Agenda, decisions and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Decision: Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Rajib Ahmed, Lutfa Begum, Shiria Khatun and Mohammed Abdul Munim and for lateness from Councillors Fozol Miah and Motin Uz-Zaman.
Minutes: Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Rajib Ahmed, Lutfa Begum, Shiria Khatun and Mohammed Abdul Munim and for lateness from Councillors Fozol Miah and Motin Uz-Zaman.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PDF 25 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Chief Executive.
Decision: Please see the minutes.
Minutes: Councillors made declarations of interest in items included on the agenda as follows:
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TO RECEIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR, LEADER OF THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE Decision: Please see minutes.
Minutes: (i) New Corporate Director, Development and Renewal
Councillor Lutfur Rahman, Leader of the Council, welcomed Mr. Aman Dalvi, the new Corporate Director, Development and Renewal, to the Council and to his first Council meeting.
(ii) CPA Assessment and Beacon Awards
Councillor Lutfur Rahman, Leader of the Council, said that he was proud to announce that the Council had once again achieved a four star CPA Assessment and the Audit Commission had judged that the Council was improving well. In addition Tower Hamlets had received two Beacon Awards for the Council’s outstanding work in the positive engagement of older people and preventing child poverty. The Leader congratulated Members and staff for helping to achieve these results.
(iii) Bethnal Green Tube Disaster Memorial Appeal
Councillor Lutfur Rahman, Leader of the Council, said that he had attended the memorial service at St John’s Church for the 173 people who died in the 1943 Bethnal Green Air Raid Disaster, many of whom were women and children.
Last year, the then Mayor, Cllr Ann Jackson, raised over £30,000 for the Memorial Trust but the campaign remained short of its target. Over the past few days Councillor Joshua Peck had been working with council officers to identify potential sources of funding and Labour councillors had agreed unanimously to commit a sum of £100,000 to the campaign. A proposal to this effect would be brought forward to a future meeting and Councillors would also support the campaign in other ways, such as introducing local businesses and encouraging other public bodies and the National Lottery to play their part in ensuring this tragedy is never forgotten.
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TO RECEIVE ANY DEPUTATIONS OR PETITIONS No requests for deputations or petitions to the meeting had been received at the time of agenda despatch.
Details of any valid deputations or petitions received before the deadline set out in the Council’s Constitution will be circulated to Members before the meeting. To be taken at the Budget Meeting a deputation or petition must relate to the Council’s budget or to the setting of the Council Tax. Decision: There were no deputations or petitions. Minutes: There were no deputations or petitions. |
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BUDGET AND COUNCIL TAX 2009/10 |
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Report of the Cabinet Meeting of 11th February 2009 PDF 34 KB To consider the proposals of the Executive in relation to the Budget and Council Tax 2009/10.
The Budget 2009/2010 Document Pack (Document Pack 1) was circulated to all Councillors in advance of the Cabinet Meeting of 11th February and Members are asked to bring their copy of this pack to the Council Meeting.
Further documents including the report of the Cabinet Meeting of 11th February; the Budget Motion from the Lead Member for Resources and Performance; and additional appendices circulated for the Cabinet Meeting, are contained in Document Pack 2 which is circulated with this agenda.
For ease of reference an index to the items contained in Document Packs 1 and 2 is included in agenda item 5.1 attached. Additional documents: Decision: Two amendments to the Cabinet’s budget proposals, moved by Councillor Tim Archer and Councillor Stephanie Eaton respectively, were each debated and defeated.
DECISION
1. General Fund Revenue Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan 2009/10 to 2011/12 (CAB 120/089, CAB 127/089)
a) To agree a total Budget Requirement for Tower Hamlets in 2009/10 of £297,926,000.
b) To agree a Council Tax for Tower Hamlets in 2009/10 of £885.52 at Band D, as detailed in the table below:-
Resulting in a Council Tax for all other band taxpayers, before any discounts, and excluding the GLA precept, as set out in the Table below:-
c) To agree that for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2009/2010:-
(i) The Council Tax for Band D taxpayers, before any discounts, and including the GLA precept, shall be £1,195.34 as shown below: -.
(ii) The Council Tax for taxpayers in all other bands, before any discounts, and including the GLA precept, shall be as detailed in the table below: -
d) To approve the statutory calculations of this Authority’s total Budget requirement in 2009/2010, detailed in Appendix A to the motion, undertaken by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with the requirements of Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, and referred to in paragraphs 20.3-20.6 of the report ... view the full decision text for item 5.1 Minutes: The Council considered the report of the Cabinet meeting on 11th February 2009 containing the proposals of the Executive for the Council’s Budget and Council Tax for 2009/10.
Two amendments had been notified in advance in accordance with the Council Procedure Rules and these amendments, together in each case with officer comments, were circulated to the meeting in the pack of tabled documents.
MOVED by Councillor Joshua Peck and SECONDED by Councillor Lufur Rahman, that the recommendations contained in the 11th February 2009 report of the Cabinet be agreed.
MOVED as an amendment by Councillor Timothy Archer, SECONDED by Councillor David Snowdon, that the motion be amended as per the tabled motion from Councillor Archer (attached at Appendix A).
MOVED as a further amendment by Councillor Stephanie Eaton, SECONDED by Councillor Tim O’Flaherty, that the motion be amended as per the tabled motion from Councillor Eaton (attached at Appendix B).
Following debate, the amendment MOVED by Councillor Timothy Archer was first put to the meeting and was DEFEATED.
The amendment MOVED by Councillor Stephanie Eaton was then put to the meeting and was DEFEATED.
The original motion MOVED by Councillor Joshua Peck was then put to the meeting and it was
RESOLVED
1. General Fund Revenue Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan 2009/10 to 2011/12 (CAB 120/089, CAB 127/089)
a) To agree a total Budget Requirement for Tower Hamlets in 2009/10 of £297,926,000.
b) To agree a Council Tax for Tower Hamlets in 2009/10 of £885.52 at Band D, as detailed in the table below:-
Resulting in a Council Tax for all other band taxpayers, before any discounts, and excluding the GLA precept, as set out in the Table below:-
c) To agree that for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2009/2010:-
(i) The Council Tax for Band D taxpayers, before any discounts, and including the ... view the full minutes text for item 5.1 |
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Scheme of Members' Allowances 2009/10 PDF 72 KB To adopt the Scheme of Members’ Allowances for 2009/10 as set out in the attached report of the Assistant Chief Executive. Decision: DECISION
1. That the Members’ Allowances Scheme at Part 6 of the Constitution be agreed for 2009/10, subject to:-
(a) indexing of the amounts payable for the basic, special responsibility and dependants’ carers’ allowances as set out in paragraph 11 of the scheme; and
(b) An increase in the Special Responsibility Allowance in respect of the post of Deputy Mayor from £2,650 p.a. to £4,034 p.a., payable from the implementation date of the current Members’ Allowances Scheme, i.e. 21st May 2008.
2. That the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Members’ Allowances Scheme 2009 be adopted as set out at Appendix ‘A’ to the report ‘Scheme of Members’ Allowances 2009/10’.
(Action by: Service Head, Democratic Services, J. S. Williams)
Minutes: Councillor Lutfur Rahman MOVED and Councillor Joshua Peck SECONDED the recommendations as set out in the report.
The recommendations were put to the vote and were agreed. Accordingly it was
RESOLVED
1. That the Members’ Allowances Scheme at Part 6 of the Constitution be agreed for 2009/10, subject to:-
(a) indexing of the amounts payable for the basic, special responsibility and dependants’ carers’ allowances as set out in paragraph 11 of the scheme; and
(b) An increase in the Special Responsibility Allowance in respect of the post of Deputy Mayor from £2,650 p.a. to £4,034 p.a., payable from the implementation date of the current Members’ Allowances Scheme, i.e. 21st May 2008.
2. That the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Members’ Allowances Scheme 2009 be adopted as set out at Appendix ‘A’ to the report ‘Scheme of Members’ Allowances 2009/10’.
[Note: Councillor Ahmed Omer declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the above agenda item as the Deputy Mayor and left the meeting during consideration of the item.]
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The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) Regulations: Local Area Agreements PDF 44 KB To agree the allocation of responsibility for functions relating to the Council’s Local Area Agreement as set out in the attached report of the Assistant Chief Executive. Decision: DECISION
1. That the Authority’s functions under sections 106, 110, 111 and 113 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, including functions relating to the preparation, submission and modification of a Local Area Agreement, be the responsibility of the Council’s Executive; and
2. That Part 3.2.2 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.
(Action by: Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services), I. Freeman)
Minutes: Councillor Ohid Ahmed MOVED and Councillor Lutfur Rahman SECONDED the recommendations as set out in the report.
The recommendations were put to the vote and were agreed. Accordingly it was
RESOLVED
1. That the Authority’s functions under sections 106, 110, 111 and 113 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, including functions relating to the preparation, submission and modification of a Local Area Agreement, be the responsibility of the Council’s Executive; and
2. That Part 3.2.2 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.
BUDGET REQUIREMENT & COUNCIL TAX 2009/10
CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2009/10
AGENDA ITEM 5.1 REPORT OF THE CABINET MEETING HELD ON 11TH FEBRUARY 2009
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY: COUNCILLOR TIM ARCHER AMENDMENT SECONDED BY: COUNCILLOR DAVID SNOWDON
This Council
1. Notes that in the current economic environment Councils across London are trying to minimise the impact of the recession on residents by keeping Council Tax rises as low as possible. As a result the London average increase is just 1.2% (London Councils figure). The proposed LBTH increase is 2.3% 2. That the London Mayor Boris Johnson has proposed a zero increase in the Mayor’s precept this year, leading to an overall proposed increase for Tower Hamlets residents of 1.69%. 3. The concerns of the Home Secretary that crime rates will rise further as the country suffers its worst recession since the 1930s. 4. That there are some 23,000 people on the Tower Hamlets housing waiting list, a figure that is rising not falling. 5. Of the shared ownership homes that have been built in the borough since April 2006, some 523 homes remain empty and unsold (44%).
6. Notes the budget proposals recommended by the Cabinet and amends them as set out below.
7. That the following additional savings be implemented;
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