Agenda and minutes

a)  The Lord Mayor reminded all those present that the Council meeting was been webcast.

b)  The Lord Mayor informed Members that due to a change in legislation last year all votes in respect of the budget motion and any amendments would be via a recorded vote.

c)  The Lord Mayor informed Members that Councillor Stuart McKenna would be taking part in a Charity Fire walk in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Charity.

To approve the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 14^th January 2015.

It was moved by Councillor Nash, seconded by Councillor G Latty and

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 14^th January be approved.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no communications.

It was moved by Councillor Nash, seconded by Councillor Selby and

RESOLVED - That under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 2.3 that the order of business be varied so that the item relating to the Budget be considered after Communications.

It was moved by Councillor Nash, seconded by Councillor G Latty and

RESOLVED -

(a)   That Council Procedure Rule 14.6(b) be suspended in respect of the Budget item to allow Councillor A Carter to move and Councillor J Procter to second amendments 1 to 4 en bloc , to allow Councillor Golton to move and Councillor Downes to second amendments 5 to 7 en bloc and to allow Councillor D Blackburn to move and Councillor A Blackburn to second amendments 8 to 11 en bloc.

  (b) To seek leave of Council to suspend Council Procedure Rule 14.1 in  respect of the Budget item and to agree;

(i)  that time limits will not be imposed on budget speeches of Group Leaders in the budget debate.

(ii)  that a member contributing to the budget debate can do so for up to 5 minutes.

(iii)   that a member seconding the budget motion or budget amendments can do so for up to 5 minutes.

(iv)  that when summing up on the budget  motion the Leader of Council can do so for up to 15 minutes.

  (c) To seek leave of Council to suspend Council Procedure Rule 3.3 in respect of the Minutes item and to agree that consideration of the minutes (commencing with the Executive Board minutes) will continue up to  4.45pm at which point the Leader of Council or the relevant Executive Member will sum up for up to 10 minutes.   

i)  Revenue Budget

a)  To agree that the that the Revenue Budget for 2015/16 totalling £523.784m, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers be approved, with a 1.99% increase in the Leeds’ element of the Council Tax for 2015/16.

b)  To agree that Grants totalling £92k be allocated to Parishes as detailed in paragraph 6.18.3 of the report.

c)  To agree that with respect to the Housing Revenue Account the following be approved : -

i)  that the budget be approved with an average rent increase figure of 2.88%

ii)  that the charge for garage rents be increased to £7.39 per  week (based on 52 rent weeks)

iii)  that service charges of £1 per week are introduced for low/medium rise properties in receipt of additional services

iv)  that service charges for multi-storey flats are increased by  £1 per week to £1.86p

v)  that the earmarked reserve for Welfare Change is reduced  by £1,303k

ii)  Council Tax

  1  That it be noted that at the meeting on 14^th January 2015, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2015/16, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 31B(3) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)  213,814.7 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)   

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 2014/15 in accordance with Sections 31A to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a) £2,109,179,347.39  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act.

b) £1,857,736,172.99  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3)(a) to (d) of the Act.

c) £251,443,174.40  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 31A(4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year.

d) £1,175.986377  being the amount at 2(c) above, divided by the amount at 1(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.

e)  £1,536,369.00  being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

f)  £1,168.80  being the amount at 2(d) above, less the result given by dividing the amount at 2(e) above by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 98.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 14.9 to leave of Council was given for Councillor Wakefield to alter the wording of the Budget Motion having now received the fire and police precepts by altering 6(ii) Council Tax by ;

• updating the figures at paragraph 2 a to d (page 3 and 4 of the summons)
• the introduction of a paragraph and table setting out the fire and police precepts at paragraph 3
• the introduction of an explanatory paragraph at 4 and the introduction of a table at paragraph 4 setting out the aggregate of the tables in paragraph 2(h) and 3 
• amending what was paragraph 4 to become paragraph 5 (page 6 of the summons)
• amending what was paragraph 5 to become paragraph 6 (page 7 of the summons)

  and by the inclusion of any amendments that are agreed by Full Council

(The altered paragraph(s)/table(s) are contained in the motion below)

i)  Revenue Budget

a)  To agree that the that the Revenue Budget for 2015/16 totalling £523.784m, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers be approved, with a 1.99% increase in the Leeds’ element of the Council Tax for 2015/16.

b)  To agree that Grants totalling £92k be allocated to Parishes as detailed in paragraph 6.18.3 of the report.

c)  To agree that with respect to the Housing Revenue Account the following be approved : -

i)  that the budget be approved with an average rent increase figure of 2.88%

ii)  that the charge for garage rents be increased to £7.39 per  week (based on 52 rent weeks)

iii)  that service charges of £1 per week are introduced for low/medium rise properties in receipt of additional services

iv)  that service charges for multi-storey flats are increased by  £1 per week to £1.86p

v)  that the earmarked reserve for Welfare Change is reduced  by £1,303k

ii)  Council Tax

1  That it be noted that at the meeting on 14^th January 2015, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2015/16, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 31B(3) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)  213,814.7 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)   

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 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31A to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a) £2,109,179,163  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act.

b) £1,857,736,173  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 98.

To consider the report of the Chief Officer HR , setting out recommendations from the General Purposes Committee on 12^th February 2015 to Full Council in respect of the 2015/16 Pay Policy Statement.

It was moved by Councillor P Gruen, seconded by Councillor Nash and

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the Pay Policy Statement 2015/16 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report be approved.

(b)  To approve that any required in year amendments to the Annual Pay Policy Statement in respect of the JNC pay scale be delegated to the Chief Officer HR.

(c)  That the assurance provided by the Deputy Chief Executive be noted.

Under the provisions of Council procedure Rule 13.2(d) and 14.10 and with the consent of the seconder leave of Council was given to withdraw the item regarding the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee in respect of the creation of a new Town Council for Guiseley. 

To consider the report of the Head of Licensing and Registration , setting out recommendations from the General Purposes Committee on 12^th February 2015 to Full Council to establish a Town Council for Guiseley.

This item was withdrawn from the agenda.

It was moved by Councillor Wakefield, seconded by Councillor Nash and

RESOLVED – That the minutes be received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.2(i).

Having suspended Council Procedure Rules, discussion on the minutes concluded prior to all notified comments on the minutes having been debated.

Council rose at 16.57