Brighton & Hove City Council

Council

4.30pm25 February 2021

Virtual

MINUTES

Present:   Councillors Robins (Chair), Mears (Deputy Chair), Allcock, Appich, Atkinson, Bagaeen, Barnett, Bell, Brown, Childs, Clare, Davis, Deane, Druitt, Ebel, Evans, Fishleigh, Fowler, Gibson, Grimshaw, Hamilton, Heley, Hills, Hugh-Jones, Janio, Knight, Lewry, Littman, Lloyd, Mac Cafferty, McNair, Miller, Moonan, Nemeth, Nield, O'Quinn, Osborne, Peltzer Dunn, Phillips, Pissaridou, Platts, Powell, Rainey, Shanks, Simson, C Theobald, West, Wilkinson, Williams and Yates

PART ONE

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109 Declarations of Interest

109.1 Councillor Druitt declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he was the Director of Protran Services, General Manager of Brighton & Hove Community Transport and Director of the Big Lemon. He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.2 Councillor Hugh-Jones declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the items listed as she held various shareholdings as listed in her register of interests. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.3 Councillor Phillips declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was married to Councillor Druitt and therefore benefitted from the interests he had declared. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.4 Councillor Powell declared a personal and prejudicial interest declared a personal interest as she was employed by Sussex Police and her partner had been involved in consultation work with RISE. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

109.5 Councillor Shanks declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was a Trustee of Brighton Youth Centre which would benefit from capital funding. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.6 Councillor Atkinson declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he and his wife both worked for the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust and the council had a number of jointly funded services with the Trust.  He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.7 Councillor Childs declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he was a NEU Senior Regional Officer and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

109.8 Councillor Fowler declared a personal and prejudicial interest as her partner was employed at City Clean. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.9 Councillor Platts declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was an Event Director for East Brighton Parkrun, was a member of the Local Government Association and a Director of Brighton Community Workshop Project CIC. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.10 Councillor Williams declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she held a role with the Community Land Trust. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.11 Councillor Nemeth declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he was involved with the Beach Hut Association and Chair of Hove Lagoon Association. He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.12 Councillor Peltzer Dunn declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he owned a beach hut. He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.13 Councillor Pissaridou declared a personal and non-prejudicial interest as she held a parking permit. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.14 Councillor West declared a personal and non-prejudicial interest as he was a Trustee of the Brighton Racecourse, and a member of the Brighton & Hove Estate Conservation Trust and East Sussex Fire Authority. He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

109.15 No other declarations of interests in matters appearing on the agenda were made.

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110 Mayor's Communications.

110.1 The Mayor stated that he did not have any communications for today’s meeting but hoped that the meeting would go well and everyone would be respectful during the debate.

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111 Adoption of Special Procedures for Budget Council

111.1 The Mayor referred to the proposed special budget procedure rules that had been circulated as part of the agenda and were detailed in the addendum, pages 5 – 10 and proposed that the Council procedure rules be suspended to the extent necessary to enable the meeting to be conducted under the rules as modified by the procedural note as circulated.

111.2 The Mayor called on the Group Leaders to confirm their agreement for the suspension of Standing Orders as outlined and noted that they and Members agreed.

111.3 RESOLVED: That the special procedural rules as circulated be adopted for the meeting and that the Council Standing Orders be suspended to the extent that it enabled the meeting to be conducted under the rules agreed.

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112 General Fund Revenue Budget, Capital and Treasury Management Strategy 2021/22

112.1 The Mayor noted that the principal budget items listed as Items 112 and 114 on the agenda would be debated together, long with Item 113 Supplementary Financial Information, once the proposed budget and various amendments had been moved and seconded. He therefore invited Councillor Druitt to propose the budget for 2021//22.

112.2 Councillor Druitt thanked the Mayor and formally moved the budget proposals on behalf of the Administration, together with the one Green Group amendment. Councillor Mac Cafferty formally seconded the budget proposals and the Green Group amendment.

112.3 Councillor Yates formally moved the Labour Group’s amendments No’s 1 – 3, which were formally seconded by Councillor Platts.

112.4 Councillor Miller formally moved the Conservative Group’s amendments No’s 1 – 6, which were formally seconded by Councillor Bell.

112.5 The Mayor then opened the matter up to a general debate and the following Members of the Council spoke on the various amendments that had been put forward as well as the general prevailing budget proposals and budget position.

Councillors Powell, Allcock, Simson, Fishleigh, Deane, Williams, Peltzer Dunn, Janio, Heley, Hamilton, Barnett and Osborne.

112.6 The Mayor noted that the meeting had been in session for just over two hours and declared that he would adjourn for a refreshment break from 6.36  to 6.55pm.

112.7 The Mayor reconvened the meeting at 6.55pm and continued with the debate, during which the following Members spoke on various amendments that had been put forward as well as the general prevailing budget proposals and position.

Councillors Atkinson, McNair, Hugh-Jones, Wilkinson, Brown, Shanks, Evans, Bagaeen, Davis, Hills, Appich, Theobald, Lewry, Ebel, O’Quinn, Mears, Lloyd, Childs, Nemeth, Littman, Hill, Clare, Fowler, Moonan and Platts.

112.8 The Mayor noted that all Members wising to speak during the debate had done so and called on Councillor Gibson to respond to the debate and the amendments on behalf of the Administration.

112.9 Councillor Gibson thanked the Mayor and stated that it had been a good and useful debate overall. He felt that although a number of the amendments could not be accepted, there were a lot of good suggestions that could be taken into consideration and possibly incorporated into future decisions. He therefore hoped that the budget proposals together with the amendments that could be accepted would be approved and recommended it to Council.

112.10 The Mayor stated that in view of the fact that the amendments related to either the General Fund or the Housing revenue Account, he intended to put each one to the vote.  However, he would call on the Acting Chief Finance Officer to confirm the budgetary position should any amendment be carried and have an impact on the overall budget as necessary.  He would then put the substantive recommendations to the vote as outlined in the procedural rules and also noted that the outcome of the voting would be recorded in full.

112.11 The Mayor then put the Conservative Group amendment No.1 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Conservative Group Amendment No.1

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock		X			Lewry	√
2	Appich		X		29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson		X		30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan		X
9	Childs		X		36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn		X
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans		X		42	Pissaridou		X
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts		X
17	Fowler		X		44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw		X		46	Robins		X
20	Hamilton		X		47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill		X		50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson		X
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams		X
26	Janio			Ab	53	West		X
27	Knight		X		54	Yates		X
						Total	13	37	1

112.12 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 13 votes to 37 with 1 abstention.

112.13 The Mayor then put the Conservative Group amendment No.2 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Conservative Group Amendment No.2

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock		X			Lewry	√
2	Appich		X		29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson		X		30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan		X
9	Childs		X		36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn		X
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans		X		42	Pissaridou		X
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts		X
17	Fowler		X		44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw		X		46	Robins		X
20	Hamilton		X		47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill		X		50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson		X
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams		X
26	Janio	√			53	West		X
27	Knight		X		54	Yates		X
						Total	14	37

112.14 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 14 votes to 37.

112.15 The Mayor then put the Conservative Group amendment No.3 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Conservative Group Amendment No.3

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock		X			Lewry	√
2	Appich		X		29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson		X		30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan		X
9	Childs		X		36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn		X
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans		X		42	Pissaridou		X
16	Fishleigh		X		43	Platts		X
17	Fowler		X		44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw		X		46	Robins		X
20	Hamilton		X		47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill		X		50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson		X
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams		X
26	Janio	√			53	West		X
27	Knight		X		54	Yates		X
						Total	13	38

112.16 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 13 votes to 38.

112.17 The Mayor then put the Conservative Group amendment No.4 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Conservative Group Amendment No.4

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock		X			Lewry	√
2	Appich		X		29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson		X		30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan		X
9	Childs		X		36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn		X
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans		X		42	Pissaridou		X
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts		X
17	Fowler		X		44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw		X		46	Robins		X
20	Hamilton		X		47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill		X		50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson		X
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams		X
26	Janio	√			53	West		X
27	Knight		X		54	Yates		X
						Total	14	37

112.18 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 14 votes to 37.

112.19 The Mayor then put the Conservative Group amendment No.5 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Conservative Group Amendment No.5

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock		X			Lewry	√
2	Appich		X		29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson		X		30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan		X
9	Childs		X		36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn		X
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans		X		42	Pissaridou		X
16	Fishleigh		X		43	Platts		X
17	Fowler		X		44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw		X		46	Robins		X
20	Hamilton		X		47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill		X		50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson		X
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams		X
26	Janio			Ab	53	West		X
27	Knight		X		54	Yates		X
						Total	12	38	1

112.20 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 12 votes to 38 with 1 abstention.

112.21 The Mayor then put the Conservative Group amendment No.6 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Conservative Group Amendment No.6

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock		X			Lewry	√
2	Appich		X		29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson		X		30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan		X
9	Childs		X		36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn		X
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans		X		42	Pissaridou		X
16	Fishleigh		X		43	Platts		X
17	Fowler		X		44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw		X		46	Robins		X
20	Hamilton		X		47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill		X		50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson		X
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams		X
26	Janio	√			53	West		X
27	Knight		X		54	Yates		X
						Total	13	38

112.22 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 13 votes to 38.

112.23 The Mayor then put the Labour Group amendment No.1 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Labour Group Amendment No.1

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock	√			28	Lewry		X
2	Appich	√			29	Littman	√
3	Atkinson	√			30	Lloyd	√
4	Bagaeen		X		31	Mac Cafferty	√
5	Barnett		X		32	McNair		X
6	Bell		X		33	Mears		X
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller		X
8	Brown		X		35	Moonan	√
9	Childs	√			36	Nemeth		X
10	Clare	√			37	Nield	√
11	Davis	√			38	O’Quinn	√
12	Deane	√			39	Osborne	√
13	Druitt	√			40	Peltzer Dunn		X
14	Ebel	√			41	Phillips	√
15	Evans	√			42	Pissaridou	√
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts	√
17	Fowler	√			44	Powell	√
18	Gibson	√			45	Rainey	√
19	Grimshaw	√			46	Robins	√
20	Hamilton	√			47	Shanks	√
21	Heley	√			48	Simson		X
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C		X
23	Hill	√			50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills	√			51	Wilkinson	√
25	Hugh-Jones	√			52	Williams	√
26	Janio			Ab	53	West	√
27	Knight	√			54	Yates	√
						Total	38	12	1

112.24 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been carried by 38 votes to 12 with 1 abstention.

112.25 The Mayor then put the Labour Group amendment No.2 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Labour Group Amendment No.2

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock	√			28	Lewry		X
2	Appich	√			29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson	√			30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen		X		31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett		X		32	McNair		X
6	Bell		X		33	Mears		X
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller		X
8	Brown		X		35	Moonan	√
9	Childs	√			36	Nemeth		X
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn	√
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn		X
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans	√			42	Pissaridou	√
16	Fishleigh			Ab	43	Platts	√
17	Fowler	√			44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw	√			46	Robins	√
20	Hamilton	√			47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson		X
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C		X
23	Hill	√			50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson	√
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams	√
26	Janio		X		53	West		X
27	Knight	√			54	Yates	√
						Total	18	32	1

112.26 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 18 votes to 32 with 1 abstention.

112.27 The Mayor then put the Labour Group amendment No.3 to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Labour Group Amendment No.3

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock	√			28	Lewry		X
2	Appich	√			29	Littman		X
3	Atkinson	√			30	Lloyd		X
4	Bagaeen		X		31	Mac Cafferty		X
5	Barnett		X		32	McNair		X
6	Bell		X		33	Mears		X
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller		X
8	Brown		X		35	Moonan	√
9	Childs	√			36	Nemeth		X
10	Clare		X		37	Nield		X
11	Davis		X		38	O’Quinn	√
12	Deane		X		39	Osborne		X
13	Druitt		X		40	Peltzer Dunn		X
14	Ebel		X		41	Phillips		X
15	Evans	√			42	Pissaridou	√
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts	√
17	Fowler	√			44	Powell		X
18	Gibson		X		45	Rainey		X
19	Grimshaw	√			46	Robins	√
20	Hamilton	√			47	Shanks		X
21	Heley		X		48	Simson		X
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C		X
23	Hill	√			50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills		X		51	Wilkinson	√
25	Hugh-Jones		X		52	Williams	√
26	Janio		X		53	West		X
27	Knight	√			54	Yates	√
						Total	19	32

112.28 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been lost by 19 votes to 32.

112.29 The Mayor then put the Green Group amendment to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members.

Green Group Amendment

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock			Ab	28	Lewry	√
2	Appich			Ab	29	Littman	√
3	Atkinson			Ab	30	Lloyd	√
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty	√
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan			Ab
9	Childs			Ab	36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare	√			37	Nield	√
11	Davis	√			38	O’Quinn			Ab
12	Deane	√			39	Osborne	√
13	Druitt	√			40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel	√			41	Phillips	√
15	Evans			Ab	42	Pissaridou			Ab
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts			Ab
17	Fowler			Ab	44	Powell	√
18	Gibson	√			45	Rainey	√
19	Grimshaw			Ab	46	Robins			Ab
20	Hamilton			Ab	47	Shanks	√
21	Heley	√			48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill			Ab	50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills	√			51	Wilkinson			Ab
25	Hugh-Jones	√			52	Williams			Ab
26	Janio	√			53	West	√
27	Knight			Ab	54	Yates			Ab
						Total	33	-	18

112.30 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been carried by 33 votes to 0 with 18 abstentions.

114.1 Councillor Mac Cafferty noted the outcome of the voting and proposed that an adjournment take place to enable the Group Leaders to discuss the potential of a composite amendment being drawn up based on the amendments that had been carried.

114.2 Councillor Platts formally seconded the motion.

114.3 The Mayor noted that an adjournment had been proposed and put this to the vote and called on the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members:

Councillor Mac Cafferty stated that the Green Group were in favour of the motion and this was confirmed by the Members of the Green Group;

Councillor Platts stated that the Labour Group were in favour of the motion and this was confirmed by the Members of the Labour Group;

Councillor Bell stated that the Conservative Group were in favour of the recommendation and this was confirmed by the Members of the Conservative Group;

Councillor Brennan confirmed that she was voting in for of the motion;

Councillor Fishleigh confirmed that she was voting for the motion;

Councillor Janio confirmed that he was voting for the motion;

Councillor Knight confirmed that she was voting for the motion.

114.4 The Mayor confirmed that the motion to adjourn the meeting had been carried and therefore adjourned the meeting at 20.46pm for a short period.

114.5 The Mayor reconvened the meeting at 21.30pm and noted that a further amendment was to be moved which required the re-suspension of Standing Orders, which he was prepared to put to the Council to vote on. He therefore called on the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members:

Councillor Mac Cafferty stated that the Green Group were in favour of the motion and this was confirmed by the Members of the Green Group;

Councillor Platts stated that the Labour Group were in favour of the motion and this was confirmed by the Members of the Labour Group;

Councillor Bell stated that the Conservative Group were in favour of the recommendation and this was confirmed by the Members of the Conservative Group;

Councillor Brennan confirmed that she was voting in for of the motion;

Councillor Fishleigh confirmed that she was voting for the motion;

Councillor Janio confirmed that he was voting for the motion;

Councillor Knight confirmed that she was voting for the motion

114.6 The Mayor confirmed that motion had been carried and invited Councillors Mac Cafferty, Platts and Bell to jointly propose the joint amendment.

114.7 Councillors Mac Cafferty, Platts and Bell jointly proposed the cross-party amendment, which was jointly seconded by Councillors Gibson, Yates and Miller.

114.8 The Acting Chief Finance Officer then confirmed the impact of the joint amendment to the overall budget proposals and position for 2021/22.

114.9 The Mayor then put the joint amendment to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members:

Joint Labour, Green and Conservative Amendment

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock	√			28	Lewry	√
2	Appich	√			29	Littman	√
3	Atkinson	√			30	Lloyd	√
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty	√
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan	√
9	Childs	√			36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare	√			37	Nield	√
11	Davis	√			38	O’Quinn	√
12	Deane	√			39	Osborne	√
13	Druitt	√			40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel	√			41	Phillips	√
15	Evans	√			42	Pissaridou	√
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts	√
17	Fowler	√			44	Powell	√
18	Gibson	√			45	Rainey	√
19	Grimshaw	√			46	Robins	√
20	Hamilton	√			47	Shanks	√
21	Heley	√			48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill	√			50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills	√			51	Wilkinson	√
25	Hugh-Jones	√			52	Williams	√
26	Janio	√			53	West	√
27	Knight	√			54	Yates	√
						Total	51	0	0

114.10 The Mayor confirmed that the amendment had been carried unanimously.

114.11 The Mayor then put the General Fund Budget Revenue Budget, Capital & Treasury Management Strategy and Council Tax of 4.99% for 2021/22 together with the Supplementary Financial information and revised council tax resolution to the vote. He called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members:

Budget vote

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock	√			28	Lewry	√
2	Appich	√			29	Littman	√
3	Atkinson	√			30	Lloyd	√
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty	√
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan	√
9	Childs	√			36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare	√			37	Nield	√
11	Davis	√			38	O’Quinn	√
12	Deane	√			39	Osborne	√
13	Druitt	√			40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel	√			41	Phillips	√
15	Evans	√			42	Pissaridou	√
16	Fishleigh		X		43	Platts	√
17	Fowler	√			44	Powell	√
18	Gibson	√			45	Rainey	√
19	Grimshaw	√			46	Robins	√
20	Hamilton	√			47	Shanks	√
21	Heley	√			48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill	√			50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills	√			51	Wilkinson	√
25	Hugh-Jones	√			52	Williams	√
26	Janio		X		53	West	√
27	Knight	√			54	Yates	√
						Total	49	2	0

114.12 The Mayor confirmed that the budget resolution had been carried by 49 votes to 2.

114.13 RESOLVED:

Formal Council Tax Resolution

1       It be noted that at on 21 January 2021 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2021/22

(a)  for the whole Council area as 89,493.0 (Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")); and

(b) for dwellings in those parts of its area to which special items relate: -

Rottingdean Parish – 1,576.7

Hanover Crescent Enclosure – 39.5

Marine Square Enclosure – 70.7

Royal Crescent Enclosure – 31.0

2       Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2021/22 (excluding Parish precepts) is £155,914,000.

3       That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2021/22 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

(a) £801,756,927 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.

(b) £645,791,903 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c) £155,965,024 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).

(d) £1,742.76 being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts).

(e)     £79,108 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

(f)      £1,741.88 being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount 3(e) above by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special items relates

(g)    

£1,774.24      Rottingdean Parish

£1,953.45      Hanover Crescent

£1,906.62      Marine Square

£2,002.53      Royal Crescent

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 3(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the relevant amount at 1(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its council tax for the year for the dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate

Valuation Band: Parts of the Council’s area	A* £	A £	B £	C £	D £	E £	F £	G £	H £
Rottingdean Parish	985.69	1,182.83	1,379.96	1,577.10	1,774.24	2,168.52	2,562.79	2,957.07	3,548.48
Hanover Crescent	1,085.25	1,302.30	1,519.35	1,736.40	1,953.45	2,387.55	2,821.65	3,255.75	3,906.90
Marine Square	1,059.23	1,271.08	1,482.93	1,694.77	1,906.62	2,330.31	2,754.01	3,177.70	3,813.24
Royal Crescent	1,112.52	1,335.02	1,557.52	1,780.03	2,002.53	2,447.54	2,892.54	3,337.55	4,005.06
All  other parts of the council’s area	967.71	1,161.25	1,354.80	1,548.34	1,741.88	2,128.96	2,516.05	2,903.13	3,483.76

* Entitled to disabled relief

4       To note that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Fire Authority have issued precepts to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated in the table below.

Band:	A*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner	119.39	143.27	167.16	191.03	214.91	262.67	310.43	358.18	429.82

* Entitled to disabled relief

Band:	A*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
East Sussex Fire Authority	54.13	64.95	75.78	86.60	97.43	119.08	140.73	162.38	194.86

* Entitled to disabled relief

5       That the Council, in accordance with Section 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2021/22 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings

Valuation Band: Parts of the Council’s area	A* £	A £	B £	C £	D £	E £	F £	G £	H £
Rottingdean Parish	1,159.21	1,391.05	1,622.89	1,854.73	2,086.58	2,550.27	3,013.95	3,477.63	4,173.16
Hanover Crescent	1,258.77	1,510.52	1,762.28	2,014.03	2,265.79	2,769.30	3,272.81	3,776.31	4,531.58
Marine Square	1,232.75	1,479.30	1,725.86	1,972.40	2,218.96	2,712.06	3,205.17	3,698.26	4,437.92
Royal Crescent	1,286.04	1,543.24	1,800.45	2,057.66	2,314.87	2,829.29	3,343.70	3,858.11	4,629.74
All  other parts of the council’s area	1,141.23	1,369.47	1,597.73	1,825.97	2,054.22	2,510.71	2,967.21	3,423.69	4,108.44

* Entitled to disabled relief

6       In accordance with Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the Council determines its relevant basic amount of council tax for the financial year 2021/22 is not excessive.

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113 Supplementary financial Information for Budget Council 25/02/2021

Note:

113.1 The item was taken into consideration as part of the overall budget debate and included in the votes on the amendments to the General Fund Revenue Budget and Council Tax for 2021/22 and Supplementary Financial Information recommendation 2.1 and the final vote on the overall General Fund Revenue Budget and Council Tax for 2021/22 as detailed under Item 112 above.

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114 Housing Revenue Account Budget and Capital Investment Programme 2021/22 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy

114.1 The Mayor noted that the Housing Revenue Account Budget and Capital Investment Programme 2021/22 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy had been taken into consideration as part of the overall budget debate as detailed under Item 112 above.

114.2 The Mayor then put the recommendations as detailed in the report to the vote and called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn followed by each of the Independent Members:

Housing Revenue Account Budget and Capital Investment Programme 2021/22 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allcock	√			28	Lewry	√
2	Appich	√			29	Littman	√
3	Atkinson	√			30	Lloyd	√
4	Bagaeen	√			31	Mac Cafferty	√
5	Barnett	√			32	McNair	√
6	Bell	√			33	Mears	√
7	Brennan	Not present			34	Miller	√
8	Brown	√			35	Moonan	√
9	Childs	√			36	Nemeth	√
10	Clare	√			37	Nield	√
11	Davis	√			38	O’Quinn	√
12	Deane	√			39	Osborne	√
13	Druitt	√			40	Peltzer Dunn	√
14	Ebel	√			41	Phillips	√
15	Evans	√			42	Pissaridou	√
16	Fishleigh	√			43	Platts	√
17	Fowler	√			44	Powell	√
18	Gibson	√			45	Rainey	√
19	Grimshaw	√			46	Robins	√
20	Hamilton	√			47	Shanks	√
21	Heley	√			48	Simson	√
22	Henry	Not present			49	Theobald C	√
23	Hill	√			50	Wares	Not present
24	Hills	√			51	Wilkinson	√
25	Hugh-Jones	√			52	Williams	√
26	Janio	√			53	West	√
27	Knight	√			54	Yates	√
						Total	51	0	0

114.3 The Mayor confirmed that the recommendations had been carried unanimously.

114.4 RESOLVED:

(1) That the updated HRA revenue budget for 2021/22 as shown in Appendix 2 be approved; and 

(2) That the 3-year programme as set out in Appendix 4 be noted and that the Capital Programme Budget of £38.395m for 2021/22 be approved.

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115 Close of Meeting

115.1 The Mayor thanked everyone and closed the meeting.

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Signed		Chair
Dated this	day of	2021

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