Voting record

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 the alternative budget from the Labour Group was subject to a named vote.

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, and subject to the amendment to the plan for 2025/26 in respect of removing reference to the introduction of all out elections, all of the recommendations in the Medium Term Financial Plan were subject to a named vote.

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 the recommendations in respect of the Council Tax Resolutions 2023/24 were subject to a named vote.

During consideration of the Housing Revenue Account Rent Setting Report 2023/24, a request was made for Members to make a formal recorded vote on the following recommendation that had been agreed at the Executive Committee meeting held on 10^th January 2023:

“RECOMMENDED that the actual average rent increase for 2023/24 be set as 7%.”

A recorded vote was requested on the following proposals from the Executive Committee on the subject of the Town Hall Hub:

RECOMMENDED that

1)          building works on the Town Hall of up to £5.2m, (or reduced amount in the event that for any reason the Town’s Fund Library Business Case does not proceed to fruition) to be funded from Capital Receipts, for the purpose of remodelling the Town Hall in accordance with the Town’s Fund Library business case, be approved; and

2)          the capital programme is increased by £5.2m to deliver these works.

(Prior to the recorded vote, Councillor Michael Chalk left the room and therefore he did not take part in the vote.)