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Due to the timescale and print deadline, the recommendations of the meeting of Cabinet held on 10 February 2021 will be circulated to Members in advance of the meeting of the Council.

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

Item CB 22/18 referred from Cabinet minutes of 10 February 2022

It was proposed by Councillor Coffin and seconded by Councillor Boughton that the recommendations at Minute CB 22/18 be adopted.  In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No. 8.5 voting was recorded as follows:

Members voting for the motion:

Cllr Mrs J Anderson; Cllr Mrs S Bell; Cllr R Betts; Cllr T Bishop; Cllr M Boughton; Cllr P Boxall; Cllr V Branson; Cllr G Bridge; Cllr R Cannon; Cllr A Clark; Cllr M Coffin; Cllr D Cooper; Cllr A Cope; Cllr R Dalton; Cllr D Davis; Cllr M Davis; Cllr N Foyle; Cllr D Harman; Cllr P Hickmott; Cllr M Hood; Cllr F Hoskins; Cllr S Hudson; Cllr D Keers; Cllr Mrs A Kemp; Cllr A Kennedy; Cllr D King; Cllr J Lark; Cllr P Montague; Cllr Mrs A Oakley; Cllr W Palmer; Cllr M Rhodes; Cllr H Rogers; Cllr R Roud; Cllr J Sergison; Cllr K Tanner; Cllr Mrs M Tatton; Cllr G Thomas; Cllr D Thornewell; Cllr F Tombolis; and Cllr C Williams

Total = 40

Members voting against the motion: None

Total = 0

Members abstaining: None

Total = 0

(Total members eligible to vote = 40)

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 22/18 be approved and the Council Tax Resolution 2022/23, as set out as an Annex to these Minutes, be adopted.

This report takes Cabinet through the process for setting the level of Council Tax for the financial year 2022/23 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 1992 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 2022/23 by the major precepting authorities.

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 Council on 22 February 2022.

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 2022/23, representing a notional ‘average’ charge at Band D of £224.50

*Referred to Council