Decision details

Further to Minute No. 228 of the meeting held on 3 December 2009, the Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Executive which provided an update on progress made in relation to the Strategic Budget Review (SBR) and sought views on the progression of further SBR options.

During the discussion on this item, a vote was taken on a proposal for the sum of £370,000 to be allocated to the Capital Programme for the provision of a temporary library service in the Southport Market Hall and in accordance with Rule 18.5 of the Council and Committee Procedure Rules, the following Councillors requested that their vote for and against the proposal be recorded, namely:

For the proposal (4) - Councillors Brodie-Browne, Lord Fearn, Robertson and Tattersall

Against the proposal (6) - Councillors P. Dowd, Fairclough, Griffiths, Maher, Parry and Porter.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)      the progress made on the Strategic Budget Review be noted;

(2)      the options within Tables 3 and 4 of Appendix A of the report be developed for further consideration and a further report be submitted to the Cabinet on the progress of the options;

(3)      the options numbered 33 to 40, 42 to 43, 45 to 49 and 52 to 55 within Table 5 of Appendix A, and option 72 within Table 6 of Appendix A of the report be recommended to the Council, at its meeting to be held on 14 January 2010, for implementation;

(4)      the options numbered 41, 50, 51, 56 and 62 to 64 within Table 5 of Appendix A, and option 76 within Table 6 of Appendix A of the report be deferred, pending the submission of further details on the schemes to the Cabinet;

(5)      the options numbered 44, 57 to 61 within Table 5 of Appendix A, and the options numbered 66 to 71 and 73 to 75 within Table 6 of Appendix A of the report be not implemented; and

(6)      option 65 within Table 6 of Appendix A to the report be not implemented but a report on the details of the current twinning activity be submitted to the Cabinet for consideration.

(In accordance with Rule 18.5 of the Council and Committee Procedure Rules, the following Councillors requested that their votes against the following resolutions referred to above be recorded, namely:

Resolution 3 - Implementation of Options 36 and 55:

Councillors P. Dowd, Fairclough and Maher

Resolution 5 - Implementation of Options 59 and 60:

Councillors Griffiths, Parry and Porter)