Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Morgan Derbyshire.

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Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Morgan Derbyshire.

Councillor Sam North was absent.

To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 30 January 2023.

RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 30 January 2023 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair.

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Councillor Ian Albert, as Chair, proposed and Councillor Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg seconded and, following a vote, it was:

RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 30 January 2023 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair.

Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II 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 Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered.

There was no other business notified.

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There was no other business notified.

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 Chair 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, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

(1)        The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded;

(2)        The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and 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.

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(1)       The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded;

(2)       The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and 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.

There was no public participation at this meeting.  

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There was no public participation at this meeting.

RESOLVED:

(1)   That it was noted that at its meeting on 30 January 2023 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 50,663.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2023/2024 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

a)    50,663.60 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 was noted that at its meeting on the 23 February 2023 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2023/24 (excluding Parish precepts) as £12,790,533. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,388,250 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £14,178,783.

(2)   That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2023/2024 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act) :-

g)       

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The Service Director – Resources presented the report entitled ‘Council Tax Resolution 2023/24’, including the addendum circulated following the agenda publication, and advised that:

·       The update provided in the addendum was required as neither the district nor county Council had approved their budgets by agenda publication date.

·       The calculations at 2.2 in the report were required by law.

·       The amounts include the precepts approved by Herts County Council, the Herts Police and Crime Commissioner, and Town and Parish Councils, as well as the District Council Tax requirement.

·       The table at 2.4 in the report detailed the valuation bands in each area of the district.

Councillor Ian Albert proposed, as Chair, and Councillor Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg seconded and the vote was as follows:

VOTE TOTALS:

YES:                                                                2

ABSTAIN:                                                       1

NO:                                                                  0

TOTAL:                                                           3

NUMBER OF DELEGATES PRESENT: 3

THE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:

Cllr Ian Albert                                                 YES

Cllr Claire Strong                                            ABSTAIN

Cllr Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg                      YES

Therefore, it was: 

RESOLVED:

(1)   That it was noted that at its meeting on 30 January 2023 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 50,663.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2023/2024 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

a)    50,663.60 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 was noted that at its meeting on the 23 February 2023 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2023/24 (excluding Parish precepts) as £12,790,533. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,388,250 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £14,178,783.

(2)   That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2023/2024 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act) :-