CM 66/22
The
Council was presented with a report that outlined the
recommendations of the Hub Committee in respect of a series of
draft revenue and capital budget proposals for 2023/24 (Minute
HC.75/22 refers).
In
discussion, the following points were raised:
a) Some Members who had
previously been opposed to the proposed increase in annual
subscription for the Garden Waste Service indicated that, as the
increase was a cost recovery measure, needed to cover the cost of
providing the service, they were now minded to support the
proposal;
b) Whilst
expressing his regret over the need to increase Council Tax, a
Member indicated that he considered this to be a measured and
prudent set of budget proposals.
It
was then moved by Cllr N Jory, seconded by Cllr C Edmonds and, in
line with statutory requirements, a recorded vote was then
undertaken on the substantive motion.
The voting was recorded as follows:
For
the motion (28):- Cllrs Ball, Blackman, Bridgewater, Cheadle,
Crozier, Daniel, Davies, Edmonds, Ewings, Heyworth, Jory, Kemp, Kimber, Leech, Moody,
Mott, Moyse, Ratcliffe, Renders, Ridgers, Samuel, Sellis, Southcott, Spettigue, Turnbull, Vachon, Wood and Yelland.
Against the motion (0).
Abstentions (0).
Absent (3): Cllrs Bolton, Coulson
and Pearce.
and
it was therefore declared CARRIED and
“RESOLVED that:
i) approval be
given to an increase in Council Tax for 2023/24 of £7.37 (a
2.99% increase). This equated to a Band
D Council Tax of £254.00 for 2023/24 (which is an increase of
14 pence per week or £7.37 per year). This equated to a
Council Tax Requirement of £5,391,371;
ii) the
financial pressures (as shown in Appendix A of the presented agenda
report) of £1,928,800 be approved;
iii) the net
contributions to/(from) Earmarked Reserves of £(45,567) (as
shown in Appendix A of the presented agenda report), including the
proposed use of £150,000 from the Business Rates Retention
Earmarked Reserve as set out in section 3.17 of the presented
agenda report be approved;
iv) the proposed
use of £150,000 of New Homes Bonus funding in 2023/24 to fund
the Revenue Base Budget (as set out in section 3.22 of the
presented agenda report), and the proposed allocation of
£78,500 of New Homes Bonus funding to the Dartmoor National
Park Authority (as set out in section 3.23 of the presented agenda
report) be approved;
v) the
savings of £1,110,500 (as shown in Appendix A of the
presented agenda report) be approved;
vi) the Total Net
Expenditure of the Council for 2023/24 be set at £8,587,995
(as shown in Appendix B of the presented agenda report);
vii) a garden waste subscription annual charge of
£52 from April 2023 be approved (as set out in section 5.3
and Appendix G of the presented agenda report);
viii) the proposed Capital Programme Proposals for
2023/24 of £910,000 and the proposed financing of the Capital
Programme (as set out in Appendix D of the presented agenda report)
(being £700,000 from the Better Care Fund funding from Devon
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