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A report by the Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) updated the Council on the development of savings proposals aimed at reducing the predicted budget gap for 2020/21 and also the current financial forecasts.
Councillor Ross seconded by Councillor Edwards moved to defer the discussion of this report until a future meeting of the Council after the General Election on 12 December 2019.
Councillor Leadbitter proposed to defer the decision on line D4b (green waste) in Appendix 1 until January 2020 and this was seconded by Councillor Coy, and to agree the remaining recommendations as state in the report.
The Chair, on the advice of the Head of Governance, Strategy and Peformance, advised members that it may be prudent to decide whether or not to defer the report in the first instance.
Following a short adjournment Councillor Leadbitter withdrew his amendment and proposed that the paper is not deferred and consideration is given to the report at the meeting, this was seconded by Councillor Coy.
On the division there voted:
For the motion (12) |
Councillors Ross, Edwards, Allan, Brown, Creswell, Eagle, Feaver, Gatt, M McLean, Macrae, Powell and Wilson |
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For the Amendment (11) |
Councillor Leadbitter, Coy, Alexander, Bremner, Coull, Cowe, Laing, A McLean, Morrison, Taylor and Warren |
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Abstentions (1) |
Councillor Cowie |
Accordingly the motion became the finding of the meeting and Council agreed to defer the discussion of this report until a future meeting of the Council after the General Election on 12 December 2019.