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Council and councillors

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP

Contact: Governance  Email: governance@rutland.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

588.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Begy, Cross, Fox and Woodley.

589.

CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Minutes:

The Chairman confirmed that his engagements had been circulated in advance of the meeting.

590.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE LEADER, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OR THE HEAD OF PAID SERVICE

Minutes:

There were no announcements from the Leader, Members of the Cabinet or the Head of Paid Service.

591.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are invited to declare any disclosable interests under the Code of Conduct and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Minutes:

Mrs Stephenson declared a pecuniary interest in item 7 (Fees and Charges Report) in relation to charges for A-board licences.

 

Mr Baines declared a pecuniary interest in item 7 (Fees and Charges Report) in relation to charges for A-board licences.

 

Mr Oxley declared a pecuniary interest in item 7 (Fees and Charges Report) in relation to Burial Charges.

 

 

592.

PETITIONS, DEPUTATIONS AND QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

To receive any petitions, deputations or questions received from members of the public in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 28. The total time allowed for this is 30 minutes.  Petitions, deputations and questions will be dealt with in the order in which they are received and any which are not considered within the time limit shall receive a written response after the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no deputations or questions submitted by members of the public.

593.

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

To receive any questions submitted from Members of the Council in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rules 30 and 30A.

Minutes:

There were no petitions, deputations or questions from Members of the Council

594.

REPORT FROM CABINET pdf icon PDF 342 KB

To receive Report No. 45/2020 from the Cabinet on recommendations referred to the Council for determination and to note the Key Decisions taken at its meetings held on 21st January 2020 and subject to Cabinet approval on 18th February 2020.

 

To approve Cabinet Recommendations to Council for the following reports:

·         Treasury Management Strategy

·         Fees and Charges 2020/21

·         Revenue  and Capital Budget 2020/21 and Medium Term Financial Plan

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members of the Council considered report no 45/2020 - Treasury Management Strategy that had been recommended by Cabinet. Councillor G Brown, as the relevant Cabinet Member proposed the recommendations and informed Council there had only minor changes since last year, which were set out in the report. They had also been through the Council’s Scrutiny process and member’s queries had been answered.

 

In response to questions asked, Councillor G Brown confirmed that with regards to the Councils Capital Investment Strategy, the Council’s policy was currently not to invest outside of Rutland and would only be considered in exceptional circumstances and would be brought back to Council for approval.

 

Councillor Hemsley seconded the report.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1)    That the Treasury Management Strategy in Appendix 1 of the report including the Investment Strategy, Borrowing strategy, Minimum Revenue Provision statement and Capital Expenditure Prudential indicators be approved.

 

 2)  That the Capital Investment Strategy in Appendix 2 of the report be approved.

 

 

Members of the Council considered report no 04/2020 – Draft Fees and Charges 2020-221 that had been recommended by Cabinet. Councillor G Brown, as the relevant Cabinet Member proposed the recommendations and explained that the taxi and private hire licenses fees would be brought back to Council following the conclusion of the consultation.

 

Councillor G Brown reported that the Council received approximately £4 million from fees and charges each year and noted the importance that fees and charges be set at an appropriate level so as to maximise income to the Council. It was explained that the Fees and Charges were reviewed annually as part of the budget and council tax setting process and needed to be approved in order to be effective from April 2020.

 

Councillor Hemsley seconded the recommendations contained within the report.

 

Councillor Oxley noted that he was pleased that Cabinet had retained the thirty minute free parking which demonstrated support of the Town Centre.

 

In response to questions regarding the level of care home fees Councillor Walters, as the relevant Cabinet Member explained that requests had been made to care providers to provide details of cost increases to inform proposed charges but that very little information had been received.  Consequently, a two percent increase had been calculated in line with inflation but any further information received from care providers would be given due consideration.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the level of fees and charges for 2020/21 as set out in Appendices 1-4 of the report with the exception of taxi and private hire vehicle licenses and Residential Home Care rates be approved.

2.    That it be noted that taxi and private hire vehicle licenses fees would be subject to change based on the outcome of forthcoming consultation through a public notice procedure and be brought back for approval following that consultation.

3.    That it be noted that weekly Residential Home Care rates are subject to a separate report

Members of the Council considered report no 40/2020 –Revenue and Capital Budget 2020-21 and Medium Term Financial Plan that had been recommended  ...  view the full minutes text for item 594.

595.

COUNCIL TAX pdf icon PDF 561 KB

Minutes:

Councillor G Brown proposed report no 42/2020 which enabled the Council to calculate and set the level of Council Tax for 2020/21 in accordance with legislative requirements. It was explained that a number of parish councils had increased their precept as had the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority and the Office of the Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner.

 

Councillor Hemsley seconded the report.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the formal Council Tax resolution shown at Appendix A of the report be approved

2.    That no changes to the Local Council Tax Support scheme (LCTS) for 2020/21 be noted

3.    That no changes to the empty home discount from 2020/21 be noted; and

4.     That the changes to the long term empty home premium from 2020/21 be noted.

 

The above resolution was voted as follows:

 

FOR THE MOTION (23)

Councillors Ainsley, Baines, Blanksby, Bool, A Brown, G Brown, Burrows, Coleman, Dale, Harvey, Hemsley, Jones. MacCartney, Oxley, Lowe, Payne, Powell, Razzell, Stephenson, Waller, Walters, Webb and Wilby.

 

 

AGAINST THE MOTION (0)

 

ABSTAINING FROM THE MOTION (0)