Agenda item

To enable Members, following a recorded vote, to formally resolve the Borough Council’s Council Tax for 2018/19.

The Council considered a joint report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Commercialisation and the Corporate Director for Resources and Growth, concerning the amount of Council Tax for each Valuation Band for dwellings in each part of the Borough for 2018/19, and related matters, including legal advice.

Councillor Russell Holland moved and Councillor David Renard seconded and the Council agreed:

          “(1) That it be recorded that the advice of the Director of Law and Democratic Services’ has been taken into account when setting the level of Council Tax for 2018/19.

          (2) That it be noted that the Council’s revenue budget is £140,224,053 as recommended by the Cabinet to this Council on 7^th February 2018.

          (3) That it be noted that in accordance with Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended) the Council’s Tax Base for 2018/19 is 72,898.6 in total with the breakdown by Parish set out in Appendix 3 to the report.

          (4) That the following amounts be calculated by the Council in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended by the Localism Act 2011:-

(a)      Borough / Parish Gross Expenditure £489,671,983 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the 1992 Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.

(b)      Borough Gross Income plus Collection Fund Balance£386,342,875 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c)      Borough/Parish Net Expenditure £103,329,108 being the amount by which the aggregate at 4(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 4(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year.

(d)      Basic Amount of Tax (including Average Parish Precepts)£1,503.36 being the amount at 4(c) above divided by the amount at 3 above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year. In accordance with Schedule 5 of the Localism Act 2011, this sum is not considered to be excessive.

(e)      Special Items £7,560,030 being the aggregate of Special Expenses and Parish Precepts and collectively known as special items and referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

(f)       Basic Amount of Tax £1,313.73 being the amount at 4(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 4(e) above by the amount at 3, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.

(g)      Basic Amount of Tax (Special and Parished Areas) the amounts shown in Appendix 2 of the report, being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 4(f) above, the amounts of the special items relating to dwellings in the appropriate part of the Council's area - divided by the appropriate amount at 3 above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a special item relates.

(h)      Borough/Parish Council Tax Rates the amounts shown in Appendix 1 of the report, being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 4(g) by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band, divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band, divided by valuation D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

(5) Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and SwindonThat it be noted that for the year 2018/2019 the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon has stated the following amounts in precept issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

(6) Dorset and Wiltshire Fire AuthorityThat it be noted that for the year 2018/2019 the Dorset and Wiltshire Joint Fire Authority has stated the following amounts in precept issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

          (7) That this Council notes that there will an average 4.99% increase in the Council Tax levels for the Borough element of the 2018/19 Council Tax bills in accordance with the budget proposed by Cabinet on 7^th February 2018.

(8) That this Council determines that the Basic Amount of Council Tax for the Financial Year, 2018/19 is not excessive within the statutory definitions set out within Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011) and that therefore no referendum is required.

(9) That it be recorded that the advice of the Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) has been taken into account in the setting of the level of Council Tax for 2018/19.

          The Motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

In line with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the vote on this Motionwas recorded:

Councillors voting for the Motion were: Councillors Alan Bishop, Wayne Crabbe, Malcolm Davies, Oliver Donachie, Toby Elliot, Claire Ellis, Emma Faramarzi, Fionuala Foley, Brian Ford, Mary Friend, John Haines, Dale Heenan, Russell Holland, Colin Lovell, Mary Martin, Nick Martin, Cathy Martyn, Gemma McCracken, Barbara Parry, Kevin Parry, Maureen Penny, Garry Perkins, David Renard, Eric Shaw, Gary Sumner, Tim Swinyard, Caryl Sydney-Smith, Vera Tomlinson, Steve Weisinger and Keith Williams.

          Councillors voting against the Motion were: Councillors Junab Ali, Steve Allsopp, Abdul Amin, Emma Bushell, Matthew Courtliff, Mark Dempsey, Paul Dixon, Stephanie Exell, Jim Grant, Fay Howard, Jane Milner-Barry, Des Moffatt, Derique Montaut, Stan Pajak, James Robbins, Carol Shelley, Kevin Small, Joe Tray, Chris Watts, Nadine Watts, Peter Watts, David Wood and Robert Wright.