Issue - meetings

All Members of the Council had been granted dispensations to speak and vote on this item.  Cllr A Wade had been granted a dispensation to speak and vote on this item, as an employee of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.

The Council considered the Council Tax for 2023/24.

The Leader moved the recommendations in the report.  Cllr Andrews seconded the motion.

The recommendations were put to a recorded vote, the outcome of which was as follows:-

Voting for:- Cllrs Alvey, Andrews, Blunden, Carpenter, Clarke, Cleary, Craze, Crisell, S Davies, Delemare, Dowd, Duke, Dunning, Glass, Gossage, Harris, Hawkins, E Heron, J Heron, Hoare, Hopkins, Kidd, Lane, Levitt, McEvoy, O’Sullivan, Penman, Reilly, Rickman, Ring, Rippon-Swaine, Russell, Sevier, Thierry, Tipp, Tungate, C Ward and J Ward.

Voting against:- None.

Abstaining:- Cllrs Cullen, Frampton, Kangarani, Osborne, Rackham, A Wade and M Wade.

The recommendations were carried – 38 in favour, 0 against, 7 abstaining.