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Due to the timescales and print deadlines, the recommendations of the meeting of Cabinet held on 11 February 2025 will be circulated to Members in advance of the meeting of Council.

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

Item CB 25/13 referred from the Cabinet of 11 February 2025 recommended that a 3% or £7.14 per annum increase in the Borough Council’s element of the Council Tax for 2024/25, representing a notional ‘average’ charge at Band D of £245.30 be approved.

As the billing authority, the Council was required to resolve the levels of council tax for each Band and for each area within the borough consolidating the requirements from all precepting authorities.  A Council Tax Resolution incorporating all this information was presented to Members as a supplement to the agenda (attached at Annex 3).

It was proposed by Councillor Tanner and seconded by Councillor Boughton that the recommendations at Minute CB 25/13 be adopted.  In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 8.5 voting was recorded as follows:

Members voting for the motion:

Cllrs Athwal, Bell, Bennison, Betts, Bishop, Boughton, Boxall, Bridge, Brown, Cannon, Clokey, Coffin, Cope, Crisp, Dalton, Davis, Hammond, Harman, Hickmott, Hines, Hood, Hoskins, Hudson, Keers, King, Lark,  McDermott, Mehmet, Oakley, Oliver, Palmer, Parry, Rhodes, Roud, Tanner, Tatton, Taylor, Thornewell, Tunstall and Williams.

Total: 40

Members voting against the motion: Cllr Dean

Total: 1

Members abstaining: 0

Total: 0

(Total number of Members eligible to vote = 41)

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 25/13 be approved and the Council Tax Resolution 2025/26, 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 2025/26 and seeks Cabinet’s recommendations.

The joint report of the Chief Executive, Director of Finance and Transformation, Leder of the Council and Cabinet Member for Housing and Finance 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 2025/26 by the major precepting authorities.

Consideration was given to a draft resolution (attached at Annex 2) identifying the process to be undertaken in arriving at the levels of council tax applicable to each part of the Borough.  The resolution and further information regarding the precepts of the other authorities would be reported to Council on 18 February 2025.

*RECOMMENDED: That

(1)        the draft resolution, which would be completed and presented to the Council, be noted; and

(2)        the Council be recommended to approve a 3% or £7.14 per annum increase in the Borough Council’s element of the council tax for 2025/26, representing a notional ‘average’ charge at Band D of £245.30.

*Recommended to Council