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Budget Strategy 2013 14 Onwards Cabinet
Meeting: 27/02/2013 - Council (Item 111)
111 Report of the Cabinet held on 13 February 2013 - Budget Strategy 2013/14 Onwards PDF 123 KB
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- AppA_BudgetBook, item 111
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- Budget - Appendix B (Parish Precept), item 111
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Minutes:
Before calling upon Councillor Garland to move the recommendations of the Cabinet relating to the Budget Strategy 2013/14 onwards, the Mayor reminded Members that, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.4, each Group Leader could speak for up to ten minutes when moving his/her Group’s budget proposals.
It was moved by Councillor Garland, seconded by Councillor Hotson, that the recommendations of the Cabinet relating to the Budget Strategy 2013/14 onwards be approved subject to the amendment of paragraphs 15 (c), (d) and (f) to refer to paragraph 15 rather than 13 and paragraph 17 to refer to paragraphs 15 (d) and 16 rather than 13 (d) and 14.
Amendment moved by Councillor Mrs Wilson, seconded by Councillor Harwood:-
That paragraph 4 of the recommendations (as amended) be amended as follows:-
That subject to the disaggregation of the Parks budget so that Mote Park as a strategic park has a cost centre of its own separate from the general parks cost centre,the revenue estimates for 2013/14 incorporating the growth and savings items, as set out in Appendix A to the report of the Cabinet, be agreed.
That an additional paragraph be added to the recommendations (as amended) to be numbered 18 as follows:-
That the Capital Programme beyond 2013/14 be debated at full Council when the detailed information to enable prioritisation of the content of the Capital Programme is fully available.
AMENDMENT CARRIED
The substantive motion was then put to the vote.
SUBSTANTIVE MOTION CARRIED
RESOLVED:
1.
That the revised revenue estimates for 2012/13, as
set out in Appendix A to the report of the Cabinet (circulated
separately), be agreed.
2.
That the minimum level of General Fund Balances be
set at £2m for 2013/14.
3.
That the proposed Council Tax of £226.62 at
Band D for 2013/14 be agreed.
4. That subject to the disaggregation of the Parks budget so that Mote Park as a strategic park has a cost centre of its own separate from the general parks cost centre, the revenue estimates for 2013/14 incorporating the growth and savings items, as set out in Appendix A to the report of the Cabinet, be agreed.
5.
That the Statement of Reserves and Balances, as set
out in Appendix A to the report of the Cabinet, be
agreed.
6.
That the Capital Programme, as set out in Appendix A
to the report of the Cabinet, be agreed.
7.
That the funding of the Capital Programme, as set
out in AppendixA to the report of the Cabinet, be agreed.
8.
That the Medium Term Financial Strategy, as set out
in Appendix A to the report of the Cabinet, be agreed.
9.
That the Medium Term Financial Projection, as set
out in AppendixA to the report of the Cabinet, be endorsed as the
basis for future financial planning.
10. That it be noted that, at the meeting of the General Purposes Group on 19December 2012, the Group calculated the Council’s Council Tax Base for the year 2013/14, ... view the full minutes text for item 111
Meeting: 13/02/2013 - Cabinet. (Item 133)
133 Budget Strategy 2013 14 Onwards PDF 185 KB
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Minutes:
The Cabinet considered the report of Corporate Leadership Team regarding the Budget Strategy for 2013/14 onwards.
The Cabinet considered potential methods of apportionment and resolved to recommend payment of the Government’s calculated share of £110,631 but distributed to individual parishes based upon the loss incurred as a consequence of the local council tax support scheme changes to individual tax bases.
Following consideration of the financial risks over the medium
term, as set out in the report of the Corporate Leadership Team,
Cabinet resolved to recommend to Council an increase of 1.9% in the
level of Council Tax.
RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL:
1.
That the revised revenue estimates for 2012/13 be
agreed as set out in Appendix A (circulated
separately).
2.
That the minimum level of General Fund Balances be
set at £2m for 2013/14.
3.
That the proposed Council Tax of £226.62 at
Band D for 2013/14 be agreed.
4.
That the revenue estimates for 2013/14 incorporating
the growth and savings items set out in Appendix A
be agreed.
5.
That the Statement of Reserves and Balances as set
out in Appendix A be agreed.
6.
That the Capital Programme, as set out in Appendix A be agreed.
7.
That the funding of the Capital Programme as set out
in Appendix A be agreed.
8.
That the Medium Term Financial Strategy as set out
in Appendix A be agreed.
9.
That the Medium Term Financial Projection, as set
out in Appendix A as the basis for future financial
planning be endorsed.
10.
That it be noted that, at the meeting of the General
Purposes Group on 19th December 2012, the Group
calculated the Council’s Council Tax base for the year
2013/14 in accordance with regulations made under Section 33 (5) of
the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as 55155.1 being the amount
calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities
(Calculation of Council Tax Base) regulations 1992.
11.
That it be noted that, at the meeting of the General
Purposes Group on 30th January 2013, the group approved
the values for the business rates yield in accordance with the
principles of the Government’s guidance for the form
NNDR1. The yield approved was
£54,915,542 and this information has been provided to the
Government and major preceptors.
12.
That it be noted that, as detailed in Appendix B, the Council Tax Base for each of the Parish
Areas, calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the
Regulations, are the amounts of its Council Tax Base for the year
for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a special item
relates (Parish precepts).
13.
That the distribution of Local Council Tax Support
funding to parish councils, as set out in Appendix
C, be approved.
14.
Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s
own purposes for 2013/14 (excluding Parish precepts) is
£12,498,993
15. That the following amounts now be calculated by the Council for the year 2013/14 in accordance with Section 31A, ... view the full minutes text for item 133