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Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2023/24, the Revenue Budget for 2023/24 and Council Tax for 2023/24

The recommendation at pages 23 to 24 of the report (pages 14032 to 14034 of the Minute Book) was moved and seconded.

An amendment was moved by County Councillor Liz Colling and seconded by County Councillor Steve Shaw-Wright that the proposed £450,000 reduction in the Domestic Violence Budget be deferred and the money used to assist in the provision of services to support victims of domestic violence.

There followed a debate.

A named vote was taken by roll call and the motion was declared defeated 38 for, 48 against and no abstentions.

For:  County Councillors Chris Aldred, Joy Andrews, Phillip Barrett, Philip Broadbank, Eric Broadbent, Barbara Brodigan, Andy Brown, Lindsay Burr MBE, Liz Colling, Sam Cross, Melanie Davis, Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff, Stephanie Duckett, Kevin Foster,  Hannah Gostlow, Bryn Griffiths, Janet Jefferson, Pat Marsh, Steve Mason, Rich Maw, John McCartney, Andrew Murday, David Noland, Bob Packham, Stuart Parsons, Kirsty Poskitt, Jack Proud, John Ritchie, Mike Schofield, Subash Sharma, Steve Shaw-Wright, Monika Slater, Andy Solloway, Neil Swannick, Malcom Taylor, Matt Walker, Arnold Warneken, Dave Whitfield.

Against:  County Councillors Karl Arthur, Alyson Baker, Derek Bastiman, Nick Brown, John Cattanach, David Chance, Mark Crane, Gareth Dadd, Caroline Dickinson, Keane Duncan, Bridget Fortune, Richard Foster, Sam Gibbs, Caroline Goodrick, Tim Grogan, Michael Harrison, Paul Haslam, Robert Heseltine, Nathan Hull, David Ireton, George Jabbour, David Jeffels, Tom Jones, Mike Jordan, Nigel Knapton, Andrew Lee, Carl Les, Cliff Lunn, John Mann, Heather Moorhouse, Simon Myers, Andy Paraskos, Yvonne Peacock, Clive Pearson, Heather Phillips, Janet Sanderson, Karin Sedgwick, David Staveley, Roberta Swiers, Angus Thompson, Philip Trumper, Steve Watson, David Webster, John Weighell OBE, Greg White, Annabel Wilkinson, Peter Wilkinson, Andrew Williams and Robert Windass.

Abstentions:  None.

An amendment was moved by County Councillor Matt Walker and seconded by County Councillor Bryn Griffiths that an additional £1million be set aside from reserves on a one-off basis for environmental projects and to supplement existing pump-priming funding and to undertake feasibility study work to help build business cases for projects which lead to net zero.

There followed a debate.

County Councillor Andrew Williams moved that the vote be taken now.  This was seconded.  The vote was taken and the motion was declared carried with 77 for, 10 against and no abstentions.

A named vote was taken by roll call on the amendment regarding funding for environmental projects.  The motion was declared defeated with 30 for, 53 against and 4 abstentions.

For:  County Councillors Chris Aldred, Joy Andrews, Philip Broadbank, Eric Broadbent, Barbara Brodigan, Lindsay Burr MBE, Liz Colling, Melanie Davis, Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff, Stephanie Duckett, Hannah Gostlow, Bryn Griffiths, Pat Marsh, Steve Mason, Rich Maw, John McCartney, Andrew Murday, David Noland, Bob Packham, Stuart Parsons, Jack Proud, John Ritchie, Mike Schofield, Subash Sharma, Steve Shaw-Wright, Monika Slater, Neil Swannick, Matt Walker, Arnold Warneken, Dave Whitfield.

Against:  County Councillors Karl Arthur, Alyson Baker, Philip Barrett, Derek Bastiman, Nick Brown, John Cattanach, David Chance, Mark Crane,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83