Agenda item

Budget 2018/19 and Council Tax

Please note the attached addendum to the original report to Cabinet

 

 (The report of the Director of Corporate Resources to Cabinet on the 2018/19 Budget and the Medium Term Financial Strategy is online at: Cabinet_agenda )

Minutes:

(a)        Budget for 2018/19

 

Further to the detailed consideration of the Budget for 2018/19 by the Cabinet, Councillor Brian Donnelly, the Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets introduced this item; presented the recommendations of the Cabinet in respect of the 2018/19 budget; and moved that they be approved. Councillor Stuart Ritchie seconded the proposal.

 

Councillor Donnelly reminded Members that Council had approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy at its meeting on 6th December 2017 (Minute No. CO/48 refers).  He also thanked the Director of Corporate Resources and her team for their hard work in briefing Members at a number of meetings and producing the budget report.

 

Councillor David Skipp, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group noted that planning for the future in the current uncertain financial situation was very difficult.  He also expressed his appreciation of the work undertaken by officers in producing the budget now before Members. He particularly supported plans to spend commuted sums on providing much needed affordable housing.

 

Members raised a number of points including varying viewpoints regarding Council Tax increases; concerns about the many uncertainties in respect of the future financial situation including the reduction in Government Grant and the future of New Homes Bonus; and the need for the provision of more affordable housing.

 

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Public Protection advised Members that work was currently being undertaken to look at the most effective way for the Council to ensure the delivery of affordable housing.  The Cabinet Member for Planning and Development reported on the successful delivery of affordable housing in recent years and on proposals for the future

 

Having been moved and seconded, the substantive motion was put.

 

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: Councillors: John Bailey, Andrew Baldwin, John Blackall, Toni Bradnum, Karen Burgess, Peter Burgess, John Chidlow, Philip Circus, Paul Clarke, David Coldwell, Roy Cornell, Christine Costin, Leonard Crosbie, Brian Donnelly, Matthew French, Billy Greening, Tony Hogben, David Jenkins, Nigel Jupp, Liz Kitchen, Adrian Lee, Tim Lloyd, Christian Mitchell, Mike Morgan, Godfrey Newman, Connor Relleen, Stuart Ritchie, Kate Rowbottom, Jim Sanson, David Skipp, Ben Staines, Simon Torn, Claire Vickers, Michael Willett, Tricia Youtan

 

AGAINST: None

 

ABSTAIN: None

 

ABSENT: Councillors: Alan Britten, Jonathan Chowen, Roger Clarke, Jonathan Dancer, Ray Dawe, Gordon Lindsay, Paul Marshall, Josh Murphy, Brian O’Connell

 

The motion was declared CARRIED and it was:

 

            RESOLVED

 

(i)         That the level of Council Tax for 2018/19 be increased from £140.60 by £5 (3.56%) to £145.60 at Band D.

 

(ii)        That the net revenue budget for 2018/19 of £10.714m be approved, as submitted.

 

(iii)       That Special Expenses of £284,762 and a Band D charge of £24.60 be agreed in respect of the unparished area for 2018/19, as submitted.

 

(iv)       That the capital programme for 2018/19 be approved, as submitted, and that the indicative capital budgets in the programme for future years be noted.

 

(v)        That the projected future deficit on the revenue account in 2020/21 and 2021/22 be noted and the Medium Term Financial Strategy continues to be reviewed and refined to ensure that decisions are taken to develop a balanced budget in these two years.

 

(vi)       That the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement be approved, as submitted.

 

(vii)      That the prudential indicators and limits for 2017/18 to 2020/21 be approved, as submitted.

 

(viii)     That the statement on the robustness of the level reserves be noted, as submitted.

 

REASON

 

To meet the Council’s statutory requirement to approve the budget and the prudential indicators before the start of a new financial year.

 

(b)       Council Tax 2018/19

 

It was moved by Councillor Brian Donnelly and seconded by Councillor Stuart Ritchie that the Council Tax resolution for 2018/19 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: Councillors: John Bailey, Andrew Baldwin, John Blackall, Toni Bradnum, Karen Burgess, Peter Burgess, John Chidlow, Philip Circus, Paul Clarke, David Coldwell, Roy Cornell, Christine Costin, Leonard Crosbie, Brian Donnelly, Matthew French, Billy Greening, Tony Hogben, David Jenkins, Nigel Jupp, Liz Kitchen, Adrian Lee, Tim Lloyd, Christian Mitchell, Mike Morgan, Godfrey Newman, Connor Relleen, Stuart Ritchie, Kate Rowbottom, Jim Sanson, David Skipp, Ben Staines, Simon Torn, Claire Vickers, Michael Willett, Tricia Youtan

 

AGAINST: None

 

ABSTAIN: None

 

ABSENT: Councillors: Alan Britten, Jonathan Chowen, Roger Clarke, Jonathan Dancer, Ray Dawe, Gordon Lindsay, Paul Marshall, Josh Murphy, Brian O’Connell

 

The motion was declared CARRIED and it was:

 

            RESOLVED

 

1.         The Council Tax Base 2018/19 be noted

 

a.     for the whole Council area as 60,846.5 (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 a Parish Precept or Special Expenses relates as shown below:

 

Parish

2018/19 tax base

Amberley

317.7

Ashington

1,125.6

Ashurst

147.2

Billingshurst

3,904.2

Bramber

418.0

Broadbridge Heath

2,123.4

Coldwaltham

464.7

Colgate

1,240.9

Cowfold

829.0

Henfield

2,611.4

Itchingfield

744.1

Lower Beeding

535.6

North Horsham

8,658.8

Nuthurst

1,033.1

Parham

122.9

Pulborough

2,520.7

Rudgwick

1,365.3

Rusper

813.6

Shermanbury

287.5

Shipley

665.8

Slinfold

880.3

Southwater

4,351.3

Steyning

2,573.4

Storrington & Sullington

3,219.2

Thakeham

949.3

Upper Beeding

1,424.5

Warnham

980.1

Washington

1,082.3

West Chiltington

2,194.1

West Grinstead

1,309.6

Wiston

101.9

Woodmancote

276.0

Horsham Town

11,575.1

 

Total

60,846.5

 

 

2.         That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2018/19 (excluding Special Expenses and Parish precepts) is £145.60.

 

3.         That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

 

(a)

£89,989,603

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)

£77,621,875

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

 

(c)

£12,367,728

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)

£203.26

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)

£3,508,776

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

 

(f)

£145.60

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

19,150.00

60.28

 

145.60

 

205.88

 

Ashington

99,852.00

88.71

 

145.60

 

234.31

 

Ashurst

11,100.00

75.43

 

145.60

 

221.03

 

Billingshurst

335,932.00

86.04

 

145.60

 

231.64

 

Bramber

21,500.00

51.44

 

145.60

 

197.04

 

Broadbridge Heath

107,339.00

50.55

 

145.60

 

196.15

 

Coldwaltham

15,552.00

33.47

 

145.60

 

179.07

 

Colgate

19,320.00

15.57

 

145.60

 

161.17

 

Cowfold

61,900.00

74.67

 

145.60

 

220.27

 

Henfield

222,696.00

85.28

 

145.60

 

230.88

 

Itchingfield

62,000.00

83.32

 

145.60

 

228.92

 

Lower Beeding

34,240.00

63.93

 

145.60

 

209.53

 

North Horsham

319,943.00

36.95

 

145.60

 

182.55

 

Nuthurst

40,500.00

39.20

 

145.60

 

184.80

 

Parham

3,860.00

31.42

 

145.60

 

177.02

 

Pulborough

203,334.00

80.67

 

145.60

 

226.27

 

Rudgwick

73,040.00

53.50

 

145.60

 

199.10

 

Rusper

28,309.00

34.80

 

145.60

 

180.40

 

Shermanbury

20,800.00

72.35

 

145.60

 

217.95

 

Shipley

31,220.96

46.89

 

145.60

 

192.49

 

Slinfold

54,000.00

61.34

 

145.60

 

206.94

 

Southwater

509,107.00

117.00

 

145.60

 

262.60

 

Steyning

248,489.00

96.56

 

145.60

 

242.16

 

Storrington & Sullington

175,577.00

54.54

 

145.60

 

200.14

 

Thakeham

48,610.00

51.21

 

145.60

 

196.81

 

Upper Beeding

137,500.00

96.53

 

145.60

 

242.13

 

Warnham

63,667.00

64.96

 

145.60

 

210.56

 

Washington

40,370.00

37.30

 

145.60

 

182.90

 

West Chiltington

134,525.00

61.31

 

145.60

 

206.91

 

West Grinstead

67,750.00

51.73

 

145.60

 

197.33

 

Wiston

4,156.00

40.78

 

145.60

 

186.38

 

Woodmancote

8,675.00

31.43

 

145.60

 

177.03

 

Horsham Town - Special charge

284,762.00

24.60

 

145.60

 

170.20

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County Council

878.52

1,024.94

1,171.36

1,317.78

1,610.62

1,903.46

2,196.30

2,635.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sussex Police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Crime Commissioner 

110.61

129.04

147.48

165.91

202.78

239.65

276.52

331.82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Horsham District Figures are shown below:-

 

Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horsham District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council

97.07

113.24

129.42

145.60

177.96

210.31

242.67

291.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 2018/19 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings:

 

 

BAND

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amberley

1,126.38

1,314.10

1,501.84

1,689.57

2,065.03

2,440.49

2,815.95

3,379.13

Ashington

1,145.34

1,336.22

1,527.11

1,718.00

2,099.78

2,481.55

2,863.34

3,436.00

Ashurst

1,136.49

1,325.89

1,515.31

1,704.72

2,083.55

2,462.37

2,841.20

3,409.44

Billingshurst

1,143.56

1,334.14

1,524.74

1,715.33

2,096.53

2,477.71

2,858.90

3,430.67

Bramber

1,120.49

1,307.23

1,493.98

1,680.73

2,054.23

2,427.72

2,801.22

3,361.46

Broadbridge Heath

1,119.90

1,306.54

1,493.19

1,679.84

2,053.14

2,426.44

2,799.74

3,359.68

Coldwaltham

1,108.51

1,293.25

1,478.01

1,662.76

2,032.27

2,401.76

2,771.27

3,325.52

Colgate

1,096.58

1,279.33

1,462.10

1,644.86

2,010.39

2,375.91

2,741.44

3,289.72

Cowfold

1,135.98

1,325.29

1,514.63

1,703.96

2,082.62

2,461.27

2,839.94

3,407.92

Henfield

1,143.05

1,333.55

1,524.06

1,714.57

2,095.59

2,476.60

2,857.62

3,429.14

Itchingfield

1,141.75

1,332.03

1,522.33

1,712.61

2,093.20

2,473.78

2,854.36

3,425.23

Lower Beeding

1,128.82

1,316.95

1,505.09

1,693.22

2,069.50

2,445.77

2,822.04

3,386.45

North Horsham

1,110.83

1,295.96

1,481.10

1,666.24

2,036.52

2,406.79

2,777.07

3,332.48

Nuthurst

1,112.33

1,297.71

1,483.11

1,668.49

2,039.27

2,410.04

2,780.83

3,336.98

Parham

1,107.15

1,291.66

1,476.19

1,660.71

2,029.76

2,398.80

2,767.85

3,321.42

Pulborough

1,139.98

1,329.96

1,519.96

1,709.96

2,089.95

2,469.94

2,849.93

3,419.91

Rudgwick

1,121.86

1,308.83

1,495.81

1,682.79

2,056.75

2,430.69

2,804.65

3,365.57

Rusper

1,109.40

1,294.28

1,479.19

1,664.09

2,033.89

2,403.68

2,773.48

3,328.17

Shermanbury

1,134.43

1,323.49

1,512.57

1,701.64

2,079.79

2,457.93

2,836.07

3,403.28

Shipley

1,117.46

1,303.69

1,489.94

1,676.18

2,048.67

2,421.15

2,793.65

3,352.37

Slinfold

1,127.09

1,314.93

1,502.79

1,690.63

2,066.33

2,442.03

2,817.73

3,381.26

Southwater

1,164.20

1,358.22

1,552.26

1,746.29

2,134.36

2,522.42

2,910.49

3,492.58

Steyning

1,150.57

1,342.32

1,534.09

1,725.85

2,109.38

2,492.89

2,876.42

3,451.70

Storrington & Sullington

1,122.56

1,309.64

1,496.74

1,683.83

2,058.02

2,432.20

2,806.39

3,367.66

Thakeham

1,120.34

1,307.05

1,493.78

1,680.50

2,053.94

2,427.38

2,800.83

3,360.99

Upper Beeding

1,150.55

1,342.30

1,534.06

1,725.82

2,109.34

2,492.85

2,876.37

3,451.63

Warnham

1,129.51

1,317.74

1,506.00

1,694.25

2,070.75

2,447.25

2,823.76

3,388.50

Washington

1,111.07

1,296.23

1,481.41

1,666.59

2,036.95

2,407.30

2,777.65

3,333.18

West Chiltington

1,127.08

1,314.91

1,502.76

1,690.60

2,066.30

2,441.98

2,817.68

3,381.21

West Grinstead

1,120.69

1,307.46

1,494.25

1,681.02

2,054.59

2,428.15

2,801.71

3,362.05

Wiston

1,113.38

1,298.94

1,484.51

1,670.07

2,041.20

2,412.32

2,783.45

3,340.13

Woodmancote

1,107.15

1,291.66

1,476.20

1,660.72

2,029.77

2,398.82

2,767.87

3,321.44

Horsham Town - Special charge

1,102.60

1,286.35

1,470.13

1,653.89

2,021.43

2,388.95

2,756.49

3,307.78

 

 

6.         To note that  the Council ‘s basic amount of Council Tax for 2018/19 is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

Horsham District Council Tax Band D                       

                                                           

2017/18

2018/19

Council Tax increase

   £145.28

£150.28

£5

 

As the billing Authority the Council has not been notified by a major precepting authority that its relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2018/19 is excessive and that the billing authority is not required to hold a referendum in accordance with Section 522K Local Government Act 1992.

 

7.         There are no changes to the Council Tax discount policies.

 

 

REASON

 

To meet the Council’s statutory requirement to set a Council Tax.

 

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