Minutes:
The Chairman drew members’ attention to the update report that now included the precept from the Police and Crime Commissioner (agenda item 16a) and which replaced agenda item 16.
The Chairman ruled that the update report be considered as urgent because it was necessary to consider this information at the meeting so that the Council could approve a budget and set a council tax within the statutory timescale, and the information required from all the other precepting authorities was not available at the time of publication.
Councillor Cartman presented the reference from the Executive and the update report on the Revenue Budget Update and Council Tax Setting 2021/22 (agenda item 16a).
All the finance items were discussed together en bloc (see minute no. COU 160 above).
It was noted that Standing Order 22A required a named vote to be taken on the budget decision.
On the Motion of Councillor Cartman, duly seconded it was
Resolved:
(1) that the 2021/22 net revenue budget for North Somerset Council services of £171.317m; and the Council Tax Requirement of £177.423m being the value including town and parish council precepts be approved, as set out in Appendix 1 of the update report;
(2) that a council tax increase of 1.99% for 2021/22 be approved;
(3) that an adult social care precept of 3% on the council tax for 2021/22 be approved;
(4) that the directorate gross income and expenditure budget allocations as detailed in the body of the update report and as set out in Appendix 1 be approved;
(5) that the council tax charges for 2021/22 be approved in accordance with the formal Resolution as set out in Appendix 2 of the update report, which provides for an average Band D council tax charge in respect of North Somerset Council services for 2021/22 of £1,504.03, plus special expenses, where such charges apply, giving an overall charge of £1,505.03, 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 of 1.99% on the general level council tax, and a 3% 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 2021 the Council calculated the Council Tax Base for 2021/22:
(a) for the whole Council area as 78,738.9 [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 2021/22 (excluding Parish precepts and Special Levies) is £118,505,192.
3. That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2021/22 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) |
373,026,738 |
|
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) |
248,415,499 |
|
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) |
124,611,239 |
|
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) |
1,582.58 |
|
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: 6,106,047.14 Spec Exp: 79,190.00
6,185,237.14 |
|
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) |
1,504.03 |
|
g |
The amount of Special Expenses (expressed in Band D) |
1.00 |
|
h |
The total Relevant Basic Amount for North Somerset Council |
1,505.03 |
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:
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|
Valuation Bands |
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|
Precepting Authority |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
|
Police & Crime Commissioner |
160.80 |
187.60 |
214.40 |
241.20 |
294.80 |
348.40 |
402.00 |
482.40 |
|
Fire Authority |
50.95 |
59.45 |
67.94 |
76.43 |
93.41 |
110.40 |
127.38 |
152.86 |
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 2021/22 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.
6. The Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2021/22 is 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 2021/22 be approved in accordance with the details set out in Appendix 5 of the update report.
Named Vote as required under Standing Order 22A
For the Motion (42):
Nigel Ashton, Mike Bell, Mike Bird, Steve Bridger, Peter Bryant, Gill Bute, Mark Canniford, Ashley Cartman, John Cato, Caritas Charles, Caroline Cherry, James Clayton, Peter Crew, John Crockford-Hawley, Ciaran Cronnelly, Mark Crosby, Donald Davies, Catherine Gibbons, Wendy Griggs, Ann Harley, Sandra Hearne, David Hitchins, Steve Hogg, Nicola Holland, Ruth Jacobs, Huw James, Patrick Keating, John Ley-Morgan, Stuart McQuillan, Ian Parker, Robert Payne, Marcia Pepperall, Bridget Petty, Lisa Pilgrim, Terry Porter, Geoffrey Richardson, David Shopland, Mike Solomon, James Tonkin, Richard Tucker, Richard Westwood, Roz Willis
Against the Motion (0)
Abstentions (0)
Note: Councillors Andy Cole and Karin Haverson were absent when the vote was taken.