To consider the Motion as set out in pursuance to Minute CA.25

A revised addendum to the report had been circulated prior to the commencement of the meeting.  It was moved by the Leader and seconded by the Deputy Leader that the Notice of Motion at Item 7 on the agenda be approved in pursuance of Minute CA.25.

 

The decision:

 

That pursuant to Minute CA.25:-

 

(1)           That it be noted that on 15 January 2021 Hambleton District Council calculated the Council Tax Base for 2021/22:

 

(a)           for the whole Council area as 37,342.89 [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 Annex A(1) of the report.

 

(2)      That the Council has calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2021/22 (excluding Parish precepts) as £4,275,014.05.

 

(3)      That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2021/22 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

(a)           District/Parish Gross Expenditure

          £ 49,589,748.89        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)

          £ 43,711,835.95        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

          £ 5,877,912.94          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)

          £ 157.4038                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

          £ 1,602,898.89          being the aggregate of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per Annex ‘A1’ of the report)

 

(f)            Basic Amount of Tax (Unparished Areas)

          £114.4800                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 Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Fire and Rescue Authority and the North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner - Police will issue 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 and this will be as indicated in the table below and at Annex A1 of the report.

         

(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 in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2021/22 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of the dwellings.

 

          Hambleton District Council

 

          Valuation Bands

 

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
76.32	89.04	101.76	114.48	139.92	165.36	190.80	228.96

 

          North Yorkshire County Council – excluding Adult Social Care

 

          Valuation Bands

 

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
847.16	988.35	1,129.55	1,270.74	1,553.13	1,835.51	2,117.90	2,541.48

 

          North Yorkshire County Council – Adult Social Care

 

          Valuation Bands

 

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
93.54	109.13	124.72	140.31	171.49	202.67	233.85	280.62

 

          North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Fire and Rescue Authority

 

          Valuation Bands

 

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
49.43	57.66	65.90	74.14	90.62	107.09	123.57	148.28

 

          North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police

 

          Valuation Bands

 

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
180.71	210.82	240.94	271.06	331.30	391.53	451.77	542.12

 

(6)      Excessive Council Tax

          That the Council determines that the Council's basic amount of Council Tax for 2021/22 (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 transferred to the Council Taxpayers Reserve to support the decision at (3) above.

 

(8)      The policy on Balances and Reserves at Annex C of the report 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: P Atkin, P Bardon, M A Barningham, G W Dadd, C A Dickinson, D B Elders, Mrs B S Fortune, B Griffiths, K G Hardisty, R W Hudson, R Kirk, N A Knapton, C A Les, J Mortimer, J Noone, G Ramsden; M S Robson, M Taylor, P R Thompson, A P Wake, D Watkins, S Watson, D A Webster and P R Wilkinson (24)

 

The motion was declared carried.