28/2006 The Cabinet approved the capital
budget proposals, as set out in Appendices 1 to 5 to the report,
for referral to Council. This included the three unfunded priority
schemes reflected in Table 3 of the report.
29/2006 The Cabinet noted the recommendations from the Overview and
Scrutiny committees and reversed the proposal to cut the 'out of
hours' noise service, adding back the £33,000 to the budget
requirement.
30/2006 When considering fees and charges the Cabinet also amended
the car parking proposals so as not to agree any increases for the
basic tariff, to withdraw proposals for Sunday charging and to not
increase permit fees. The effect of these amendments will be to add
a further £60,000 to the budget requirement set out in
Appendix 9 of the report.
31/2006 The Cabinet recommended to Council that the net revenue
budget summarised at Appendix 9 of the report, amounting to
£300.129m, should be adopted and that this be financed by a
6.3% increase in Council Tax to £956.43. Officers were
instructed to identify further savings of £93,000 to finance
the two amendments referred to at decisions 29/2006 and 30/2006
above.
32/2006 The Cabinet recommended to Council the fees and charges set
out in the booklet 'Medway Council - Fees and Charges' noting that
it now incorporated the amended parking fees, subject to the
removal of the time restrictions for golf at Deangate, referred to
in the pricing structure for 2006/2007 (page 37 of the
booklet).
33/2006 The Cabinet requested that the Director of Finance and
Corporate Services calculate the formal requirements under Sections
32 and 33 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for resolution
by Council on 2 March 2006.
34/2006 The Cabinet agreed that a deputation be sent to government
concerning Medway's budget position.