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Item from Cabinet minutes of 11 February 2021 – to follow

In accordance with CPR 8.5 of the Constitution there will be a recorded vote for this item.

Due to the timescale and print deadline, the recommendations arising from the meeting of Cabinet will be circulated to Members in advance of the meeting of Council.

Item CB 21/20 referred from Cabinet minutes of 11 February 2021

It was proposed by Councillor Coffin and seconded by Councillor Heslop that the recommendations at Minute CB 21/20 be adopted.  In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No. 8.5 voting was recorded as follows:

Members voting for the motion:

Councillors Anderson, Base, Bates, Bell, Betts ,Bishop, Botten, Boughton, Branson, Bridge, Cannon, Coffin, Cooper, Dalton, Davis D, Davis M, Foyle, Heslop, Hickmott, Hoskins, Hudson, Keeley, Keers, Kemp, King D, King K, Lark, Lettington D, Lettington R, Luker Montague, Oakley, Palmer, Rhodes, Rogers, Roud, Sergison, Shaw, Stapleton, Tanner, Tatton, Taylor, Thomas, Thornewell, Tombolis and Williams.

Total = 46

Members voting against the motion:

Total = 0

Members abstaining:

Councillors Clark, Dean, Hood and Kennedy

Total = 4

(Total Members eligible to vote = 50)

 (In accordance with paragraph 15 of the Protocol for Use of Video-conferencing facilities the no response from Councillor Kennedy was recorded as an abstention.)

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 21/20 be approved and the Council Tax Resolution 2021/22, as set out as an Annex to these Minutes, be adopted.

This report takes Cabinet through the process of setting the level of Council Tax for the financial year 2021/22 and seeks Cabinet’s recommendations.

The joint report of the Chief Executive, Director of Finance and Transformation, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Innovation and Property set out the requirements under the Local Government Finance Act 1972 for a billing authority to set an amount of council tax for each category of dwelling in its area.  Members were advised of the position concerning the determination of their respective precepts for 2021/22 by the major precepting authorities.

Attention was drawn to the reduced council tax base available as a result of the coronavirus pandemic due to the lower number of houses built in 2020 and increased claims for council tax support.

Consideration was given to a draft resolution identifying the process to be undertaken in arriving at the levels of council tax applicable to each part of the Borough to which any charges under the special expenses scheme would be added. The resolution and further information regarding the precepts of the other authorities would be reported to the full Council on 23 February 2021.

RECOMMENDED:  That the resolution be noted and the Council be recommended to approve a  2.3% or £5.00 per annum increase in the Borough Council’s element of the council tax for 2021/22, representing a notional “average” charge at Band D of £219.50.

*Referred to Council