Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors G Coleman-Cooke, Constantine and Hillman.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of Council held on 1 December 2016, copy attached.

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and Members agreed that the minutes of the Council meeting held on 1 December 2016 be approved and signed by the Chairman.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman, Leader, Members of the Cabinet or Chief Executive in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.2 (iv).

The Chairman announced that Barry Coppock, a former Labour Councillor between 1991 and 2003, Leader of the Council and Chairman, had recently passed away.  Members paid tribute to his accomplishments and all present stood for a minute’s silence as a mark of respect.

To receive any declarations of interest from Members in accordance with Council Procedure rule 2.2 (v)

It was proposed by Councillor Townend, seconded by Councillor L Fairbrass and Members agreed the recommendation set out in the report, namely:

“That Council approves the report and the prudential and treasury indicators that are shown.”

It was noted that in accordance with council procedure rule 17.6, a recorded vote would be taken on the motion or any amendments and substantive motions.

It was proposed by Councillor Townend and seconded by the Leader, that the recommendation set out in the report be agreed, namely:

“That Council approves this report and annexes”

Specifically;

·  Annex 1: The Capital Prudential and Treasury Indicators 2017/18 – 2019/20 and MRP Statement

·  Annex 2: Treasury Management Practice (TMP1) – Credit and Counterparty Risk Management

·  Annex 3: Guidance on Treasury Management Strategy Statement, Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy (TMSS)

53 Members voted in favour the motion: Councillors Ashbee, Bambridge, Bayford, Braidwood, Brimm, Buckley, Campbell, K. Coleman-Cooke, Connor, Crow-Brown, Curran, Dawson, Day, Dellar, Dennis, Dexter, Dixon, Edwards, Elenor, Evans, J. Fairbrass, L. Fairbrass, Falcon, Fenner, Game, I. Gregory, K. Gregory, Grove, Hayton, Howes, Jaye-Jones, Johnston, Larkin, Martin, Matterface, Parsons, Partington, L Piper, S Piper, L Potts, R Potts, Rogers, Rusiecki, D. Saunders, M. Saunders, Savage, Shonk, Stummer-Schmertzing, Taylor, Taylor-Smith, Tomlinson, Townend and Wells.

0 Members voted against the motion.

0 Members abstained from voting on the motion.

The motion was carried.

It was noted that in accordance with council procedure rule 17.6, a recorded vote would be taken on the motion or any amendments and substantive motions.

It was proposed by Councillor Townend and seconded by the Leader, that the recommendation set out in the report be agreed, namely:

“That Council approves the General Fund capital programme project changes, budget changes and funding changes identified in this report.”

48 Members voted in favour the motion: Councillors Ashbee, Bambridge, Bayford, Braidwood, Brimm, Buckley, K. Coleman-Cooke, Connor, Crow-Brown, Curran, Dawson, Day, Dellar, Dennis, Dexter, Dixon, Edwards, Evans, J. Fairbrass, L. Fairbrass, Falcon, Game, I. Gregory, K. Gregory, Grove, Hayton, Howes, Jaye-Jones, Larkin, Martin, Parsons, Partington, L Piper, S Piper, L Potts, R Potts, Rogers, Rusiecki, D. Saunders, M. Saunders, Savage, Shonk, Stummer-Schmertzing, Taylor, Taylor-Smith, Tomlinson, Townend and Wells.

0 Members voted against the motion.

5 Members abstained from voting on the motion: Councillors Campbell, Elenor, Fenner, Johnston and Matterface.

The motion was carried.

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and Members agreed the recommendation as shown in the report, namely:

“That the Thanet District Council Members’ Allowances Scheme 2017/18 be approved subject to a change in the Dependent Carers Allowance to reflect the April 2017 National Living Wage of £7.50 per hour.”

It was noted that in accordance with council procedure rule 17.6, a recorded vote would be taken on the motion or any amendments and substantive motions.

It was proposed by Councillor Townend and seconded by the Leader, that the recommendations set out in the report be agreed, namely:

“1.  “That Members approve the draft Medium Term Financial Strategy at Annex 1.

2.  That Members approve the draft General Fund Revenue budget estimates for 2017-18 to 2020-21 and the resulting budget requirement for 2017-18.

3.  That Members agree to a reduction in the grant to minor preceptors as per section 2.15."

Councillor I Gregory, seconded by Councillor Bayford proposed the following amendment to recommendation 1, namely:

“That Members approve the draft Medium Term Financial Strategy at Annex 1, but that the commencement of the lowest scoring 5 capital projects, at an estimated cost of £815,000, is deferred until Cabinet agrees that sufficient capital receipts are available.”

Upon further debate the amendment was withdrawn.

It was noted that there was a typographical error in the third recommendation which should refer to section 2.7 of the report.

53 Members voted in favour the motion: Councillors Ashbee, Bambridge, Bayford, Braidwood, Brimm, Buckley, Campbell, K. Coleman-Cooke, Connor, Crow-Brown, Curran, Dawson, Day, Dellar, Dennis, Dexter, Dixon, Edwards, Elenor, Evans, J. Fairbrass, L. Fairbrass, Falcon, Fenner, Game, I. Gregory, K. Gregory, Grove, Hayton, Howes, Jaye-Jones, Johnston, Larkin, Martin, Matterface, Parsons, Partington, L Piper, S Piper, L Potts, R Potts, Rogers, Rusiecki, D. Saunders, M. Saunders, Savage, Shonk, Stummer-Schmertzing, Taylor, Taylor-Smith, Tomlinson, Townend and Wells.

0 Members voted against the motion.

0 Members abstained from voting on the motion.

Subject to the typographical correction to recommendation three, the motion was carried

It was proposed by Councillor Townend, seconded by Councillor L Fairbrass and Members agreed the recommendations set out in the report, namely:

“1. That the Council agrees to accept the PSAA offer.

2. That delegated authority be given to the Section 151 officer to communicate the willingness of the Council to join the scheme and to enter into the contractual arrangements after a satisfactory examination/negotiation of terms & conditions is concluded.“

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and Members agreed the recommendations as shown in the report, namely:

“1. That Council suspends Council Procedure Rule 2.2 for consideration of this item.

2. Council moves the date of Full Council from Thursday 23^rd March 2016 to Wednesday 22^nd March 2017.”