Agenda item

Setting the Council Tax for 2014/15

Minutes:

The Director of Finance submitted a report on the amount of Council Tax for Rotherham both for parished areas and unparished areas for the financial year 2014/15 and included both the Police and Crime Commissioner and Fire and Rescue Authority precepts. 

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That a net Revenue Budget for the Council in 2014/15 of £208.885m, which after receipt of Central Government Grants and use of the Collection Fund leaves £80.438m to be funded be approved.

 

(2)  That, in accordance with Section 34 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011), £1,253.34 be calculated as its basic amount of Council Tax for the year (using the formula in section 34 of the Act) for an unparished area.

 

(3)  That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2014/15 in accordance with Sections 31B to 36 of the Act as set out in Section 3 of Appendix A for the year 2014/15:-

 

(a)  £210,997,623 being the net aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (2) and 31A (3) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils (Gross Council Expenditure (less income and Specific Grants other than the Business Rates Retention Scheme and other Settlement Funding Assessment grants (£208,885,000) plus Parish Precepts (£2,112,623)).

 

(b)  £126,942,842 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its General Fund in respect of the Business Rates Retention Scheme and other Settlement Funding Assessment grants.

 

(c)  £1,504,038 being the amount which the Council estimates will be payable in the year from its Collection Fund to its General Fund in accordance with section 97(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Council Tax Balance).

 

(d)  £82,550,743 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3a above exceeds the aggregate of 3b and 3c 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). 

 

(e)  £1,286.2577 being the amount at 3d above (Item R divided by Item T 1a above) calculated by the Council in accordance with section 31B of the Act as the relevant basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts). 

 

(f)  £2,112,623 being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act as per section 1b above.

 

(g)   £1,253.3400 being the amount at 3e above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3f above by 1a above (item T in the formula   in Section31B (1) of the Act calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the relevant basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no parish precept relates.  (Band D Council Tax for Rotherham MBC services).

 

(h)  The following amounts be calculated by the Council as the relevant basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate, being the amounts given by adding the amount at 3g above to the amount of the special items in Appendix B Section 1, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act:-

 

Parished Areas

£

Anston

1,344.75

Aston-cum-Aughton

1,311.92

Bramley

1,301.21

Brampton Bierlow

1,301.53

Brinsworth

1,344.89

Catcliffe

1,354.61

Dalton

1,303.46

Dinnington St. John’s

1,310.29

Firbeck

1,307.83

Gildingwells

1,253.34

Harthill with Woodall

1,320.83

Hellaby

1,288.92

Hooton Levitt

1,253.34

Hooton Roberts

1,253.34

Laughton-en-le-Morthen

1,301.13

Letwell

1,276.27

Maltby

1,295.38

Orgreave

1,289.69

Ravenfield

1,288.00

Thorpe Salvin

1,293.44

Thrybergh

1,314.14

Thurcroft

1,324.34

Todwick

1,319.51

Treeton

1,314.07

Ulley

1,349.76

Wales

1,328.04

Wentworth

1,268.34

Whiston

1,296.90

Wickersley

1,308.98

Woodsetts

1,350.17

 

(4)  Notes that the major precepting Authorities (the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Fire and Rescue Authority) have stated the following amounts respectively in Precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act – South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner a Band D Tax of £145.33 and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority a Band D Tax of £65.04:-

 

Tax Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

South Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

96.89

113.03

129.18

145.33

177.63

209.92

242.22

290.66

South Yorkshire Fire &  Rescue Authority

43.36

50.59

57.81

65.04

79.49

93.95

108.40

130.08

 

 (5)  That the Town and Parish Council Precepts for 2014/15 as detailed in Section 1b of Appendix A total £2,112,623.  The increase (+5.5%) in the Average Band D Council Tax for Town and Parish Councils results in an average Band D Council Tax figure of £1,286.26:-

 

Parished Areas

Tax Base

Total Precept (£)

Anston

2,743.50

250,794

Aston-cum-Aughton

4,067.41

238,267

Bramley

2,193.60

105,000

Brampton Bierlow

1,145.01

55,174

Brinsworth

2,210.39

202,356

Catcliffe

542.26

54,916

Dalton

2,316.11

116,078

Dinnington St. John’s

2,187.10

124,564

Firbeck

131.80

7,182

Gildingwells

41.03

0

Harthill with Woodall

608.53

41,070

Hellaby

236.48

8,414

Hooton Levitt

53.40

0

Hooton Roberts

81.75

0

Laughton-en-le-Morthen

427.87

20,448

Letwell

65.68

1,506

Maltby

3,841.20

161,488

Orgreave

233.89

8,502

Ravenfield

996.58

34,538

Thorpe Salvin

196.02

7,860

Thrybergh

764.85

46,505

Thurcroft

1,744.37

123,850

Todwick

637.54

42,188

Treeton

815.10

49,500

Ulley

61.79

5,958

Wales

1,895.73

141,611

Wentworth

528.46

7,926

Whiston

1,428.58

62,230

Wickersley

2,491.45

138,626

Woodsetts

579.08

56,072

 

35,266.56

2,112,623

 

(6)  That the amounts set as presented in Section 3 of Appendix B for both unparished and parished areas as its Aggregate Council Tax Requirement (including South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Fire and Rescue Authority Precepts) for the year 2014/15;  and

 

Tax Band

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Aggregate Council Tax Requirement (Unparished Parts of the Council) (Appendix A5)

975.81

1,138.44

1,301.07

1,463.71

1,788.98

2,114.25

2,439.52

2,927.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anston

1,036.75

1,209.54

1,382.32

1,555.12

1,900.70

2,246.29

2,591.87

3,110.24

Aston-cum-Aughton

1,014.86

1,184.00

1,353.14

1,522.29

1,860.58

2,198.87

2,537.15

3,044.58

Bramley

1,007.72

1,175.67

1,343.62

1,511.58

1,847.49

2,183.40

2,519.30

3,023.16

Brampton Bierlow

1,007.94

1,175.92

1,343.91

1,511.90

1,847.88

2,183.86

2,519.84

3,023.80

Brinsworth

1,036.84

1,209.65

1,382.45

1,555.26

1,900.87

2,246.49

2,592.10

3,110.52

Catcliffe

1,043.32

1,217.21

1,391.09

1,564.98

1,912.75

2,260.53

2,608.30

3,129.96

Dalton

1,009.22

1,177.42

1,345.62

1,513.83

1,850.24

2,186.65

2,523.05

3,027.66

Dinnington St. John’s

1,013.78

1,182.73

1,351.69

1,520.66

1,858.59

2,196.51

2,534.44

3,041.32

Firbeck

1,012.14

1,180.82

1,349.51

1,518.20

1,855.58

2,192.96

2,530.34

3,036.40

Gildingwells

975.81

1,138.44

1,301.07

1,463.71

1,788.98

2,114.25

2,439.52

2,927.42

Harthill with Woodall

1,020.80

1,190.93

1,361.06

1,531.20

1,871.47

2,211.74

2,552.00

3,062.40

Hellaby

999.53

1,166.11

1,332.70

1,499.29

1,832.47

2,165.64

2,498.82

2,998.58

Hooton Levitt

975.81

1,138.44

1,301.07

1,463.71

1,788.98

2,114.25

2,439.52

2,927.42

Hooton Roberts

975.81

1,138.44

1,301.07

1,463.71

1,788.98

2,114.25

2,439.52

2,927.42

Laughton-en-le-Morthen

 

1,007.67

 

1,175.61

 

1,343.55

 

1,511.50

 

1,847.39

 

2,183.28

 

2,519.17

 

3,023.00

Letwell

991.10

1,156.27

1,321.45

1,486.64

1,817.01

2,147.37

2,477.74

2,973.28

Maltby

1,003.84

1,171.14

1,338.44

1,505.75

1,840.36

2,174.97

2,509.59

3,011.50

Orgreave

1,000.04

1,166.71

1,333.38

1,500.06

1,833.41

2,166.76

2,500.10

3,000.12

Ravenfield

998.92

1,165.40

1,331.88

1,498.37

1,831.34

2,164.31

2,497.29

2,996.74

Thorpe Salvin

1,002.54

1,169.63

1,336.71

1,503.81

1,837.99

2,172.17

2,506.35

3,007.62

Thrybergh

1,016.34

1,185.73

1,355.11

1,524.51

1,863.29

2,202.07

2,540.85

3,049.02

Thurcroft

1,023.14

1,193.66

1,364.18

1,534.71

1,875.76

2,216.81

2,557.85

3,069.42

Todwick

1,019.92

1,189.91

1,359.89

1,529.88

1,869.85

2,209.83

2,549.80

3,059.76

Treeton

1,016.30

1,185.67

1,355.05

1,524.44

1,863.21

2,201.97

2,540.74

3,048.88

Ulley

1,040.09

1,213.43

1,386.78

1,560.13

1,906.83

2,253.52

2,600.22

3,120.26

Wales

1,025.61

1,196.54

1,367.47

1,538.41

1,880.28

2,222.15

2,564.02

3,076.82

Wentworth

985.81

1,150.11

1,314.40

1,478.71

1,807.31

2,135.92

2,464.52

2,957.42

Whiston

1,004.85

1,172.32

1,339.79

1,507.27

1,842.22

2,177.17

2,512.12

3,014.54

Wickersley

1,012.90

1,181.72

1,350.53

1,519.35

1,856.98

2,194.62

2,532.25

3,038.70

Woodsetts

1,040.36

1,213.75

1,387.14

1,560.54

1,907.33

2,254.12

2,600.90

3,121.08

 

(7)  That, in accordance with the principles determined by the Secretary of State and set out in the Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2014/15, that Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s relevant basic amount of Council Tax for the year 2014/15 (as defined by Section 52ZX of the 1992 Local Government Act as amended by Section 41 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014) is not excessive.

 

Mover:  Councillor Stone                            Seconder:  Councillor Akhtar

 

(The Mayor (Councillor J. Foden), Councillors Ahmed, Akhtar, Ali, Andrews, Astbury, Atkin, Barron, Beaumont, Beck, Buckley, Burton, Clark, Currie, Dalton, Dodson, Doyle, Ellis, Falvey, Godfrey, Gosling, Goulty, J. Hamilton, N. Hamilton, Havenhand, Hoddinott, Husain, Johnston, Kaye, Lakin, McNeely, Pickering, Read, Roche, Roddison, Rushforth, G. A. Russell, P. A. Russell, R. S. Russell, Sangster, Sharman, Sims, Steele, Stone, Swift, Wallis, Watson, Whelbourn, Whysall, Wootton and Wyatt recorded their vote in favour of the proposal).

 

(Councillors Donaldson, Gilding, Jepson, Mannion, Middleton and Vines recorded their vote against the proposal).

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