Agenda item

Budget 2022-23 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2022-26

Minutes:

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 D Saunders and seconded by the Leader, that the recommendations set out in the report be agreed, namely:

 

That Council approves:

1.  The 2022-23 General Fund revenue budget.

2.  The 2022-26 General Fund capital programme.”

 

 

Councillor Albon proposed and Councillor Everitt seconded the following amendment to the motion:

 

“The Conservative budget proposes to use the £549,000 to pay off debt, the Labour Group proposes to amend this budget allocation.

 

Instead, we propose to allocate up to £230,000 from the New Homes Bonus allocation for the capital works required to the Ramsgate Eastcliff and Viking Bay coastal lifts to ensure they are in full working order for the foreseeable future.”

 

Following debate, the Deputy Monitoring Officer conducted a recorded vote on the amendment to the motion as follows:

 

19 Members voted in favour of the amendment: Councillors Albon, Ara, Austin, Crittenden, Currie, Duckworth, Everitt, Garner, Gregory, Hopkinson, Huxley, Keen, Ovenden, Rawf, Scobie, Smith, Whitehead, Wing and Yates.

 

30 Members voted against the amendment: Councillors Ashbee, Bambridge, J. Bayford, R. Bayford, Boyd, Braidwood, Coleman-Cooke, Dennis, Dexter, Fellows, Hart, Kup, Leys, Paul Moore, Parsons, L. Piper, S. Piper, Rattigan, Rogers, Rusiecki, D. Saunders, M. Saunders, Savage, Scott, Shonk, Shrubb, Tomlinson, Towning, Wallin and Wright.

 

No Members abstained from voting.

 

The amendment was lost.

 

 

Councillor Whitehead proposed and Councillor Rawf seconded the following amendment to the motion:

 

“The Conservative budget proposes to use the £549,000 to pay off debt, the Labour Group proposes to amend this budget allocation.

 

We propose to set aside the balance of the New Homes Bonus as allocation to part fund the provision of an additional in-house temporary accommodation.”

 

Following debate, the Deputy Monitoring Officer conducted a recorded vote on the amendment to the motion as follows:

 

20 Members voted in favour of the amendment: Councillors Albon, Ara, Austin, Braidwood, Crittenden, Currie, Duckworth, Everitt, Garner, Gregory, Hopkinson, Huxley, Keen, Ovenden, Rawf, Scobie, Smith, Whitehead, Wing and Yates.

 

29 Members voted against the amendment: Councillors Ashbee, Bambridge, J. Bayford, R. Bayford, Boyd, Coleman-Cooke, Dennis, Dexter, Fellows, Hart, Kup, Leys, Paul Moore, Parsons, L. Piper, S. Piper, Rattigan, Rogers, Rusiecki, D. Saunders, M. Saunders, Savage, Scott, Shonk, Shrubb, Tomlinson, Towning, Wallin and Wright.

 

No Members abstained from voting.

 

The amendment was lost.

 

 

The Deputy Monitoring Officer conducted a recorded vote on the substantive motion as put by Councillor D Saunders, the result was as follows:

 

49 Members voted in favour of the motion: Councillors Albon, Ara, Ashbee, Austin, Bambridge, J. Bayford, R. Bayford, Boyd, Braidwood, Coleman-Cooke, Crittenden, Currie, Dennis, Dexter, Duckworth, Everitt, Fellows, Garner, Gregory, Hart, Hopkinson, Huxley, Keen, Kup, Leys, Paul Moore, Ovenden, Parsons, L. Piper, S. Piper, Rattigan, Rawf, Rogers, Rusiecki, D. Saunders, M. Saunders, Savage, Scobie, Scott, Shonk, Shrubb, Smith, Tomlinson, Towning, Wallin, Whitehead, Wing, Wright, and Yates.

 

No Members voted against the motion.

 

No Members abstained from voting.

 

The Motion was carried.

 

 

 

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