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Council budget and setting of the council tax for 2014/15.

Report of Councillor Mattock on behalf of the Cabinet.

Minutes:

This matter was reported and moved by Councillor Mattock on behalf of the Cabinet and was seconded by Councillor Tutt. In addition, the Council considered the reports to Cabinet as included in draft budget book, and also the Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet minutes and resolutions from the meetings held on 3 February and 5 February 2014 respectively.

 

All members conveyed their thanks to officers and, in particular, the Chief Finance Officer and his staff, for their efforts in connection with budget proposals.

 

The following amendment was proposed by Councillor Ansell and seconded by Councillor West:

 

“That the budget and council tax settings for 2014/15 as proposed by Cabinetbe approved, subject to the following additional resolution:

That this Council commits to funding, from its currently unallocated regeneration fund, any validated Eastbourne applicant to the County scheme in 2014-2015 who, by virtue of oversubscription, would otherwise miss the opportunity to grow their business and create local jobs.”

The above amendment was lost by 12 votes to 11 with 2 abstentions. The named voting record for the above amendment was:

 

For: CouncillorsAnsell, Cooke, Ede, Elkin, Jenkins, Liddiard, Howlett, Murdoch, Taylor, Warner and West.

 

Against: Councillors Coles, Harris, Hearn, Mattock, Miah, Murray, Shuttleworth, Stanley, Tester, Tutt, Ungar, and Wallis.

 

Abstentions: The Mayor and Councillor Bannister.

Members voting against the above amendment indicated that they felt there was merit in the amendment and that it was possible that some of the economic regeneration fund could be used for this purpose. However, they were unwilling to commit the fund to this specified single use at this time.

 

Resolved: (By 13 votes to 11 with 1 abstention) That approval be given to the following

 

1.       The recommendations as detailed in the reports from the Chief Finance Officer and the Senior Head of Community to Cabinet on 5 February 2014:-

 

(i)    The General Fund net expenditure for 2014/15 of £16,926,750, and the growth and savings proposals.

 

(ii)  No change to the council tax for Eastbourne Borough Council to a Band D charge of £224.19.

 

(iii)       Housing Revenue Account (HRA) income and expenditure proposals, including revised HRA budget for 2013/14 and the budget for 2014/15, rents and service charges, arrangements for finalising Eastbourne Homes’ management fee and annual plan.

 

(iv)  General Fund capital programme as set out in report of the Chief Finance Officer.

 

(v)   The Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators.

 

2.                 That consequent upon a general fund budget of £16,926,750 and other matters, the basic amount (Band D) of council tax for the borough council's functions will be £224.19 calculated as follows:

 

 

 £’000

£'000

Gross Expenditure:

 

 

  General Fund

 

81,102

  HRA

 

15,443

  Business Rates payable to Government

 

10,285

 

 

106,830

 

 

 

Less Income:

 

 

  Service Income

(78,778)

 

  Government Formula Grant

(3,736)

 

  Other Government Grants

(3,143)

 

  Business Rates income

(13,971)

 

 

 

(99,628)

 

 

 

COUNCIL TAX REQUIREMENT

 

7,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band 'D' Council Tax

 

£224.19

 

The statutory resolutions relating to this matter are given at paragraphs 3 and 4 below.

 

3.       That it be noted that, at its meeting on 11 December 2013, the Cabinet (in exercise of powers delegated to them by the Council) delegated the final determination of the Council Tax Base to the Chief Finance Officer. This has been set at an amount of 32,126.5 Band ‘D’ equivalent properties for the year 2014/2015 (Item T in the formula in section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended).

 

4.       That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2014/15 be calculated as £7,202,450.

 

5.                 That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2014/2015 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended:

 

(a)

£106,829,070

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act.

 

(b)

£99,626,620

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

 

(c)

£7,202.450

being the amount by which the aggregate at 5(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 5(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)

£224.19

being the amount at 5(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (3 above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

 

 

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

 

7.       To note that East Sussex County Council, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Authority and Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area as indicated in the table below.

 

Valuation Bands

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

A

£149.46

B

£174.37

C

£199.28

D

£224.19

 

E

£274.01

F

£323.83

G

£373.65

H

£448.38

 

 

EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

 

 

A

£787.26

B

£918.47

C

£1,049.68

D

£1,180.89

 

E

£1,443.31

F

£1,705.73

G

£1,968.15

H

£2,361.78

 

 

POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUSSEX

 

 

A

£94.08

B

£109.76

C

£125.44

D

£141.12

E

£172.48

F

£203.84

G

£235.20

H

£282.24

 

EAST SUSSEX FIREAND RESCUE AUTHORITY

 

 

A

£55.63

B

£64.91

C

£74.18

D

£83.45

E

£101.99

F

£120.54

G

£139.08

H

£166.90

 

AGGREGATE OF COUNCIL TAX REQUIREMENTS

 

 

A

£1,086.43

B

£1,267.51

C

£1,448.58

D

£1,629.65

E

£1,991.79

F

£2,353.94

G

£2,716.08

H

£3,259.30

 

8.       That it be determined that the Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2014/15 is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended.

 

NOTE: As the billing authority, the Council has not been notified by a major precepting authority that its relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2014/15 is excessive and that the billing authority is not required to hold a referendum in accordance with Section 52ZK Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended.

 

Named voting record for the resolutions at item 60 above:

 

For: Councillors Bannister, Coles, Harris, Hearn, Mattock, Miah, Murray, Shuttleworth, Stanley, Tester, Tutt, Ungar, and Wallis.

Against: Councillors Ansell, Cooke, Ede, Elkin, Jenkins, Liddiard, Howlett, Murdoch, Taylor, Warner and West.

 

Abstentions: The Mayor

 

 

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