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Item CB 15/25 referred from Cabinet minutes of 12 February 2015

Item CB 15/25 referred from Cabinet minutes of 12 February 2015

It was proposed by Councillor Coffin and seconded by Councillor N Heslop that the recommendations at Minute CB 15/25 be adopted.  In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 8.5 voting was recorded as follows:

Members voting for the motion:

Cllr A W Allison, Cllr Mrs J A Anderson, Cllr J A L Balcombe, Cllr O C Baldock, Cllr M A C Balfour, Cllr Mrs J M Bellamy, Cllr T Bishop, Cllr P F Bolt, Cllr V M C Branson, Cllr Mrs B A Brown, Cllr C Brown, Cllr M A Coffin, Cllr D J Cure, Cllr R W Dalton, Cllr D A S Davis, Cllr M O Davis, Cllr T Edmondston-Low, Cllr Miss J R L Elks, Cllr Mrs M F Heslop, Cllr N J Heslop, Cllr Mrs E M Holland, Cllr P J Homewood, Cllr S R J Jessel, Cllr D Keeley, Cllr Mrs F A Kemp, Cllr S M King, Cllr R D Lancaster, Cllr Mrs S Luck, Cllr B J Luker, Cllr Miss A Moloney, Cllr Mrs S Murray, Cllr Mrs A S Oakley, Cllr M Parry-Waller, Cllr M R Rhodes, Cllr H S Rogers, Cllr A G Sayer, Cllr Miss J L Sergison, Cllr Mrs E A Simpson, Cllr C P Smith, Cllr D W Smith, Cllr Ms S V Spence, Cllr A K Sullivan, Cllr M Taylor, Cllr D J Trice and Cllr Mrs C J Woodger

Total 45

Members voting against the motion:

Cllr J Atkins

Total 1

Members abstaining:

None

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 15/25 be approved and the Council Tax resolution 2015/16, as set out as an Annex to these Minutes, be adopted.

This report will take the Cabinet through the process of setting the Council Tax for 2015/16.  As the process follows on from "Setting the Budget for 2015/16", a report will be circulated in advance of the meeting once the preceding report has also been finalised.

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 2015/16 by the major precepting authorities.

Consideration was given to a draft resolution identifying the processes to be undertaken in arriving at the levels of council tax applicable to each part of the Borough.  Reference was made to the debate that needed to take place regarding the relative merits of a freeze in council tax as opposed to an increase.  Accordingly, the resolution and further information regarding the precepts of the other authorities would be reported to the full Council on 17 February 2015.

RECOMMENDED:  That the resolution be noted and the Council be recommended to approve a 1.99% increase in the Borough Council’s element of the council tax for 2015/16, representing an annual charge at Band D of £187.51.

*Referred to Council