Minutes:
Proceedings Relating to Budgetary Items
The Chairman proposed that under rule 13.4 of the Council’s Rules of Procedure Group Leaders be allowed more than the allotted five minutes when discussing the budget.
Resolved:
That the proposal be approved.
Voting on Budgetary Items
The Chairman referred to recent guidance issued by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and reminded Members that any Councillor who was two months in arrears with their council tax payments was not entitled to vote on the budget items at the meeting and must disclose that he or she was not entitled to vote because of council tax arrears. There were no such declarations.