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Pursuant to Minute CAB228: Financial Plan2020/2025of the Cabinet Meeting held on 2 February 2021, the “Financial Plan 2020/2025 and Council Tax Resolution 2021/2022” the document attached as a supplementary to the agenda for consideration and decision includes an updated summary of the Financial Plan 2020/2054, the County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner - Council Tax for 2021/2022 and details of Parish Precepts and Internal Drainage Boards levies for 2021/2022. 

 

NOTE:In accordance with Statutory Instrument 2014 No. 165, Local Government, England, The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, any decision taken on the Council’s Budget or Council Tax setting must be taken with a recorded vote

 

 

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Pursuant to Minute CAB228: Financial Plan2020/2025of the Cabinet Meeting held on 2 February 2021, the “Financial Plan 2020/2025 and Council Tax Resolution 2021/2022” the document attached as a supplementary to the agenda for consideration and decision included an updated summary of the Financial Plan 2020/2025, the County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner - Council Tax for 2021/2022 and details of Parish Precepts and Internal Drainage Boards levies for 2021/2022. 

 

In accordance with Statutory Instrument 2014 No. 165, Local Government, England, The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, Council was reminded that any decision taken on the Council’s Budget or Council Tax setting must be taken with a recorded vote

 

Councillor Long proposed the budget, seconded by Councillor Nockolds.

 

Councillor Joyce proposed the following amendment to substitute the Cabinet Member for Commercial Services for the Leader of the Council within CAB228: which read -Council is requested to approve the delegated authority to Assistant Director Resources (Section 151 Officer) in consultation with the Leader of the Council to finalise and sign the Grant Agreement to Alive West Norfolk on behalf of Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk".  The amendment was seconded by Councillor Jones.

 

The amendment was put to a recorded vote as follows:

 

 

For	Against	Abstain
J Bhondi	B Ayres	S Squire
F Bone	L Bambridge
J Collop	R Blunt
S Collop	C Bower
A Holmes	A Bubb
G Howman	J Collingham
C Hudson	C Crofts
B Jones	S Dark
C Joyce	I Devereux
A Kemp	A Dickinson
B Lawton	P Gidney
J Moriarty	G Hipperson
C Morley	G Howard
S Nash	M Howland
T Parish	H Humphrey
J Ratcliffe	J Kirk
C Rose	P Kunes
J Rust	A Lawrence
A Ryves	B Long
A Tyler	J Lowe
M de Whalley	C Manning
M Wilkinson	G Middleton
	E Nockolds
	S Patel
	C Sampson
	S Sandell
	V Spikings
	M Storey
	D Tyler
	D Whitby
22	30	1

 

 

The Amendment was lost.

 

Councillor Joyce proposed the following as amendments to the budget, seconded by Councillor Jones.  Each of the amendments was explained by members of the Labour Group.

 

"Approve the budget of £21,923,190 for 2021/2022 as amended by the revisions circulated previously, and note the projections for 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 (as set out in Appendix 1 of this report )."

 

“Revisions to include.

 

£100,000 increase in parking income without increase in parking charges

 

Pilot free parking for fully electric cars.    Cost neutral

 

Abolish bulky waste item collections charges for first 3 items.  Cost £50,000

Enhance investigation, enforcement and prosecution of fly tipping to include piloting of DNA testing for such as irresponsibly disposed hypodermic needles.  Cost £25,000

 

Promote the wider take up of welfare payments.    Cost £25,000

 

Identify funding to improve Council Tax Support Scheme for 2022/2023 financial year.

 

Draw down from General Reserve Fund to allow free entry to Alive West Norfolk venues during August for local young people.    Cost £100,000”

 

 

The amendments were debated by Council and a recorded vote was taken as follows:

 

 

For	Against	Abstain
J Bhondi	B Ayres	G Hipperson
F Bone	L Bambridge	M Howland
J Collop	R Blunt	C Morley
S Collop	C Bower	C Rose
A Holmes	A Bubb	S Squire
G Howman	J Collingham
C Hudson	C Crofts
B Jones	S Dark
C Joyce	I Devereux
A Kemp	A Dickinson
B Lawton	P Gidney
J Moriarty	G Howard
T Parish	H Humphrey
J Ratcliffe	J Kirk
J Rust	P Kunes
A Ryves	A Lawrence
A Tyler	B Long
M de Whalley	J Lowe
M Wilkinson	C Manning
	G Middleton
	S Nash
	E Nockolds
	S Patel
	C Sampson
	S Sandell
	V Spikings
	M Storey
	D Tyler
	D Whitby
19	29	5

 

 

The amendment was lost.

 

Council then debated the substantive motion.  This was put to a  recorded vote:

 

 

For	Against	Abstain
B Ayres	J Bhondi
L Bambridge	F Bone
R Blunt	J Collop
C Bower	S Collop
A Bubb	A Holmes
J Collingham	M Howland
C Crofts	G Howman
S Dark	B Jones
I Devereux	C Joyce
A Dickinson	A Kemp
P Gidney	B Lawton
G Hipperson	J Ratcliffe
H Humphrey	J Rust
J Kirk	A Ryves
P Kunes	A Tyler
A Lawrence	M de Whalley
B Long	M Wilkinson
J Lowe
C Manning
G Middleton
J Moriarty
C Morley
S Nash
E Nockolds
T Parish
S Patel
C Rose
C Sampson
S Sandell
S Squire
V Spikings
M Storey
D Tyler
D Whitby
34	17	0

 

 

The substantive motion was carried.

 

RESOLVED:            1)         That the revision to the Budget for 2020/2021 be approved (as set out in Appendix 1 of the report).

 

2)        That the Policy on Earmarked Reserves and General Fund Working Balance and the maximum balances set for the reserves  be reaffirmed as detailed in Appendix 6 of “The Financial Plan 2020/2025” as reported to Cabinet on 2 February 2021

 

3)           That the budget of £21,723,190 for 2021/2022 be approved and the projections for 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 noted (as set out in Appendix 1 of the report).

 

4)            That the level of Special Expenses for Town/ Parish Councils be approved as detailed in Appendix 5 of “The Financial Plan 2020/2025” as reported to Cabinet on 2 February 2021

 

5)            That the Fees and  Charges for 2021/2022 be approved as detailed in Appendix 3 of “The Financial Plan 2020/2025” as reported to Cabinet on 2 February 2021

 

6)           That a minimum requirement of the General Fund balance for 2021/2022 of £1,086,160 be approved.

 

7)           That delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Director Resources (Section 151 Officer) in consultation with the Leader of the Council to finalise and sign the Grant Agreement to Alive West Norfolk on behalf of Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

 

8)            The Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 contain rules for the calculation of the Council Tax Base, which is an amount required by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to be used in the calculation of the tax by the Council as the billing authority, and Norfolk County Council and the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner as major precepting authorities, and in the calculation of the precept payable by the Council to the County Council and Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner.  Under Officer Delegated Decision the Council Tax Base was calculated as follows for the year 2021/2022:

 

Number of dwellings in each Council Tax band; taking into account the multipliers, discounts, exemptions, rate of collection and Council Tax Support.

 

(a)    52,048              being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, as its Council Tax Base for the year.

 

The tax base for each Parish

 

(b)                               the amounts listed on pages 11-13 of the report, (Column headed - Taxbase) being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, as the amount of its Council Taxbase for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

9)         Approve that the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2021/2022 in accordance with Sections 31A to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended by S74 of the Localism Act 2011):

 

Total expenditure

 

(a)  £93,100,948      being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) (a) to (f) of the Act. (See Appendix 4 of the report).

           

Total income

 

(b)  £82,573,110     being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) (a) to (d) of the Act. (See Appendix 4 of the report).

 

The difference between expenditure and income

 

(c)   £10,527,838     being the amount by which the aggregate at 8(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 8(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its total budget for the year. (See Appendix 4 of the report).

 

 

Average Council Tax for Band D property (Borough and Parish)

 

(d)     £202.27              being the amount at 9(c) above divided by the amount at 8(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.

 

The total of Parish Precepts and Special Expenses

 

(e)       £3,508,128      being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

 

The Borough Council’s Council Tax for a Band D property (excluding Parish Precepts and Special Expenses)

 

(f)(1)    £134.87          being the amount at 9(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 9(e) above by the amount at 8(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.

 

The Borough Council’s Council Tax for each valuation band

 

(f)(2)

 

     A         B            C               D                E                 F             G               H

 

£89.91   £ 104.90  £ 119.88  £ 134.87  £ 164.84  £ 194.81     £224.78 £269.74                 

 

The Borough, Special Expenses and Parish Councils’ Council Tax for a Band D property in each Parish

 

(g)                               the amounts listed in Col (4), pages 11-13 of the report Special Expenses and pages 14-16 of the report Parish Precepts, when added to the amount at 9(f)(1) above being the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area mentioned divided in each case by the taxbases on pages 11-13 of the report calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, gives the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwelling in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

 

The Borough and Parish Councils’ Council Tax for each tax band in each Parish

 

(h)                               the amounts listed in the report- Cols (1) to (8), pages 11-13of the report Special Expenses and pages 14-16 of the report Parish Precepts, together with the amounts shown above in 9(f)(2) as valuation bands A to H - being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 9(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 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.

 

 

10)  Note that for the year 2021/2022 Norfolk County Council and the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner have stated 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:

                       

Valuation Band	Norfolk County Council Non-Adult Social Care charge	Norfolk County Council Adult Social Care Precept	Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner	Charge in Relation to Band D
A	£880.98	£100.98	£185.34	6/9ths
B	£1,027.81	£117.81	£216.23	7/9ths
C	£1,174.64	£134.64	£247.12	8/9ths
D	£1,321.47	£151.47	£278.01	9/9ths
E	£1,615.13	£185.13	£339.79	11/9ths
F	£1,908.79	£218.79	£401.57	13/9ths
G	£2,202.45	£252.45	£463.35	15/9ths
H	£2,642.94	£302.94	£556.02	18/9ths

 

 

The total Council Tax for each band in each parish (pages 17-19 of the report)

 

11)      That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 9(h) and 10) above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets these as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2021/2022 for each of the categories of dwellings shown.

 

12)      That the Assistant Director Resources (S151 Officer), Revenues and Benefits Manager, Revenues Manager, Revenues Team Leaders, Committal Manager, Committal Officer, Generic Revenues and Benefits Officers, Revenues Officers and Revenues Assistants be authorised to demand and recover, in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992, the Council Tax set by this resolution, the Non Domestic Rates payable by Ratepayers and the annual Business Improvement District Levy, and be authorised to appear on behalf of the Council in Magistrates’ Courts in respect of recovery proceedings.

 

13)      That the Officers be authorised to give notice of the setting of the Council Tax in accordance with Section 96 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.