Agenda item

Clerks note:

Re: Medium Term Financial Strategy 2017-18 to 2021-22 and 2017-18 Budget report.

The aggregate of council tax requirements for a Band C household, set out in the formal budget resolution at Annex 5 of the report, should have read “£1354.90”, rather than “£1354.91”. The amount stated was a penny too high due to a rounding error. This note has been approved as a variation to the Council decision of 27 February 2017, by the Council meeting on 20 March 2017.

 

The Mayor advised the meeting that the Assistant Director for Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer would provide some advice on the voting requirements for budget votes.

 

It was noted that the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, and the Council’s Standing Orders required the Council to record in the minutes how each Councillor voted, including any abstentions, when determining the Council’s Budget and the level of Council Tax to be levied.

 

The only requirement was to record in the minutes of the meeting how each member voted, and given that there were 5 amendments and a substantive motion to be voted on, it could be recorded in the minutes of the meeting how each member voted, including any who have abstained, by a show of hands.

 

Councillor Arthur then MOVED the budget report – 2017/18 Budget and moved the recommendations contained at page 51 to page 52 of the agenda pack, section 3.1, items [a] to[q]. Councillor Kober seconded the motion and reserved her right to speak during the debate.

 

Councillor Engert MOVED 5 budget amendments as set out in the tabled papers and to be considered as part of the item. Councillor Morris seconded the amendments and reserved her right to speak during the debate.

 

A debate ensued and Councillors Jennifer Mann,  Newton, Elliott, Connor, McShane, Barbara Blake, Ross, Gallaher, Adamou, Carter, Griffith, Kober, Morris, Wright, Gideon Bull, Hare, and Goldberg contributed to the discussion. Councillor Engert and then Cllr Arthur responded to the proposals.

 

The five amendments to the Motions were then voted on individually.

 

Budget Amendment 1

 

On being put to a vote:

 

There being 8 in favour of the amendment (Councillors Beacham, Carter, Connor, Engert, Hare, Morris, Newton and Ross) and

 

43 against (Councillors Adamou, Ahmet, Ayisi, Amin, Arthur, Basu, Bevan, Berryman, Barbara Blake, Mark Blake, Clare Bull, Gideon Bull, Christophides, Demirci, Diakides, Doron, Ejiofor, Elliott, Gallagher, Goldberg, Griffith, Gunes, Hearn, Ibrahim, Jogee, Kober, Mallett, Jennifer Mann, Stephen Mann, McShane, Mitchell, Ozbek, Patterson, Peacock, Rice, Sahota, Stennett, Strickland, Tucker, Vanier, Waters, Weston, and Wright) and 

 

No abstentions

 

Amendment 1 was declared LOST.

 

Budget Amendment 2

 

On being put to a vote:

 

There being 8 in favour of the amendment (Councillors Beacham, Carter, Connor, Engert, Hare, Morris, Newton and Ross) and

 

43 against (Councillors Adamou, Ahmet, Ayisi, Amin, Arthur, Basu, Bevan, Berryman, Barbara Blake, Mark Blake, Clare Bull, Gideon Bull, Christophides, Demirci, Diakides, Doron, Ejiofor, Elliott, Gallagher, Goldberg, Griffith, Gunes, Hearn, Ibrahim, Jogee, Kober, Mallett, Jennifer Mann, Stephen Mann, McShane, Mitchell, Ozbek, Patterson, Peacock, Rice, Sahota, Stennett, Strickland, Tucker, Vanier, Waters, Weston, and Wright) and 

 

No abstentions

 

Amendment 2 was declared LOST.

 

Budget Amendment 3

 

On being put to a vote:

 

There being 8 in favour of the amendment (Councillors Beacham, Carter, Connor, Engert, Hare, Morris, Newton and Ross) and

 

43 against (Councillors Adamou, Ahmet, Ayisi, Amin, Arthur, Basu, Bevan, Berryman, Barbara Blake, Mark Blake, Clare Bull, Gideon Bull, Christophides, Demirci, Diakides, Doron, Ejiofor, Elliott, Gallagher, Goldberg, Griffith, Gunes, Hearn, Ibrahim, Jogee, Kober, Mallett, Jennifer Mann, Stephen Mann, McShane, Mitchell, Ozbek, Patterson, Peacock, Rice, Sahota, Stennett, Strickland, Tucker, Vanier, Waters, Weston, and Wright) and 

 

No abstentions

 

Amendment 3 was declared LOST.

 

Budget Amendment 4

 

On being put to a vote:

 

There being 8 in favour of the amendment (Councillors Beacham, Carter, Connor, Engert, Hare, Morris, Newton and Ross) and

 

43 against (Councillors Adamou, Ahmet, Ayisi, Amin, Arthur, Basu, Bevan, Berryman, Barbara Blake, Mark Blake, Clare Bull, Gideon Bull, Christophides, Demirci, Diakides, Doron, Ejiofor, Elliott, Gallagher, Goldberg, Griffith, Gunes, Hearn, Ibrahim, Jogee, Kober, Mallett, Jennifer Mann, Stephen Mann, McShane, Mitchell, Ozbek, Patterson, Peacock, Rice, Sahota, Stennett, Strickland, Tucker, Vanier, Waters, Weston, and Wright) and 

 

No abstentions

 

Amendment 4 was declared LOST.

 

Budget Amendment 5

 

On being put to a vote:

 

There being 8 in favour of the amendment (Councillors Beacham, Carter, Connor, Engert, Hare, Morris, Newton and Ross) and

 

43 against (Councillors Adamou, Ahmet, Ayisi, Amin, Arthur, Basu, Bevan, Berryman, Barbara Blake, Mark Blake, Clare Bull, Gideon Bull, Christophides, Demirci, Diakides, Doron, Ejiofor, Elliott, Gallagher, Goldberg, Griffith, Gunes, Hearn, Ibrahim, Jogee, Kober, Mallett, Jennifer Mann, Stephen Mann, McShane, Mitchell, Ozbek, Patterson, Peacock, Rice, Sahota, Stennett, Strickland, Tucker, Vanier, Waters, Weston, and Wright) and 

 

No abstentions

 

Amendment 5 was declared LOST.

 

In respect of the substantive recommendations contained at section 3.1 of the 2017/18 Budget report as MOVED by Councillor Arthur, on a vote:

 

There being 43 for (Councillors Adamou, Ahmet, Ayisi, Amin, Arthur, Basu, Bevan, Berryman, Barbara Blake, Mark Blake, Clare Bull, Gideon Bull, Christophides, Demirci, Diakides, Doron, Ejiofor, Elliott, Gallagher, Goldberg, Griffith, Gunes, Hearn, Ibrahim, Jogee, Kober, Mallett, Jennifer Mann, Stephen Mann, McShane, Mitchell, Ozbek, Patterson, Peacock, Rice, Sahota, Stennett, Strickland, Tucker, Vanier, Waters, Weston, and Wright) and

 

8 against (Councillors Beacham, Carter, Connor, Engert, Hare, Morris, Newton and Ross) and

 

no abstentions it was:

 

RESOLVED

 

1.    to note the proposed Budget package agreed by Cabinet on 14^th February 2017, including the outcomes from the budget consultation processes, attached as Annex 1 to the report.

2.    to note the revised budget and MTFS (2017-2022) position based on new information that has become available since the Cabinet meeting of 14th  February 2017, set out in more detail in section 7 and at Annex 1A of the report

3.    to approve the policy on flexible use of capital receipts as set out in 7.2c and Appendix C of Annex 1A to the report

4.    to note the Budget Scrutiny recommendations made by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the response of the Cabinet set out in Appendix 7 to the Cabinet budget report (at Annex 1 of the report)

5.    to approve the increase in the Haringey Council tax of 3% relating to the Adult Social Care precept;

6.    to approve the Cash Limits 2017/18 as set out in Annex 2 of the report;

7.    to approve the General Fund budget requirement for 2017/18 of £255.762m, net of Dedicated Schools Grant, as set out in Appendix 1 to the Cabinet budget report (Annex 1 of the report);

8.    to approve the 2017/18 General Fund capital programme set out in Appendix 3 to the Cabinet budget report (at Annex 1 of the report);

9.    to approve the Housing Revenue Account Budget 2017/18 as set out in Appendix 2 to the Cabinet budget report (at Annex 1 of the report);

10. to approve the 2017/18 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) capital programme set out in Appendix 4 to the Cabinet budget report (at Annex 1 of the report);

11. to note the Greater London Authority (GLA) proposed precept (para. 8.5 of the report);

12. to delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Health, to reflect any final changes to the level of the GLA precept in the Council’s Council tax billing information set out in Annex 5 of the report;

13. to approve the reserves policy including the Chief Finance Officer’s (CFO) assessment of risk and her assessment of the adequacy of reserves, as set out in Annex 3 (a – c) of the report;

14. to approve the estimated level of un-earmarked General Fund reserves and the specific and other reserves as set out in Annex 3c of the report;

15. to note the report of the Chief Finance Officer under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003 on the robustness of the estimates and the adequacy of proposed reserves set out in section 9 of the report;

16. to approve the (amended) Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2017/18 set out in Annex 4 of the report; and

17. to pass the budget resolution including the level of Council tax, in the specified format and to determine that the Council’s relevant basic amount of Council tax for the year is not excessive as set out in Annex 5 of the report.