Agenda and decisions

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned either a

(a)   personal interest

(b)   prejudicial interest

(c)    disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)

and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

If any member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

To consider Proposals for Blackpool Council’s level of Council Tax for 2020/21 and the General Fund Revenue Budget 2020/21 for recommendation to the Council meeting on the 9 March 2020.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To confirm the Executive’s  recommendation of 10 February 2020 to Council of a budget saving of £200,000 from further joint working of Blackpool Waste Services Limited trading as Enveco with internal waste services (ref. paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 and line 24 of Appendix 2 to the General Fund Revenue Budget 2020/21 papers circulated for the Executive meeting on 10 February 2020).

(Councillor Kirkland having declared a prejudicial interest left the room during consideration of this decision.)

2. To confirm the Executive’s  recommendation of 10 February 2020 to Council of a level of budget savings of £19.45m (£19.65m excluding £200,000 approved at decision 1). (ref. paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 and Appendix 2 to the General Fund Revenue Budget 2020/21 papers circulated for the Executive meeting on 10 February 2020).
3. Having considered all information received since the meeting of the Executive on 10 February 2020 including the report of the Budget Scrutiny Panel meeting on the 24 February 2020 to confirm all of the Executive’s other recommendations to Council regarding the General Fund Revenue Budget 2020/21.
4. To recommend to Council approval of a level of Blackpool Council’s Council Tax for the year 2020/21 of £1,618.39 for a Band D Council Tax equivalent equivalent (an increase of 3.99% including the 2% Adult Social Care Precept).

5. To recommend to Council the level of net expenditure for the General Fund Revenue Budget 2020/21 of £142,084,000.

6. To note that the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire’s precept for the financial year 2020/21 was agreed on the 20 February 2020 as £211.45 for a  Band D Council Tax equivalent an increase of 4.96%.

7. To note that the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority met on the 24 February 2020 to set its precept for the financial year 2020/21, this was agreed as £70.86 for a  Band D Council Tax equivalent an increase of 1.99%.

To consider and offer a response to the recommendations of the final report  of the Healthy Weight Scrutiny Review.

The Executive resolved as follows:

To agree all the recommendations of the Healthy Weight Scrutiny Review final report action plan as outlined in Appendix 3a, to the Executive report, referring them to the relevant organisation where applicable and working towards their implementation and also noted the observations made by the relevant Cabinet Members: