Decision details
Council Tax 2015/16
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
Members were reminded that the Council was the billing authority for the Borough of Brentwood and was required to set a Council Tax that would not only cover its own requirements, but also those of Essex County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner, Fire Authority and the Parish Councils.
The precept requirements for 2015/16 were:-
|
2014/15 £ |
2015/16 £ |
Brentwood Borough Council |
5,194,416 |
5,238,503 |
Essex County Council |
33,573,402 |
33,858,348 |
Police and Crime Commissioner |
4,456,991 |
4,584,546 |
Fire Authority |
2,051,940 |
2,069,354 |
Parishes |
301,626 |
361,474 |
A schedule of the Parish Precepts was attached to the report.
Cllr Lloyd MOVED and Cllr Aspinell SECONDED the recommendations in the report and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that:
1. The Council approve the formal Council Tax resolution contained in Appendix 1 to the report.
2. It be noted that for the year 2015/16 Essex County Council, Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Essex Fire Authority had stated the following in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the Act”) for each of the categories of dwellings (valuation band) shown below:
Valuation Band |
Essex County Council
£ |
Essex Police and Crime Commissioner £ |
Essex Fire Authority
£ |
A |
724.50 |
98.10 |
44.28 |
B |
845.25 |
114.45 |
51.66 |
C |
966.00 |
130.80 |
59.04 |
D |
1,086.75 |
147.15 |
66.42 |
E |
1,328.25 |
179.85 |
81.18 |
F |
1,569.75 |
212.55 |
95.94 |
G |
1,811.25 |
245.25 |
110.70 |
H |
2,173.50 |
294.30
|
132.84 |
3. That having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands and the amounts in 2.2 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, hereby sets the amounts below as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2015/16 for each of the categories of dwellings shown:
|
Band A £ |
Band B £ |
Band C £ |
Band D £ |
Band E £ |
Band F £ |
Band G £ |
Band H £ |
Blackmore |
999.64 |
1,166.25 |
1,332.86 |
1,499.46 |
1,832.67 |
2,165.89 |
2,499.10 |
2,998.92 |
Doddinghurst |
1,009.12 |
1,177.32 |
1,345.50 |
1,513.69 |
1,850.06 |
2,186.44 |
2,522.81 |
3,027.38 |
Herongate |
1,001.64 |
1,168.58 |
1,335.52 |
1,502.46 |
1,836.34 |
2,170.22 |
2,504.10 |
3,004.92 |
Ingatestone and Fryerning |
1,018.97 |
1,188.81 |
1,358.63 |
1,528.46 |
1,868.11 |
2,207.78 |
2,547.43 |
3,056.92 |
Kelvedon |
998.32 |
1,164.71 |
1,331.10 |
1,497.48 |
1,830.25 |
2,163.03 |
2,495.80 |
2,994.96 |
Mountnessing |
1,002.05 |
1,169.07 |
1,336.07 |
1,503.08 |
1,837.09 |
2,171.12 |
2,505.13 |
3,006.16 |
Navestock |
996.97 |
1,163.14 |
1,329.30 |
1,495.46 |
1,827.78 |
2,160.11 |
2,492.43 |
2,990.92 |
Stondon Massey |
1,002.30 |
1,169.36 |
1,336.41 |
1,503.46 |
1,837.56 |
2,171.67 |
2,505.76 |
3,006.92 |
West Horndon |
1,012.20 |
1,180.90 |
1,349.60 |
1,518.30 |
1,855.70 |
2,193.10 |
2,530.50 |
3,036.60 |
Unparished |
978.97 |
1,142.14 |
1,305.30 |
1,468.46 |
1,794.78 |
2,121.11 |
2,447.43 |
2,936.92 |
REASON FOR DECISION:
The Council had a legal requirement to set the Council Tax for its area by 11 March 2015.
Report author: Jo-Anne Ireland
Publication date: 13/03/2015
Date of decision: 04/03/2015
Decided at meeting: 04/03/2015 - Ordinary Council
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