Ross Jago (Head of Governance, Performance and Risk) advised Members that the Monitoring Officer had agreed a dispensation in respect of the agenda item Revenue and Capital Budget and Proposed Council Tax Levels For 2023/24

The following declarations of interests were made by Councillors.

Councillor Pat Patel put forward a motion to suspend the Rules of Debate on the length of speeches of the Leader of the Council and the leader of the largest opposition political group in respect of the substantive motive in relation to the Revenue and Capital Budgets and Proposed Council Tax Levels for 2023/24. This was seconded by Councillor Eddie Rennie. This was passed:

For (53)

Councillors Bingley, Mrs Bowyer, Carlyle, Churchill, Darcy, Deacon, Drean, Finn, Harrison, Mrs Loveridge, Lugger, Dr Mahony, Partridge, Patel,  Mrs Pengelly, Riley, Shayer, Smith, Stoneman, Tofan, Wakeham, Ms Watkin, Mrs Aspinall, Briars-Delve, Coker, Dr Cree, Cresswell,  Dann, Evans OBE, Goslin, Haydon, Hendy, Holloway, Laing, Lowry, McDonald, Murphy, Noble, Penberthy, Reilly, Rennie, Stevens, Tippetts, Tuffin, Tuohy, McLay, Poyser, Wheeler, Mrs Beer, Hulme, Kelly, Nicholson and Singh.

Abstain (0)

Against (0)

Absent/Did Not Vote (2)

Councillors Allen and Mrs Bridgeman.

Ross Jago, Head of Governance, Performance and Risk, advised Members that the Monitoring Officer had agreed a dispensation in respect of the agenda item Revenue and Capital Budget and Proposed Council Tax Levels For 2022/23

No declarations of interest were made by Members.