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(See pages 70 – 82 of supplemental agenda no.1)

At this juncture the clerk explained that the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which had come into force on 25 February 2014, required a recorded vote on key budget decisions by local authorities. The regulations required a recorded vote on decisions only.  Therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.16(4) (a roll call recorded vote), the bell was rung at the beginning and end of one minute, after which the doors to the room were closed.

The substantive motion was put to the vote, and the votes having been recorded, the Mayor declared the result as follows:

In favour of the substantive motion (59):

Councillors Humaira Ali, Jasmine Ali, Anood Al-Samerai, Peter Babudu, Maggie Browning, Jack Buck, Radha Burgess, Victor Chamberlain, Sunil Chopra, James Coldwell, Stephanie Cryan, Dora Dixon-Fyle, Nick Dolezal, Karl Eastham, Gavin Edwards, Paul Fleming, Tom Flynn, Renata Hamvas, Barrie Hargrove, Jon Hartley, William Houngbo, Sirajul Islam, Peter John, Nick Johnson, Eleanor Kerslake, Sarah King, Sunny Lambe, Lorraine Lauder, Richard Leeming, Maria Linforth-Hall, Richard Livingstone, Rebecca Lury, Alice Macdonald, Eliza Mann, James McAsh, Hamish McCallum, Darren Merrill, Vicky Mills, Adele Morris, Graham Neale, David Noakes, Damian O'Brien, Jason Ochere, Victoria Olisa, Leo Pollak, Sandra Rhule, Catherine Rose, Jane Salmon, Martin Seaton, Andy Simmons, Johnson Situ, Michael Situ, Charlie Smith, Cleo Soanes, Leanne Werner, Kath Whittam, Bill Williams, Kieron Williams and Ian Wingfield.

Absent (4)

Councillors Evelyn Akoto, Helen Dennis, Margy Newens and Dan Whitehead.

The Mayor declared that the substantive motion was carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the 2020-21 Southwark element of the council tax for band D properties in Southwark, including an increase of 1.99% and an increase of 2% for the adult social care precept be set at £1,108.81.

2.  That the 2020-21 formal resolution for Southwark council taxes in 2020-21 be approved (appendix A of the report).

3.  That no discount be applied to properties in the former parish of St Mary Newington for 2020-21.

4.  That no discount be applied to properties in the former parish of St Saviour’s for 2020-21.

5.  That council assembly noted the Greater London Authority (GLA) proposal to set a precept level of £332.07 at band D, which the GLA considered on 24 February 2020.

6.  That the existing local war disability and war widow/ers’ schemes for housing benefit be continued in 2020-21.