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62.

Opening Prayers.

Minutes:

Acting Mayor’s Chaplain Rev. Phil Williams gave the opening prayer.

63.

Apologies for Absence.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Glover, McCauley, Poole, Powell and Spencer.

64.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

The following interests were declared in respect of item 5 on the agenda:

 

Councillor Fox declared a non-pecuniary interest as a board Member of Gedling CVS.

 

Councillor Creamer and Councillor Peter Barnes declared a non-pecuniary interest as board members of RCAN.

 

Councillor Ainley declared a non-pecuniary interest as an employee of the Fire Service.

 

Councillor Blair declared a non-pecuniary interest due to her representation on various outside bodies and informed the meeting that she would not be participating in the debate.

 

Councillor Pepper arrived at 6.15pm.   

65.

Proposed amendment to the Constitution: Recorded votes at budget meetings pdf icon PDF 35 KB

Report of the Council Solicitor and Monitoring Officer.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Council Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, asking the Council to approve an addition to the Procedural Standing Orders in the Constitution to comply with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders)(England)(Amendment) Regulations 2014.

 

Councillor John Clarke seconded by Councillor Payne proposed the motion.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the matter stand adjourned without discussion to the next ordinary meeting of the Council.

66.

To consider, and if approved, adopt the recommendations of the Cabinet dated 20 February 2014 and set the Council Tax for the year ending 31 March 2015. pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Blair left the meeting at 6.40pm

 

A proposition was moved by Councillor John Clarke and seconded by Councillor Payne in the following terms:-

 

1.           That the Prudential and Treasury Indicators and Treasury Strategy 2014/15 referred to in Minute 102 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 20 February 2014, be approved.

 

2.         That the recommendations contained in Minute 103 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 20 February 2014 with regard to the Capital Programme 2014/15 be approved.

 

3.         That the Gedling Plan 2014/15 (including General Fund Revenue Budget), referred to in Minute 104 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 20 February 2014, be approved.

 

4.         That the financial threshold above which decisions will be regarded as Key Decisions be approved at £0.5m for 2014/15, as referred to in Minute 104 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 20 February 2014.

 

5.         That the sum of £64,538 be transferred to the General Fund Balances in 2014/15 to support future General Fund revenue expenditure.

 

6.         That it be noted that the Finance & Performance Portfolio Holder determined on 21 January 2014 (D139), the following amounts for the year 2014/15 in accordance with regulations made under section 31(B) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

(a)  34,912.38 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012, as its council tax base for the year. (The Council Tax base for the whole district)

 

(b)

Part of the Council’s Area

Tax Base

Bestwood St Albans

1,493.04

Burton Joyce

1,422.11

Calverton

2,009.33

Colwick

835.07

Lambley

480.48

Linby

108.09

Newstead

345.14

Papplewick

275.98

Ravenshead

2,650.77

Stoke Bardolph

52.26

Woodborough

897.34

 

being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its council tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate. (The Council Tax base for each parish)

 

7.         That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2014/15 in accordance with sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (the Act):

 

(a)       £49,591,160 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in section 31A(2) of the Act. (Effectively gross expenditure including parish precepts, and transfers to reserves)

 

(b)       £43,728,062 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in section 31A(3) of the Act. (Effectively gross income and transfers from reserves)

 

(c)        £5,863,098 being the amount by which the aggregate at 7(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 7(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax Requirement for the year. (Expenditure less income)

 

(d)       £167.94 being the amount at 7(c) above, divided by the amount at 6(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 31B of the Act, as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.

67.

Localism Act Pay Policy Statement 2014/15 pdf icon PDF 47 KB

Recommendation from the Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, asking the Council to approve the Pay Policy Statement for 2014/15.

 

Councillor John Clarke seconded by Councillor Payne proposed the motion

 

RESOLVED:

 

To approve the Pay Policy Statement, attached at Appendix A to the report for publication on the website.