The Monitoring Officer introduced the report and then Councillor Cutler (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Transformation) moved that the Recommendations in the report be approved and adopted (seconded by Councillor Tod, Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration).
Council proceeded to ask questions regarding the matters in the report. There was no debate.
Following the seconder speaking (Councillor Tod - having reserved his right), Councillor Cutler was then invited to sum up before the Council then voted on the Recommendations before it, which was a recorded vote, as requested by the Monitoring Officer.
The following Members voted in favour of the Recommendations in Report CL180:
1. Councillor Sudhakar Achwal
2. Councillor Vivian Achwal
3. Councillor Andrew Adams
4. Councillor Rachel Aron
5. Councillor Liam Bailey-Morgan
6. Councillor James Batho
7. Councillor Kathleen Becker
8. Councillor Michael Bennett
9. Councillor Adrian Brophy
10.Councillor Chris Chamberlain
11.Councillor Martin Clay
12.Councillor Angela Clear
13.Councillor Susan Cook
14.Councillor Steve Cramoysan
15.Councillor Neil Cutler
16.Councillor Nathan Eve
17.Councillor Simone Fleuren
18.Councillor Russell Gordon-Smith
19.Councillor Brian Laming
20.Councillor Paula Langford-Smith
21.Councillor Kelsie Learney
22.Councillor Danny Lee
23.Councillor Jonny Morris
24.Councillor Jerry Pett
25.Councillor Clare Pinniger
26.Councillor Jackie Porter
27.Councillor Mark Reach
28.Councillor Jamie Scott
29.Councillor Anne Small
30.Councillor John Tippet-Cooper
31.Councillor Martin Tod
32.Councillor Malcolm Wallace
33.Councillor Jan Warwick
34.Councillor Chris Westwood
35.Councillor Suzanne White
36.Councillor Jonathan Williams
37.Councillor Charlie Wise
The following Members voted against the Recommendations in Report CL180:
1. None
Not Voted:
1. Councillor Stephen Godfrey
RESOLVED:
1. That the Monitoring Officer’s report under S5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 be noted.
2. That the analysis of the Statutory Guidance at Appendix 1 of this report be approved, and that the Council’s decision of 27 February 2025 to adopt a policy of charging a 100% second home council tax premium with relevant exemptions be confirmed.
3. That the adoption of a 100% second home council tax premium for the next year 2027/2028 and future years be approved, unless and until an alternative determination is made.