COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION To set the 2018/19 Council Tax for Chelmsford City Council, the Council is asked to approve the information as set out in this Resolution. Council Tax The Council Tax Requirements for this Council and the precepts for the other precepting authorities are detailed below. Chelmsford City Council’s council tax requirement is £12,384,057 after allowing for a surplus balance on the Collection Fund of £138,640. This results in an average Band D Council Tax of £189.09. The Parish and Town Council precepts are detailed in the recommendation below and total £2,460,859. This results in an average Band D Council Tax figure of £37.57. Essex County Council has proposed a precept of £80,018,052 after allowing for a surplus balance on the collection fund of £730,340. This results in a Band D Council Tax of £1,221.75. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex has proposed a precept of £11,069,901, after allowing for a surplus balance on the collection fund of £98,565. This results in a Band D Council Tax of £169.02. Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority has proposed a precept of £4,609,511 after allowing for a surplus balance on the collection fund of £43,323. This results in a Band D Council Tax of £70.38. The formal Council Tax Resolution is given below. If the Resolution is approved the Council Tax for 2018/19 will be as follows: 2017/18 2018/19 Increase Increase £ £ £ % Chelmsford City Council (average) 183.76 189.09 5.33 2.90% Essex County Council 1,163.70 1,221.75 58.05 4.99% Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex 157.05 169.02 11.97 7.62% Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority 69.03 70.38 1.35 1.96% 1,573.54 1,650.24 76.70 Parish and Town Councils (average) 37.14 37.57 0.43 1.16% TOTAL 1,610.68 1,687.81 77.13 Non Domestic Rates The Council is required to estimate the anticipated business rates income for 2018/19. This declaration is made through a statutory Government return (NNDR1). The anticipated income for the Council, declared on NNDR1, shows potential additional income of £1,498,712 above the baseline funding level for 2018/19 and an estimated deficit for previous years of £329,307. This deficit is made up of final reconciled surplus for prior years up to 2016/17 of £326,650 that the Council will retain and an estimated deficit for 2017/18 against the income declared on NNDR1 return for 2017/18 of £655,957. The estimated net additional income for 2018/19, in addition to the final reconciled surplus of £326,650 for previous years prior to 2017/18, is thus estimated to be £842,755. 1 RECOMMENDED that in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended ("the Act"): The following be approved :- 1 (a) Council Tax Requirement for 2018/19 £ Chelmsford City Council 12,384,057 Parish and Town Councils 2,460,859 Total Council Tax requirement £14,844,916 (b) The individual Parish budgets were set out in Appendix 5 of the Council report 2 It be noted that the Director of Financial Services, under delegated authority, calculated the following amounts as its Council Tax base for the year 2018/19 in accordance with regulation 3 of The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 made under Section 31B(3) of the Act. (a) The amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 3 of The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, as its council tax base for the year. 65,494.62 (b) Part of the Council's area (Parish or Town Council, or the Town Centre) 2018/19 Tax Base (Band D equivalent) GREAT BADDOW 5,417.98 LITTLE BADDOW 856.19 BOREHAM 1,269.40 BROOMFIELD 2,124.79 CHIGNAL 225.78 DANBURY 2,400.63 GALLEYWOOD 2,099.52 GOOD EASTER 175.36 EAST HANNINGFIELD 487.79 SOUTH HANNINGFIELD 1,172.30 WEST HANNINGFIELD 459.58 HIGHWOOD 321.44 GT. & LITTLE LEIGHS 1,033.91 MARGARETTING 383.34 MASHBURY 44.27 PLESHEY 135.28 RETTENDON 740.99 ROXWELL 451.97 RUNWELL 1,544.58 SANDON 724.36 SPRINGFIELD 7,450.74 STOCK 1,181.95 GT. WALTHAM 925.06 LT. WALTHAM 619.05 SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS 6,038.34 WOODHAM FERRERS & BICKNACRE 1,210.45 WRITTLE 1,969.83 41,464.88 special expense area of TOWN CENTRE (non Parished area) 24,029.74 65,494.62 Being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 6 of these Regulations, as the amounts of its council tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate. 3 The following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 30 to 36 of the Act:- £ (a) The aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (2)(a) to (f) of the Act 144,748,765 (b) The aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3)(a) to (d) of the Act -129,903,849 (c) The amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A (4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year (including parish precepts) 14,844,916 (d) The amount at 3(c) above divided by the amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B (1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year (including parish precepts) 226.66 (e) The aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Sections 34(1) and 35 of the Act 4,311,416 (f) The amount at 3(d) above less the amount given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by the amount at 2(a) above, 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 special item relates (excluding parish precepts) 160.83 2 (g) Part of the Council's area (Parish or Town Council, or the Town Centre) <--- Special Items ---> Basic Special Parish Council Tax Expenses Precepts TOTAL per Band D per Band D per Band D per Band D £ £ £ £ GREAT BADDOW 160.83 12.69 75.69 249.21 LITTLE BADDOW 160.83 13.95 50.67 225.45 BOREHAM 160.83 11.25 67.95 240.03 BROOMFIELD 160.83 16.92 55.44 233.19 CHIGNAL 160.83 14.40 29.61 204.84 DANBURY 160.83 5.58 85.50 251.91 GALLEYWOOD 160.83 23.94 47.79 232.56 GOOD EASTER 160.83 4.14 40.50 205.47 EAST HANNINGFIELD 160.83 10.71 69.30 240.84 SOUTH HANNINGFIELD 160.83 3.96 71.82 236.61 WEST HANNINGFIELD 160.83 16.38 36.63 213.84 HIGHWOOD 160.83 12.69 79.38 252.90 GT. & LITTLE LEIGHS 160.83 29.07 28.98 218.88 MARGARETTING 160.83 14.94 32.40 208.17 MASHBURY 160.83 10.17 0.00 171.00 PLESHEY 160.83 19.62 55.26 235.71 RETTENDON 160.83 12.78 47.25 220.86 ROXWELL 160.83 1.35 33.21 195.39 RUNWELL 160.83 2.79 51.39 215.01 SANDON 160.83 26.19 43.02 230.04 SPRINGFIELD 160.83 36.45 51.57 248.85 STOCK 160.83 12.96 36.27 210.06 GT. WALTHAM 160.83 15.66 48.51 225.00 LT. WALTHAM 160.83 18.45 48.78 228.06 SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS 160.83 29.34 69.66 259.83 WOODHAM FERRERS & BICKNACRE 160.83 3.96 57.69 222.48 WRITTLE 160.83 10.71 61.20 232.74 special expense area of TOWN CENTRE (non Parished area) 160.83 43.38 0.00 204.21 The amounts given by adding to the amount at 3(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its council tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate. The effect on individual banded properties is shown in Annex A. (h) Valuation Bands That the amounts detailed in Annex A being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 3(f) and 3(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, 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. 4 It be noted that for the year 2018/19 Essex County Council, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:- <-------------------------------------------- VALUATION BANDS -------------------------------------------> A B C D E F G H PRECEPTING AUTHORITY £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex 112.68 131.46 150.24 169.02 206.58 244.14 281.70 338.04 Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue 46.92 54.74 62.56 70.38 86.02 101.66 117.30 140.76 Authority Essex County Council 814.50 950.25 1,086.00 1,221.75 1,493.25 1,764.75 2,036.25 2,443.50 5 Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3(h) and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Act, hereby sets the amounts detailed in Annex B attached as the amounts of council tax for the year 2018/19 for each of the categories of dwellings shown.