To consider the recommendations of Cabinet and a report that provides a high-level budget summary of the Council’s revenue and capital position for the financial year 2024/25 based on the final outturn position for the year ended 31st March 2025.

The Council received the submitted report setting out a high-level budget summary of the Council’s revenue and capital position for the financial year 2024/2025 based on the final outturn position for the year ending 31 March 2025, along with proposed revisions to the Capital Investment Plan and the year-end surplus.  The Council also considered the recommendations of the Cabinet on the allocation of the year-end surplus for priority initiatives.

 

Councillor Tyerman proposed and Councillor David Thomas seconded a motion as set out below:

 

1.         that Council notes the revenue outturn position and approves the use of £0.351m year-end surplus to be transferred into a specific reserve to be allocated across the followingindicative priority initiatives:

 

1.      updated condition surveys of Community Centres circa £10,000;

 

2.      better Resident Communications circa £50,000;

 

3.      accelerate Adult Social Care Customer Management System – Paris replacement circa £50,000;

 

4.      support voluntary, community and social enterprise youth provision transitional arrangements (pending procurement) circa £50,000;

 

5.      events – ice skating rink circa £40,000;

 

6.      Operation Brighter Bay circa £81,000;

 

7.      Operation Town Centre – improving CCTV circa £40,000; and

 

8.      Enterprise Fund (Town Centre) £30,000; and

 

2.         that Council approves the revisions to the Capital Investment Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

 

During the debate Councillor Long proposed and Councillor Cowell seconded an

amendment to the motion as follows:

 

1.         that Council notes the revenue outturn position and approves the use of £0.351m year-end surplus to be transferred into a specific reserve to be allocated across the following indicative priority initiatives:

 

1.    updated condition surveys of Community Centres circa £10,000;

 

2.    better Resident Communications circa £50,000;

 

23.  accelerate Adult Social Care Customer Management System – Paris replacement circa £50,000;

 

34.  support voluntary, community and social enterprise youth provision transitional arrangements (pending procurement) circa £50,000;

 

45.  events – ice skating rink circa £40,000;

 

56.  Operation Brighter Bay circa £81,000, to include £15,000 for the Sannox project at Babbacombe;

 

7.    Operation Town Centre – improving CCTV circa £40,000; and

 

68.  Enterprise Fund (Town Centre) £30,000;

 

7.  Brixham public realm £15,000 to be identified in consultation with Brixham ward councillors (Torbay Council);

 

8.       Refresh of the Playing Pitch Strategy, development of feasibility studies and support for Park Plans £25,000;

 

9.    CCTV coverage for Castle Circus £10,000;

 

10.  Grant to Torbay Community Partnerships for an administrator to support Community Partnerships £20,000;

 

11.  Advertisement of Torbay Council news in community magazines £20,000;  and

 

2.    that Council approves the revisions to the Capital Investment Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

 

A recorded vote was taken on the amendment.  The voting was taken by roll call as follows:  For: Councillors Amil, Carter, Cowell, George Darling, Mandy Darling, Steve Darling, Douglas-Dunbar, Fox, Johns, Law, Long, Maddison, Penny, Pentney and Virdee (15);  Against:  Councillors Billings, Brook, Bryant, Bye, Fellows, Foster, Barbara Lewis, Chris Lewis, Spacagna, Stevens, Strang, David Thomas, Jacqueline Thomas, Tolchard, Tranter, Twelves and Tyerman (17);  and Absent:  Councillors Atiya-Alla, Harvey, Hutchings and Nicolaou (4).  The amendment was declared lost.

 

Councillor Tyerman’s and Councillor David Thomas’ original motion was then considered by the Council which was agreed, as set out below:

 

1.         that Council notes the revenue outturn position and approves the use of £0.351m year-end surplus to be transferred into a specific reserve to be allocated across the following indicative priority initiatives:

 

1.      updated condition surveys of Community Centres circa £10,000;

 

2.      better Resident Communications circa £50,000;

 

3.      accelerate Adult Social Care Customer Management System – Paris replacement circa £50,000;

 

4.      support voluntary, community and social enterprise youth provision transitional arrangements (pending procurement) circa £50,000;

 

5.      events – ice skating rink circa £40,000;

 

6.      Operation Brighter Bay circa £81,000;

 

7.      Operation Town Centre – improving CCTV circa £40,000; and

 

8.      Enterprise Fund (Town Centre) £30,000; and

 

2.         that Council approves the revisions to the Capital Investment Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.