Recorded Vote status:Rejected
1) Council agrees to retain the current policy for concessionary rents scheme for the Voluntary and Community Sector.
2) Council agrees to end the current councillor community grants scheme and revert back to the grants panel of elected members for the distribution of grants which is now at £145k (£5,000 x 29 members) and to be distributed as previously to set criteria as set by the council and its priorities.
3) Council continue with and fund the £75k financial advice and problem solving contract.
The Council remove the meanwhile type lease from option 5, as unanimously approved by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Thursday 9th January, 2020
Recorded Vote status:Carried
Option Five in the report be approved, whereby the Council ends the Concessionary Rents Scheme but provides a stepped down transition over a 3 year period paid for out of a reduced VCS grants pot of £175k of which £50k will be allocated to a Financial Advice and Problem Solving grant.
A named vote was requested by Councillor Bill Hartnett in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.5 in respect of recommendations 1, 2 and 7 from the Executive Committee meeting held on 5th February 2019 arising from the Independent Remuneration Panel’s review of Members’ allowances.
In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 the amendment to the budget calculation, an alternative budget proposed by Councillor Bill Hartnett and seconded by Councillor Greg Chance, was subject to a named vote.
In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 the budget calculations, set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan 2019/20 to 2022/23, including the Pay Policy Statement and the Council Tax Resolutions, was subject to a named vote.