Decision details

Further to the discussion on the finance reports (minute 371 refers), it was moved by Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Morrell that the recommendations within the report for Calculation of Council Tax for 2017/18 be approved. In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, voting on this item was recorded and taken as follows:

Councillors Boothby, Camamile, Cook, Hall, Kirby, Ladkin, Morrell, Nickerson, O’Shea, Richards, Rooney, Surtees, Sutton, Wallace, Ward, Williams and Wright voted FOR the motion (17);

Councillors Bill, Bray, Cartwright, Mr Cope, Mrs Cope, Crooks, Hodgkins, Hollick, Lynch, Nichols, Taylor and Witherford voted AGAINST the motion (12).

The motion was declared CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – the following be approved for 2017/18 in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act (1992):

(i)            A council budget requirement excluding special expenses and parish councils of £10,247,348;

(ii)           A council net budget requirement including special expenses of £10,903,051;

(iii)          A total net budget requirement including special expenses and parish councils of £12,763,807;

(iv)         A contribution from revenue support grant (including the element indicated for local council tax support) and non-domestic rates (indicated by the NNDR baseline) of £3,180,842;

(v)          A forecast transfer of £147,841 deficit to the collection fund from the general fund;

(vi)         A band D council tax for borough wide services, excluding special expenses and parish council precepts, of £104.54;

(vii)        A band D council tax for borough wide services and an average of special expenses services of £122.09;

(viii)       An average band D council tax relating to borough wide services and an average of special expenses and parish council services of £171.89;

(ix)         The total council tax, including amounts for Leicestershire County Council, Police & Crime Commissioner and Combined Fire Authority and for each area and valuation band as detailed in appendix A to the report.