Minutes:
3a) A 6.3% Council Tax increase
(including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy increase) and a
23/24 Budget requirement of £179.627m, which would provide a lower contribution
towards Delegated Schools Budget Cost Pressures.
3b) A 7.3% Council Tax increase
(including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy increase) and a
23/24 Budget requirement of £180.101m.
3c) A 8.3% Council Tax increase
(including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy increase) and a
23/24 Budget requirement of £180.576m, to provide a higher contribution towards
Delegated Schools Budget Cost Pressures.
3d) An alternative option over
and above Recommendations 3a) to 3c) to provide a specific increase for a
specific purpose, provided that any option is considered during the Budget
Scrutiny meetings and that the Section 151 officer is given sufficient time in
advance to fully model the impact and to provide an opinion on its robustness.
The Committee received presentations from the Leader of the Council (Councillor
Bryan Davies), the Cabinet Member for Finance & Procurement (Councillor
Gareth Davies) and the Corporate Lead Officer: Finance & Procurement
(Duncan Hall). The relevant Cabinet
Member then presented the Budget items relevant to their Service Area. Members were then
given the opportunity to ask questions, which were answered in turn by Cabinet
Members and/or Senior Officers.
Recommendations:
The Committee
agreed that:
3b) A 7.3% Council Tax increase
(including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy increase) and a
23/24 Budget requirement of £180.101m).
6. It was agreed that the Committee would place
the following item on the forward work programme of the Committee: To give
consideration to the option of allowing 2 hours free parking before 11am.
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