To receive apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Amil and Manning.

To consider the results of the budget consultation for 2017/2018 including the Priorities and Resources 2017/2018 report of the Overview and Scrutiny Board.

The Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinator outlined the submitted report setting out the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Board on Priorities and Resources 2017/2018 following a review of the Mayor's budget proposals for 2017/2018.  He outlined the process carried out and key issues taken into account by the Board.  Since the report had been written the Co-ordinator had consulted members of the Board via email to see if they supported an additional 1% being applied to the Council Tax to help support adult social care as proposed by the Government, they supported this proposal in light of the budget pressures facing adult social care in Torbay.  This proposal would be formally taken to the Board and was likely to become an additional recommendation from the Board.  Councillors Tyerman and Stockman also made representations on the report on behalf of the Overview and Scrutiny Board.

Members thanked the Overview and Scrutiny Board for their work reviewing the budget and the members of the public who had responded to the consultation and taken part in the review.

It was noted that the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Board and consultation results (circulated on 5 January 2017) would be taken away by Mayor and his formal response would be published in the final budget proposals in February 2017.