Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

Chief Executive to read the notice convening the meeting

2.

Prayers

3.

Apologies for Absence

4.

Minutes of the Council Forum meeting held on 24th January 2019 pdf icon PDF 85 KB

To receive and confirm the minutes of the Council Forum meeting held on 24th January 2019.

5.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 70 KB

Form attached.

6.

Mayoral Communications

In respect of the following items 7 and 8, technical questions on the contents of the report should be raised directly with Louise Mattinson, Director of Finance and Customer Services (louise.mattinson@blackburn.gov.uk) by 12 noon Friday 22nd February 2019.

7.

Capital Strategy 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 344 KB

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8.

The Robustness of the 2019/20 Budget and the Recommended Level of Reserves pdf icon PDF 314 KB

In respect of Items 9 and 10 below, under the Local Government (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which came into force on 25th February 2014, the Council is required to record on the minutes of a budget decision meeting the names of the persons who cast a vote for or against the decision or who abstained from voting.

Also in respect of items 9 and 10, Council are reminded that under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003 Members have a duty to have regard to the robustness report of the Director of Finance and Customer Services, the Council’s Section 151 Officer. As such the Mayor will only accept amendments that have a robustness report from the Director of Finance and IT attached. The Mayor will then ask if it is the intention of any Member to put forward an amendment during the debate on the Budget. This will help allow a reasonable debate on the Budget.

9.

Revenue Budget 2019/20, Medium Term Financial Strategy and Capital Programme 2019-2022 pdf icon PDF 449 KB

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10.

Council Tax for 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 236 KB