Agenda item - Budget

Budget

Meeting of Council, Wednesday, 26th February, 2014 1.30 pm (Item 108.)

i) Revenue Budget

a) To agree that the Revenue Budget for 2014/15 totalling £565.777m, 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 2014/15.

b) To agree that Grants totalling £109k be allocated to Parishes as detailed in paragraph 6.15.4 of the report.

c) To agree an amendment to the Council Tax scheme as detailed in paragraph 3.14 of the report which is to be adopted as the empty property scheme.

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

i) approve the budget at the average rent increase figure of 5.9%;

ii) increase the charges for garage rents to £7.18 per week (based on 52 rent weeks);

iii) increase service charges in line with rents (5.9%).

e) To agree that the delegated limits for revenue virements are amended to allow Executive Board to approve virements up to a maximum of £5m.

ii) Council Tax

1. That it be noted that at the meeting on 15^th January 2014, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2014/15, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 31B(3) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a) 211,767 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.

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) £2,039,817,225.85 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) £1,795,665,761.00 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) £244,151,464.85 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) £1,152.924983 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) £1,489,801.85 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

f) £1,145.89 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 year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 2(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 1(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.

being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2(f) and 2(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in Valuation Band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

3 That it be noted for the year 2014/15 that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority are expected to issue the following precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

4 That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2(h) and 3 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of council tax for the year 2014/15 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

5 That, in accordance with section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, following the principles set out by the Secretary of State and in the Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2014/2015, it be determined that Leeds City Council’s relevant basic amount of council tax for the year 2014/15 is not excessive.

6 That the schedule of instalments for 2014/15 for transfers to Leeds City Council and payments to the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Fire and Rescue Authority out of the Collection Fund be determined as set out in Appendix II of this report.

iii) Capital Programme Update 2014-2017

a) That the capital programme, as attached to the submitted report, be approved;

b) That the proposed Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policies for 2014/15 as set out in Appendix F be approved.

iv) Treasury Management Strategy 2014/2015

a) That borrowing limits be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.4 of the submitted report.

b) That treasury management indicators be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.5 of the report.

c) That investment limits be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.6 of the submitted report.

Minutes:

Under the provision of Council Procedure Rule 14.9, leave of Council was given to:-

To seek leave of Council under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 14.9 to:-

· alter paragraph (ii) 3 of item 5 by the deletion of the words ‘are expected to issue’ and replace with ‘have issued’ and alter the tabulation in (ii) 3 (page 6 of the summons)

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

i) Revenue Budget

b) To agree that Grants totalling £109k be allocated to Parishes as detailed in paragraph 6.15.4 of the report.

c) To agree an amendment to the Council Tax scheme as detailed in paragraph 3.14 of the report which is to be adopted as the empty property scheme.

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

i) approve the budget at the average rent increase figure of 5.9%;

ii) increase the charges for garage rents to £7.18 per week (based on 52 rent weeks);

iii) increase service charges in line with rents (5.9%).

e) To agree that the delegated limits for revenue virements are amended to allow Executive Board to approve virements up to a maximum of £5m.

ii) Council Tax

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) £2,039,817,225.85 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) £1,795,665,761.00 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.

e) £1,489,801.85 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

3 That it be noted for the year 2014/15 that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority have issued the following precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

iii) Capital Programme Update 2014-2017

a) That the capital programme, as attached to the submitted report, be approved;

b) That the proposed Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policies for 2014/15 as set out in Appendix F be approved.

iv) Treasury Management Strategy 2014/2015

a) That borrowing limits be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.4 of the submitted report.

b) That treasury management indicators be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.5 of the report.

c) That investment limits be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.6 of the submitted report.

An amendment (1) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb that

In 5 (i) a) substitute £565.777m with £561.033m and delete “with a 1.99% increase in the Leeds’ element of the Council Tax for 2014/15” and substitute with “with no increase in the Leeds element of the Council Tax for 2014/15”.

In 5 (i) a), after the words "be approved" add “subject to amendment to the Council's budget for 2014/15 as set out below and adjustments to the figures at 5 (ii) 2 a to f and accompanying tables as appropriate to reflect the £4.744m reduction in Council Tax income”

(a) an increase of £2.789m in grant income in the Strategic budget in respect of accepting the 2014/15 Council Tax Freeze Grant.

(b) a reduction in the Strategic budget of £0.230m to be achieved through a reduction in Trade Union facilities time

(c) a reduction of £0.435m in the strategic budget through a reduction in agency staffing for support, administration and management

(d) a reduction in the Strategic budget of £0.150m to be achieved by implementing a moratorium on purchasing furniture

(e) an increase in income in the Strategic budget of £0.150m to reflect additional revenue generated from increased charges to schools for support services

(f) a reduction in the Environment and Housing budget of £0.07m to reflect reduced cover for Trade Union meetings within the refuse service

(g) a reduction of £0.25m in the City Development budget representing a 50% reduction in the void property budget

(h) a reduction in the Communication Team staffing budget of £0.25m within Citizens and Communities

(i) an increase in Advertising income of £0.2m within City Development for new hoardings

(j) a reduction in the Citizens and Communities and Environment and Housing budgets of £0.2m in total to reflect staffing savings within those directorates.

(k) a decrease in the Environment and Housing of £15k budget for the immediate roll out of in cab technology in the refuse service”

A further amendment (2) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

In 5 (iii) a), after the words “be approved” add:

“subject to an amendment to the capital programme as set out below:

(a) an increase of £4m in the Council House building programme within the Housing Revenue Account to be funded by unsupported borrowing”

A further amendment (3) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

In 5 (i) a), or 5 (i) a) as amended, after the words "be approved" add “subject to amendment to the Council's budget for 2014/15 as set out below and adjustments to the figures at 5 (ii) 2 a to f and accompanying tables as appropriate

(a) additional income of £0.4m in the Environment and Housing budget, generated from additional parking spaces at the International Pool site

(b) a reduction in income of £0.4m in the Environment and Housing budget from the removal of on street evening and weekend parking charges”

A further amendment (4) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

(a) an increase in the Citizens and Communities budget of £0.2m representing the reversal of the reduction to the Well Being budget

(b) a contribution from general fund reserves of £0.2m”

A further amendment (5) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

(a) an increase in the Environment and Housing budget of £0.2m, reinstating cost reductions in the Enforcement and Anti-Social behaviour teams

(b) a contribution from general fund reserves of £0.2m”

A further amendment (6) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

(a) an increase in the Children’s Services budget of £0.3m to reverse savings within the Transport budget

(b) a contribution from general fund reserves of £0.3m”

A further amendment (7) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

(a) an increase of £180k in the Environment and Housing budget to provide for an additional food waste route

(b) a contribution from general fund reserves of £180k”

A further amendment (8) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

(a) an increase in the Strategic budget of £120k for the unsupported borrowing costs of delivering shared ownership homes with housing associations

(b) a contribution from general fund reserves of £120k”

and in 5 (iii) a), after the words “be approved” add:

“subject to the injection into the capital programme of £2m for an unsupported borrowing scheme to deliver shared ownership homes with housing associations”

A further amendment (9) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

In 5 (iii) a), after the words “be approved” add:

“subject to an amendment to the capital programme as set out below:

(a) the injection into the capital programme of £2.5m for an additional road maintenance programme to be funded from increased asset sales and the rephasing of the ICT essential services programme into 2015/16”

A further amendment (10) was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor A Lamb, that

(a) the establishment of an earmarked reserve for £0.3m for one-off projects

(b) a reduction of £0.3m in the Strategic budget to reflect the half year impact of freezing all increments for Principal Officers and above.”

A further amendment (11) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) the provision for 1% pay award for all Council staff (excluding schools) will not be implemented. Instead provision will be made for a flat rate pay increase of £242 for staff at spinal point 49 and below

(b) an increase of £2.3m in the Strategic budget for the introduction of the living wage to bring all non-school staff up to a minimum pay level of £7.65 per hour

(d) a contribution from general fund reserves of £2.062m”

A further amendment (12) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) an increase of £2.789m in grant income in the Strategic budget in respect of accepting the 2014/15 Council Tax Freeze Grant.

(b) a reduction of £1.15m in the Strategic budget to reflect the half year impact of freezing all increments.

A further amendment (13) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) an increase of £420k in the City Development budget for additional investment in cycling facilities

(b) a reduction of £210k in the Strategic budget to be achieved by restricting council car mileage allowances to the HMRC maximum levels from October 2014

A further amendment (14) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) an increase of £430k in the Children’s Services budget to supply all children from the age of 6 months up to their 4^th birthday with ‘Healthy Start vitamins’ to be funded from the Public Health budget”

A further amendment (15) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) an increase of £387k in the Children’s Services budget to reverse the increase of £3 per day for charges at Children’s Centres

(b) a contribution from general fund reserves of £387k”

A further amendment (16) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) an increase of £203k in the Environment and Housing budget to convert a fortnightly waste collection round to include a weekly food waste collection

(b) a reduction of £79k in the Environment and Housing budget to remove the provision to cover the estimated additional cost of sickness in the refuse service

A further amendment (17) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) an increase of £100k in the Environment and Housing budget to reverse the reduction in the Allotments budget and

(b) an increase of £98k in the Environment and Housing budget to reverse the reduction in the Bowling Green’s budget

both of the above to be funded from the Public Health budget”

A further amendment (18) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) an increase in the Strategic budget of £135k for the unsupported borrowing costs of establishing an earmarked fund of £2m to invest in purchasing land under threat of house building or commercial development and ensuring its long term continuation as open space for the use of the local community

(b) a contribution from general fund reserves of £135k”

and in 5 (iii) a), after the words “be approved” add:

“subject to the injection into the capital programme of £2m for an unsupported borrowing scheme to invest in purchasing land under threat of house building or commercial development and ensuring its long term continuation as open space for the use of the local community”

A further amendment (19) was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes, that

(a) a change to the City Development budget to remove provision for the revenue costs of proceeding with the residential element of the street lighting switch off, which is cost neutral in 2014/15”

and in 5 (iii) a), after the words “be approved” add:

“subject to the removal of the capital programme provision for the residential element of the street lighting switch off scheme”

Amendments 1 and 3 to 19 were declared lost

Amendment 2 was carried and upon being put to the vote it was

RESOLVED -

i) Revenue Budget

d) To agree that Grants totalling £109k be allocated to Parishes as detailed in paragraph 6.15.4 of the report.

e) To agree an amendment to the Council Tax scheme as detailed in paragraph 3.14 of the report which is to be adopted as the empty property scheme.

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

i) approve the budget at the average rent increase figure of 5.9%;

ii) increase the charges for garage rents to £7.18 per week (based on 52 rent weeks);

iii) increase service charges in line with rents (5.9%).

f) To agree that the delegated limits for revenue virements are amended to allow Executive Board to approve virements up to a maximum of £5m.

ii) Council Tax

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) £2,039,817,225.85 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) £1,795,665,761.00 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.

e) £1,489,801.85 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

iii) Capital Programme Update 2014-2017

a) That the capital programme, as attached to the submitted report, be approved subject to an amendment to the capital programme as set out below;

‘an increase of £4m in the Council House building programme within the Housing Revenue Account to be funded by unsupported borrowing’

b) That the proposed Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policies for 2014/15 as set out in Appendix F be approved.

iv) Treasury Management Strategy 2014/2015

a) That borrowing limits be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.4 of the submitted report.

b) That treasury management indicators be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.5 of the report.

c) That investment limits be set for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Section 3.6 of the submitted report.

On the requisition of Councillors G Harper and G Latty, the voting on all amendments and the motion was recorded as follows:-

Amendment 1 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES - 32

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, Leadley, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 63

Akhtar, Atha, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Bruce, Charlwood, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN- 0

Amendment 2 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES - 95

Akhtar, Anderson, Atha, J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Bruce, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Charlwood, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Downes, Dowson, Dunn, Elliott, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, M Hamilton, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, Harrand, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Marjoram, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, Leadley, McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, J Procter, R Procter, Rafique, Renshaw, Robinson, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Townsley, Truswell, Urry, Varley, Wadsworth, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw ,Wood and Yeadon.

NO - 0

ABSTAIN– 0

Amendment 3 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES - 22

Anderson, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle Cohen, Collins, Elliott, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Leadley, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO - 63

ABSTAIN- 10

J Bentley, S Bentley, Campbell, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Golton, M Hamilton, Lay, Townsley,

Amendment 4 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES - 34

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, Leadley, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO - 61

Akhtar, Atha, Blake, Bruce, Charlwood, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN- 0

Amendment 5 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES- 34

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 0

Amendment 6 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES-17

Anderson, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle Cohen, Collins, Fox, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Wadsworth and Wood

NO-73

Akhtar, Atha, J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Bruce, Campbell, Chapman, Charlwood, Cleasby, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Downes, Dowson, Dunn, Golton, , P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, M Hamilton ,S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, Lay, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Townsley, Truswell, Urry, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN- 5

Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Leadley, Varley,

Amendment 7 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES- 33

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, Leadley, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 1

Marjoram,

Amendment 8 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES- 29

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, Leadley, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 62

Akhtar, Atha, D Blackburn, Blake, Bruce, Charlwood, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN- 4

A Blackburn, Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings,

Amendment 9 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES- 32

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, Leadley, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 2

A Blackburn, D Blackburn,

Amendment 10 in the name of Councillor J Procter:-

YES-17

Anderson, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle Cohen, Collins, Fox, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Wadsworth and Wood

NO-73

ABSTAIN- 5

Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Leadley, Varley,

Amendment 11 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 31

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, Leadley, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 3

A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Marjoram,

Amendment 12 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 15

J Bentley, S Bentley, Campbell, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Golton, M Hamilton, Lay, Leadley, Townsley and Varley,

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 19

Anderson, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle, Cohen, Collins, Fox, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Wadsworth and Wood

Amendment 13 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 14

J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Campbell, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Golton, M Hamilton, Lay, Leadley, Marjoram, Townsley,

NO- 76

Akhtar, Anderson, Atha, Blake, Bruce, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle, Charlwood, Cohen, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, Fox, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, Harrand, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, , Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, J Procter, R Procter, Rafique, Renshaw, Robinson, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Wadsworth, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw Wood and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN- 5

Collins, Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Varley,

Amendment 14 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 13

J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Campbell, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Golton, M Hamilton, Lay, Leadley, Townsley,

NO- 78

Akhtar, Anderson, Atha, Blake, Bruce, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle, Charlwood, Cohen, Collins, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, Fox, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, Harrand, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, Marjoram, A McKenna, J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, J Procter, R Procter, Rafique, Renshaw, Robinson, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Wadsworth, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw ,Wood and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN- 4

Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Varley,

Amendment 15 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 31

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Elliott, Fox, Gettings, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 3

Finnigan, Leadley, Marjoram,

Amendment 16 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 13

J Bentley, S Bentley, Campbell, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Finnigan, Gettings, Golton, M Hamilton, Lay, Leadley, Townsley,

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 21

Anderson, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle, Cohen, Collins, Elliott, Fox, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Varley, Wadsworth, Wood

Amendment 17 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 28

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 6

Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Leadley, Marjoram, Varley,

Amendment 18 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES-12

J Bentley, S Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Campbell, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Golton, M Hamilton, Lay, Townsley,

NO-76

Akhtar, Anderson, Atha, Blake, Bruce, Buckley, J L Carter, Castle, Charlwood, Cohen, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, Fox, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, Harington, Harland, G Harper, J Harper, Harrand, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, Khan, , Lamb, G Latty, P Latty,J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Nash, Ogilvie, J Procter, R Procter, Rafique, Renshaw, Robinson, Selby, Sobel, Taggart, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Wadsworth, Wakefield, Walker, Walshaw Wood and Yeadon.

ABSTAIN- 7

Collins, Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Leadley, Marjoram, Varley,

Amendment 19 in the name of Councillor Golton:-

YES- 26

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley, Buckley, Campbell, J L Carter, Castle Chapman, Cleasby, Cohen, Collins, Downes, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wood

NO- 61

ABSTAIN- 8

A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings, Leadley, Marjoram, Varley,

Substantive Budget Motion in the name of Councillor Wakefield as amended by the incorporation of Amendment 2:-

YES- 61

NO- 0

ABSTAIN- 34

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