Agenda item

The Deputy Leader submitted a report, as set out on pages 121 to 141 of the agenda.

Moved by Councillor Culley by way of an amendment and seconded by Councillor Steel that:

In recommendation 2.1 (1) add after “the revenue budget for 2014/15”

“subject to the following:-

And amend the following recommendations as indicated:

· In recommendation 2.1 (3) (a) substitute £949,726,369 for £950,524,607;

· In recommendation 2.1 (3) (b) substitute £865,532,795 for £864,689,330;

· In recommendation 2.1 (3) (c) substitute £84,193,574 for £85,835,277;

· In recommendation 2.1 (4) substitute £1,404.42 for £1,431.80

· In recommendation 2.1 (6) amend Members’ Allowance Scheme for 2014/15 by removing the Special Responsibility Allowance for Executive Assistants

And amend the following sections as indicated:

· In section 5.2 substitute £84,193,574 for £85,835,277 and £1,404.42 for £1,431.80

· In section 5.3 and 5.6 substitute the following basic amounts of council tax for the ones shown in the report:

· In section 5.6 substitute the following aggregate council taxes for those shown in the report:

After a discussion, the amendment was put to a recorded vote, as detailed below and not carried:

Following a discussion, the report of the Deputy Leader was put to a recorded vote, as follows:

RESOLVED to:

(1)  approve the following:

(a)   the revenue budget for 2014/15, including:

(i)  the recommendations of the Chief Finance Officer in respect of the robustness of the estimates made for the purpose of the budget calculations and the adequacy of reserves;

(ii)  the delegation of authority to the Deputy Chief   Executive/Corporate Director for Resources, in   consultation with the Deputy Leader, to finalise the   MTFP for publication;

(iii)  the delegation of authority to the appropriate   Directors to implement Strategic Choices proposals after undertaking the appropriate consultation;

(b)   the capital programme for 2013/14 – 2018/19;

(c)   a council tax requirement of £85,835,277, including the   calculations required by Sections 30 to 36 of the amended   Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the Act”), as set out   below:

  (i)  £950,524,607 being the aggregate of the expenditure,   allowances, reserves and amounts which the Council   estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) (a) to   (f) of the Act;

(ii)  £864,689,330 being the aggregate of the income and   amounts which the Council estimates for the items set   out in Section 31A(3) (a) to (d) of the Act;

(iii)  £85,835,277 being the amount by which the aggregate at 1(c)(i)above exceeds the aggregate at 1(c)(ii) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year;

(d)   a City Council Band D basic amount of council tax for 2014/15 of £1,431.80 being the amount at 1(c)(iii) divided   by the amount at (2)(c) below, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year (as set out in section 5 of the report);

(e)   the setting of the amounts of council tax for 2014/15 at the   levels described in section 5.6 of the report;

(f)   the making of the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2014/15 in the terms of the previously adopted and amended scheme,   save for adjustments to mirror nationally determined rates for travel and subsistence (as applicable to officers) and for carers’ allowances.

(2)   note the following:

(a)   a Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority precept at Band D for 2014/15 of £71.05;

(b)   a Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner precept at Band D for 2014/15 of £172.98;

(c)   in January 2014, the City Council calculated the amount of 59,949 as its council tax base for the year 2014/15 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992.