To consider the following motion in pursuance of minutes CA.78

It was moved by the Leader and seconded by the Deputy Leader that the notice of motion at item 7 of the agenda be approved in pursuance of Minute CA.78.

THE DECISION:

Further to Minute CA.78:-

(1)        That it be noted that on 15 January 2014 Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2014/15:-

(a)        for the whole Council area as 34,021.71 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")]; and

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

(2)        That the Council has calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2014/15 (excluding Parish precepts) as £3,044,263.

(3)        That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2014/15 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

(a)        District/Parish Gross Expenditure

£46,092,352    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)        District/Parish Gross Income (including Government Grants, use of Reserves and Collection Fund Surpluses etc)

£41,817,567    being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act

(c)        District/Parish Net Expenditure

£4,274,785      being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(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)        Basic Amount of Tax (including average Parish Precepts)

£125.6487       being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R) all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts)

            (e)        Parish Precepts

£1,230,522      being the aggregate of all special items (Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act

            (f)        Basic Amount of Tax (Unparished Areas)

£89.4800         being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 4(e) above by Item T (1(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 Parish precept relates

(4)        Major Precepting Authorities

That it be noted that the North Yorkshire County Council, the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner North Yorkshire have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated in the table below and at.

(5)        Council Tax Bands for All Councils

That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2014/15 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

Hambleton District Council

Valuation Bands

North Yorkshire County Council

Valuation Bands

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Valuation Bands

Police and Crime Commissioner

Valuation Bands

(6)        Excessive Council Tax

That the Council determines that the Council's basic amount of Council Tax for 2014/15 (at 3(f) above) is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

(7)        The appropriate amount is taken from the Council Taxpayers Reserve to support the decision at (3) above.

(8)        The policy on Balances and Reserves at Annex C is approved.

The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 required a recorded vote on the substantive Motion, Members present were recorded as voting as follows:

For the motion: D E Adamson, R A Baker, P Bardon, A W Barker, K Billings, D M Blades, G W Dadd, S P Dickins, G W Ellis, Mrs B S Fortune, Mrs F M Greenwell, B Griffiths, Mrs J A Griffiths, K G Hardisty, R W Hudson, J D Hugill, G J Key, R Kirk, N A Knapton, C A Les, J Noone, Mrs C Patmore, B Phillips, M J Prest, M Rigby, M S Robson, C R Rooke, Mrs I Sanderson, Mrs M Skilbeck, J N Smith, P G Sowray, T Swales, A P Wake, Mrs J Watson, S Watson, D A Webster, P R Wilkinson and A W Wood. (38)

The motion was declared carried.