For the motion (25):
Cllrs Baldwin, Ball, Cloke, Davies, Edmonds, Evans, Hockridge,
Jory, Lamb, Leech, McInnes, Mott, Moyse, Musgrave, Oxborough,
Parker, Pearce, Ridgers, Roberts, Sampson, Samuel, Sanders, Sellis,
Watts and Yelland
Against
the motion (1): Cllr
Cann OBE
Abstentions (0):
Absent
(5):
Cllrs Cheadle, Kimber, Moody, Sheldon and Stephens
and the vote on
part 1 was therefore declared CARRIED.
With no further issues raised, the Mayor then called for a
recorded vote on parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of
the recommendation and the vote was recorded as
follows:-
For the motion (26):
Cllrs Baldwin, Ball, Cann OBE, Cloke,
Davies, Edmonds, Evans, Hockridge, Jory, Lamb, Leech, McInnes,
Mott, Moyse, Musgrave, Oxborough, Parker, Pearce, Ridgers, Roberts,
Sampson, Samuel, Sanders, Sellis, Watts and Yelland
Against the
motion (0):
Abstentions
(0):
Absent
(5):
Cllrs Cheadle, Kimber, Moody, Sheldon and Stephens
and the vote
was therefore declared CARRIED.
(i)
Council Tax be increased by 2.99% for 2019/20 (Band
D of £231.63 for 2019/20 – an increase of 13 pence per
week or £6.72 per year). This equates to a Council Tax
requirement of £4,673,499 (as shown in Appendix B of the
presented agenda report));
(ii)
the financial pressures in Appendix A of the
presented agenda report of £454,500 be approved;
(iii)
the contributions to Earmarked Reserves of
£120,000 and the transfer of the one-off 2019/20 budget
surplus of £43,635 into the Future Financial Stability
Earmarked Reserve be approved to assist in meeting the predicted
budget gap of £533,741 in 2020/21;
(iv)
the savings of £689,700 (as shown in Appendix
A of the presented agenda report) be approved;
(v)
£375,000 of New Homes Bonus funding is used to
fund the 2019/20 Revenue Budget (as set out in section 4.6 of the
presented agenda report);
(vi)
the recommendations of the Financial Stability
Review Group on Earmarked Reserves (as set out in sections 10.2 and
10.3 of the presented agenda report) be approved;
(vii)
authority be delegated to the Section 151 Officer,
in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council,
to agree the final amount of New Homes Bonus funding for the
Dartmoor National Park for 2019/20;
(viii)
a collection fund surplus of £84,000 be
utilised in 2019/20;
(ix)
the Total Net Expenditure of the Council is
£7,078,595 for 2019/20;
(x)
the Council Tax Support Grant paid to Town and
Parish Councils be reduced by 8.6% for 2019/20 (as set out at
Appendix A of the presented agenda report);
(xi)
the 2019/20 Fees and Charges set out in Appendix D
of the presented agenda report (Planning) and Appendix E
(Environmental Health) be approved;
(xii)
the recommendation of the Waste Working Group (to commence the
Garden Waste subscription period from 1 April 2019 instead of the
current October renewal date) be approved. (NB. current subscriptions will be extended until
1 April 2020 without additional charge). Whilst service growth is achieved, any shortfall
in income from 2019/20 and 2020/21 should be funded from reserves
(the Strategic Waste Earmarked Reserve) and paid back through
increased income generated in future years (as set out in sections
4.21 to 4.26 of the presented agenda report);
(xiii)
the level of Reserves (as set out within the presented agenda
report) and the assessment of their adequacy and the robustness of
budget estimates be noted (Section 10 of the presented agenda
report refers). (NB. this is a
requirement of Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2003. It is also recommended to retain the minimum level
of Unearmarked Reserves at
£750,000).