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Council Tax

Meeting: 13/02/2019 - Council (Item 9)

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The Mayor set out the procedure to be adopted in determining the Council Tax for 2019-20 and the Recommendations of the Executive.  The Mayor would take the report on Council Tax first, together with the recommendations of the Executive on 7 February 2019 relating to the General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators, Housing Revenue Account Budgets, the Investment Programme and the Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategies.

The remaining recommendations from the meeting of the Executive on 7 February 2019 would be considered once the Council Tax for 2019-20 had been determined.  A procedure note had been prepared which clearly set out all the recommendations before the Council.

Councillor D J Bittleston moved and Councillor A Azad seconded the reception and adoption of the report and recommendations of the meeting of the Executive held on 7 February 2019.

EXECUTIVE – 7 FEBRUARY 2019

GENERAL FUND, SERVICES PLANS, BUDGETS AND PRUDENTIAL INDICATORS 2019-20, HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUDGETS 2019-20, INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2018-19 TO 2022-23, CAPITAL, INVESTMENT AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND COUNCIL TAX 2019-20

The Council had before it the recommendations of the Executive for the General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019-20, Housing Revenue Account Budgets 2019-20, Investment Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23, and Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategies.  A report on the 2019-20 Council Tax was also before the Council.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor D J Bittleston, made a statement on the Budget for 2019-20.  Councillor A-M Barker, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, Councillor M I Raja, Leader of the Labour Group, and Councillor J Bond, Leader of the Independent Group, were invited to respond to the budget statement.

Councillor Hughes moved and Councillor Barker seconded a proposal to amend recommendation (iii) of the General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019/20 by deleting the words “and the exemption available for unfurnished vacant properties be reduced to 7 days”.  The Portfolio Holder raised no objections to the amendment and on being put to the Council it was agreed nem con to amend (iii) to read “a long-term empty premium of 100% be added to the Council Tax payable for properties empty and substantially unfurnished for 2 years or more”.

The Council now had before it the recommendations of the Executive and the proposals for the Council Tax levels in 2019/20.  In accordance with Standing Order 10.8, the names of Members voting for and against the recommendations were recorded.

In favour:                                Councillors H Addison, M Ali, S Ashall, A Azad, A-M Barker, D Bittleston, J Bond, A Boote, M Bridgeman, G Chrystie, G Cundy, K Davis, I Eastwood, D Harlow, K Howard, D Hughes, Mrs B Hunwicks, S Hussain, C Kemp, L Lyons, N Martin, R Mohammed, L Morales, M I Raja, C Rana and M Whitehand.

Total in favour –                     26

Against:                                  None

Present not voting:                 None

The recommendations, as amended, were therefore carried by 26 votes in favour to 0 votes against.

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