Agenda item

Reports and matters referred from the Executive, 2 February 2022 - EXE 89 Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) and Revenue Budget Update 2022/23 (Agenda item 15(3)) and Revenue Budget Update and Council Tax Setting 2022/3 (Agenda item 16)

Report of Councillor Cartman (attached)

 

Note: Councillors are reminded that Standing Order 22A requires a named vote to be taken on the budget decision.

Minutes:

With the agreement of the Chairman item 15(3) was taken together with item 16 which included the Council Tax charges for the council and the precepting authorities for 2022/23.

 

Councillor Cartman presented the reference from the Executive and the report on the Revenue Budget Update and Council Tax Setting 2022/23.  All the finance items were discussed together en bloc (see minute no. COU 102 above).

 

It was noted that Standing Order 22A required a named vote to be taken on the budget decision.

 

Motion: Moved by Councillor Cartman, seconded by Councillor Solomon it was

 

Resolved:

 

(1) that the 2022/23 net revenue budget for North Somerset Council services of £179.090m; and the Council Tax Requirement of £185.475m, being the value including town and parish council precepts be approved, as set out in Appendix 1 of the Council report;

 

(2)  that a council tax increase of 1.99% for 2022/23 to support the proposed budget be approved;

 

(3)  that an adult social care precept of 1% on the council tax for 2022/23 be approved;

 

(4)  that the directorate gross income and expenditure budget allocations as detailed in the body of the Council report and as set out in Appendix 1 be approved;

 

(5)  that the council tax charges for 2022/23 be approved in accordance with the formal Resolution as set out in Appendix 2 of the Council report, which provides for an average Band D council tax charge in respect of North Somerset Council services for 2022/23 of £1,549.16, plus special expenses, where such charges apply, giving an overall charge of £1,550.03, and provides for other major preceptors being the Avon Fire Authority, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset and the town and parish councils, as follows (this represents an increase for North Somerset Council services of 1.99% on the general level council tax, and a 1% charge in respect of an adult social care precept):

 

COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION

 

The Council resolves as follows:

 

1

It be noted that on 31st January 2022 the Council calculated the Council Tax

Base for 2022/23:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

for the whole Council area as 79,926.8 [Item T in the formula in Section

31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")]

and;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as

in the attached Appendix B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2022/23 (excluding Parish precepts and Special Levies) is £123,888,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2022/23 in accordance

with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

 

a

Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils
(Gross Expenditure)

387,523,134

b

Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act
(Gross Income)

257,249,857

c

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 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).  (North Somerset Council Tax Requirement, inc. special expenses, town and parish precepts and special levies)

130,273,277

d

Being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts).  (Band D Council Tax for North Somerset Council including an average of special expenses and town and parish precepts)

1,629.91

e

Being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the attached Appendix C)
(Area related expenditure, i.e. town and parish precepts and special expenses)

Precepts

6,384,339.03

Spec Exp

69,410.00

6,453,749.03

f

Being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (1(a) above), 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 Parish precepts relates.  (The Band “D” amount for North Somerset Council excluding “area” related expenditure, i.e. special expenses and town and parish council precepts)

1,549.16

g

The amount of Special Expenses (expressed in Band D)

0.87

h

The total Relevant Basic Amount for North Somerset Council

1,550.03

 

4

Precepting Authorities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To note that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Fire Authority have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area, as shown in the table below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precepting Authority

Valuation Bands

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

Police & Crime Commissioner

167.47

195.38

223.29

251.20

307.02

362.84

418.67

502.40

 

Fire Authority

51.97

60.63

69.29

77.95

95.27

112.59

129.92

155.90

 

 

5

 

That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local

Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown

in the table on the following page, as the amounts of Council Tax for 2022/23

for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

The Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2022/23is not determined to

be excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB

Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

 

and

 

(6) that the refreshed Pay Policy for 2022/23 be approved in accordance with the details set out in Appendix 5 of the Council report.

 

Named Vote as required under Standing Order 22A

 

For the Motion (28): Mike Bell, Mike Bird, Steve Bridger, Mark Canniford, Ashley Cartman, John Cato, Caroline Cherry, James Clayton, Andy Cole, John Crockford-Hawley, Ciaran Cronnelly, Catherine Gibbons, Hugh Gregor, Wendy Griggs, Karin Haverson, Sandra Hearne, Steve Hogg, Nicola Holland, Patrick Keating, Stuart McQuillan, Robert Payne, Bridget Petty, Geoffrey Richardson, Timothy Snaden,  Mike Solomon, James Tonkin, Richard Tucker, Richard Westwood

 

Against the Motion (0)

 

Abstentions (10): Marc Aplin, Nigel Ashton, Peter Bryant, Gill Bute, Caritas Charles, Peter Crew, Marcia Pepperall, Lisa Pilgrim, Terry Porter, Roz Willis 

 

Note: Councillors Sarah Codling, Ann Harley, David Hitchins, Huw James, John Ley-Morgan and David Shopland left the meeting early and were absent when the vote was taken.

 

 

 

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