Agenda item

GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2019/20

Recommended Minute – page 15

(Report CAB3132 refers)

 

To pass a formal resolution setting the Council Tax for the City of Winchester for the year commencing 1 April 2019.

 

GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2019/20

(Report CAB3132 refers)

 

The Council noted that Recommendation 5 of the Cabinet minute referred to the Council Tax Resolution, which was to be dealt with by way of a separate resolution.

 

Councillor Ashton, Portfolio Holder for Finance, moved that the Recommended Minute of Cabinet be approved and adopted (seconded by Councillor Humby).

               

Following questions and debate and in accordance with legislative requirements on Recorded Votes at Budget Meetings, a recorded vote was taken in respect of the Recommended Minute of Cabinet.

 

 

Division Lists

 

The following Members voted in favour of the General Fund Budget 2018/19:

 

Councillors Ashton, Berry, Brook, Burns, Cook, Cunningham, Gemmell, Godfrey, Griffiths, Horrill, Humby, Huxstep, Lumby, Mather, McLean, Miller, Pearson, Read, Ruffell, Scott, Stallard, Warwick and Weston.

 

The following Members voted against the Cabinet Recommended Minute:

 

Councillors Achwal, Becker, Bell, Bentote, Clear, Cutler, Evans, Gottlieb, Green, Hiscock, Hutchison, Izard, Laming, Learney, Murphy, Power, Prince, Rutter, Thompson, Tod and Weir.

 

The following Members abstained:

 

Councillor Izard

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Recommended Minute of Cabinet held 13 February 2019 with regard to General Fund Budget 2019/20 (Report CAB3132 refers) be approved and adopted.   

 

 

Council Tax for the City of Winchester for the year commencing 1 April 2019

 

Councillor Ashton, Portfolio Holder for Finance, moved that the motion regarding the Council Tax 2019/20, as set out below, be approved and adopted (seconded by Councillor Humby).

 

Following questions and debate and in accordance with legislative requirements on Recorded Votes at Budget Meetings, a recorded vote was taken in respect of the Motion:

 

Division Lists

 

The following Members voted in favour of the motion regarding Council Tax for 2019/20:

 

Councillors Ashton, Berry, Brook, Burns, Cook, Cunningham, Gemmell, Godfrey, Griffiths, Horrill, Humby, Huxstep, Lumby, Mather, McLean, Miller, Pearson, Read, Ruffell, Scott, Stallard, Warwick and Weston.

 

 

 

The following Members voted against the motion regarding the Council Tax 2019/20:

 

Councillors Achwal, Becker, Bell, Bentote, Clear, Cutler, Evans, Gottlieb, Green, Hiscock, Hutchison, Izard, Laming, Learney, Murphy, Power, Prince, Rutter, Thompson, Tod and Weir.

 

The following Members abstained:

 

Councillor Izard

 

Motion carried.

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.             That any expenses incurred by the Council in performing in a part of its area a function performed elsewhere in its area by a Parish Council/Town Council/Parish Meeting shall not be treated as special expenses for the purposes of Section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, except in the case of the following special items relating to the non-parished area the aggregate amount of which is £967,333 (Appendix E to report CAB3132 refers) and which is shown within the total of special items at paragraph 4(e) below:-

 

(a)       Magdalen Hill and West Hill Cemeteries;

(b)       Allotments;

(c)        Town centre Christmas lighting;

(d)       Footway lighting;

(e)       Bus shelter maintenance;

(f)        Grants for community facilities in the Town (“parish” element);

(g)          Recreation Grounds & Open Spaces (except Abbey Gardens, Riverside Walks, the Weirs and St Giles Hill);

(h)          Neighbourhood Services;

(i)            Public Conveniences

(j)             Theatre Royal

(k)           Maintenance work to Council Owned Bridges

(l)            Grit Bins

(m)         Community Speed Watch

(n)          Night Bus Contribution

(o)           St Maurice’s Covert

(p)           Historic Environment Projects Officer

(q)           Neighbourhood Plans

(r)            Community Infrastructure

(s)           Administration of the Town Forum

 

2.   That it be noted that the Head of Revenues, in consultation with the Strategic Director (Resources) calculated the Council Tax Base for 2019/20 at

 

(a)           49,307.47

 

being the amount calculated by the Council for the whole Council area, in accordance with Section 31B(1) (Item T) of the Local Government Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”), as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

(b) for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish/Town precept relates as in the attached Annex 1.

 

3.   Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the                   Council’s own purposes for 2019/20 (excluding Parish Precepts) is £7,817,129

 

4.         That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2019/20 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

(a)   £121,137,003

 

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.

 

(b)   £110,095,558

 

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

 

(c)    £11,041,445

 

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

 

(d)   £223.93

 

being the amount at 4(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (2(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts).

 

(e)   £4,191,651

 

being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the attached Annex 2)

 

(f)     £138.92

 

being the amount at 4(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 4(e) above by Item T (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 item relates.

 

5.         That it be noted for the year 2019/20, Hampshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner - Hampshire have stated, and the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority has recommended the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

 

Precepting Authority	Precept Amount
Hampshire County Council (HCC)	£60,986,930
Police and Crime Commissioner – Hampshire (PCCH)	£9,933,483
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority (HFRA)	£3,338,609

 

 

 

Valuation Bands	HCC	PCCH	HFRA
A	824.5	134.31	45.14
B	962.01	156.69	52.66
C	1,099.44	179.08	60.19
D	1,236.87	201.46	67.71
E	1,511.73	246.23	82.76
F	1,786.59	291.00	97.80
G	2,061.45	335.77	112.85
H	2,473.74	402.92	135.42

 

6.         That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in columns 2-9 of Annex 2 as the amounts of Council Tax for 2019/20 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings shown.

 

7.   That the Council determines that the Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2019/20 is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.