To consider the following reports from the Chief Executive or other Chief Officers on matters requiring the attention of Council:
Minutes:
a) Budget and Council Tax Setting
See Minute 40 above for the debate.
The vote was taken for Agenda Item 8(a) recommendations (e) to (k):
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Cllr. Abraham |
Cllr. Fittock |
Cllr. Mrs. Purves |
Cllr. Ball |
Cllr. Walshe |
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Cllr. Mrs. Bayley |
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Cllr. Brookbank |
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Cllr. Brown |
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Cllr. Clark |
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Cllr. Mrs. Clark |
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Cllr. Mrs. Cook |
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Cllr. Cooke |
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Cllr. Mrs Davison |
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Cllr. Davison |
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Cllr. Dickins |
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Cllr. Eyre |
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Cllr. Fleming |
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Cllr. Gaywood |
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Cllr. Mrs. George |
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Cllr. Grint |
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Cllr. Hogarth |
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Cllr. Horwood |
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Cllr. Mrs. Hunter |
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Cllr. Lindsay |
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Cllr. London |
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Cllr. Ms. Lowe |
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Cllr. Maskell |
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Cllr. McGarvey |
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Cllr. Mrs. Morris |
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Cllr. Orridge |
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Cllr. Mrs. Parkin |
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Cllr. Pett |
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Cllr. Piper |
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Cllr. Ramsay |
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Cllr. Mrs. Sargeant |
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Cllr. Searles |
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Cllr. Miss. Stack |
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Cllr. Miss. Thornton |
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Cllr. Towell |
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Cllr. Underwood |
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Cllr. Williamson |
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The motion was carried and it was therefore
Resolved: That
a) the Capital Programme 2015/18, and Asset Maintenance 2015/16 budget of £479,000 be approved (Cabinet 5 February 2015 – Capital Programme & Asset Maintenance 2015/18); in addition, a further £3m from the Capital Receipts Reserve be allocated to the Property Investment Strategy;
b) it be noted that at the Cabinet meeting on 15 January 2015 the Council calculated as its council tax base for the year 2015/16:
(i) for the whole Council area as 48,209.05 being Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, (the “Act”); and
(ii) for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a parish precept relates as in Appendix A to the report;
c) the council tax requirement for the Council’s own purpose for 2015/16 (excluding Town and Parish precepts) be calculated as £192.87;
d) the following amounts be calculated for the year 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:
(i) |
£55,864,897 |
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 Town and Parish Councils. |
(ii) |
£43,001,674 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act. |
(iii) |
£12,863,223 |
being the amount by which the aggregate at (d)(i) above exceeds the aggregate at (d)(ii) 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). |
(iv) |
£266.82 |
being the amount at (d)(iii) above (Item R), all divided by (b)(i) 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 Town and Parish precepts). |
(v) |
£3,565,144 |
being the aggregate amount of all special items (Town and Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34 (1) of the Act (as per the attached Appendix A). |
(vi) |
£192.87 |
being the amount at (d)(iv) above, less the result given by dividing the amount at (d)(v) above by the amount at (b)(i) 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 Town or Parish precept relates. |
e) it be noted that for the year 2015/16 the Kent County Council, the Kent Police & Crime Commissioner and the Kent & Medway Towns 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:-
Valuation Bands |
Precepting Authority |
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Sevenoaks District Council |
Kent County Council £ |
Kent Police & C.C. £ |
Kent & Medway Towns Fire Authority |
A B C D E F G H |
128.58 150.01 171.44 192.87 235.73 278.59 321.45 385.74 |
726.66 847.77 968.88 1,089.99 1,332.21 1,574.43 1,816.65 2,179.98 |
98.10 114.45 130.80 147.15 179.85 212.55 245.25 294.30 |
47.10 54.95 62.80 70.65 86.35 102.05 117.75 141.30 |
f) the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in Appendix C to the reportas the amounts of council tax for the year 2015/16 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings;
g) the Council’s basic amount of council tax for 2015/16, shown in (d)(vi) above, is not excessive in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; and
h) the recommendations contained in Appendix C to the report (Appended to the Minutes), be agreed.
b) Pay Policy Statement
Councillor Fleming proposed, Councillor Ramsay seconded and it was
Resolved: That the Pay Policy Statement be adopted by the Council and published on the Council’s website.
c) Membership of Committees
Councillor Fleming proposed, Councillor Ms. Lowe seconded and it was
Resolved: That the amended memberships of Committee for 2014/15, attached as Appendix A to the report, be approved.
Supporting documents:
- Budget and Council Tax Setting 2015-16, item 42. PDF 54 KB
- Council Tax Setting 2015-16 App A, item 42. PDF 18 KB
- Council Tax Setting 2015-16 App B, item 42. PDF 38 KB
- Council Tax Setting 2015-16 App C Page 1, item 42. PDF 18 KB
- Council Tax Setting 2015-16 App C Page 2, item 42. PDF 19 KB
- Pay Policy Statement, item 42. PDF 29 KB
- Pay Policy Statement Appendix, item 42. PDF 51 KB
- 08c Committee Memberships report, item 42. PDF 20 KB
- Membership of Committees 2014/15 Appendix A, item 42. PDF 84 KB