To consider the recommendations of the Mayor on the Capital Plan Budget proposals for 2017/2018 and the application of Capital Projects Scoring Matrix to the reserve list of Capital Schemes. 

Further to the meeting of the Council held on 2 February 2017, Members considered the recommendations of the Mayor in relation to the Capital Plan 2017/2018 as set out in the submitted report.

In accordance with legislation, the Chairman advised that recorded votes would be taken on the motion and the objection.

Mayor Oliver proposed and Councillor Mills seconded a motion as set out below:

that the Capital Plan for 2017/2018 as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report be approved.

During the debate and in accordance with Standing Order A14.4, Councillor Tyerman proposed and Councillor Carter seconded an objection to the motion as follows:

that the Council formally objects to the Mayor’s Capital Plan budget proposals on the basis that a number of schemes have substantially changed and/or a significant time has passed since Council's original approval.  Therefore, these should be re-examined by the Overview and Scrutiny Board to enable it to make recommendations to the Council before they are approved.

In accordance with the Constitution at F2.9, the Council therefore requires the Mayor to consider this objection by 17 February 2017 either:

a)         submit a revision of the estimates or amounts as amended by the elected Mayor with the reasons for any amendments made to the estimates or amounts, to the Council for its consideration;  or

b)        inform the Council of any disagreement that the elected Mayor has with any of the Council’s objections and the elected Mayor’s reasons for any such disagreement.

A recorded vote was taken on the objection.  The voting was taken by roll call as follows:  For:  Councillors Bent, Brooks, Bye, Carter, Cunningham, Darling (M), Darling (S), Doggett, Ellery, Hill, Kingscote, Lewis, Morey, Pentney, Robson, Sanders, Stockman, Stocks, Stubley, Sykes, Thomas (D), Tolchard, Tyerman and Winfield (24);  Abstain:  Mayor Oliver and Councillors Amil, Excell, Haddock, King, Manning, Mills and Parrott (8);  and Absent: Councillors Barnby, Morris, O’Dwyer, Stringer and Thomas (J) (5).  Therefore the objection was agreed by Council (shown in bold text above) and the Chairman advised that the Mayor would consider the objection and publish his response on 17 February 2017 for consideration at the Council meeting on 23 February 2017.