Council (Budget Council) (2020/21 Budget & Council Tax) (Wirral Council) 2nd March 2020 Part 1 of 6
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Date: 2020-03-03

Council (Budget Council) (2020/21 Budget & Council Tax) (Wirral Council) 2nd March 2020 Part 1 of 6

Filmed by John Brace https://johnbrace.com/ .

Council Chamber, Wallasy Town Hall, Brighton Street, Seacombe, CH44 8ED

The agenda and reports for this meeting can be found on Wirral Council's website here https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=123&MId=7931 . 

1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 1:01

Members of the Council are asked to consider whether they have any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or any other relevant interest, in connection with any matter to be debated or determined at this meeting and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

2. CIVIC MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS 8:09

To receive the Civic Mayor's announcements and any apologies for absence.

3. MINUTES 15:09

To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meetings of the Council held on 9 December 2019 (ordinary meeting) and 13 January 2020 (extraordinary meeting).

4. PETITIONS (PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 5(2)(G) COUNCIL PROCEDURE RULES 16:24

If a petition relates to the setting of the Budget, the Member who presents it shall be given the opportunity during the main debate to speak to it, in order that the Council can take account of it in that context.

5. COUNCIL'S BUDGET AND POLICY FRAMEWORK PROCEDURE RULES (STANDING ORDERS) 17:49

Council to note the content of the Council’s Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules (standing orders) contained as Part 4(C) of the Constitution (attached). Council Minute 116 (5 March 2018) refers.

6. SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS OF THE COUNCIL'S CONSTITUTION 18:07

7. COUNCIL BUDGET 18:39

The Budget Debate will only consider:

(i)  the Cabinet’s Budget Recommendations/Minutes, which shall include any additional paragraphs/recommendations (e.g. those relating to precepts), together with any other recommendation(s) / minute(s) from the Cabinet meeting held on 17 February 2020 (and/or any other relevant Cabinet meeting) that require approval by the Council; and

(ii)  any objections to the recommendations and those Alternative Budget Proposal(s) or Amendment(s) to the Cabinet’s Budget Recommendations / Minutes referred to at (i) above that are duly lodged with the Director: Governance and Assurance (Monitoring Officer) on or before 12noon on Wednesday, 26 February 2020.

(iii)  Budget Debate shall be conducted in accordance with the Budget Debate Process. 

MATTERS REQUIRING APPROVAL OR CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL

COUNCIL IS REQUESTED TO: 

NOTE – Revenue Monitoring 2019/20 Quarter 3, to December 2019 (Cabinet Minute 87 attached, Cabinet Report attached at 7B below). 

APPROVE – Capital Monitoring 2019/20 Quarter 3, to December 2019 (Cabinet Minute 88 attached, Cabinet Report attached at 7C below). 

NOTE – 2020/21 Budget Proposals Scrutiny Report (Cabinet Minute 89 attached, Cabinet Report attached at 7D below).

DEBATE – CABINET BUDGET RESOLUTION 2019/20 - including the Statutory Calculations and Resolution in respect of Council Tax. (Cabinet Minute 90 attached, Cabinet Budget Report and supporting documentation are attached at 7E to 7K below).

All the above matters refer to the Cabinet (Budget Meeting) held on 17 February 2020.

Additional documents:

MINUTE EXTRACT Q3 Capital Monitoring
MINUTE EXTRACT Budget Proposals Scrutiny Report
MINUTE EXTRACT Council Budget 2020-21
ANNEX - Cabinet Minute 90
MINUTEEXTRACTCouncilBudget202021 revised
There are a further 4 documents

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