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Consideration of the Draft Revenue Budget for the local financing year ending the 31st December 2022 (Report No. 318/2021). pdf icon PDF 6 MB

Ø  Resolution on whether to vary the Vacancy Refund Rate

Ø  Resolution to adopt or amend the Chief Executive’s Draft Budget

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Minutes:

At the beginning of the meeting the Lord mayor stated that on Wednesday 17th November she had invoked Standing Order No. 7 and consulted with Group Leaders in changing from a hybrid meeting to a fully online meeting for the meeting this evening.  She thanked members for their support and understanding given the recent deterioration in the COVID public health emergency in agreeing to a fully online meeting. 

 

The Lord Mayor and Group Leaders thanked the Head of Finance, Kathy Quinn and her staff as well as the members of the budget consultative committee chaired by Councillor Seámas McGrattan for all their hard work in putting together the budget under such difficult circumstances.

 

The Head of Finance gave a presentation on the budget proposals that had been presented to the Members. A discussion of the proposed budget then followed with contributions from all the political groups on the Council. A copy of the presentation is attached as Appendix A to these minutes.

 

A composite amendment to the Budget, submitted on behalf of Fianna Fail, the Labour Party and the Green Party was then prosed by Councillor Dermot Lacey and seconded by Councillor Michael Pidgeon. Details of this amendment can be found in Appendix B to these minutes. The amendment was put to a vote and was carried. Details of the vote can be found in Appendix C to these minutes.

 

To determine the vacancy refund for the local financial year ending 31st December 2022 at 15%. It was moved by Councillor Vincent Jackson and seconded by Councillor Mannix Flynn 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 (“the Act) that owners of vacant premises which are located within all eleven Dublin City Local Electoral Areas shall be entitled to claim and receive 15% (fifteen percent) rates refund for the 2022 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.

 

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By resolution to adopt such Draft Budget either with or without amendment and to determine in accordance with such Budget as so adopted the annual rate on valuation to be levied for several purposes in such Budget.

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Minutes:

It was proposed by Councillor Dermot Lacey and seconded by Councillor Mannix Flynn “That the Budget for the local financial year ending 31st December, 2022 and set out in report No. 318/2021 be and is hereby amended by Dublin City Council by an:

 

Increase/decrease in expenditure of (€ value) as under:

 

  • B0404 – Local Roads General Improvement Works +€400,000 (towards a number of Public Realm improvement projects to be determined during the year by the council)
  • D0101 - Statutory Plans & Policy +€600,000 (towards developing Local Area Plans in each of the five Council Areas
  • E0403 - Provision of Bulky Waste Collection +€750,000
  • E0602 – Provision & Improvement of Litter Bins +€350,000 (towards improving cleaning services and the provision of bins in each of the five Council Areas)
  • E1004 – Derelict Sites +€100,000 (towards additional resources for the collection of derelict sites & vacant sites levies)
  • H0303 – Refunds & Irrecoverable Rates -€2,250,000 (reducing the vacancy refund from 30% to 15%)
  • H1101 – Agency Services & Recoupable +€50,000 (increasing funding for BETA project initiatives)

 

Funded by a net increase/decrease in income of (€ value) as under:

  • Income Source - € value

 

 

SUB-SERVICE

REDUCTION

INCREASE

EXPENDITURE

 

Division A

 

 

 

Division B

B0406

 

400,000

Division C

 

 

 

Division D

D0101

 

600,000

Division E

E0403

 

750,000

Division E

E0602

 

350,000

Division E

E1004

 

100,000

Division F

 

 

 

Division G

 

 

 

Division H

H0303

-2,250,000

 

Division H

H1101

 

50,000

Division J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME

 

 

 

Division A

 

 

 

Division B

 

 

 

Division C

 

 

 

Division D

 

 

 

Division E

 

 

 

Division F

 

 

 

Division G

 

 

 

Division H

 

 

 

Division J

 

 

 

 

 

The motion was put and carried.

 

 

It was proposed by Councillor Vincent Jackson and seconded by Councillor Mannix Flynn “That Dublin City Council hereby determines in accordance with the said Budget, appropriately amended, as adopted, the annual rate on valuation of 0.268 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 31st December,2022”. The motion was put and carried.

 

Recorded Vote
TitleTypeRecorded Vote textResult
Vote No. 1: Composite Amendment to Reduce Vacnacy Refund Rate to 15% Ad-Hoc Carried
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