Cork County Council · Annual Budget Meeting of Cork County Council · 4 December 2024
A vote on adopting the draft budget for 2025 with amendments: a 2% increase in the annual rate on valuation, and a rates incentive scheme of 3.5% for all ratepayers on demands up to 12,000. The increase is to provide 1.9 million for town and village maintenance, estates taken in charge, land acquisition and roads.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Amendment: "That pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, and Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019, the Draft Budget for the financial year ending 31.12.2025 as presented by the Chief Executive and as set out in Tables A-H, be and is hereby adopted with the following amendments: Increase in Annual Rate of Valuation of 2%; Rates Incentive Scheme for all rate payers including those on payment plans of 3.5% on the demand up to 12,000; The increase of 2% provides 1.9m for: 1. Town & Village Operational and Maintenance Investment 2. Estates Taken in Charge Fund 3. Strategic Economic Land Acquisition Fund 4. Roads Relief Design Work Fund
Proposed by Councillor Joe Carroll; seconded by Councillor Gillian Coughlan.
The minutes record: The Mayor requested that a vote be taken on the amendment with the above amendment, The Mayor declared the resolution carried.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Fine Gael | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Independent | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.