Agenda item

Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources

moved that the recommendations be approved and this was seconded by

Councillor Mark Ingleby, the Chair of the Public Accounts Select Committee.

Under the provisions of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England)

(Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote of those physically present

in the Council Chamber was conducted on this item with the following result:

In favour 23

Damien Egan (Mayor), Obajimi Adefiranye, Tauseef Anwar (Speaker),

Chris Barnham, Paul Bell, Kevin Bonavia, Patrick Codd, Brenda Dacres, 

Amanda De Ryk, Colin Elliott, Alan Hall, Octavia Holland, Mark Ingleby,

Samantha Latouche, Paul Maslin, Joan Millbank, Hilary Moore,

John Muldoon, Jacq Paschoud, John Paschoud, James Royston,

Eva Stamirowski, and James-J Walsh.

Against nil

Abstention nil

and it was unanimously:

RESOLVED that:

(1) the recommendations arising from Mayor and Cabinet on the 12 January

2022 be received;

(2) the Council Tax Base calculation for 2022/23, as set out in the annual

Council Tax Base government return, attached at Appendix A be approved;

(3) a Council Tax Base of 88,904.9 Band D equivalent properties for 2022/23 be approved;

(4) a budgeted Council Tax collection rate of 95.0% be approved;

(5) no changes be made to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) for

2022/23, that eligible claimants make a minimum contribution of 25% towards

their council tax;

(6) the continuation of the discretionary Council Tax discount of 100% for care

leavers up to the age of 25, as set out in section five be approved;

(7) the existing policy of a 0% discount for second homes for 2020/21 be

continued for 2022/23, as set out in section five be approved;

(8) the existing policy of a 0% discount for empty homes Class A (an empty

property undergoing structural alteration or major repair to make it habitable)

be continued, as set out in section five be approved;

(9) the existing policy of a 100% discount awarded for a period of four weeks

and then a 0% discount thereafter, for empty homes – Class C (a substantially

empty and unfurnished property) be continued, as set out in section five;

(10) the existing Long Term Empty Property homes premium of 100% for

properties empty between 2 and 5 years, and 200% for those empty for over

five years be continued, and a 300% premium be introduced for properties

that remain empty for 10 years or more, as set out in section five;

(11) the introduction of a 25% ‘sanctuary’ discount to ensure residents eligible

for a single person discount are not financially worse off as a result of housing

a refugee, be appoved, as set out in section five;

(12) the proposed 2022/23 National Non Domestic Rate (NNDR) estimated

net yield of £70m, based on current information available and excluding any

potential additional Covid reliefs or rateable value changes be noted; and

(13) the approval of the final 2022/23 NNDR1 form be delegated to the

Executive Director for Corporate Resources for submission by the deadline of

31 January 2022