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Report CSD21027

Councillor Graham Arthur, seconded by Councillor Colin Smith, moved acceptance of the final recommendations made by the Executive.

The following amendments were moved by Councillor Angela Wilkins and seconded by Councillor Ian Dunn -

After allowing for the report from the Director of Finance the following amendments are proposed to the recommendations of the Executive set out in the Blue Book on pages 57-118.

The following changes be made to the recommended budget for 2021/22:

Additional Recommendation (2.1):

(k) Utilise total one off funding of £13.827m from the Collection Fund Set Aside Earmarked Reserve (page 86) to be invested in services over the years 2021/22 to 2024/25 summarised by year as follows:

(l) Amend the council tax support scheme for 2021/22 to allow an increase in the maximum support provided by the Council from 75% to £100 band A to D properties. The 2021/22 scheme for Band E and above properties would remain unchanged. This will be for 2021/22 only at a net loss of income of £3.2m to be funded from the Collection Fund Set Aside earmarked reserve.

Further details of (k) and (l) are provided in Appendix 1.

Appendix 1

(1) The above costs which fall out from 2025/26, totalling £13.827m, will be funded from the Collection Fund Set Aside earmarked reserve;

(2) The detailed proposals relating to the utilisation of £13.827m will be reported at the meeting;

(3) The further proposal of increasing council tax support to 100% of council tax would apply to Band A to D properties with no changes to the scheme for other properties (Band E and above). This proposal would result in a net loss of income of £3.2m, assuming a further increase in caseload 5% in 2021/22;

(4) The combined proposals in (1) and (3) above would require one off funding of £16.987m from the Collection Fund Set Aside earmarked reserve.

Amended Recommendation (2.3)

On the basis of the proposal above the following amounts be calculated for the year 2021/22 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the Act):

(a) £593,240k being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act.

(b) £417,928k being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates or the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

The following Members voted in favour of the amendment -

Councillors Vanessa Allen, Kevin Brooks, Ian Dunn, Simon Jeal, Josh King and Angela Wilkins. (6)

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