a)                   Christmas Parking 2014

Councillor Fleming proposed and Councillor Hogarth seconded the recommendations from Cabinet.  The report sought approval for funding the free parking made available for the Christmas lights evening events in Westerham on 27 November and Sevenoaks on 28 November 2014 from Supplementary Estimates.

A Member requested whether, as this was a decision taken regularly on an annual basis, it could not be factored into the budget.  The Leader agreed that this could be looked at.

Resolved:  That the cost in terms of lost income for free parking which was provided in all car parks and on-street parking areas throughout the district two Saturdays before Christmas 2014, be funded from Supplementary Estimates.

b)                   Calculation of Council Tax Base

Councillor Fleming proposed and Councillor Ramsay seconded that the Cabinet recommendations be approved. 

Resolved: That

a)    the report of the Chief Finance Officer for the calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2015/16 be approved;

b)    pursuant to the report of the Chief Finance Officer and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) the amount calculated by the Sevenoaks District Council as its council tax base for the whole area for the year 2015/16 shall be 48,209.05;

c)    pursuant to the report of the Chief Finance Officer and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) the amount calculated by the Sevenoaks District Council as the council tax base for 2015/16 for the calculation of local precepts shall be:

d)    any expenses incurred by the Council in performing in part of its area a function performed elsewhere in its area by a parish or community council or the chairman of a parish meeting shall not be treated as special expenses for the purposes of section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

c)                   Treasury Management Strategy 2015/16

Councillor Fleming proposed and Councillor Ramsay seconded that the Cabinet recommendations be approved. 

Resolved:  That the Treasury Management Strategy for 2015/16 be approved.

d)                   Revenue Budget and Council Tax 2015/16

(debated and considered with Minute 42)

(Cllr. Firth was no longer present)

As agreed, the Chairman reminded Members that agenda items 6 (d) and 8 (a) would be debated together. 

Councillor Fleming proposed and Councillor Ramsay seconded that the Cabinet recommendations be approved and the recommendations contained in Appendix B (e) to (k) and Appendix C to the report ‘Budget and Council Tax Setting’ (see Minute 42), be approved. 

Councillor Fleming addressed the Council stating that as the country continued on the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40