Issue - meetings

Motions approved at Council do not bind the Cabinet but may influence future decisions of the Cabinet.

On a motion from Councillor Richard Samuel, seconded by Councillor Dine Romero, it was

RESOLVED that

1.  Council notes and welcomes the decisions taken by the Cabinet to ensure that a balanced budget outcome is achieved for 2020/21 and calls upon the government to fully compensate for losses of commercial income and assistance to outsourced leisure operations currently excluded from the Income Compensation grant announced on 1^st July.

2.  Councils also notes that the Medium-term Financial Strategy will be revised for approval in the coming months and will, in line with recent practice, cover the period to March 2024.

 [Notes;

1.  At the start of the item, Councillor Paul Myers sought clarification (under Constitution Part 4A, rule 36) as to whether the proposed Liberal Democrat amendment which had been circulated to all Councillors was valid on the basis that he considered it negated the original motion.  The Monitoring Officer confirmed that it had been deemed valid, as it sought to achieve something which could not be achieved by simply voting against the motion.  The Chairman confirmed that, on that basis, he would accept the amendment.

2.  The original motion was moved by Councillor Paul Myers and seconded by Councillor Colin Blackburn.

3.  Councillor Robin Moss moved an amendment, seconded by Councillor Liz Hardman, to add the words “which does not put the burden on the most disadvantaged and avoids cutting vital services” to the end of the joint Conservative and Independent motion.  This was accepted into the substantive by the mover of the motion.

4.  The above resolution, when moved as an amendment, was carried with 37 Councillors voting in favour and 18 Councillors voting against.

5.  The substantive motion was carried with 37 Councillors in favour, 13 Councillors voting against and 7 abstentions.]