Report of the Director: Financial Improvement is TO FOLLOW

Contact: Duncan Whitfield  email: Duncan.whitfield@shropshire.gov.uk

It was proposed by Councillor Roger Evans, Portfolio Holder for Finance and seconded by the Leader, Councillor Heather Kidd that the report and the recommendations contained therein be received and agreed.

Members were able to ask questions and seek clarification from  the Interim Chief Financial Officer

Members asked that communications be done to alert members of the public to the  support available for those struggling with payments.

On being put to a recorded vote with 44 Members voting for, 21 against and 1 abstention as follows:

FOR

Councillors Abdul, Bagnall, Bentick, Bently, Blandford, Borrowman, Connolly, Dainty, Daniels, Dartnall, Davis, Dean, Dicken, Ebbs, R Evans, A Fejfer, Gratton, Groves, Hall, Holford, Houghton, Jephcott, Jones, Kerr, Kidd, Marston, Minnery, Moore, Morris, Mosley, Naylor, J Owen, M Owen, W Owen, Parry, Radford, Tandy, Taylor, Vasmer, Wagner, Waite, Walker, Walmsley and Wilson.

Against

Councillors Barker, Bird, Clayton, Coleman, Duncan, Eden, Edmunds, B Evans, Hancock-Davies, Hignett, Hollyhead, D Husemann, P Husemann, Lumby, Mallon, Potter, Ritchie-Simmons, Rowley, Shackerley-Bennett, Stanford and Thomas

Abstention

Cllr Lemon