Agenda item

Report of the Leader of the Council (Cllr Henderson).

 

Please note: The report of the Head of Finance (S.151 Officer) on the Council’s Revenue Budget, Council Tax and Capital Programme which was considered by Cabinet at its meeting on 14 February 2018 forms part of the background to the attached report of the Leader of the Council, with paragraph 3.1 seeking Council agreement to the recommendations of the Cabinet.  An extract from minutes of that meeting, setting out the Cabinet’s recommendations, is attached as Appendix 1 to the Leader of the Council’s report to this meeting.  However, the detailed information from the Head of Finance’s report to the Cabinet is not repeated in this agenda.  That report can be viewed via the Cabinet agenda on the Council’s website at:

 

Cabinet – 14 February 2018

 

(A copy can also be obtained on request from the Democratic Services Team, tel: 01253 887481.)

 

The Leader of the Council (Councillor Henderson) submitted a report on the setting of Council Tax for 2018/19. His report included reference to the report of the Head of Finance (S.151 Officer) on the Revenue Budget, Council Tax and Capital Programme, which had been considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on 14 February 2018.  The full minute of that Cabinet meeting was included as Appendix 1 to his report.

 

The Mayor said that, in accordance with the usual convention, Procedure Rule 16.4 would be suspended so that the Leader when proposing the Budget and the Leader of the Opposition when commenting on or proposing any amendments to it, would not be time limited. However, all other speakers in the debate would, as usual, be limited to a maximum of five minutes each.

 

The Mayor also proposed that Procedure Rule 16.6(b) be suspended to allow a single debate to be held on any amendments proposed, the budget as a whole and the setting of the Council Tax.  The Council indicated its consent.

 

The Leader of the Council (Councillor Henderson) referred to the Budget proposals approved by the Cabinet on 14 February 2018 and formally proposed the recommendations on the budget and the setting of the Council Tax for 2018/19, as set out in his report (on pages 40 and 41 of the agenda).

 

The Deputy Leader and Resources Portfolio Holder (Councillor A. Vincent) formally seconded the recommendations proposed by Councillor Henderson.

 

The Leader of the Labour Group (Councillor Beavers) commented on the budget proposed by Councillor Henderson and proposed an amendment on behalf of the Labour Group, seconded by Councillor Fail, that words be added to the recommendations in paragraph 3 on page 40 of the agenda, as follows:

 

“That the formal Council Tax resolution as agreed by the Cabinet 14 February 2018, as set out in Appendix 1 attached, be agreed, with 3 additions to the capital programme included.

 

1 That this council fund FREE swimming during recognised Lancashire school holiday, for all WYRE young people age 16 and below.

At Wyre Public swimming pools.

This will help promote Health and wellbeing amongst our young people.

Cost £10,000

 

2 That this council fund the purchase of 2 portable Youth Shelters to be used in Wyre as and when required.

To help combat anti-social behaviour within Wyre.

Cost £25,000

 

3 That this Council award the friends of Jubilee gardens the sum of £20,000 to facilitate the creation of a community café on the car park within Jubilee gardens

To help restore this once beautiful park.

Cost £20,000

 The total cost will be £55,000

 

This will be taken from the £222,000 intended to be placed into the balances for next year‘s capital programme.

Leaving £167,000 to be placed into balances for future use.”

 

Following a debate on the budget and Council Tax for 2018/19, including the Conservative budget proposed by the Leader of the Council and the alternative Labour Group Budget proposed by the Leader of the Opposition, a vote was taken first on the amendment proposed by Councillor Beavers. 

 

A recorded vote was requested by four councillors in accordance with Standing Order 18.4 on the amendment proposed by Councillor Beavers, although the Chief Executive advised that a recorded vote on any amendments to the proposed budget was statutorily required.

 

The following Members voted for the amendment:

 

Councillors: M Anderton, Barrowclough, Beavers, R Duffy, Fail, Gibson, Lees, Shewan, Smith, B Stephenson and E Stephenson.

 

The following Members voted against the amendment:

 

Councillors I Amos, R Amos, Ballard, Berry, B Birch, C Birch, Bowen, Bridge, Cartridge, Catterall, Ellison, Greenhough, Henderson, Hodgkinson, Holden, Ingham, Jones, Kay, McKay, Moon, Murphy, Orme, Ormrod, Pimbley, Robinson, A Turner, S Turner, A Vincent, Matthew Vincent, Michael Vincent, Walmsley and Wilson.

 

The Mayor (Councillor Collinson) abstained.

 

The amendment was therefore lost (by 11 votes to 32, with 1 abstention).

 

A vote was then taken on the Cabinet’s recommendations on the budget for 2018/19 and on the level of the Council Tax for 2018/19, as set out in paragraphs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 of the Leader’s report.

 

The Mayor reminded Members that the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 required that a recorded vote be taken on the decision to approve the Council’s budget and to set the level of the Council Tax.

 

The following Members voted in support of the proposals:

 

Councillors I Amos, R Amos, Ballard, Berry, B Birch, C Birch, Bowen, Bridge, Cartridge, Catterall, Ellison, Greenhough, Henderson, Hodgkinson, Holden, Ingham, Jones, Kay, McKay, Moon, Murphy, Orme, Ormrod, Pimbley, Robinson, A Turner, S Turner, A Vincent, Matthew Vincent, Michael Vincent, Walmsley and Wilson.

 

 

The following Members voted against the proposal:

 

Councillors: M Anderton, Barrowclough, Beavers, R Duffy, Fail, Gibson, Lees, Shewan, Smith, B Stephenson and E Stephenson.

 

The proposals were therefore carried by 32 votes to 11, with 1 abstention and it was

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the formal Council Tax resolution as agreed by Cabinet 14 February 2018, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed.

 

2.    That this Council’s Band D equivalent Council Tax for the 2018/19 financial year of £193.94 together with parish precepts, as submitted in the report on the Budget, be approved for each of the valuation bands as follows:

 

Valuation Bands

           

	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Band F	Band G	Band H
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Barnacre-with-Bonds	133.51	155.76	178.02	200.27	244.78	289.28	333.78	400.54
Bleasdale	137.61	160.55	183.48	206.42	252.29	298.17	344.03	412.84
Cabus	140.31	163.70	187.08	210.47	257.24	304.02	350.78	420.94
Catterall	185.74	216.69	247.65	278.61	340.53	402.44	464.35	557.22
Claughton-on-Brock	161.87	188.85	215.83	242.81	296.77	350.73	404.68	485.62
Fleetwood	146.66	171.10	195.55	219.99	268.88	317.77	366.65	439.98
Forton	153.30	178.85	204.40	229.95	281.05	332.15	383.25	459.90
Garstang	157.41	183.65	209.88	236.12	288.59	341.07	393.53	472.24
Great Eccleston	149.26	174.14	199.02	223.90	273.66	323.42	373.16	447.80
Hambleton	154.84	180.64	206.45	232.26	283.88	335.49	387.10	464.52
Inskip-with-Sowerby	149.50	174.42	199.34	224.26	274.10	323.94	373.76	448.52
Kirkland	188.64	220.08	251.52	282.96	345.84	408.72	471.60	565.92
Myerscough and Bilsborrow	150.38	175.44	200.51	225.57	275.70	325.83	375.95	451.14
Nateby	133.68	155.96	178.24	200.52	245.08	289.64	334.20	401.04
Nether Wyresdale	159.91	186.56	213.22	239.87	293.18	346.48	399.78	479.74
Out Rawcliffe	145.57	169.83	194.10	218.36	266.89	315.41	363.93	436.72
Pilling	175.74	205.03	234.32	263.61	322.19	380.77	439.35	527.22
Preesall	158.62	185.06	211.50	237.94	290.82	343.70	396.56	475.88
Stalmine-with-Staynall	159.37	185.93	212.50	239.06	292.19	345.31	398.43	478.12
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre	144.30	168.36	192.41	216.46	264.56	312.67	360.76	432.92
Winmarleigh	145.13	169.32	193.51	217.70	266.08	314.46	362.83	435.40
All other area of the Borough	129.29	150.84	172.39	193.94	237.04	280.14	323.23	387.88

 

 

3.    That it be noted that for the year 2018/19 the major precepting authorities had stated the following amounts in precepts, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings in the Council’s area as shown below:-

 

 

Valuation Bands

 

	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Band F	Band G	Band H
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Lancashire County Council	863.28	1007.16	1151.04	1294.92	1582.68	1870.44	2158.20	2589.84
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire	118.30	138.02	157.73	177.45	216.88	256.32	295.75	354.90
Lancashire Combined Fire Authority	44.97	52.47	59.96	67.46	82.45	97.44	112.43	134.92

 

4.    That having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3.2 and 3.3 above, and in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, the following amounts be set as the Council Tax for the year 2018/19 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

 

Valuation Bands

 

	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Band F	Band G	Band H
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Barnacre-with-Bonds	1160.06	1353.41	1546.75	1740.10	2126.79	2513.48	2900.16	3480.20
Bleasdale	1164.16	1358.20	1552.21	1746.25	2134.30	2522.37	2910.41	3492.50
Cabus	1166.86	1361.35	1555.81	1750.30	2139.25	2528.22	2917.16	3500.60
Catterall	1212.29	1414.34	1616.38	1818.44	2222.54	2626.64	3030.73	3636.88
Claughton-on-Brock	1188.42	1386.50	1584.56	1782.64	2178.78	2574.93	2971.06	3565.28
Fleetwood	1173.21	1368.75	1564.28	1759.82	2150.89	2541.97	2933.03	3519.64
Forton	1179.85	1376.50	1573.13	1769.78	2163.06	2556.35	2949.63	3539.56
Garstang	1183.96	1381.30	1578.61	1775.95	2170.60	2565.27	2959.91	3551.90
Great Eccleston	1175.81	1371.79	1567.75	1763.73	2155.67	2547.62	2939.54	3527.46
Hambleton	1181.39	1378.29	1575.18	1772.09	2165.89	2559.69	2953.48	3544.18
Inskip-with-Sowerby	1176.05	1372.07	1568.07	1764.09	2156.11	2548.14	2940.14	3528.18
Kirkland	1215.19	1417.73	1620.25	1822.79	2227.85	2632.92	3037.98	3645.58
Myerscough and Bilsborrow	1176.93	1373.09	1569.24	1765.40	2157.71	2550.03	2942.33	3530.80
Nateby	1160.23	1353.61	1546.97	1740.35	2127.09	2513.84	2900.58	3480.70
Nether Wyresdale	1186.46	1384.21	1581.95	1779.70	2175.19	2570.68	2966.16	3559.40
Out Rawcliffe	1172.12	1367.48	1562.83	1758.19	2148.90	2539.61	2930.31	3516.38
Pilling	1202.29	1402.68	1603.05	1803.44	2204.20	2604.97	3005.73	3606.88
Preesall	1185.17	1382.71	1580.23	1777.77	2172.83	2567.90	2962.94	3555.54
Stalmine	1185.92	1383.58	1581.23	1778.89	2174.20	2569.51	2964.81	3557.78
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre	1170.85	1366.01	1561.14	1756.29	2146.57	2536.87	2927.14	3512.58
Winmarleigh	1171.68	1366.97	1562.24	1757.53	2148.09	2538.66	2929.21	3515.06
All other areas of the Borough	1155.84	1348.49	1541.12	1733.77	2119.05	2504.34	2889.61	3467.54