Agenda item
Minutes:
Council was requested to approve the recommendations from the Cabinet meeting held on 23 February 2021 in relation to the Annual Budget and
Council Tax Setting for 2021/22 and an update for the Medium Term Financial
Strategy (MTFS).
RESOLVED that
a) a freeze (no increase) in the level of the District’s own Council Tax for 2021/22, setting the Band D equivalent at £190.46, the same as in 2020/21, be approved;
b) the proposed 2021/22 Revenue (General Fund) and HRA Budgets as set out in the Cabinet report (Sections 3 and 4), be approved;
c) the proposed Capital Programme and associated borrowing 2020/21 to 2024/25 as set out in the Cabinet report (Section 5 and Appendix 1), be approved;
d) the 2020/21 Revised HRA and Capital Budgets as set out in the Cabinet report (Sections 4 and 5), be approved;
e) it be noted that the precept figures from Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Police and Crime Commissioner and the two Parish Council’s within the District have been incorporated into the Council Tax recommendation to Council;
f) the estimated financial challenge in the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2022/2023 to 2025/26 and the planned approach to address the challenge (Section 6), be noted;
g) it be also noted that a detailed, refreshed MTFS will be brought back to Cabinet after the 2020/21 Accounts have been closed and audited and the 3 year Spending Round figures have been confirmed;
h) the proposed use of reserves as set out in the Cabinet report (Table 5 (General Fund) and Table 9 (HRA)), and the proposed changes to reserves (as set out in Section 3.8), be approved;
i) the comments and advice of the Corporate Finance Manager (Section 151 Officer), provided in compliance with Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003, as to the robustness of the estimates included in the 2021/22 Budget and the adequacy of the reserves for which this budget provides (Section 7), be received and accepted;
j) it be noted that the proposed 2021/22 budgets reflect the agreed changes to Fees and Charges approved by Cabinet on 26 January 2021;
k) the use of in-year Capital Receipts up to 2021/22 to maximise capitalisation opportunities arising from service transformation to deliver efficiencies and improved services to residents and clients, and thereby minimise the impact of costs on the revenue budget as included in the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy 2018/19 approved by Council on 11 October 2018, be approved.
Voting Results |
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Councillor: |
Councillor: |
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John Baird |
For |
David Martin |
For |
Chris Baron |
Abstain |
Andy Meakin |
For |
Kier Barsby |
For |
Lauren Mitchell |
Abstain |
Jim Blagden |
For |
Keir Morrison |
Abstain |
Ciaran Brown |
For |
Warren Nuttall |
For |
Christian Chapman |
For |
Matthew Relf |
For |
Melanie Darrington |
Absent |
Kevin Rostance |
Abstain |
Samantha Deakin |
For |
Phil Rostance |
Abstain |
Andy Gascoyne |
For |
Dave Shaw |
For |
Dale Grounds |
For |
John Smallridge |
For |
Arnie Hankin |
For |
Helen-Ann Smith |
Absent |
Andrew Harding |
For |
David Walters |
For |
David Hennigan |
For |
Lee Waters |
For |
Tom Hollis |
For |
Caroline Wilkinson |
For |
Trevor Locke |
For |
Daniel Williamson |
For |
Rachel Madden |
For |
John Wilmott |
For |
Sarah Madigan |
For |
Jason Zadrozny |
For |
Supporting documents:
- Council Tax Setting Report, item C.94 PDF 397 KB
- Council Tax Setting Report (Appendix), item C.94 PDF 239 KB