Agenda item

(1)          Mr Simmonds moved and Mr Gibbens seconded the following motion:

“The County Council is asked to agree the following:

       (a)            Revised net budget requirement of £932.977m (a change of £26.018m)

       (b)            The overarching adult social care strategy outlined in this report arising from the additional £26.091m grant and the £6.8m market sustainability fund

       (c)             Delegate the final decision on precise spending plans under this strategy to the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Corporate Directors within the limits included in financial regulations, and through the established governance arrangements

       The County Council is asked to note the following:

       (d)            The £0.073m impact on the net budget requirement following minor technical changes following the final notification of business rate share and collection fund balance and New Homes Bonus grant

       (e)            £0.073m reduction in the £3.994m contribution to general reserves in the approved budget

(f)   Potential impact on the local share of business rate tax base following the changes announced in the 2017 Spring Budget and additional compensation grant.  These cannot be quantified until local discretionary relief schemes have been approved

       (g)            The revised policy in relation to KCC dividends and Commercial Services reserves.”

(2)   Following the debate the Chairman put the motion set out above to the vote and the voting was as follows: 

For (74)

Mrs A Allen, Mr M Balfour, Mr P Barrington-King, Mr P Bartlett, Mrs P Beresford, Mrs R Binks, Mr R Bird, Mr T Bond, Mr A Bowles, Mr D Brazier, Mr D Butler, Miss S Carey, Mr P Carter, Mrs S Chandler, Mr N Chard, Mr I Chittenden,  Mrs P Cole, Mr N Collor, Ms K Constantine, Mr A Cook, Mr G Cooke, Mr P Cooper, Mrs M Crabtree, Mr D Daley, Mr M Dance, Miss E Dawson, Mrs T Dean, Mr T Dhesi, Mr D Farrell, Mrs L Game, Mrs S Gent, Mr G Gibbens, Mr R Gough, Mr K Gregory, Ms S Hamilton, Mr P Harman, Mr M Hill, Mr T Hills, Mr S Holden, Mr P Homewood, Mr A Hook, Mr M, Horwood, Mr E Hotson, Mr J Kite, Mr G Koowaree, Mr P Lake, Mr B Lewis, Ida Linfield, Mr R Long, Mr R Love, Mr G Lymer, Mr A Marsh, Ms  D Marsh, Mr J McInroy, Mr P Messenger, Mr D Monk, Mr D Murphy, Mr M Northey, Mr P Oakford, Mr J Ozog, Mr D Pascoe, Mr M Payne, Mrs S Prendergast, Mr K Pugh, Miss C Rankin, Mr A Ridgers, Mr C Simkins, Mr J Simmonds, Mrs P Stockell, Dr L Sullivan,  Mr I Thomas, Mr M Whiting, Mr  M Whybrow, Mr J Wright.

Against (0)  Abstained (0)

Motion carried

(3)   RESOLVED that

(a)       revised net budget requirement of £932.977m (a change of £26.018m) be agreed.

(b)       the overarching adult social care strategy outlined in the report arising from the additional £26.091m grant and the £6.8m market sustainability fund be agreed.

(c)        the final decision on precise spending plans under this strategy be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Corporate Directors within the limits included in financial regulations, and through the established governance arrangements

 (d)      the £0.073m impact on the net budget requirement following minor technical changes following the final notification of business rate share and collection fund balance and New Homes Bonus grant be noted.

 (e)      £0.073m reduction in the £3.994m contribution to general reserves in the approved budget be noted

 (f)       potential impact on the local share of business rate tax base following the changes announced in the 2017 Spring Budget and additional compensation grant, which cannot be quantified until local discretionary relief schemes have been approved, be noted. 

(g)       the revised policy in relation to KCC dividends and Commercial Services reserves be noted.