Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Tony Hunter.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Tony Hunter.

To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Council Tax Setting Committee held on 11 January 2018.

RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 11 January 2018 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chairman.

RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 11 January 2018 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chairman.

Members should notify the Chairman of other business which they wish to be discussed by the Committee at the end of the business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency.

The Chairman will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered.

There was no notification of other business.

There was no notification of other business.

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chairman of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item.  Members declaring a Declarable Interest which requires they leave the room under Paragraph 7.4 of the Code of Conduct, can speak on the item, but must leave the room before the debate and vote.

The Chairman reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.

The Chairman reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.

To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public.  At the time of preparing the agenda no requests to speak had been received.  Any public participation received within the agreed timescale will be notified to Members as soon as possible.

There was no public participation.

There was no public participation.

REPORT OF THE HEAD OF FINANCE, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

To set the Council Tax for 2018/19.

RESOLVED:

(1)        That the following, as submitted in the 2018/19 Estimate Book, be noted:-

(a)  The revenue estimates for 2018/2019.

(b)  The capital programme for 2018/2019.

(c)  The workforce salary estimates for 2018/2019.

(2)       That it be noted that at its meeting on 11 January 2018 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,118.50 as its Council Tax base for the year 2018/2019 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (the Regulations).

a)    49,118.50 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

b)     

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 8 February 2018 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2018/19 (excluding Parish precepts) as £10,975,529 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) as £12,071,060.

(3)       That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2018/2019 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

Members were reminded that the Council, at its meeting held on 8 February 2018, had approved a 2018/19 Council Tax increase of 2.99% for North Hertfordshire.  This equated to a District Council Tax of £223.45 for a Band D property in 2018/19.  At that meeting, the Council had been unable to formally approve the Council Tax resolution because it had not been notified of the Hertfordshire County Council and Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner precept requirements for 2018/19.

It was reported that the precept for the Hertfordshire Police Authority was set at a level which equated to a Council Tax of £164.00 for a Band D property, which was a £12.00 increase on the Council Tax for 2017/18.  The Hertfordshire County Council precept had been set at a level which equated to a Council Tax of £1,320.46 for a Band D property.  This was a Council Tax increase of 5.99% for 2018/19, which included an increase of 3% for the Adult Social Care precept.

The effect of the Council’s decision made at its meeting on 8 February 2018, coupled with the County Council and Police Commissioner precepts, resulted in a Band D Council Tax of £1,707.91.  This charge would be increased by the appropriate parish precepts, as detailed in the agenda papers.

In accordance with Standing Order 4.8.16(f), Councillor Julian Cunningham requested that a recorded vote be taken on the above motion.

(Voting:

For: Councillors Ian Albert, Julian Cunningham, Lynda Needham and Richard Thake – 4.

Against: None – 0.

Abstentions: None – 0.

The motion was carried.)

It was therefore,         

RESOLVED:

(1)        That the following, as submitted in the 2018/19 Estimate Book, be noted:-

(a)  The revenue estimates for 2018/2019.

(b)  The capital programme for 2018/2019.

(c)  The workforce salary estimates for 2018/2019.

(2)       That it be noted that at its meeting on 11 January 2018 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,118.50 as its Council Tax base for the year 2018/2019 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (the Regulations).

a)    49,118.50 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

b)     

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  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.