Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds

Contact: Governance Services Unit 

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72.

Announcement

Minutes:

The Lord Mayor offered thanks to those who had assisted with fund raising for Red Heart Day on 13th February 2009.

 

73.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 180 KB

To confirm the minutes of the Council Meetings held on 28th January 2009.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Bentley seconded by Councillor Gruen and

 

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Council meetings held on 28th January 2009 be approved.

 

74.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest from Members

 

Minutes:

The Lord Mayor announced that a list of written declarations submitted by Members was on deposit in the public galleries and had been circulated to each Member’s place in the Chamber.

 

Following an invitation to declare further individual interests, declarations in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct were made in relation to minute 75 of this meeting as follows:

 

Personal interests were received from

 

Information redacted for further details contact the Head of Democratic Services.

 

A further declaration (Councillor A Blackburn) is referred to in minute 75.

 

75.

Budget pdf icon PDF 60 KB

(i)  Revenue Budget

 

(a)  That the Revenue Estimates Budget for 2009/10 totalling £556,808,000, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers be approved including a 2.9% increase in the Leeds element of the Council Tax.

 

(b)  That with respect to the Housing Revenue Account the following be approved:

 

(i)  the budget at the average rent increase figure of 6.2%

(ii)  an increase in the charges for garage rents to £5.89 per week

(iii)  that service charges be depooled in 2009/10, but then increased in line with the average rent rises

(iv)  that the Residential Housing Officer service charge to tenants in the East North East and Aire Valley ALMO areas for 2009/10 onwards be abolished

 

(c)  That the proposed revisions to the Budget and Policy Framework rules as detailed in Appendix 3 to the submitted report be approved

 

(ii)  Council Tax

 

1.   That it be noted that at the meeting on 28th January 2009, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2009/10, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 33(5) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a)   235,314 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

b) 

 

PARISH

TAXBASE

Aberford and District

782

Allerton Bywater

1,298

Alwoodley

3,676

Arthington

294

Austhorpe

26

Bardsey cum Rigton

1,162

Barwick in Elmet and Scholes

2,023

Boston Spa

1,862

Bramham cum Oglethorpe

720

Bramhope and Carlton

1,812

Clifford

759

Collingham with Linton

1,654

Drighlington

1,899

Gildersome

1,961

Great and Little Preston

490

Harewood

1,818

Horsforth

6,939

East Keswick

583

Kippax

3,089

Ledsham

94

Ledston

160

Micklefield

554

Morley

9,774

Otley

4,913

Pool in Wharfedale

969

Scarcroft

676

Shadwell

948

Swillington

1,072

Thorner

752

Thorp Arch

360

Walton

122

Wetherby

4,627

Wothersome

8

 

being the amounts calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

2  That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2009/10 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a) £1,987,030,535.51  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act.

 

b) £1,428,815,000  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act.

 

c) £558,215,535.51  being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year.

 

d) £298,995,682  being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its general fund in respect of redistributed  ...  view the full agenda text for item 75.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor A Carter seconded by Councillor Brett

 

(i)  Revenue Budget

 

(a)  That the Revenue Estimates Budget for 2009/10 totalling £556,808,000, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers be approved including a 2.9% increase in the Leeds element of the Council Tax.

 

(b)  That with respect to the Housing Revenue Account the following be approved:

 

(i)  the budget at the average rent increase figure of 6.2%

(ii)  an increase in the charges for garage rents to £5.89 per week

(iii)  that service charges be depooled in 2009/10, but then increased in line with the average rent rises

(iv)  that the Residential Housing Officer service charge to tenants in the East North East and Aire Valley ALMO areas for 2009/10 onwards be abolished

 

(c)  That the proposed revisions to the Budget and Policy Framework rules as detailed in Appendix 3 to the submitted report be approved

 

 

(ii)  Council Tax

 

1.   That it be noted that at the meeting on 28th January 2009, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2009/10, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 33(5) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a)   235,314 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

(b)

PARISH

TAXBASE

Aberford and District

782

Allerton Bywater

1,298

Alwoodley

3,676

Arthington

294

Austhorpe

26

Bardsey cum Rigton

1,162

Barwick in Elmet and Scholes

2,023

Boston Spa

1,862

Bramham cum Oglethorpe

720

Bramhope and Carlton

1,812

Clifford

759

Collingham with Linton

1,654

Drighlington

1,899

Gildersome

1,961

Great and Little Preston

490

Harewood

1,818

Horsforth

6,939

East Keswick

583

Kippax

3,089

Ledsham

94

Ledston

160

Micklefield

554

Morley

9,774

Otley

4,913

Pool in Wharfedale

969

Scarcroft

676

Shadwell

948

Swillington

1,072

Thorner

752

Thorp Arch

360

Walton

122

Wetherby

4,627

Wothersome

8

 

being the amounts calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

2  That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2009/10 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a) £1,987,030,535.51  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act.

 

b) £1,428,815,000  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act.

 

c) £558,215,535.51  being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year.

 

d) £298,995,682  being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable  ...  view the full minutes text for item 75.

76.

Suspension of Council Procedure Rules

Minutes:

Prior to the conclusion of the debate under minute 75 above it was moved by Councillor J Procter seconded by Councillor Hamilton and

 

RESOLVED – That under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 22.1 Procedure Rule 3.1(b) be suspended to allow the business under items 5 and 6 on the Summons to be dealt with prior to the conclusion of the meeting.

 

On the requisition of Councillors Gruen and Taggart the voting on the motion to suspend was recorded as follows:-

 

YES

 

Anderson, Andrew, Barker, Bentley, Beverley, Brett, Campbell, A Carter,

J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Elliot, Ewens,

Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, Grayshon,

Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Harris, Hollingsworth, Hyde W, Kendall,

Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, Latty, Leadley, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews,

Monaghan, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Shelbrooke,

Smith, A Taylor, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson and Wilson,

  50

 

NO

 

Armitage, Atha, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Congreve, Coulson,

Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame,

Gruen, Hanley, Harington, Harper, A Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth,

Iqbal, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, A McKenna,J McKenna,

Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, K Parker, Parnham, Renshaw,

Selby, Taggart,E Taylor, Wakefield and Yeadon,

  43

 

 

 

77.

Reports pdf icon PDF 51 KB

To consider the following report admitted to the agenda by the Chief Executive under Council Procedure Rule 2.2(f))

 

a)  That the report of the Assistant Chief Executive(Corporate Governance) on appointments be approved

 

S BENTLEY

 

b)  That the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) submitted in accordance with Executive Procedure Rule 1.4(b) and relating to amendments made to the executive scheme of delegation by the Leader on 4th February 2009 be noted.

 

S BENTLEY

Additional documents:

Minutes:

(a)  Appointments

  It was moved by Councillor Bentley seconded by Councillor Gruen and

 

  RESOLVED -  That the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) on appointments be approved.

 

(b)  Amendments to the Executive Scheme of Delegation

  It was moved by Councillor Bentley seconded by Councillor J Procter and

 

  RESOLVED – That the amendments made to the executive scheme of delegation by the Leader on 4th February 2009 as detailed in the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be noted.

 

78.

Recommendations of the General Purposes Committee pdf icon PDF 87 KB

That the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) on recommendations of the General Purposes Committee with regard to membership of the Standards Committee, terms of reference of the Standards and Corporate Governance and Audit Committees and delegations to the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be approved.

 

A CARTER

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor A Carter seconded by Councillor Brett and

 

RESOLVED – That the recommendations of the General Purposes Committee as detailed in the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be approved.

 

(The four recommendations contained in the report were each put to the vote and carried).

 

Council rose at 5.25 pm.

 

(The item to receive the minutes fell at the conclusion of the meeting).