Agenda item

Council Tax Resolution 2022/23

To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and to approve the formal 2022/23 Council Tax Resolution

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Hogben, and seconded by Councillor Richard Landeryou that the Council Tax resolution for 2022/23 be approved.

 

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the voting in respect of the motion was recorded and was as follows:

 

FOR THE MOTION:  Andrew Baldwin, John Blackall, Toni Bradnum, Chris Brown, Karen Burgess, Peter Burgess, Paul Clarke, Mike Croker, Ray Dawe, Brian Donnelly, Billy Greening, Tony Hogben, Nigel Jupp, Liz Kitchen, Lynn Lambert, Richard Landeryou, Gordon Lindsay, Christian Mitchell, Mike Morgan, Roger Noel, Bob Platt, Josh Potts, Stuart Ritchie, Kate Rowbottom, Jack Saheid, Ian Stannard, Diana van der Klugt, Claire Vickers, James Wright, Tricia Youtan

 

AGAINST THE MOTION:  Matthew Allen, Tony Bevis, Martin Boffey, Ruth Fletcher, John Milne, Colin Minto, Jon Olson, Louise Potter, Sam Raby, Belinda Walters

 

ABSTAINED:  David Skipp

 

ABSENT:  Alan Britten, Jonathan Chowen, Philip Circus, Christin Costin, Tim Lloyd

 

The Motion was declared CARRIED and it was

 

RESOLVED

 

1.       The Council Tax Base 2022/23 be noted

 

a.         for the whole Council area as64,021.5 (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 as Parish Precept or Special Expenses relates as shown below:

 

Parish

2022/23 tax base

 

Amberley

326.5

Ashington

1,160.9

Ashurst

144.5

Billingshurst

4,370.0

Bramber

416.8

Broadbridge Heath

2,335.0

Coldwaltham

477.3

Colgate

1,727.0

Cowfold

870.0

Henfield

2,741.3

Itchingfield

784.1

Lower Beeding

556.5

North Horsham

8,755.2

Nuthurst

1,081.3

Parham

127.4

Pulborough

2,593.6

Rudgwick

1,454.6

Rusper

943.7

Shermanbury

308.1

Shipley

644.8

Slinfold

941.8

Southwater

4,653.9

Steyning

2,602.2

Storrington & Sullington

3,350.0

Thakeham

1,082.0

Upper Beeding

1,457.8

Warnham

1,018.4

Washington

1,108.0

West Chiltington

2,238.9

West Grinstead

1,318.9

Wiston

104.9

Woodmancote

275.7

Horsham Town

12,050.7

 

Total

64,021.5

 

 

2.       That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2022/23 (excluding Special Expenses and Parish precepts) is £162.09

 

3.       That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2022/23 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

 

(a)

£93,248,878

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)

£78,594,309

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

 

 

(c)

£14,654,569

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)

£228.90

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)

£4,277,354

being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act

 

 

(f)

£162.09

being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (g) 

 

Council Tax at Band D

 

 

Parish

Precept

Amount

 

Parish Precept /

Special charge for

Unparished Area

 

 

 

Basic Amount

of District

Council Tax

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

£

£

 

£

 

£

Amberley

31,341.00

95.99

 

162.09

 

258.08

Ashington

102,984.00

88.71

 

162.09

 

250.80

Ashurst

13,200.00

91.35

 

162.09

 

253.44

Billingshurst

444,735.00

101.77

 

162.09

 

263.86

Bramber

28,141.42

67.52

 

162.09

 

229.61

Broadbridge Heath

127,701.00

54.69

 

162.09

 

216.78

Coldwaltham

16,668.00

34.92

 

162.09

 

197.01

Colgate

28,530.00

16.52

 

162.09

 

178.61

Cowfold

69,980.00

80.44

 

162.09

 

242.53

Henfield

277,355.00

101.19

 

162.09

 

263.28

Itchingfield

72,000.00

91.83

 

162.09

 

253.92

Lower Beeding

37,385.00

67.18

 

162.09

 

229.27

North Horsham

349,011.00

39.86

 

162.09

 

201.95

Nuthurst

52,498.00

48.55

 

162.09

 

210.64

Parham

5,413.00

42.49

 

162.09

 

204.58

Pulborough

257,362.00

99.23

 

162.09

 

261.32

Rudgwick

105,424.00

72.48

 

162.09

 

234.57

Rusper

41,788.00

44.28

 

162.09

 

206.37

Shermanbury

25,329.00

82.21

 

162.09

 

244.30

Shipley

29,175.42

45.25

 

162.09

 

207.34

Slinfold

62,770.00

66.65

 

162.09

 

228.74

Southwater

537,522.00

115.50

 

162.09

 

277.59

Steyning

332,357.00

127.72

 

162.09

 

289.81

Storrington & Sullington

252,489.50

75.37

 

162.09

 

237.46

Thakeham

62,780.00

58.02

 

162.09

 

220.11

Upper Beeding

212,850.00

146.01

 

162.09

 

308.10

Warnham

92,755.72

91.08

 

162.09

 

253.17

Washington

42,347.76

38.22

 

162.09

 

200.31

West Chiltington

152,514.00

68.12

 

162.09

 

230.21

West Grinstead

72,500.00

54.97

 

162.09

 

217.06

Wiston

4,156.00

39.62

 

162.09

 

201.71

Woodmancote

13,141.00

47.66

 

162.09

 

209.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horsham Town - Special charge

323,330.00

26.83

 

162.09

 

188.92

 

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at (f) above the amounts of the special items relating to the dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

4.       To note that the County Council have proposed precepts and the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner has notified 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:

 

Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Sussex

1,037.16

1,210.02

1,382.88

1,555.74

1,901.46

2,247.18

2,592.90

3,111.48

County Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sussex Police

149.94

174.93

199.92

224.91

274.89

324.87

374.85

449.82

and Crime Commissioner 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.         to delegate authority to the Director of Corporate Resources and S151 officer to amend the County precept in section 4 of the report and the aggregate amounts in section 5 of the report, if so notified by West Sussex County Council following the County’s budget setting meeting at Council on 18 February 2022.

 

 

The Horsham District Figures are shown below:-

 

Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horsham District

108.06

126.07

144.08

162.09

198.11

234.13

270.15

324.18 

Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.       That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3 and 4 above 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 2022/23 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings:

 

BAND

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amberley

1,359.15

1,585.68

1,812.21

2,038.73

2,491.78

2,944.83

3,397.88

4,077.46

Ashington

1,354.30

1,580.02

1,805.73

2,031.45

2,482.88

2,934.32

3,385.75

4,062.90

Ashurst

1,356.06

1,582.07

1,808.08

2,034.09

2,486.11

2,938.13

3,390.15

4,068.18

Billingshurst

1,363.01

1,590.17

1,817.34

2,044.51

2,498.85

2,953.18

3,407.52

4,089.02

Bramber

1,340.17

1,563.53

1,786.90

2,010.26

2,456.98

2,903.71

3,350.43

4,020.52

Broadbridge Heath

1,331.62

1,553.56

1,775.49

1,997.43

2,441.30

2,885.18

3,329.05

3,994.86

Coldwaltham

1,318.44

1,538.18

1,757.92

1,977.66

2,417.14

2,856.62

3,296.10

3,955.32

Colgate

1,306.17

1,523.87

1,741.56

1,959.26

2,394.65

2,830.04

3,265.43

3,918.52

Cowfold

1,348.78

1,573.58

1,798.38

2,023.18

2,472.77

2,922.37

3,371.96

4,046.35

Henfield

1,362.62

1,589.72

1,816.82

2,043.93

2,498.13

2,952.34

3,406.55

4,087.86

Itchingfield

1,356.38

1,582.44

1,808.50

2,034.57

2,486.69

2,938.82

3,390.94

4,069.13

Lower Beeding

1,339.95

1,563.27

1,786.59

2,009.92

2,456.57

2,903.22

3,349.86

4,019.84

North Horsham

1,321.74

1,542.02

1,762.31

1,982.60

2,423.18

2,863.76

3,304.34

3,965.21

Nuthurst

1,327.53

1,548.78

1,770.04

1,991.29

2,433.80

2,876.31

3,318.82

3,982.58

Parham

1,323.49

1,544.07

1,764.65

1,985.23

2,426.39

2,867.55

3,308.71

3,970.46

Pulborough

1,361.31

1,588.20

1,815.08

2,041.97

2,495.74

2,949.51

3,403.28

4,083.94

Rudgwick

1,343.48

1,567.39

1,791.30

2,015.22

2,463.04

2,910.87

3,358.69

4,030.43

Rusper

1,324.68

1,545.46

1,766.24

1,987.02

2,428.58

2,870.14

3,311.70

3,974.04

Shermanbury

1,349.97

1,574.96

1,799.96

2,024.95

2,474.94

2,924.93

3,374.92

4,049.90

Shipley

1,325.32

1,546.21

1,767.10

1,987.99

2,429.76

2,871.54

3,313.31

3,975.97

Slinfold

1,339.59

1,562.86

1,786.12

2,009.39

2,455.92

2,902.45

3,348.98

4,018.78

Southwater

1,372.16

1,600.85

1,829.55

2,058.24

2,515.63

2,973.01

3,430.40

4,116.48

Steyning

1,380.31

1,610.36

1,840.41

2,070.46

2,530.56

2,990.67

3,450.77

4,140.92

Storrington & Sullington

1,345.41

1,569.64

1,793.88

2,018.11

2,466.58

2,915.05

3,363.52

4,036.22

Thakeham

1,333.84

1,556.15

1,778.46

2,000.76

2,445.38

2,889.99

3,334.60

4,001.52

Upper Beeding

1,392.50

1,624.58

1,856.66

2,088.75

2,552.91

3,017.08

3,481.25

4,177.50

Warnham

1,355.88

1,581.86

1,807.84

2,033.82

2,485.78

2,937.74

3,389.70

4,067.64

Washington

1,320.64

1,540.75

1,760.85

1,980.96

2,421.17

2,861.39

3,301.60

3,961.92

West Chiltington

1,340.57

1,564.00

1,787.43

2,010.86

2,457.72

2,904.58

3,351.43

4,021.72

West Grinstead

1,331.81

1,553.77

1,775.74

1,997.71

2,441.65

2,885.58

3,329.52

3,995.42

Wiston

1,321.57

1,541.83

1,762.10

1,982.36

2,422.88

2,863.41

3,303.93

3,964.72

Woodmancote

1,326.94

1,548.09

1,769.25

1,990.40

2,432.72

2,875.03

3,317.34

3,980.81

Horsham Town - Special charge

1,313.05

1,531.89

1,750.73

1,969.57

2,407.25

2,844.93

3,282.62

3,939.14

 

6.       To note that the Council‘s basic amount of Council Tax for 2022/23 is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

          Horsham District Council Tax Band D, inclusive of the special charge, as reported to Government.

                                               

2021/22

2022/23

Council Tax increase

£162.43

£167.14

£4.71 (or 2.9%)

 

          As the billing Authority the Council has not been notified by a major precepting authority that its relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2022/23 is excessive and that the billing authority is not required to hold a referendum in accordance with Section 522K Local Government Act 1992.

 

7.       To approve the Council Tax discount policies which remain unchanged.

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