Agenda item
COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2020/21
- Meeting of Council Tax Setting Committee, Thursday, 27th February, 2020 7.00 pm (Item 13.)
- View the background to item 13.
REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR - RESOURCES
To obtain approval for the Council Tax requirement and the overall Council Tax rates for the district of North Hertfordshire for 2020/21.
Decision:
The Service Director – Resources presented the report entitled Council Tax Resolution 2020/2021.
Councillor Strong informed the Committee that she was a resident of Holwell, one of the Parishes referred to within the report.
North Hertfordshire District Council had set its’ basic Council Tax level at £235.13 as detailed in point (g) of the report.
RESOLVED:
(1) That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2020 the Council Tax Committee confirmed the amount 49,979.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2020/2021 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).
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1.1. That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2020 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,979.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2020/2021 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).
a) 49,979.60 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 be noted that at its meeting on the 6 February 2020 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2020/21 (excluding Parish precepts) as £11,751,704 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £12,952,052.
1.2. 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.
1.3. That it be noted that for 2020/2021 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:-
1.4. 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 2020/2021 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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REASON FOR DECISION: To set the Council Tax for the District of North Hertfordshire.
Minutes:
Audio Recording – Start of Item – 1 Minute 40 Seconds
The Service Director – Resources presented the report entitled Council Tax Resolution 2020/2021.
The report set out the increases which were all within the statutory levels and did not require a referendum.
North Hertfordshire District Council had set its’ basic Council Tax level at £235.13 as detailed in point (g) of the report.
Councillor Claire Strong informed the Committee that she was a resident of Holwell, one of the Parishes referred to within the report.
The recommendations were proposed and seconded on a recorded vote.
All Councillors present agreed to set the Council Tax as detailed below:
RESOLVED:
(1) That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2020 the Council Tax Committee confirmed the amount 49,979.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2020/2021 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).
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1.1. That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2020 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,979.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2020/2021 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).
a) 49,979.60 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 be noted that at its meeting on the 6 February 2020 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2020/21 (excluding Parish precepts) as £11,751,704 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £12,952,052.
1.2. 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.
1.3. That it be noted that for 2020/2021 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:-
1.4. 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 2020/2021 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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REASON FOR DECISION: To set the Council Tax for the District of North Hertfordshire.
Supporting documents:
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DraftCouncilTaxResolution202021, item 13.
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Appendix A - Guide to the Council Tax Resolution, item 13.
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Council Tax Resolution 2020-21 - ADDENDUM, item 13.
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