and any proposed amendments to be on the table and open for discussion at the same time.
Councillor Barnett proposed a motion to approve the Revenue Budget 2024/25, and Capital Programme, seconded by Councillor Collins.
Councillor Patmore, Leader of the Conservative Group spoke in relation to the budget and capital programme, followed by Councillor Bishop, Leader of the Labour Group.
Councillor Bishop proposed an amendment, seconded by Councillor Rogers, as follows:
- Appendix K section 1.b) is amended to remove the deletion of the vacant warden post (1 FTE).
- Appendix K Section 1.b) is amended to remove the deletion of the vacant Customer Services Officer (CCC) 1 FTE.
- Appendix K Section 5. Remove the reduction of £15,000 to events budget & continue to support our well attended cultural events.
Councillor Barnett rejected the motion.
The amendment was rejected by 7 for, to 23 against with 1 abstention.
Councillors Arthur, Bishop, Carr, O’Callaghan, Roberts, Rogers and Webb voted for the amendment.
Councillors Barnett, Batsford, Beaney, Beaver, Cannan, Collins, Cooke, Edwards, Evans, Foster, Haffenden, Hay, Hilton, Jobson, Marlow-Eastwood, Patmore, Pragnell, Rankin, Roark, Sinden, Turner, Williams, and Willis voted against.
Councillor Fernando abstained.
The Revenue Budget 2024/25 and Capital Programme 2024/25 to 2026/27 was agreed by 14 for, to 6 against with 11 abstentions.
Councillors Arthur, Barnett, Batsford, Cannan, Collins, Evans, Haffenden, Hilton, Jobson, Rankin, Roark, Sinden, Turner, and Willis voted for.
Councillors Bishop, Carr, O’Callaghan, Roberts, Rogers, and Webb voted against.
Councillors Beaney, Beaver, Cooke, Edwards, Fernando, Foster, Hay, Marlow-Eastwood, Patmore, Pragnell, and Williams abstained.
RESOLVED (by 14 for, to 6 against, with 11 abstentions):
(i) Approve the draft 2024/25 revenue budget (Appendix B)
(ii) Approve a 2.99% increase in the Borough Council's part of the Council Tax (Appendix C).
(iii) Approve the detailed recommendations in Appendix C, which relate to the setting of Council Tax in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Act 1992 (Appendix C – to be provided/updated for full Council).
(iv) Approve the Capital Programme 2024/25 to 2026/27 (Appendix E) and that any marked with an asterisk can proceed without further reference to Cabinet or Council.
(v) Approve the proposed use of Reserves as detailed in Appendix J that can proceed without further reference to Cabinet or Council. (vi) Approve that the budget be amended as necessary to reflect the final grant figures including Disabled Facility Grants - once received.
(vii) Full Council adopt the existing Council Tax Support Scheme subject to amendments to allowances in line with any national changes. Determination of the allowances to be delegated to the Chief Finance Officer in line with prior year practice.
(viii) The application of the current premium of 100% for all dwellings which are unoccupied and substantially unfurnished (empty dwellings) from a period of one year with effect from 1st April 2024.
(ix) The application of a premium of ... view the full minutes text for item 53.
Reports of Committees PDF 670 KB
a) To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of any items considered while the public were excluded by the relevant committee because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in the respective paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 referred to in the minutes of the relevant committee.
b) To receive and consider the recommendations and any decisions of the following committees.
Subject
Cabinet Member / Chair
CABINET – 12 FEBRUARY 2024
41.(C)
Revenue Budget 2024/25, and Capital Programme 2024/25 to 2026/27
Barnett
42.
Cabinet appointments to committees, working groups and partnerships
Hilton
Notes:1. The Mayor will call over the minutes and members will rise and indicate those items which they wish to have discussed.
2. No discussion shall take place at this stage upon part II minutes covered by the resolution 4a) above. Any such discussion shall be deferred to item 5 on the agenda.
Additional documents:
- Appendicies , item 54. PDF 629 KB
- Appendix A - Section 25 Notice v1.1 , item 54. PDF 63 KB
- Appendix I - Hastings Council Tax Empty Homes Second Homes Premiums Policy , item 54. PDF 209 KB
- Appendix I - Hastings Council Tax Premiums Notice DRAFT , item 54. PDF 57 KB
- Appendix I - Hastings Council Tax Premiums Report , item 54. PDF 163 KB
- There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 54.
Minutes:
Minute 42 of Cabinet on 12th February 2024, Cabinet appointments to committees, working groups and partnerships, was not called for discussion.
(The Chair declared the meeting closed at 7.29pm)
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