Decision details

Revenue Budget 2009/10

Decision Maker: Council, Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Further to Minute No. 276 of the Cabinet meeting held on 26 February 2009, the Council considered a report by the Finance and Information Services Director which provided an update on current issues relating to the completion of the 2009/10 budgetary process.  The report included the details of the budget proposal submitted by the three political groups.

 

The Cabinet had considered the report at its meeting held earlier that day and a copy of the Cabinet resolution was circulated.

 

It was then moved by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Brodie-Browne:

 

That the budget proposal of the Liberal Democrat Group set out in Annex A1 of the report be approved.

 

The motion was put to the vote and, on a show of hands, the Mayor declared the motion was not carried by 37 votes to 25.

 

It was then moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher:

 

That the budget proposal of the Labour Group set out in Annex A2 of the report be approved.

 

The motion was put to the vote and, on a show of hands, the Mayor declared the motion was not carried by 42 votes to 21.

 

It was moved by Councillor Parry, seconded by Councillor Porter:

 

That the budget proposal of the Conservative Group set out in Annex A3 of the report be approved.

 

The motion was put to the vote and, on a show of hands, the Mayor declared the motion was not carried by 45 votes to 17

 

At this point the Mayor adjourned the meeting for a short period of time, to enable the three Group Leaders to discuss the possibility of a compromise budget proposal being submitted to the Council.

 

Upon their return to the Council Chamber the meeting resumed.

 

It was then moved by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor P. Dowd and unanimously

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the following compromise budget proposal of the three political groups be approved

 

viz:

 

 

 

£m

 

£m

 

 

 

 

 

1

Base Budget as at 22 January 2009

 

 

235.880

 

 

 

 

 

2

Plus Delete Leisure Savings - Arts Development

 

 

0.030

3

Plus Delete Environmental Protection - Dog Warden

 

 

0.030

 

 

 

 

 

4

less Use of ABG for Key Priorities

 

 

-2.306

5

less Reduction in Pension Fund Provision

 

 

-0.200

6

less Reduction in Provision for Pay Award to 1.75%

 

 

-0.250

7

less Improved Efficiencies in Procurement

 

 

-0.200

8

less Reductions in Advertising/Marketing

 

 

-0.050

9

less Reductions in Use of Consultants

 

 

-0.050

10

less Staffing Review following downturn in Economy

 

 

-0.100

11

less Maghull Leisure Centre - Delayed Opening

 

 

-0.050

 

 

 

 

232.734

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus Priority Service Growth:

 

 

 

12

Health and Social Care

 1.750

 

 

13

Children’s Services - Looked After Children

 0.750

 

 

14

Specialist Transport Unit

 0.750

 

 

 

 

 3.250

 

 

15

less Existing MTFP Provision

-1.000

 

 

16

Additional Provision for Priority Services Growth

 

 

2.250

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus Other Service Growth

 

 

 

17

Provision for Capital Financing Costs

 0.100

 

 

18

Stray Dogs - Out of Hours Service

 0.015

 

 

19

Hillsborough Memorial Refurbishment

 0.002

 

 

20

Review of Electoral Staffing

 0.006

 

 

21

Double rating

 0.040

 

 

22

Shop Mobility

 0.025

 

 

23

Arboricultural Services - New Contract

 0.020

 

 

24

Land Drainage Emergency Pressures

 0.020

 

 

25

Street Name Plates

 0.022

 

 

 

Other Growth Previously Agreed:

 

 

 

26

   - Emergency Planning

 0.024

 

 

27

   - Sefton Water Centre

 0.035

 

 

28

   - Childcare and Social Services Legal Team

 0.052

 

 

 

 

 0.361

 

 

29

less Existing MTFP Provision

-0.500

 

 

30

Reduced Provision for Other Services Growth

 

 

  -0.139

 

 

 

 

 

31

Additional Contribution to Budget Pressures Reserve

 

 

   0.500

 

 

 

 

 

32

Increase in Levies

 

 

   1.393

 

 

 

 

 

33

Proposed Base Budget 2009/2010

 

 

236.738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

Sefton Services Council Tax Increase

1.99

 

 

plus

Levies Services Council Tax Increase

0.70

 

 

 

Overall Sefton Council Tax Increase

2.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merseyside Police Authority

5.00

 

 

 

Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority

3.85

 

 

 

Overall Council Tax Increase (*)

2.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Parish Precepts are in addition to this total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report author: Paul Edwards

Publication date: 04/03/2009

Date of decision: 26/02/2009

Decided at meeting: 26/02/2009 - Council

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