For the motion (26):
Cllrs Baldwin, Ball, Benson, Cheadle, Cloke, Edmonds, Hockridge, Jory, Kimber, Leech, McInnes, Mott, Moyse,
Musgrave, Parker, Pearce, Ridgers,
Roberts, Sampson, Samuel, Sanders, Sellis, Sheldon, Stephens, Watts and Yelland
Against
the motion (1): Cllr
Cann OBE
Absent
(4):
Cllrs Davies, Evans, Moody and Oxborough
and the vote
was therefore declared CARRIED.
For the motion (24):
Cllrs Baldwin, Ball, Benson, Cheadle, Cloke, Edmonds, Hockridge, Jory, Kimber, Leech, McInnes, Moyse,
Musgrave, Parker, Pearce, Ridgers,
Roberts, Sampson, Samuel, Sanders, Sellis, Stephens, Watts and Yelland
Against
the motion (1): Cllr
Cann OBE
Abstentions (2):
Cllrs Mott and Sheldon
Absent
(4):
Cllrs Davies, Evans, Moody and Oxborough
and the vote was therefore declared CARRIED.
The voting on parts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17 and 18 of the recommendation was recorded as
follows:-
For the motion (26):
Cllrs Baldwin, Ball, Benson, Cheadle, Cloke, Edmonds, Hockridge, Jory, Kimber, Leech, McInnes, Mott, Moyse,
Musgrave, Parker, Pearce, Ridgers,
Roberts, Sampson, Samuel, Sanders, Sellis, Sheldon, Stephens, Watts and Yelland
Against
the motion (1): Cllr
Cann OBE
Absent
(4):
Cllrs Davies, Evans, Moody and Oxborough
and the vote
was therefore declared CARRIED.
(i)
Council Tax be increased by £5 (which equates
to a Band D council tax of £218.39 for 2017/18, an increase
of £5 per year or 10 pence per week). This equates to a
Council Tax requirement of £4,356,612 (as shown in Appendix B
of the presented agenda report));
(ii)
the financial pressures in Appendix A of
£735,571 be approved;
(iii)
the contributions to Earmarked Reserves of
£277,000 be approved;
(iv)
the proposal for an opt-in charged garden waste service with no
concessions (as set out in Exempt Appendix F of the presented
agenda report) be adopted, with a targeted net saving of
£67,500 for the 2017/18 financial year. (NB. a further report detailing the operational
changes required and implementation timing will be brought to the
March meeting of the Hub Committee);
(v)
the other savings of £498,171 (as set out in
Appendix A of the presented agenda report) be approved;
(vi)
the Collection Fund surplus of £178,000 be
agreed;
(vii)
an ICT Earmarked Reserve be created consisting of
£42,000 (as set out in paragraph 6.15 of the presented agenda
report);
(viii)
£860,000 of New Homes Bonus funding is used to
balance the 2017/18 Revenue Budget;
(ix)
£100,000 of the Budget Surplus Contingency
Earmarked Reserve be used to fund
£50,000 for the Joint Local Plan and £50,000 for five
additional case managers within Development Management for a period
of one year (paragraph 10.6 of the presented agenda report
refers);
(x)
the Total Net Expenditure of the Council for 2017/18
be £7,423,225 (Appendix B of the presented agenda report
refers);
(xi)
the 2017/18 Capital Programme projects totalling
£570,000 be approved (as outlined at paragraph 9.1 of the
presented agenda report);
(xii)
approval be given to the financing of the 2017/18
Capital Programme of £570,000 by using £88,000 of New
Homes Bonus funding, £402,000 of Better Care Funding and
£80,000 from the Budget Surplus Contingency Earmarked Reserve
(as per paragraph 9.1 of the presented agenda report);
(xiii)
the Council transfers £9,880 of its allocation of New Homes
Bonus for 2017/18 to an Earmarked Reserve called: ‘Community
Investment Fund – Dartmoor National Park’, to be
applied for and drawn down by Dartmoor National Park as and when
required. (NB. this amount is a one-off
payment and the position will be considered annually by the Council
as part of the budget process. The
condition is that this is for use within the boundaries of the
Borough Council only);
(xiv)
the Council Tax Support Grant paid to Town and Parish Councils be
reduced by 8.6% for 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20. (NB. this equates to a payment of £70,841
for 2017/18);
(xv)
the minimum level of the Unearmarked Revenue Reserves be maintained at
£750,000 (as outlined at Section 10 of the presented agenda
report);
(xvi)
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. (NB. this is
a requirement of Part 2 of the Local Government Act
2003);
(xvii)
car parking charges for 2017/18 be frozen and the
charges be reviewed by the Car Parking Strategy Group;
and
(xviii)
the 2017/18 Budget be balanced by using £140,002 from the
Budget Surplus Contingency Earmarked Reserve (as set out at
paragraph 10.6 of the presented agenda report).”