Issue - meetings

On the resumption of the meeting, to receive and consider recommendations from the Executive Committee and to pass the appropriate resolutions fixing the Council Tax for the year ending 31 March 2010.

(Update Report refers)

The Council considered the recommendations of the meeting of the Executive Committee held during the adjournment referred to above, regarding the setting of the Council Tax 2009/10 and other associated financial matters.

RESOLVED that

the recommendations of the meeting of the Executive Committee, held earlier in the evening on 23 February 2009, be approved.

(A motion to amend the recommendation in respect of Council Tax – Year Ending 31 March 2010 through the adoption of a number of different options in respect of revenue and capital bids was the subject of the following named vote in accordance with Standing Order 16:

Members voting FOR the amendment to the motion:

Councillors Cookson, Enderby, Fry, Hartnett, Hicks, Hunt, R King, W King, Shurmer and Taylor.

(10 votes)

Members voting AGAINST the amendment to the motion:

Councillors Anderson, Banks, Braley, Brunner, Chalk, A Clayton, B Clayton, Gandy, MacMillan, Norton, Pearce, Quinney and Smith.

(13 votes)

Members abstaining from voting:

Councillors Hall and Thomas.

Accordingly, the amendment to the Motion fell.)