Agenda item

A report of the Cabinet, setting out the proposed General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets for 2019/20 along with the proposed Council Tax Levy, and the 2019/20 proposals to increase rent and service charges within the ring-fenced Housing Revenue Account, is attached.

 

The full Council Tax Recommendations, which the Council must consider in order to set a Council Tax Levy and General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets for 2019/20, will be circulated once the major preceptors have confirmed their precepts.

A report of the Cabinet, setting out the proposed General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets for 2019/20 along with the proposed Council Tax Levy, and the 2019/20 proposals to increase rent and service charges within the ring-fenced Housing Revenue Account, was submitted (item 6.1 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

 

Following confirmation from major preceptors regarding their precepts, the full Council Tax Recommendations, which the Council had to consider in order to set a Council Tax Levy and General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets for 2019/20, were circulated (item 6.1 supplementary report filed with these minutes). 

 

Councillors were reminded that it was a legal requirement that all votes taken on this item, including votes on amendments must be recorded votes.

 

Councillor Bentley joined the meeting at 6.55pm.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Barkley and seconded by Councillor Morgan that recommendations 1 to 17 outlined in the supplementary report of the Cabinet be approved for reasons 1 to 17 in that report.

 

The following amendment was proposed by Councillor Draycott and seconded by Councillor Hamilton:

 

(i)      that the Council provide free toilet provision in Loughborough town centre by keeping the Market Place and Biggin Street toilets open 7 days a week;

(ii)     that the £60,000 cost be met by increasing Directorate Savings by £60,000 to £360,000 for 2019/20 and in future years to be met by future underspends, Directorate Savings or reserves.

 

For the amendment – Councillors Bradshaw, Draycott, Forrest, Hamilton, Hampson, K. Harris, Huddlestone, Miah and Tillotson.

 

Against the amendment – Councillors Baines, Barkley, Bebbington, Bentley, Bokor, Brookes, Campsall, Capleton, Fryer, Gerrard, Hachem, Hadji-Nikolaou, Harper-Davies, Hayes, Hunt, Mercer, Morgan, Murphy, Pacey, Page, Paling, Parsons, Parton, Poland, Radford, Ranson, Rattray, Rollings, Seaton, Shepherd, Smidowicz, Smith, Snartt, Tassell, Taylor and Vardy.

 

Abstaining – Councillor C. Harris.

 

The amendment was defeated.

 

The following amendment was proposed by Councillor K. Harris and seconded by Councillor Bradshaw:

 

(i)      that the Council create a purpose-built water re-filling station in Loughborough town centre so that those visiting the town centre can be provided with fresh clean water to re-fill their water bottles;

(ii)     that the £20,000 one-off cost be met from reserves.

 

In responding to the amendment, Councillor Bokor stated that there was already a scheme for inclusion in the Council’s capital plan that was being brought forward and would deliver that objective.

 

Councillor Hunt referred to the scheme being operated by refill.org.uk.  She also disclosed a personal interest as one of the locations which was participating in the scheme was the office in which she worked.

 

For the amendment – Councillors Bradshaw, Campsall, Draycott, Forrest, Hamilton, K. Harris, Huddlestone, Miah and Tillotson.

 

Against the amendment – Councillors Baines, Barkley, Bebbington, Bentley, Bokor, Brookes, Capleton, Fryer, Gerrard, Hachem, Hadji-Nikolaou, Hampson, Harper-Davies, Hayes, Hunt, Mercer, Morgan, Murphy, Pacey, Page, Paling, Parsons, Parton, Poland, Radford, Ranson, Rattray, Rollings, Seaton, Shepherd, Smidowicz, Smith, Snartt, Tassell, Taylor and Vardy.

 

Abstaining – Councillor C. Harris.

 

The amendment was defeated.

 

For the motion – Councillors Baines, Barkley, Bebbington, Bentley, Bokor, Brookes, Campsall, Capleton, Fryer, Gerrard, Hachem, Hadji-Nikolaou, Hampson, Harper-Davies, Hayes, Hunt, Mercer, Morgan, Murphy, Pacey, Page, Paling, Parsons, Parton, Poland, Radford, Ranson, Rattray, Rollings, Seaton, Shepherd, Smidowicz, Smith, Snartt, Tassell, Taylor and Vardy.

 

Against the motion – Councillors Bradshaw, Draycott, Forrest, Hamilton, K. Harris, Huddlestone, Miah and Tillotson.

 

Abstaining – Councillor C. Harris.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.        thattheexpensesincurredbytheCouncilinperformingin Loughborougha functionperformedelsewherein itsareabya parishcouncilorthechairman of a parish meeting be treated as special expenses for the purposes of Section35oftheLocalGovernmentFinance Act1992,to theextentprovided in minute 72(C)1ofCouncilFebruary2008;

 

2.       that:

 

a.    the Original Budgetfor2019/20be£16,954,156;

b.    thebaseCouncilTax besetat£122.09atBandD; and

c.    theLoughboroughSpecial Rate be set at£74.97;

 

3.       thattheamountsbelowbe approvedas theCouncilTaxBasefor2019/20:

 

(a)   forthewholeCouncilareaas56,462.40[ItemT intheformulain Section 31B oftheLocalGovernmentFinanceAct1992,as amended(the"Act")];and

 

            (b) for dwellings in those partsofits areatowhicha Parish preceptrelates:

 

 

Partof theCouncil'sarea:

 

Parish/Meeting/TownCouncil	CouncilTax Base
	2019/20
Anstey	2,468.3
Barkby	143.6
BarkbyThorpe	14.3
Barrow-upon-Soar	2,404.0
Beeby	38.2
Birstall	4,504.0
Burton-on-the-Wolds	514.3
Cossington	215.0
Cotes	24.0
EastGoscote	939.3
HamiltonLea	234.7
Hathern	885.7
Hoton	149.0
Mountsorrel	2,889.8
NewtownLinford	533.9
Prestwold	14.7
Queniborough	1,135.7
Quorndon	2,410.7
Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake	89.9
Rearsby	486.3
Rothley	2,105.9
Seagrave	274.9
Shepshed	4,586.8
Sileby	2,716.3
SouthCroxton	131.8
StonebowVillage	16.5
Swithland	162.2
Syston	4,334.7
Thrussington	255.4
Thurcaston& Cropston	943.9
Thurmaston	2,825.6
Ulverscroft	60.1
Walton-on-the-Wolds	128.3
Wanlip	85.6
Woodhouse	965.5
Wymeswold	590.0
Loughborough	16,183.5
Charnwood Borough Council	56,462.4

 

 

being the amountscalculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation6 oftheLocal Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012,astheamountsofits Council Tax Basefor theyearfordwellingsin thosepartsofits areatowhichoneormore special items relate;

 

4.         thatthefollowingamountsbecalculatedfortheyear2019/20in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 ofthe Act:

 

a)        the Council Taxrequirement for the Council’s own purposesfor 2019/20 (excludingParish precepts) is£8,106,771;

 

b)         £59,183,312beingtheaggregateoftheamountswhichtheCouncil estimates fortheitems setoutin Section31A(2)oftheAct takinginto account allpreceptsissuedto itbyParishCouncils;

 

c)         £47,398,739 beingtheaggregateoftheamountswhichtheCouncil estimatesfor theitemssetoutin Section31A(3) of the Act;

 

d)         £11,784,573beingtheamountbywhichtheaggregateat4(b)above exceedstheaggregateat 4(c)above,calculatedby theCouncilin accordancewithSection31A(4)ofthe Actasits CouncilTax requirement fortheyear.(ItemR intheformulain Section31Bofthe Act);

 

e)         £208.72being the amountat 4(d) above(ItemR), all divided byItem T (3(a)above),calculatedbytheCouncil,in accordancewithSection 31BoftheAct,asthebasicamountofits CouncilTaxfortheyear (includingParish precepts);

 

f)          £4,891,079beingtheaggregateamountofLoughboroughspecialitemsand Parish preceptsreferredto inSection34(1)ofthe Act;

 

g)         £122.09 being the amount at 4(d) aboveless theresultgiven by dividingtheamountat4(f) abovebyItemT (3(a)above),calculatedby theCouncil,in accordancewithSection34(2) of theAct, asthebasic amountofits Council Taxfortheyearfordwellingsin thosepartsofits areatowhich noParish preceptrelates;

 

 

h)        Part of the Council’s area:

 

Parish, etc.	District Band D Charge
Anstey	235.27
Barkby and Barkby Thorpe	171.86
Barrow-upon-Soar	212.74
Beeby	122.09
Birstall	215.38
Burton-on-the-Wolds / Cotes / Prestwold	172.72
Cossington	184.88
East Goscote	183.84
Hamilton Lea	122.09
Hathern	171.77
Hoton	193.23
Mountsorrel	310.29
Newtown Linford	217.61
Queniborough	170.09
Quorndon	226.30
Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake	149.90
Rearsby	165.10
Rothley	184.77
Seagrave	191.15
Shepshed	185.47
Sileby	199.44
South Croxton	211.25
Stonebow Village	122.09
Swithland	146.75
Syston	229.41
Thrussington	167.12
Thurcaston & Cropston	162.22
Thurmaston	254.67
Ulverscroft	122.09
Walton-on-the-Wolds	157.16
Wanlip	157.14
Woodhouse	204.84
Wymeswold	173.30
Loughborough Special Expense Area	197.06

 

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 4(g) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate;

 

 

 

i)             Part of theCouncil’s area:

 

	A £	B £	C £	D £	E £	F £	G £	H £
Anstey	156.84	182.99	209.12	235.27	287.55	339.83	392.11	470.54
BarkbyandBarkbyThorpe	114.57	133.67	152.76	171.86	210.05	248.24	286.43	343.72
Barrow-upon-Soar	141.82	165.47	189.10	212.74	260.01	307.29	354.56	425.48
Beeby	81.39	94.96	108.52	122.09	149.22	176.35	203.48	244.18
Birstall	143.58	167.52	191.44	215.38	263.24	311.10	358.96	430.76
Burton-on-the-Wolds/ Cotes / Prestwold	115.14	134.34	153.52	172.72	211.10	249.48	287.86	345.44
Cossington	123.25	143.80	164.33	184.88	225.96	267.05	308.13	369.76
EastGoscote	122.56	142.99	163.41	183.84	224.69	265.54	306.40	367.68
HamiltonLea	81.39	94.96	108.52	122.09	149.22	176.35	203.48	244.18
Hathern	114.51	133.60	152.68	171.77	209.94	248.11	286.28	343.54
Hoton	128.82	150.29	171.76	193.23	236.17	279.11	322.05	386.46
Mountsorrel	206.86	241.34	275.81	310.29	379.24	448.19	517.15	620.58
NewtownLinford	145.07	169.25	193.43	217.61	265.97	314.32	362.68	435.22
Queniborough	113.39	132.29	151.19	170.09	207.89	245.68	283.48	340.18
Quorndon	150.86	176.01	201.15	226.30	276.59	326.88	377.16	452.60
Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake	99.93	116.59	133.24	149.90	183.21	216.52	249.83	299.80
Rearsby	110.06	128.41	146.75	165.10	201.79	238.48	275.16	330.20
Rothley	123.18	143.71	164.24	184.77	225.83	266.89	307.95	369.54
Seagrave	127.43	148.67	169.91	191.15	233.63	276.10	318.58	382.30
Shepshed	123.64	144.26	164.86	185.47	226.68	267.90	309.11	370.94
Sileby	132.96	155.12	177.28	199.44	243.76	288.08	332.40	398.88
SouthCroxton	140.83	164.31	187.77	211.25	258.19	305.14	352.08	422.50
StonebowVillage	81.39	94.96	108.52	122.09	149.22	176.35	203.48	244.18
Swithland	97.83	114.14	130.44	146.75	179.36	211.97	244.58	293.50
Syston	152.94	178.43	203.92	229.41	280.39	331.37	382.35	458.82
Thrussington	111.41	129.98	148.55	167.12	204.26	241.39	278.53	334.24
Thurcaston& Cropston	108.14	126.17	144.19	162.22	198.27	234.32	270.36	324.44
Thurmaston	169.78	198.08	226.37	254.67	311.26	367.85	424.45	509.34
Ulverscroft	81.39	94.96	108.52	122.09	149.22	176.35	203.48	244.18
Walton-on-the-Wolds	104.77	122.24	139.69	157.16	192.08	227.01	261.93	314.32
Wanlip	104.76	122.22	139.68	157.14	192.06	226.98	261.90	314.28
Woodhouse	136.56	159.32	182.08	204.84	250.36	295.88	341.40	409.68
Wymeswold	115.53	134.79	154.04	173.30	211.81	250.32	288.83	346.60
LoughboroughSpecial ExpenseArea	131.37	153.27	175.16	197.06	240.85	284.64	328.43	394.12

 

beingthe amountsgiven bymultiplyingtheamountsat 4(h) above by the number which,in the proportionsetoutin Section 5(1)oftheAct, is applicable todwellingslistedin aparticular valuationbanddivided bythe number whichin that proportionis applicableto dwellings listedin the valuationbandD, calculatedbytheCouncil,in accordancewith Section 36(1) of the Act,as theamountsto betakeninto accountfor theyear in respect ofcategories of dwellings listedin differentvaluationbands;

 

5.         that it be noted that the County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire (‘PCCL’) and the Combined Fire Authority have issued 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:

 

		REQUIREMENTS£ (TO2 DECIMALPLACES)
	BAND	BAND	BAND	BAND	BAND	BAND	BAND	BAND
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
LEICSCOUNTY	861.45	1,005.03	1,148.60	1,292.18	1,579.33	1,866.48	2,153.63	2,584.36
COUNCILand
adultsocialcare
COMBINEDFIRE	44.43	51.83	59.24	66.64	81.45	96.26	111.07	133.28
AUTHORITY
POLICE  &CRIME COMMISSIONER	148.82	173.62	198.43	223.23	272.84	322.44	372.05	446.46
CHARNWOOD	81.39	94.96	108.52	122.09	149.22	176.35	203.48	244.18
BOROUGH
TOTAL	1,136.09	1,325.44	1,514.79	1,704.14	2,082.84	2,461.54	2,840.23	3,408.28

 

           

the split between the County Council precept and the additional Adult Social Care precept is shown in the table below:

 

		REQUIREMENTS  £(TO2 DECIMALPLACES)
	BAND A	BAND B	BAND C	BAND D	BAND E	BAND F	BAND G	BAND H
LEICSCOUNTY COUNCIL2019	800.23	933.61	1,066.98	1,200.35	1,467.10	1,733.84	2,000.59	2,400.70
ADULTSOCIAL CARE	61.22	71.42	81.63	91.83	112.23	132.64	153.05	183.66
COMBINED CHARGE	861.45	1,005.03	1,148.61	1,292.18	1,579.33	1,866.48	2,153.64	2,584.36

 

 

6.         That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the table overleaf as the amounts of Council Tax for 2019/20 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings:

 

 

 

	BAND A	BAND B	BAND C	BAND D	BAND E	BAND F	BAND G	BAND H
	6/9	7/9	8/9	1	11/9	13/9	15/9	18/9
ANSTEY	1,211.54	1,413.47	1,615.39	1,817.32	2,221.17	2,625.01	3,028.86	3,634.64
BARKBY/ BARKBYTHORPE	1,169.27	1,364.15	1,559.03	1,753.91	2,143.67	2,533.42	2,923.18	3,507.82
BARROW-UPON-SOAR	1,196.52	1,395.95	1,595.37	1,794.79	2,193.63	2,592.47	2,991.31	3,589.58
BEEBY	1,136.09	1,325.44	1,514.79	1,704.14	2,082.84	2,461.53	2,840.23	3,408.28
BIRSTALL	1,198.28	1,398.00	1,597.71	1,797.43	2,196.86	2,596.28	2,995.71	3,594.86
BURTON-ON-THE-WOLDS, COTES& PRESTWOLD	1,169.84	1,364.82	1,559.79	1,754.77	2,144.72	2,534.66	2,924.61	3,509.54
COSSINGTON	1,177.95	1,374.28	1,570.60	1,766.93	2,159.58	2,552.23	2,944.88	3,533.86
EASTGOSCOTE	1,177.26	1,373.47	1,569.68	1,765.89	2,158.31	2,550.72	2,943.15	3,531.78
HAMILTON LEA	1,136.09	1,325.44	1,514.79	1,704.14	2,082.84	2,461.53	2,840.23	3,408.28
HATHERN	1,169.21	1,364.08	1,558.95	1,753.82	2,143.56	2,533.29	2,923.03	3,507.64
HOTON	1,183.52	1,380.77	1,578.03	1,775.28	2,169.79	2,564.29	2,958.80	3,550.56
MOUNTSORREL	1,261.56	1,471.82	1,682.08	1,892.34	2,312.86	2,733.37	3,153.90	3,784.68
NEWTOWN LINFORD	1,199.77	1,399.73	1,599.70	1,799.66	2,199.59	2,599.50	2,999.43	3,599.32
QUENIBOROUGH	1,168.09	1,362.77	1,557.46	1,752.14	2,141.51	2,530.86	2,920.23	3,504.28
QUORNDON	1,205.56	1,406.49	1,607.42	1,808.35	2,210.21	2,612.06	3,013.91	3,616.70
RATCLIFFE-ON-THE-WREAKE	1,154.63	1,347.07	1,539.51	1,731.95	2,116.83	2,501.70	2,886.58	3,463.90
REARSBY	1,164.76	1,358.89	1,553.02	1,747.15	2,135.41	2,523.66	2,911.91	3,494.30
ROTHLEY	1,177.88	1,374.19	1,570.51	1,766.82	2,159.45	2,552.07	2,944.70	3,533.64
SEAGRAVE	1,182.13	1,379.15	1,576.18	1,773.20	2,167.25	2,561.28	2,955.33	3,546.40
SHEPSHED	1,178.34	1,374.74	1,571.13	1,767.52	2,160.30	2,553.08	2,945.86	3,535.04
SILEBY	1,187.66	1,385.60	1,583.55	1,781.49	2,177.38	2,573.26	2,969.15	3,562.98
SOUTH CROXTON	1,195.53	1,394.79	1,594.04	1,793.30	2,191.81	2,590.32	2,988.83	3,586.60
STONEBOWVILLAGE	1,136.09	1,325.44	1,514.79	1,704.14	2,082.84	2,461.53	2,840.23	3,408.28
SWITHLAND	1,152.53	1,344.62	1,536.71	1,728.80	2,112.98	2,497.15	2,881.33	3,457.60
SYSTON	1,207.64	1,408.91	1,610.19	1,811.46	2,214.01	2,616.55	3,019.10	3,622.92
THRUSSINGTON	1,166.11	1,360.46	1,554.82	1,749.17	2,137.88	2,526.57	2,915.28	3,498.34
THURCASTON &CROPSTON	1,162.84	1,356.65	1,550.46	1,744.27	2,131.89	2,519.50	2,907.11	3,488.54
THURMASTON	1,224.48	1,428.56	1,632.64	1,836.72	2,244.88	2,653.03	3,061.20	3,673.44
ULVERSCROFT	1,136.09	1,325.44	1,514.79	1,704.14	2,082.84	2,461.53	2,840.23	3,408.28
WALTON-ON-THE-WOLDS	1,159.47	1,352.72	1,545.96	1,739.21	2,125.70	2,512.19	2,898.68	3,478.42
WANLIP	1,159.46	1,352.70	1,545.95	1,739.19	2,125.68	2,512.16	2,898.65	3,478.38
WOODHOUSE	1,191.26	1,389.80	1,588.35	1,786.89	2,183.98	2,581.06	2,978.15	3,573.78
WYMESWOLD	1,170.23	1,365.27	1,560.31	1,755.35	2,145.43	2,535.50	2,925.58	3,510.70
LOUGHBOROUGH (SPECIAL EXPENSES)	1,186.07	1,383.75	1,581.43	1,779.11	2,174.47	2,569.82	2,965.18	3,558.22