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COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2021/22

 

 

Meeting: 25/02/2021 - Council Tax Setting Committee (Item 15)

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REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES


The purpose of this report is to obtain approval for the Council Tax requirement and the overall Council Tax rates for the district of North Hertfordshire for 2021/22.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Decisions as per the Addendum Report.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)       That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2021 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,396.90 as its Council Tax base for the year 2021/2022 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

 

 

a)    49,396.90 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

b)     

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Ashwell

850.40

Langley

89.60

Barkway

408.80

Lilley

166.20

Barley

323.90

Nuthampstead

69.10

Bygrave

128.10

Offley

614.80

Caldecote and Newnham

50.60

Pirton

612.40

Clothall

85.40

Preston

215.20

Codicote

1646.50

Radwell

55.50

Graveley

170.10

Reed

163.60

Great Ashby

2031.10

Royston

6511.70

Hexton

64.80

Rushden and Wallington

201.90

Hinxworth

162.50

St Ippolyts

900.00

Holwell

148.90

St Pauls Walden

550.30

Ickleford

763.10

Sandon

244.50

Kelshall

75.40

Therfield

263.80

Kimpton

1047.30

Weston

435.60

Kings Walden

404.10

Wymondley

418.80

Knebworth

1963.90

 

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

 

c)    That it be noted that at its meeting on the 11 February 2021 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2021/22 (excluding Parish precepts) as £11,861,677. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,231,115 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £13,092,792.

 

1.1.        That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2020/2021 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

 

a)

£68,839,140

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act.

 

b)

£55,746,348

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) (a) to (d) of the Act.

 

c)

£13,092,792

being the amount by which the aggregate at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance  with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year.

 

d)

£265.05

being the amount at (c) above divided by the amount at 2.2(a) above calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B(1) as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

e)

£1,231,115

being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

 

f)

£240.13

 

being the amount at (d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at (e) above by the amount at 2.2(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 special  ...  view the full decision text for item 15

Minutes:

Audio Recording – 3 Minutes 39 Seconds

 

The Service Director – Resources presented the Addendum Report entitled Council Tax Resolution 2021/2022.

 

The Service Director – Resources advised that on 23 February 2021, Hertfordshire County Council and the Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner formally requested their precept.

 

The Service Director – Resources affirmed that Council had approved an increase in Council Tax. However, a referendum on the Council Tax level was not required.

 

Prior to the vote, Councillor Claire Strong declared that she was a resident of Holwell which was one of the Parishes detailed in the recommendations.

 

The recommendations, as per the addendum report, were proposed by Councillor Ian Albert and seconded by Councillor Sam North.

 

In accordance with the Constitution, Standing Order 4.8.16 (h) (i), the Chair requested a Recorded Vote.

 

The result of the recorded vote was:

 

For: Councillors Ian Albert, David Levett, Sam North and Martin Stears-Handscomb. Total  4

 

Against: Total 0

 

Abstain: Councillor Claire Strong. Total 1

 

It was:

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)       That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2021 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,396.90 as its Council Tax base for the year 2021/2022 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

 

 

a)    49,396.90 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

b)     

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Ashwell

850.40

Langley

89.60

Barkway

408.80

Lilley

166.20

Barley

323.90

Nuthampstead

69.10

Bygrave

128.10

Offley

614.80

Caldecote and Newnham

50.60

Pirton

612.40

Clothall

85.40

Preston

215.20

Codicote

1646.50

Radwell

55.50

Graveley

170.10

Reed

163.60

Great Ashby

2031.10

Royston

6511.70

Hexton

64.80

Rushden and Wallington

201.90

Hinxworth

162.50

St Ippolyts

900.00

Holwell

148.90

St Pauls Walden

550.30

Ickleford

763.10

Sandon

244.50

Kelshall

75.40

Therfield

263.80

Kimpton

1047.30

Weston

435.60

Kings Walden

404.10

Wymondley

418.80

Knebworth

1963.90

 

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

 

c)    That it be noted that at its meeting on the 11 February 2021 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2021/22 (excluding Parish precepts) as £11,861,677. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,231,115 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £13,092,792.

 

1.1.        That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2020/2021 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

 

a)

£68,839,140

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act.

 

b)

£55,746,348

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15