Agenda item
COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2021/22
- Meeting of Council Tax Setting Committee, Thursday, 25th February, 2021 5.00 pm (Item 15.)
- View the background to item 15.
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.
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).
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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)
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):-
g)
being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.3(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 2.2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.
h)
being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.3(f) and 2.3(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(l) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.
1.2. That it be noted that for 2021/2022 Hertfordshire County Council and the Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-
1.3. That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.2(h) and 2.3 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets out the following provisional amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for 2021/2022 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-
List of parishes and tax at different bands (County, Care, Police, District and Parish)
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REASONS FOR DECISIONS:
(1) The functions of the Council Tax Setting Committee are to set the Council Tax and to set the overall level of Council Tax for the following financial year, taking into account the precepts of all major and local precepting authorities.
(2) The level of Council Tax Requirement has been considered necessary to meet the budgeting needs of the Council for 2021/22.
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).
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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)
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):-
g)
being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.3(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 2.2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.
h)
being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.3(f) and 2.3(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(l) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.
1.2. That it be noted that for 2021/2022 Hertfordshire County Council and the Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-
1.3. That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.2(h) and 2.3 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets out the following provisional amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for 2021/2022 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-
List of parishes and tax at different bands (County, Care, Police, District and Parish)
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REASONS FOR DECISIONS:
(1) The functions of the Council Tax Setting Committee are to set the Council Tax and to set the overall level of Council Tax for the following financial year, taking into account the precepts of all major and local precepting authorities.
(2) The level of Council Tax Requirement has been considered necessary to meet the budgeting needs of the Council for 2021/22.
Supporting documents:
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Council Tax Resolution 2021-22 Addendum, item 15.
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COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2021/22, item 15.
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Appendix A: Guide to the Council Tax Resolution., item 15.
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