Agenda and minutes

Ø  Resolution on whether to vary the vacancy refund rate

Ø  Resolution to adopt or amend the Chief Executive’s draft budget

The Lord Mayor invited Ms Kathy Quinn, Head of Finance, to speak on the budget proposals. She began by thanking the Members for their co-operation in the budget preparatory process and also thanked all her staff for their hard work. She then gave a presentation on the budget proposals before the meeting. For full details see Appendix A to these Minutes. Discussion of the proposed draft budget then followed.

To determine the vacancy refund for the local financial year ending 31^st December 2019 at 40% - it was moved by Councillor R McGinley and seconded by Councillor S McGrattan as follows - “It is hereby resolved under section 71 of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930 as amended by section 31 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 that owners of vacant premises which are located within all nine Dublin City Local Electoral Areas shall be entitled to claim and receive 40% (forty percent) rates refund for the 2019 local financial year and that the proportion of rates refund shall operate within the meaning of section 14(1) of the Act”. The resolution was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillors R McGinley, S McGrattan, D Lacey and C Cuffe, “That the Budget for the local financial year ending 31st December, 2019 and set out in report No.291/2018 be and is hereby amended by Dublin City Council by an Increase/decrease in expenditure of:€1,310,000 as follows :

• Traffic Management B0601 €30,000
• Public Conveniences C0401 €200,000
• Area Discretionary Fund J0801 €1,080,000

Funded by a net increase in income of €1,310,000 as under”:-

• Reduction in Waste Management Charge -€400,000
• Increase in Payroll Grant +€1,711,498
• Reduction in Local Authority Fire Brigade Contribution -€961,498
• Increase in IPB Dividend +€960,000

The Motion was put to a vote and carried.

1.    As this approved motion superseded any other motion that might propose to defer or further amend the draft budget, were deemed to have fallen.

2.    It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor R McGinley  “That Dublin City Council hereby adopts the Budget for the local financial year ending 31st December, 2019 as set forth in Tables A and B attached hereunder, amended appropriately as set out at Item 3 above (Motion as set out in Appendix B).” The motion was put and carried.

3.    It was proposed by Councillor R McGinley and seconded by Councillor S McGrattan “That Dublin City Council hereby determines in accordance with the said Budget, appropriately amended, as adopted, the annual rate on valuation of 0.261 to be levied in the City of Dublin for the several purposes specified in the said adopted Budget as appropriately amended for the local financial year ending 31^st December, 2019” The motion was put to a vote and was carried.

Consideration of Report No 292/2018 of the Chief Executive – Programme of Capital Projects for 2019 – 2021. It was proposed by Councillor C O’Moore and seconded by Councillor R McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No. 292/2018, Capital Projects for 2019 – 2021” The motion was put and carried.

The Lord Mayor thanked the Members, the Chief Executive, the Head of Finance and her staff for all their efforts to arrive at an agreed budget. The meeting concluded at 7.30pm.