CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL COUNCIL – 27 FEBRUARY 2013 Background Papers, if any, are specified at the end of the Report COUNCIL TAX 2013/14 Contact Officer: Jim Burness (01494 732095) 1 This report takes the recommended 2013/14 budget from the Cabinet, together with information from the various precepting bodies to produce the appropriate recommendations for setting the council tax for the area which the Council is required to agree at this meeting. 2 The Cabinet meeting in February considered the financial position of the authority for 2013/14 and future years, and recommended to this Council meeting the budget for 2013/14. All members of the Council have received a copy of the Cabinet report and the information in that report must by used to underpin any decisions at this meeting. 3 Members attention is drawn to Appendix C of the report which contains the advice of the Chief Finance Officer in respect of the budget as required under the Local Government Act 2003. 4 Since that meeting information has been received from the major precepting bodies so that the Council is now in the position to agree the total 2013/14 council tax for the area as follows: £ £ / Band D Bucks County Council 44,884,336.01 1,077.74 Police & Crime Commissioner 6,554,361.00 157.38 Bucks & MK Fire Authority 2,462,570.55 59.13 Chiltern District Council 6,768,841.00 162.53 Parishes (Average) 2,338,674.00 56.16 Total Band D Council Tax 63,008,782.56 1,512.94 5 Members are reminded of s106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, which prohibits any member who has not paid for at least two months his / her Council Tax when it becomes due, from voting on setting the budget and making of the Council Tax related calculations. RECOMMENDATIONS 1 That it be noted that the following amounts for 2013/14 have been determined under delegated authority and in accordance with regulations made under the Local Government Finance Act 1992. a) 41,646.72 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as its Council Tax Base for the year. b) The amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amount of its Council Tax Base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items (ie Parish precepts) relate, are shown below. Council Tax Base 2013/14 Amersham 6,294.75 Ashley Green 435.13 Chalfont St Giles 3,025.40 Chalfont St Peter 6,109.45 Chartridge 798.58 Chenies 126.48 Chesham 7,311.34 Chesham Bois 1,628.60 Cholesbury 487.68 Coleshill 316.02 Great Missenden 4,690.84 Latimer 500.07 Little Chalfont 3,066.48 Little Missenden 3,048.46 Penn 2,251.36 Seer Green 1,164.53 The Lee 391.55 Total 41,646.72 2 That the Council calculates the following amounts for 2013/14 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011): a) £35,269,145 being the aggregate expenditure which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) (a) to (f) of the Act (including the General Fund and Parish Precepts). b) £26,161,630 being the aggregate income which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) (a) to (d) of the Act. c) £9,107,515 as its council tax requirement for the year including Parish Precepts, being the amount by which the aggregate expenditure at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate income at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act. d) £218.69 as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year, being the council tax requirement at 2(c), divided by the Council Tax Base for the year at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act. e) £2,338,674 being the aggregate of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (ie Parish precepts, there being no other special items). f) £162.53 as the basic amount of its Council Tax for dwellings in its area, excluding Parish Precepts, being the amount at 2(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2(e) above by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act. g) The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2(f) above the amounts of the Parish Precepts for the relevant Parish divided in each case by the Council Tax Base for the Parish at 1(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 each Parish is. 2013/14 Basic Council Tax Amersham 78.07 Ashley Green 35.34 Chalfont St Giles 58.02 Chalfont St Peter 47.02 Chartridge 12.15 Chenies 46.59 Chesham 104.65 Chesham Bois 29.22 Cholesbury 19.79 Coleshill 24.91 Great Missenden 31.16 Latimer 19.55 Little Chalfont 66.09 Little Missenden 22.19 Penn 21.85 Seer Green 34.84 The Lee 18.39 h) The amounts given by multiplying the basic amounts for each Parish 2(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. 3 That it be noted for the year 2013/14 the main precepting authorities have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with s40 of the Local Government Act 1992. Band Bucks County Police and Bucks & Total Council Precept Crime Milton Keynes Preceptors Commissioner Fire Authority for Thames Precept Valley £ £ £ £ A 718.49 104.92 39.42 862.83 B 838.24 122.41 45.99 1,006.64 C 957.99 139.89 52.56 1,150.44 D 1,077.74 157.38 59.13 1,294.25 E 1,317.24 192.35 72.27 1,581.86 F 1,556.74 227.33 85.41 1,869.48 G 1,796.23 262.30 98.55 2,157.08 H 2,155.48 314.76 118.26 2,588.50 4 That, having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts of the District’s and preceptors’ requirements, in accordance with s30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets amounts of the council tax for the year 2013/14 for each category of dwellings as follows. Band District & Preceptors Total 2013/14 Parishes Council Tax Council Tax £ £ £ A 145.79 862.83 1,008.62 B 170.09 1,006.64 1,176.73 C 194.39 1,150.44 1,344.83 D 218.69 1,294.25 1,512.94 E 267.29 1,581.86 1,849.15 F 315.88 1,869.48 2,185.36 G 364.48 2,157.08 2,521.56 H 437.38 2,588.50 3,025.88 The council tax for each category of dwelling by parish is shown in below. TOWN/PARISH A B C D E F G H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Amersham 1,023.22 1,193.78 1,364.31 1,534.85 1,875.92 2,217.00 2,558.07 3,069.70 Ashley Green 994.74 1,160.54 1,326.33 1,492.12 1,823.70 2,155.28 2,486.86 2,984.24 Chalfont St Giles 1,009.86 1,178.18 1,346.49 1,514.80 1,851.42 2,188.04 2,524.66 3,029.60 Chalfont St Peter 1,002.52 1,169.63 1,336.71 1,503.80 1,837.97 2,172.15 2,506.32 3,007.60 Chartridge 979.28 1,142.50 1,305.72 1,468.93 1,795.36 2,121.78 2,448.21 2,937.86 Chenies 1,002.24 1,169.29 1,336.33 1,503.37 1,837.45 2,171.53 2,505.61 3,006.74 Chesham 1,040.94 1,214.45 1,387.94 1,561.43 1,908.41 2,255.39 2,602.37 3,122.86 Chesham Bois 990.66 1,155.78 1,320.89 1,486.00 1,816.22 2,146.44 2,476.66 2,972.00 Cholesbury 984.37 1,148.45 1,312.51 1,476.57 1,804.69 2,132.82 2,460.94 2,953.14 Coleshill 987.78 1,152.43 1,317.06 1,481.69 1,810.95 2,140.21 2,469.47 2,963.38 Great Missenden 991.95 1,157.29 1,322.61 1,487.94 1,818.59 2,149.24 2,479.89 2,975.88 Latimer 984.21 1,148.26 1,312.29 1,476.33 1,804.40 2,132.47 2,460.54 2,952.66 Little Chalfont 1,015.24 1,184.46 1,353.66 1,522.87 1,861.28 2,199.69 2,538.11 3,045.74 Little Missenden 985.97 1,150.31 1,314.64 1,478.97 1,807.63 2,136.28 2,464.94 2,957.94 Penn 985.74 1,150.05 1,314.34 1,478.63 1,807.21 2,135.79 2,464.37 2,957.26 Seer Green 994.40 1,160.15 1,325.89 1,491.62 1,823.09 2,154.56 2,486.02 2,983.24 The Lee 983.44 1,147.36 1,311.26 1,475.17 1,802.98 2,130.79 2,458.61 2,950.34 5 Determine that the Council’s basic amount of Council Tax for 2013/14 is not excessive, in accordance with principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, [and thus there is no need to hold a Council Tax referendum].