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Transformation Programme 2011 - 2014

 

 

Meeting: 06/03/2014 - Council (Item 100)

100 Budget and Council Tax Recommendation 2014/15 pdf icon PDF 88 KB

Report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT

 

(A copy of the draft Budget Resolution will be circulated at the Council Meeting)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on the level of levies and precepts set for 2014/15 and the options available for setting the Council Tax for 2014/15.

 

A copy of the formal budget resolution to be agreed by the Council, based on the resolutions referred to in Minute No. 99 above, was circulated to Members of the Council for consideration.

 

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher:

 

That the content of the formal budget resolution for 2014/15 be approved.

 

Following debate thereon and in accordance with Minute No. 92 above, the voting on the Motion was recorded and the Members of the Council present at the time, voted as follows:

 

FOR THE MOTION:

 

Councillors Atkinson, Bennett, Brennan, Byrom, Carr, K.Cluskey, L. Cluskey,  Cummins, M. Dowd, P. Dowd, Fairclough, Friel, Gatherer, Hardy, J. Kelly, J. J. Kelly, Kermode, Kerrigan, Killen, Lappin, P.Maguire, Maher, Mahon, McGinnity, McKinley, Moncur, Murphy, Page, Roberts, Robinson, Roche, Thompson, Tweed, Veidman and Webster.

 

AGAINST THE MOTION:

 

Councillors Ashton, Ball, Blackburn, Booth, Brodie-Browne, Crabtree, Cuthbertson, Dawson, Dodd, Dorgan, Dutton, Lord Fearn, Hands, Hartill, Hubbard, Jones, Keith, S. McGuire, McIvor, Papworth, Robertson, Shaw, Tonkiss, Sir Ron Watson and Weavers.

 

ABSTENTION

 

The Mayor (Councillor M. Fearn)

 

The Mayor declared that the Motion was carried by 35 votes to 25 with 1 abstention and it was

 

RESOLVED:

That:

(1)       it be noted that at its meeting on 23 January 2014, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2014/15 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 1992 (as amended):

(a)

76,992.00

Band D equivalent properties, for the whole area (item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended); and

(b)

for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as shown in the table below:

 

Parish

Council Tax Base

 

(Band D Equivalent Properties)

Aintree Village

1,972.24

 

Formby

8,877.62

 

Hightown

839.36

 

Ince Blundell

157.78

 

Little Altcar

261.79

 

Lydiate

1,976.84

 

Maghull

6,335.30

 

Melling

953.97

 

Sefton

228.65

 

Thornton

735.83

 

 

(2)       the Council calculates that the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2014/15 (excluding Parish Precepts) is £99,465,195;

 

(3)       the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2014/15 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

(a)

£603,992,538

 

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)

-£503,655,780

 

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

(c)

£100,336,758

 

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).  ...  view the full minutes text for item 100

Meeting: 28/02/2013 - Council (Item 104)

104 Budget and Council Tax Recommendation 2013/14 pdf icon PDF 87 KB

Report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT

 

(A copy of the draft Budget Resolution will be circulated at the Council Meeting)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on the level of levies and precepts set for 2013/14 and the proposed level of Council Tax for 2013/14.

 

A copy of the formal budget resolution to be agreed by the Council, based on the resolutions referred to in Minute No. 103 above, was circulated to Members of the Council for consideration.

 

Members of the Council queried whether the budget resolution could be considered as the parish precept for Maghull had not been formally agreed by Maghull Town Council. The Chief Executive advised the Council that the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT had received notification of the parish precept for 2013/14 from Maghull Town Council and that Members could make a lawful decision accordingly.

 

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher:

 

That:

 

(1)       the Council Tax Grant for 2013/14 be accepted;

 

(2)       the Council set a 0% increase in Council Tax for Sefton Council in 2013/14; and

 

(3)       the content of the formal budget resolution for 2013/14 be approved.

 

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the Motion was carried by 45 votes to 20, with 1 abstention and it was

 

RESOLVED:  That:

 

(1)       the Council Tax Grant for 2013/14 be accepted;

 

(2)       the Council set a 0% increase in Council Tax for Sefton Council in 2013/14;

 

(3)       it be noted that at its meeting on 31 January 2013, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2013/14 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 1992 (as amended):

(a)

76,516.20

Band D equivalent properties, for the whole area [item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended]; and

(b)

for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as shown in the table below:

 

Parish

Council Tax Base

 

(Band D Equivalent Properties)

Aintree Village

1,953.05

 

Formby

8,756.63

 

Hightown

832.29

 

Ince Blundell

158.05

 

Little Altcar

262.31

 

Lydiate

1,951.38

 

Maghull

6,256.29

 

Melling

942.90

 

Sefton

220.73

 

Thornton

725.13

 

 

(4)       the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2013/14 (excluding Parish Precepts) be calculated as £96,921,540;

 

(5)       the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2013/14 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

(a)

£610,050,521

 

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)

-£512,274,902

 

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

(c)

£97,775,619

 

being the amount by which the aggregate at 5(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 5(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)

£1,277.84

 

being  ...  view the full minutes text for item 104

Meeting: 01/03/2012 - Council (Item 112)

112 Council Tax 2012/13 pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT

 

A copy of the draft Budget Resolution will be circulated at the Council Meeting

Minutes:

The Council considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on the level of levies and precepts set for 2012/13 and the proposed level of Council Tax for 2012/13.

 

A copy of the formal budget resolution to be agreed by the Council, based on the resolutions referred to in Minute No. 111 above was circulated to Members of the Council for consideration.

 

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and

 

RESOLVED:            That

 

(1)       it be noted that at its meeting on 19 January 2012, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2012/2013 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 1992 (as amended):

(a)

93,119.58

Band D equivalent properties, for the whole area [item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended]; and

(b)

for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as shown in the table below:

 

Parish

Council Tax Base

 

(Band D Equivalent Properties)

Aintree Village

2,281.68

 

Formby

9,422.50

 

Hightown

890.21

 

Ince Blundell

193.31

 

Little Altcar

288.46

 

Lydiate

2,251.14

 

Maghull

7,130.09

 

Melling

1,092.57

 

Sefton

277.93

 

Thornton

816.97

 

 

(2)       the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2012/2013 (excluding Parish Precepts) be calculated as £117,952,710;

 

(3)       the following amounts be calculated by the Council for the year 2012/2013 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

(a)

£626,485,679

 

being the aggregate 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)

-£507,582,648

 

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

(c)

£118,903,031

 

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)

£1,276.89

 

being the amount at 3(c) above (item R), divided by the amount at 1(a) above (item T), 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)

£950,321

 

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

(f)

£1,266.68

 

being the amount at 3(d) above, less the amount given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by the amount at 1(a) above (item T), 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.

(g)

The amounts below, being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 3(f) above the amounts of thespecial items relating to dwellings in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 112

Meeting: 16/02/2012 - Cabinet (Item 106)

106 Framework Budget Recommendation 2012/13 pdf icon PDF 174 KB

Report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Further to Minute Nos. 104 and 105 above, the Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT on proposed amendments to the Medium Term Finances Plan and the proposed ‘Framework’ Budget/Council Tax recommendation for 2012/2013 to the full Council based, on previously approved decisions and Transformation Programme proposals to be considered by Council on 1 March 2012.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)       the proposals to amend the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan, including the changes to the previously agreed savings options relating to Terms and Conditions, the Capita contract and the subscription to the North West Employers Organisation be noted;

 

(2)       the expected impact of external levies on the Council budget for 2012/13 be noted;

 

(3)       the Framework Budget set out in the report, as amended by Minute No. 104 above, be referred to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Performance and Corporate Services) for consideration and to the Council for approval;

 

(4)       the Government’s offer of additional grant support (for 2012/13 only) be noted should the Authority agree a Council Tax Freeze;

 

(5)       the new thresholds for Sefton’s maximum Council Tax increase for 2012/13 (+1.94%) without the need for a referendum to be held be noted; and

 

(6)       the level of the Council Tax for 2012/13 be referred to the Council Meeting on 1 March 2012 for determination.