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Report of Head of Finance

Summary

To detail the Calculations for the amounts of Council Tax for 2010/11 and the setting of Council Tax for 2010/2011

Recommendations

Council is recommended:

(1)               To approve the Calculations for the amount of Council Tax for 2010/11 as detailed in Annex 1.

(2)               To recommend the Setting of Council Tax for 2010/2011 as per the detailed recommendations per Annex 1.

Council considered a report setting out the proposed Council Tax for 2010/2011. It was proposed by Councillor Macnamara and seconded by Councillor Mallon that the recommendations as set out in the report be agreed. On being put to the vote, the motion was agreed unanimously.

Resolved

(1)               That the Calculations for the amount of Council Tax for 2010/11 as detailed in Annex 3 to the minutes as set out in the minute book be approved.

(2)               That the Setting of Council Tax for 2010/2011 as per the detailed recommendations in Annex 3 to the minutes as set out in the minute book be approved.

Council is requested to set the level of Council Tax for 2009/2010 in accordance with the recommendations as set out in the report.

Council considered a report setting out the proposed Council Tax for 2009/2010. It was proposed by Councillor Macnamara and seconded by Councillor Wood that the recommendations as set out in the report be agreed. On being put to the vote, the motion was agreed unanimously.

Resolved

1)         That pursuant to Section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, any expenses incurred by the Council chargeable to its General Fund, in performing functions and providing services undertaken elsewhere within the District by a parish council shall be a general expense falling upon the whole district.

2)         That it be noted that at its meeting on 12 January 2009 the Executive calculated the following amounts for the year 2009/2010 in accordance with regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)         49,923 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as its council tax base for the year.

b)                 The amounts in the Tax Base 2009/10 column of Annex 1 to the minutes, being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its council tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

3)         That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2009/2010 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)      £71,020,026 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act;

b)           £50,249,702 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act;

c)            £20,770,324 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the  aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year;

d)           £10,718,923 being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its general fund in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates, revenue support grant and additional grant or as a transfer from or to its collection fund being a reduction or increase in its provision for estimated surplus of council tax.

e)           £201.34 being the amount at 3(c) above less the amount at 3(d) above, all divided by the amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year;

f)              £3,885,910 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act;

g)           £123.50 being the amount at 3(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(f) above by the amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18