Agenda item

Revenue Budget and Council Tax Setting for 2024/25

Minutes:

The Council considered the report of the Leader of the Council relating to the Revenue Budget and Council Tax Setting for 2024/25.

 

The report indicated that, in setting the level of Council Tax for 2024/2025, it was necessary to consider the requirements of the Council Tax Collection Fund for 2024/2025.  This incorporated the District Council’s Council Tax Requirement, Parish Council Precepts and the Council Tax requirements of Nottinghamshire County Council, the Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioner and the Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.

 

The Cabinet, at its meeting held on 20 February 2024, recommended that the District Council’s Council Tax Requirement for 2024/25, excluding Parish Council precepts, should be £19,878.850 as detailed in the Council’s Budget Book for 2024/2025.

 

It was reported that all Parish Council precepts had been received.  Parish precepts totalled £3,880,857.65.

 

Nottinghamshire County Council had set a precept on Newark & Sherwood District Council’s Collection fund for 2024/2025 of £76,858,275. The Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioner had set a precept on Newark & Sherwood District Council's Collection fund for 2024/2025 of £12,000,333 and the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service had proposed a precept on Newark & Sherwood District Council’s Collection fund for 2024/2025 of £3,921,861.

 

In accordance with Rule 3.4.3 (b) written notice had been received that an amendment would be proposed and seconded. Councillor R Holloway accordingly proposed and Councillor J Kellas seconded that “Council approves:

 

1)        As outlined in 3.1 of the proposals that the revenue estimates for 2024/25 and schedule of fees and charges, as submitted in the Council’s budget book are approved subject to the following changes as outlined below:-

 

a)   Council Tax bands be set at an increase of 1.94% on 2023/24 values;

 

b)   Paragraph 3.27 of the budget book - “Music and Art” extra budget request be reduced from £95,000 to £15,000 hence a reduction in budget of £80,000; and

 

c)    Paragraph 3.27 of the budget book – “Other changes” extra budget request be reduced from £40,308 to £35,678 hence a reduction in budget of £4,630.

 

A saving of £84,630 as required for the reduced Council Tax of 1.94%.

 

2)        Proposal (g) will change to £8,201,400 being the amount of 3 (c) less the amount 3(d) plus the amount at 3 (e) less the amount of 3 (f) calculated by the Council as its net Council Tax requirement for the year;

3)        Proposal (h) will change to £192.83 being the amount at 3 (g) divided by the amount at 2 (a) 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 special item relates; and

 

4)        Proposal (j) will change to £284.08 being the amount at 3 (g) above plus the amount at 3 (i) above divided by the amount at 2 (a) above calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B (1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.”

 

Members debated the proposed amendment and in being put to the vote, it was lost with 14 votes for and 22 against.

 

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 5.4, a recorded vote was taken as follows:

 

Councillor

Vote

Neil Allen                                          

For

Adrian Amer                                    

Against

Alice Brazier                                    

Against

Lee Brazier                                       

Against

Celia Brooks                                     

Against

Irene Brown                                     

For

Rowan Cozens                                

Against

Susan Crosby                                   

Against

Phil Farmer                                      

For

Simon Forde                                    

Against

Andy Freeman                                

Against

Jean Hall                                           

Against

Peter Harris                                     

Against

Simon Haynes

For

Rhona Holloway

For

Roger Jackson                                 

For

Jack Kellas                                        

For

Johno Lee                                         

For

Keith Melton                                   

Against

Sylvia Michael                                 

For

David Moore                                   

Against

Emma Oldham                                

Against

Paul Peacock                                   

Against

Claire Penny                                    

Against

Mike Pringle                                    

Against

Penny Rainbow                              

For

Neil Ross                                           

Against

Sue Saddington                              

For

Maurice Shakeshaft                      

Against

Tom Smith                                        

For

Matthew Spoors                            

Against

Paul Taylor                                       

Against

Tina Thompson                               

Against

Linda Tift                                           

Against

Timothy Wendels                          

For

Tim Wildgust                                   

For

 

The Council considered the substantive motion proposed by Councillor P Peacock and seconded by Councillor R Cozzens and it was AGREED (with 22 votes for and 14 against) that the recommendations as set out in the report and attached as Appendix B to these minutes be approved.

 

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 5.6.1, a recorded vote was taken as follows:

 

Councillor

Vote

Neil Allen                                          

Against

Adrian Amer                                    

For

Alice Brazier                                    

For

Lee Brazier                                       

For

Celia Brooks                                     

For

Irene Brown                                     

Against

Rowan Cozens                                

For

Susan Crosby                                   

For

Phil Farmer                                      

Against

Simon Forde                                    

For

Andy Freeman                                

For

Jean Hall                                           

For

Peter Harris                                     

For

Simon Haynes

Against

Rhona Holloway

Against

Roger Jackson                                 

Against

Jack Kellas                                        

Against

Johno Lee                                         

Against

Keith Melton                                   

For

Sylvia Michael                                 

Against

David Moore                                   

For

Emma Oldham                                

For

Paul Peacock                                   

For

Claire Penny                                    

For

Mike Pringle                                    

For

Penny Rainbow                              

Against

Neil Ross                                           

For

Sue Saddington                              

Against

Maurice Shakeshaft                      

For

Tom Smith                                        

Against

Matthew Spoors                            

For

Paul Taylor                                       

For

Tina Thompson                               

For

Linda Tift                                           

For

Timothy Wendels                          

Against

Tim Wildgust                                   

Against

 

 

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