Public Document Pack Council Date: Tuesday, 16 February 2021 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: A link to the meeting can be found on the front page of the agenda. Membership: (Quorum 21) The Council membership is listed on the following page. Chief Executive: Matt Prosser, South Walks House, South Walks Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1UZ (Sat Nav DT1 1EE) For more information about this agenda please contact Democratic Services [email protected] For easy access to the Council agendas and minutes download the free public app Mod.gov for use on your iPad, Android and Windows tablet. Once downloaded select Dorset Council. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic the Council has reviewed its approach to holding council meetings. Members of the public are welcome to view the meeting on line by using the following link to access the Dorset Council meeting. 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Membership of Dorset Council Anthony Alford Stella Jones Jon Andrews Andrew Kerby Rod Adkins Paul Kimber Michael Barron Rebecca Knox Peter Barrow Noc Lacey-Clarke Shane Bartlett Howard Legg Pauline Batstone Robin Legg Derek Beer Cathy Lugg Richard Biggs Laura Miller David Bolwell David Morgan Alexandra Brenton Louie O’Leary Cherry Brooks Jon Orrell Piers Brown Emma Parker Ray Bryan Mike Parkes Andrew Canning Andrew Parry Graham Carr-Jones Mary Penfold Simon Christopher Bill Pipe Kelvin Clayton Valerie Pothecary Susan Cocking Byron Quayle Robin Cook Molly Rennie Tim Cook Belinda Ridout Toni Coombs Mark Roberts Janet Dover Julie Robinson Jean Dunseith Maria Roe Mike Dyer David Shortell Beryl Ezzard Jane Somper Tony Ferrari Andrew Starr Spencer Flower Gary Suttle Les Fry Clare Sutton Simon Gibson Roland Tarr Barry Goringe David Taylor David Gray Gill Taylor Matthew Hall David Tooke Paul Harrison William Trite Jill Haynes Daryl Turner Brian Heatley David Walsh Ryan Holloway Peter Wharf Ryan Hope Kate Wheller Robert Hughes Sarah Williams Nick Ireland John Worth Sherry Jespersen Carole Jones A G E N D A Page No. 10 BUDGET STRATEGY 5 - 14 To approve the Budget Strategy. Appendix 2 will be published as soon as it is available. This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 10 Appendix 2 Council tax resolution The Council is recommended to resolve as follows: 1. It be noted that the council calculated the council tax base 2021/22 a) for Dorset Council to be 148,319.7 and that this calculation was carried out in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as amended, made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (the Act) b) for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relates as set out in Appendix 2(i) column 2 (the tax base for each parish or town council area). 2. That the council tax requirement for the council’s own purposes for 2021/22 (excluding parish precepts) is £263,918,591 3. That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2021/22 in accordance with sections 31 to 36 of the Act: a) £583,633,353 being the aggregate of the amounts which the council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act (as amended by the Localism Act 2011) taking into account all precepts issued to it by parish and town councils (gross expenditure including parish precept and contributions to reserves) b) £303,376,400 being the aggregate of amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act (as amended by the Localism Act 2011) (gross income including reserves and government grants to be used to meet gross expenditure) c) £280,256,953 being 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 (gross expenditure less gross income) d) £1,889.55 being the amount at 3(c) above, all divided by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act (as amended by the Localism Ac 2011) as the basic amount of its council tax for the year (including parish and town precepts) (average council tax at band D for the Council including parish and town precepts). e) £16,338,361.93 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per Appendix 2(i), column 1) (parish and town precepts) f) £1,779.39 being the aggregate amount at 3(d) above, less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above, by the amount at 1(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 (the Dorset Council element of the council tax for Band D dwellings) g) The amounts shown at Appendix 2(i) columns 4 to 11, being for each parish or town in the Council’s area, the result of diving the special item at 3(e) by Page 5 the amount at 1(b) above, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act as the basic amount of its council tax in those parts of its area to which a special item relates and the categories set out in Section 36 of the Act (town/parish council taxes for each valuation band in each town/parish). 4. That it be noted for the year 2021/22 the Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner and the Dorset and Wiltshire 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 the dwelling shown below: 2021/22 Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Police 170.39 198.78 227.18 255.58 312.38 369.17 425.97 511.16 Fire 51.92 60.57 69.23 77.88 95.19 112.49 129.80 155.76 5. The Dorset Council charge includes a precept specifically for Adult Social Care (ASC). This is split as follows: 2021/22 Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Core 1062.72 1239.84 1416.96 1594.08 1948.32 2302.56 2656.80 3188.16 ASC 123.54 144.13 164.72 185.31 226.49 267.67 308.85 370.62 Total 1186.26 1383.97 1581.68 1779.39 2174.81 2570.23 2965.65 3558.78 6. That it be noted for the year 2021/22 parish and town councils have stated the amount of precept for Band D properties as set out in Appendix 2(i) column 3, issued to the Council in accordance with Section 41 of the Act (as amended by the Charter Trustees Regulations 1996 and the Localism Act 2011). 7. That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 to 36 of the Act hereby sets the aggregate amounts in Appendix 2(ii) as the amounts of council tax for 2021/22 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings. 8. The Council’s basic amount of council tax for 2021/22 is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under 52ZB of the Act. Page 6 Column 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PARISH UNITARY PARISH CHARGE BY BAND 2021/22 PARISH PARISH TAX BASE CHARGE CHARGE A B C D E F G H PRECEPT £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle 10,729.16 243.9 43.99 1,779.39 29.33 34.21 39.10 43.99 53.77 63.54 73.32 87.98 Alderholt 91,917.15 1,251.9 73.42 1,779.39 48.95 57.10 65.26 73.42 89.74 106.05 122.37 146.84 Allington 12,500.00 290.0 43.10 1,779.39 28.73 33.52 38.31 43.10 52.68 62.26 71.83 86.20 Arne 39,540.20 640.7 61.71 1,779.39 41.14 48.00 54.85 61.71 75.42 89.14 102.85 123.42 Ashmore 1,250.00 108.9 11.48 1,779.39 7.65 8.93 10.20 11.48 14.03 16.58 19.13 22.96 Askerswell 1,800.00 88.0 20.45 1,779.39 13.63 15.91 18.18 20.45 24.99 29.54 34.08 40.90 Beaminster 199,947.00 1,306.6 153.03 1,779.39 102.02 119.02 136.03 153.03 187.04 221.04 255.05 306.06 Bere Regis 70,000.00 664.2 105.39 1,779.39 70.26 81.97 93.68 105.39 128.81 152.23 175.65 210.78 Bishops Caundle 7,752.00 153.2 50.60 1,779.39 33.73 39.36 44.98 50.60 61.84 73.09 84.33 101.20 Blandford Forum 792,183.00 3,504.6 226.04 1,779.39 150.69 175.81 200.92 226.04 276.27 326.50 376.73 452.08 Blandford St Mary 24,316.00 530.8 45.81 1,779.39 30.54 35.63 40.72 45.81 55.99 66.17 76.35 91.62 Bloxworth - 94.0 - 1,779.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Bothenhampton & Walditch 49,500.00 979.9 50.52 1,779.39 33.68 39.29 44.91 50.52 61.75 72.97 84.20 101.04 Bourton 22,136.35 404.0 54.79 1,779.39 36.53 42.61 48.70 54.79 66.97 79.14 91.32 109.58 Bradford Abbas 12,825.00 367.0 34.95 1,779.39 23.30 27.18 31.07 34.95 42.72 50.48 58.25 69.90 Bradford Peverell 6,732.00 179.9 37.42 1,779.39 24.95 29.10 33.26 37.42 45.74 54.05 62.37 74.84 Bradpole 41,370.00 948.3 43.63 1,779.39 29.09 33.93 38.78 43.63 53.33 63.02 72.72 87.26 Bridport 728,341.00 3,000.3 242.76 1,779.39 161.84 188.81 215.79 242.76 296.71 350.65 404.60 485.52 Broadmayne 27,000.00 529.4 51.00 1,779.39 34.00 39.67 45.33