Agenda item

Recommendation from the Cabinet held on 7 February 2018:

 

RECOMMENDED to Council:

 

(a)        that the following be approved, as recommended by the Cabinet on 07 February 2018, that Council

 

(1)      approves the proposed Revenue & Capital Budgets for 2018/19, including a Council Tax rate of £198.54 at Band D, representing a 2.99% increase on the current charge;

(2)      notes the Cabinet decision of 7 February 2018 to apply during 18/19 an increase of up to 2.8% to those fees and charges that are not otherwise constrained by statute, to be determined by the Chief Finance Officer in consultation with the Leader;

(3)      agrees the Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators; and

(4)      reduces the Councillor Community Grants to £0 in 2018/19 and that this be subject to further review by the Scrutiny Board.

 

(b)       That it benoted that (on 31st January, 2018) the Chief Finance Officer calculated the Council Tax Base 2018/19 for the whole Council area as 40,704.00 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, (the “Act”)] and that this Council Tax base be split between the regions of the Environment Agency as follows:

 

Southern – 40,704.00

 

(c)        That the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 31 and 34 to 36 of the Act.

 

               (i)      £ 65,465,324 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act;

 

        (ii)     £ 57,384,000 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act;

 

                                    (iii)    £8,081,324 being the amount by which the aggregate at c(i) above exceeds the aggregate at c(ii) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in section 31A(4) of the Act);

                

        (iv)    £198.54 being the amount at c(iii) above (Item R), divided by Item T  (b above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year;

 

(d)       Valuation Bands

 

A                   B                      C                     D

   £132.36        £154.42           £176.48           £198.54

 

E                   F                      G                     H

   £242.66        £286.78           £330.90           £397.08

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at c(iv) above 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 valuation band 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.

 

(e)        That it be noted that for the year 2018/19 the Hampshire County Council (see (g) below) and Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of the dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire County Council Basic Charge

A                      B                      C                     D

£742.57           £866.34           £900.10           £1,113.86

 

E                      F                      G                     H

£1,361.38        £1,608.91        £1,856.43        £2,227.72

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire County Council Adult Social Care Premium

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£58.07             £67.74             £77.42             £87.10

E                      F                      G                     H

£106.46           £125.81           £145.17           £174.2

 

 

Valuation Bands – Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£118.31           £138.02           £157.74           £177.46

E                      F                      G                     H

£216.90           £256.33           £295.77           £354.92

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

A                      B                      C                     D

£43.83             £51.13             £58.44             £65.74

E                      F                      G                     H
£80.35             £94.96             £109.57           £131.48

 

(f)           That having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at (d)  and (e) above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby, but subject to Hampshire County Council and Hampshire Fire & Rescue Authority confirming the precept at (f) above on 22^nd  February 2018 and 28^th February 2018 respectively, sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2018/19 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands

 

A                      B                      C                     D
£1,095.14        £1,277.65        £1,460.18        £1,642.70

E                      F                      G                     H
£2,007.75        £2,372.79        £2,737.84        £3,285.40

 

(g)          If the Precepting Bodies decide a different precept than stated, the Council will be provided with a revised calculation as soon as possible.      

 

[Note: At the time of the publication of this agenda the figures for the Precepting Bodies are based upon current proposals.  If these change before the Council meeting councillors will be advised before the meeting].

 

 

 

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 a recorded vote will be taken on this item.

 

As Cabinet Lead for Finance, Councillor Briggs presented the Revenue and Capital Budget for 2018/19, including the proposed Council Tax rate for the forthcoming year, and the Medium Term Financial Strategy to 2022/23. 

 

Councillor Briggs proposed the recommendations (a) to (f) as set out in the agenda, with a correction to the Hampshire County Council Basic Charge Band C in recommendation 9(e) to read “£990.10” in place of “£900.10”

 

The motion was seconded by Councillor Cheshire.

 

As an amendment to the Motion, it was proposed by Councillor Perry and seconded by Councillor Carpenter that recommendation 9(a)(1) be amended to reflect a 0% increase in Council Tax and that the budget be recalculated accordingly.

 

Having taken a vote on the amendment the Deputy Mayor declared the amendment not carried.

 

At the conclusion of the debate, the Deputy Mayor put the original motion to Council.  Having been proposed by Councillor Briggs and seconded by Councillor Cheshire, it was

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(a)        that the following be approved, as recommended by the Cabinet on 07 February 2018, that Council

 

(1)      approves the proposed Revenue & Capital Budgets for 2018/19, including a Council Tax rate of £198.54 at Band D, representing a 2.99% increase on the current charge;

(2)      notes the Cabinet decision of 7 February 2018 to apply during 18/19 an increase of up to 2.8% to those fees and charges that are not otherwise constrained by statute, to be determined by the Chief Finance Officer in consultation with the Leader;

(3)      agrees the Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators; and

(4)      reduces the Councillor Community Grants to £0 in 2018/19 and that this be subject to further review by the Scrutiny Board.

 

(b)       That it benoted that (on 31st January, 2018) the Chief Finance Officer calculated the Council Tax Base 2018/19 for the whole Council area as 40,704.00 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, (the “Act”)] and that this Council Tax base be split between the regions of the Environment Agency as follows:

 

Southern – 40,704.00

 

(c)        That the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 31 and 34 to 36 of the Act.

 

               (i)      £ 65,465,324 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act;

 

        (ii)     £ 57,384,000 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act;

 

                                    (iii)    £8,081,324 being the amount by which the aggregate at c(i) above exceeds the aggregate at c(ii) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Item R in the formula in section 31A(4) of the Act);

                

        (iv)    £198.54 being the amount at c(iii) above (Item R), divided by Item T  (b above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year;

 

(d)       Valuation Bands

 

A                   B                      C                     D

   £132.36        £154.42           £176.48           £198.54

 

E                   F                      G                     H

   £242.66        £286.78           £330.90           £397.08

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at c(iv) above 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 valuation band 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.

 

(e)        That it be noted that for the year 2018/19 the Hampshire County Council (see (g) below) and Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of the dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire County Council Basic Charge

A                      B                      C                     D

£742.57           £866.34           £990.10           £1,113.86

 

E                      F                      G                     H

£1,361.38        £1,608.91        £1,856.43        £2,227.72

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire County Council Adult Social Care Premium

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£58.07             £67.74             £77.42             £87.10

E                      F                      G                     H

£106.46           £125.81           £145.17           £174.2

 

 

Valuation Bands – Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire

 

A                      B                      C                     D

£118.31           £138.02           £157.74           £177.46

E                      F                      G                     H

£216.90           £256.33           £295.77           £354.92

 

Valuation Bands – Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

A                      B                      C                     D

£43.83             £51.13             £58.44             £65.74

E                      F                      G                     H

£80.35             £94.96             £109.57           £131.48

 

(f)           That having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at (d)  and (e) above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby, but subject to Hampshire County Council and Hampshire Fire & Rescue Authority confirming the precept at (f) above on 22^nd  February 2018 and 28^th February 2018 respectively, sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2018/19 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

 

Valuation Bands

 

A                      B                      C                     D
£1,095.14        £1,277.65        £1,460.18        £1,642.70

E                      F                      G                     H
£2,007.75        £2,372.79        £2,737.84        £3,285.40

 

(g)          If the Precepting Bodies decide a different precept than stated, the Council will be provided with a revised calculation as soon as possible.      

 

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 the voting on this item was recorded as follows:

 

For the Motion

Councillor N Bains

Councillor G Blackett

Councillor L Bowerman

Councillor J Branson

Councillor T Briggs

Councillor P Buckley

Councillor M Cheshire

Councillor R Cresswell

Councillor M Fairhurst

Councillor B Francis

Councillor D Guest

Councillor C Howard

Councillor G Hughes

Councillor D Keast

Councillor R Kennett

Councillor A Lenaghan

Councillor D Lloyd

Councillor T Pike

Councillor F Ponsonby

Councillor L Quantrill

Councillor E Rees

Councillor C Satchwell

Councillor M Sceal

Councillor D Smith

Councillor K Smith

Councillor J Thomas

Councillor L Turner

Councillor P Wade

Councillor Y Weeks

Councillor M Wilson

 

Against the Motion

Councillor M Carpenter

Councillor J Davis

Councillor J Perry

 

Abstentions

None

 

Absent

Councillor T Hart

Councillor G Kerrin

Councillor D Patrick

Councillor E Shimbart

Councillor G Shimbart*

 

*Councillor G Shimbart had been present for part of the meeting but not present when the vote on this item was taken