Agenda item

A.  War Memorial Maintenance.

B.  Five-Year Plan 2015-2020 (To Follow)

A) War Memorial Maintenance

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

(a)   “That the amount spent on maintenance of the war memorials from the general fund be reimbursed from the War Memorial Garden Trust; and

(b)  That any individual item of expenditure of less than £10,000 from the War Memorial Garden Trust be approved by the Head of Legal Services following consultation with the Commissioner for Neighbourhoods and Renewal.”

The recommendations were put to the vote and carried by 28 votes for, 1 against and 8 abstentions.

Resolved -

(a)  That the amount spent on maintenance of the war memorials from the general fund be reimbursed from the War Memorial Garden Trust.

(b)  That any individual item of expenditure of less than £10,000 from the War Memorial Garden Trust be approved by the Head of Legal Services following consultation with the Commissioner for Neighbourhoods and Renewal.

B) Five Year Plan 2015-2020

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“That in accordance with Procedure Rule 27 the rules of debate as set out in Procedure Rule 16 be suspended to allow the Leader to make a fifteen minute presentation on the Five Year Plan and take any Member questions on it within the allocated time.”

The recommendation was put to the vote and carried unanimously. 

Councillor Anderson delivered a presentation on the Five Year Plan, setting out the Council’s vision for the Borough against the funding challenges facing the Council over the medium term and how the Council would prioritise it resources. On completion of the presentation the Leader answered a number of Member questions.

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“That the Five Year Plan 2015-2020 be approved.” 

The recommendation was put to the vote and carried unanimously. 

Resolved – That the Five Year Plan 2015-2020 be approved.