Agenda item

Budget 2021/22

to consider and if thought fit, to pass a resolution in the terms set out in the report. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.5 (b) a recorded vote will be taken on this matter.

 

Minutes:

CB20/98 – DRAFT REVENUE BUDGET PROPOSALS 2021-2022

 

It was moved by Councillor Oliver, seconded and agreed that Council Procedure Rules 14.4 (content and length of speeches) and 14.5 (when a Member may speak again) be waived for the duration of this item.

 

It was moved by Councillor Oliver and seconded by Councillor Prochak that the formal Council Tax Resolution at Appendix A to the report be approved and adopted and Minute CB20/98 from the Cabinet meeting held on 8 February 2021 be received.

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.5(b) a vote by roll call for the Motion was taken.

 

FOR the Motion (23): C.A. Bayliss, J.H.F. Brewerton, T.J.C. Byrne, C.A. Clark, S.J. Coleman, Mrs V. Cook, P.C. Courtel, K.P. Dixon, B.J. Drayson, S.J. Errington, K.M. Field, P.J. Gray, K.M. Harmer, A.K. Jeeawon, L.M. Langlands, C.A. Madeley, A.S. Mier, Rev. H.J. Norton, D.B. Oliver, S.M. Prochak, R.B. Thomas, H.L. Timpe and J. Vine-Hall.

 

AGAINST the Motion (13): J. Barnes, Mrs. M.L. Barnes, R.K. Bird, G.S. Browne, J.J. Carroll, G.C. Curtis, A.E. Ganly, J.M. Johnson, Mrs E.M. Kirby-Green, C.R. Maynard, M. Mooney, P.N. Osborne and G.F. Stevens.

 

The Motion being put forward was declared CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED: That:

 

1.    (a)  Council approves the Rother District Council General Fund Council Tax Requirement of £7,096,741 for 2021/22 and the resultant Band D tax of £188.71 as set out in this report.

 

(b)  The expenses incurred by the Council, set out in the minutes of the Cabinet of 8 February 2021 in the sum of £624,080 in respect of Bexhill and £62,680 in respect of Rye, be approved as the Special Expenses chargeable to residents of Bexhill and Rye respectively. All other expenses incurred by the Council (excluding Parish Precepts) be approved as general expenditure for the purposes of section 35 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.  (This resolution will be reviewed annually).

 

2.    That it be noted, the following amounts for the year 2021/22 in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992, made under section 33 (5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

(a)  37,606.6 being the amount calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012, as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

      (b) 

 

Ashburnham & Penhurst

189.60

Etchingham

411.00

Rye Foreign

187.90

Battle

2,657.50

Ewhurst

544.30

Salehurst & Robertsbridge

1,024.90

Beckley

546.00

Fairlight

889.80

Sedlescombe

665.50

Bexhill

16,456.20

Guestling

635.10

Ticehurst

1,646.70

Bodiam

157.60

Hurst Green

578.50

Udimore

182.30

Brede

848.90

Icklesham

1,211.40

Westfield

1,104.80

Brightling

201.10

Iden

229.90

Whatlington

156.40

Burwash

1,246.40

Mountfield

197.60

 

 

Camber

656.30

Northiam

1,045.60

 

 

Catsfield

353.60

Peasmarsh

502.10

 

 

Crowhurst

363.00

Pett

467.60

 

 

Dallington

173.70

Playden

159.00

 

 

East Guldeford

31.50

Rye

1,884.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

being the amounts calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 6 of the 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.    That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2021/22 in accordance with sections 32 to 38 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 as amended:-

a.

£46,461,346

Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act. (this amount is the Council's gross expenditure including the Parish Council Precepts and the Special Expenses for Bexhill and Rye).

b.

-£36,521,881

Being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act.

c.

£9,939,465

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 32(4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year.

d.

£264.30

being the amount at 3(c) divided by the amount at 2 above (Item T), calculated by the Council, in accordance with section33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year.

e.

£2,842,813

Being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in section 35(1) of the Act

f.

£188.71

Being the amount at 3(d) above less the result 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.

 

g.        

PARISH COUNCIL AREA

BAND D

£

Ashburnham & Penhurst

255.20

Battle

327.50

Beckley

230.83

Bexhill

249.47

Bodiam

255.65

Brede

232.50

Brightling

226.03

Burwash

259.44

Camber

290.57

Catsfield

262.24

Crowhurst

266.48

Dallington

237.27

East Guldeford

188.71

Etchingham

373.62

Ewhurst

317.56

Fairlight

259.51

Guestling

202.09

Hurst Green

263.79

Icklesham

282.63

Iden

258.31

Mountfield

255.01

Northiam

279.57

Peasmarsh

262.40

Pett

237.90

Playden

220.16

Rye

314.29

Rye Foreign

199.35

Salehurst

284.69

Sedlescombe

274.64

Ticehurst

278.57

Udimore

227.11

Westfield

229.75

Whatlington

234.11

 

being 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.


            h.        

 

Valuation Bands

 

 

LOCAL TAX AREA

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

 

Ashburnham & Penhurst

170.14

198.48

226.84

255.20

311.92

368.62

425.34

510.40

 

Battle

218.34

254.72

291.11

327.50

400.28

473.05

545.84

655.00

 

Beckley

153.89

179.53

205.18

230.83

282.13

333.42

384.72

461.66

 

Bexhill

166.32

194.03

221.75

249.47

304.91

360.34

415.79

498.94

 

Bodiam

170.44

198.83

227.24

255.65

312.47

369.27

426.09

511.30

 

Brede

155.00

180.83

206.66

232.50

284.17

335.83

387.50

465.00

 

Brightling

150.69

175.80

200.91

226.03

276.26

326.49

376.72

452.06

 

Burwash

172.96

201.78

230.61

259.44

317.10

374.75

432.40

518.88

 

Camber

193.72

225.99

258.28

290.57

355.15

419.71

484.29

581.14

 

Catsfield

174.83

203.96

233.10

262.24

320.52

378.79

437.07

524.48

 

Crowhurst

177.66

207.26

236.87

266.48

325.70

384.91

444.14

532.96

 

Dallington

158.18

184.54

210.90

237.27

290.00

342.72

395.45

474.54

 

East Guldeford

125.81

146.77

167.74

188.71

230.65

272.58

314.52

377.42

 

Etchingham

249.08

290.59

332.10

373.62

456.65

539.67

622.70

747.24

 

Ewhurst

211.71

246.99

282.27

317.56

388.13

458.70

529.27

635.12

 

Fairlight

173.01

201.84

230.67

259.51

317.18

374.85

432.52

519.02

 

Guestling

134.73

157.18

179.63

202.09

247.00

291.91

336.82

404.18

 

Hurst Green

175.86

205.17

234.48

263.79

322.41

381.03

439.65

527.58

 

Icklesham

188.42

219.82

251.22

282.63

345.44

408.24

471.05

565.26

 

Iden

172.21

200.90

229.61

258.31

315.72

373.11

430.52

516.62

 

Mountfield

170.01

198.34

226.67

255.01

311.68

368.35

425.02

510.02

 

Northiam

186.38

217.44

248.50

279.57

341.70

403.82

465.95

559.14

 

Peasmarsh

174.94

204.08

233.24

262.40

320.72

379.02

437.34

524.80

 

Pett

158.60

185.03

211.46

237.90

290.77

343.63

396.50

475.80

 

Playden

146.78

171.23

195.70

220.16

269.09

318.01

366.94

440.32

 

Rye

209.53

244.44

279.37

314.29

384.14

453.98

523.82

628.58

 

Rye Foreign

132.90

155.05

177.20

199.35

243.65

287.95

332.25

398.70

 

Salehurst

189.80

221.42

253.06

284.69

347.96

411.22

474.49

569.38

 

Sedlescombe

183.10

213.60

244.12

274.64

335.68

396.70

457.74

549.28

 

Ticehurst

185.72

216.66

247.62

278.57

340.48

402.38

464.29

557.14

 

Udimore

151.41

176.64

201.87

227.11

277.58

328.05

378.52

454.22

 

Westfield

153.17

178.69

204.22

229.75

280.81

331.86

382.92

459.50

 

Whatlington

156.08

182.08

208.10

234.11

286.14

338.16

390.19

468.22

 

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 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.    That the Council notes that for the year 2021/22 East Sussex County Council the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and the East Sussex Fire Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below: -

 


 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Bands

 

 

 

Precepting Authority

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

ESCC

1,029.36

1,200.92

1,372.48

1,544.04

1,887.16

2,230.28

2,573.40

3,088.08

ESCC Council Tax

928.08

1,082.76

1,237.44

1,392.12

1,701.48

2,010.84

2,320.20

2,784.24

ESCC Social Care Precept

101.28

118.16

135.04

151.92

185.68

219.44

253.20

303.84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPCC

143.27

167.15

191.03

214.91

262.67

310.43

358.18

429.82

ES Fire

64.95

75.78

86.60

97.43

119.08

140.73

162.38

194.86

 

5.    That, having calculated the aggregate each case of the amounts at 3(h) and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2020/21 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below: -

 

Valuation Bands

LOCAL TAX AREA

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Ashburnham & Penhurst

1,407.72

1,642.33

1,876.95

2,111.58

2,580.83

3,050.06

3,519.30

4,223.16

Battle

1,455.92

1,698.57

1,941.22

2,183.88

2,669.19

3,154.49

3,639.80

4,367.76

Beckley

1,391.47

1,623.38

1,855.29

2,087.21

2,551.04

3,014.86

3,478.68

4,174.42

Bexhill

1,403.90

1,637.88

1,871.86

2,105.85

2,573.82

3,041.78

3,509.75

4,211.70

Bodiam

1,408.02

1,642.68

1,877.35

2,112.03

2,581.38

3,050.71

3,520.05

4,224.06

Brede

1,392.58

1,624.68

1,856.77

2,088.88

2,553.08

3,017.27

3,481.46

4,177.76

Brightling

1,388.27

1,619.65

1,851.02

2,082.41

2,545.17

3,007.93

3,470.68

4,164.82

Burwash

1,410.54

1,645.63

1,880.72

2,115.82

2,586.01

3,056.19

3,526.36

4,231.64

Camber

1,431.30

1,669.84

1,908.39

2,146.95

2,624.06

3,101.15

3,578.25

4,293.90

Catsfield

1,412.41

1,647.81

1,883.21

2,118.62

2,589.43

3,060.23

3,531.03

4,237.24

Crowhurst

1,415.24

1,651.11

1,886.98

2,122.86

2,594.61

3,066.35

3,538.10

4,245.72

Dallington

1,395.76

1,628.39

1,861.01

2,093.65

2,558.91

3,024.16

3,489.41

4,187.30

East Guldeford

1,363.39

1,590.62

1,817.85

2,045.09

2,499.56

2,954.02

3,408.48

4,090.18

Etchingham

1,486.66

1,734.44

1,982.21

2,230.00

2,725.56

3,221.11

3,716.66

4,460.00

Ewhurst

1,449.29

1,690.84

1,932.38

2,173.94

2,657.04

3,140.14

3,623.23

4,347.88

Fairlight

1,410.59

1,645.69

1,880.78

2,115.89

2,586.09

3,056.29

3,526.48

4,231.78

Guestling

1,372.31

1,601.03

1,829.74

2,058.47

2,515.91

2,973.35

3,430.78

4,116.94

Hurst Green

1,413.44

1,649.02

1,884.59

2,120.17

2,591.32

3,062.47

3,533.61

4,240.34

Icklesham

1,426.00

1,663.67

1,901.33

2,139.01

2,614.35

3,089.68

3,565.01

4,278.02

Iden

1,409.79

1,644.75

1,879.72

2,114.69

2,584.63

3,054.55

3,524.48

4,229.38

Mountfield

1,407.59

1,642.19

1,876.78

2,111.39

2,580.59

3,049.79

3,518.98

4,222.78

Northiam

1,423.96

1,661.29

1,898.61

2,135.95

2,610.61

3,085.26

3,559.91

4,271.90

Peasmarsh

1,412.52

1,647.93

1,883.35

2,118.78

2,589.63

3,060.46

3,531.30

4,237.56

Pett

1,396.18

1,628.88

1,861.57

2,094.28

2,559.68

3,025.07

3,490.46

4,188.56

Playden

1,384.36

1,615.08

1,845.81

2,076.54

2,538.00

2,999.45

3,460.90

4,153.08

Rye

1,447.11

1,688.29

1,929.48

2,170.67

2,653.05

3,135.42

3,617.78

4,341.34

Rye Foreign

1,370.48

1,598.90

1,827.31

2,055.73

2,512.56

2,969.39

3,426.21

4,111.46

Salehurst

1,427.38

1,665.27

1,903.17

2,141.07

2,616.87

3,092.66

3,568.45

4,282.14

Sedlescombe

1,420.68

1,657.45

1,894.23

2,131.02

2,604.59

3,078.14

3,551.70

4,262.04

Ticehurst

1,423.30

1,660.51

1,897.73

2,134.95

2,609.39

3,083.82

3,558.25

4,269.90

Udimore

1,388.99

1,620.49

1,851.98

2,083.49

2,546.49

3,009.49

3,472.48

4,166.98

Westfield

1,390.75

1,622.54

1,854.33

2,086.13

2,549.72

3,013.30

3,476.88

4,172.26

Whatlington

1,393.66

1,625.93

1,858.21

2,090.49

2,555.05

3,019.60

3,484.15

4,180.98

 

6.    The Assistant Director Resources as Section 151 Officer be authorised to authenticate and serve all notices etc. required in connection with the Council Tax and National Non Domestic Rate.

Assessment as to whether change in Council Tax is excessive

 

7.    That the Council’s relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2021/22 is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under section 52B(3) of the Local Government Act 1992.

 


Appendix B

 

 

2021/22

2020/21

 

 

 

COUNCIL

TAX

INCREASE

 

 

 

 

LOCAL

PRECEPT

 

gives

LOCAL

BAND D

COUNCIL

 TAX

 

 

 

LOCAL

PRECEPT

 

divided by

LOCAL

TAX

 BASE

gives

LOCAL

BAND D

COUNCIL

 TAX

 

divided by

LOCAL

TAX

 BASE

 

LOCAL TAX AREA

 

£

no.

£

£

no.

£

£

Ashburnham & Penhurst

12,607.00

189.60

66.49

12,607.00

192.20

65.59

1.37%

Battle

368,830.00

2,657.50

138.79

374,644.00

2,699.30

138.79

0.00%

Beckley

23,000.00

546.00

42.12

23,000.00

554.90

41.45

1.62%

Bexhill (note 1)

999,865.00

16,456.20

60.76

637,730.00

16,701.70

38.19

59.10%

Bodiam

10,550.00

157.60

66.94

10,300.00

159.00

64.78

3.33%

Brede

37,175.00

848.90

43.79

37,830.00

859.60

44.01

-0.50%

Brightling

7,506.00

201.10

37.32

7,454.00

201.00

37.08

0.65%

Burwash

88,160.10

1,246.40

70.73

83,962.00

1,260.40

66.62

6.17%

Camber

66,849.00

656.30

101.86

69,635.00

679.90

102.42

-0.55%

Catsfield

26,000.00

353.60

73.53

22,433.00

355.10

63.17

16.40%

Crowhurst

28,231.00

363.00

77.77

28,338.00

368.00

77.01

0.99%

Dallington

8,435.00

173.70

48.56

8,435.00

174.30

48.39

0.35%

East Guldeford

0.00

31.50

0.00

0.00

32.80

0.00

0.00%

Etchingham

76,000.00

411.00

184.91

55,000.00

422.10

130.30

41.91%

Ewhurst

70,134.00

544.30

128.85

68,423.00

540.10

126.69

1.70%

Fairlight

63,000.00

889.80

70.80

63,000.00

891.00

70.71

0.13%

Guestling

8,500.00

635.10

13.38

8,095.80

636.20

12.73

5.11%

Hurst Green

43,435.00

578.50

75.08

46,350.00

589.20

78.67

-4.56%

Icklesham

113,775.00

1,211.40

93.92

113,474.00

1,228.90

92.34

1.71%

Iden

16,000.00

229.90

69.60

16,000.00

238.60

67.06

3.79%

Mountfield

13,100.00

197.60

66.30

13,100.00

199.40

65.70

0.91%

Northiam

95,000.00

1,045.60

90.86

100,000.00

1,057.30

94.58

-3.93%

Peasmarsh

37,000.00

502.10

73.69

37,000.00

514.00

71.98

2.38%

Pett

23,000.00

467.60

49.19

23,000.00

471.80

48.75

0.90%

Playden

5,000.00

159.00

31.45

5,000.00

163.50

30.58

2.84%

Rye (note 2)

236,686.00

1,884.80

125.58

240,027

1,930.20

124.35

0.99%

Rye Foreign

2,000.00

187.90

10.64

2,000.00

175.40

11.40

-6.67%

Salehurst

98,370.00

1,024.90

95.98

96,606.00

1,041.30

92.77

3.46%

Sedlescombe

57,184.00

665.50

85.93

57,184.00

678.50

84.28

1.96%

Ticehurst

147,980.00

1,646.70

89.86

146,400.00

1,640.30

89.25

0.68%

Udimore

7,000.00

182.30

38.40

4,200.00

187.10

22.45

71.05%

Westfield

45,341.00

1,104.80

41.04

42,375.00

1,124.10

37.70

8.86%

Whatlington

7,100.00

156.40

45.40

7,100.00

157.40

45.11

0.64%

 

Note 1

 

Bexhill local precept shown above comprises

 

 : Bexhill Charter Trustees Precept

0

0.0

 

 : Bexhill Parish Council

371,765

16,456.2

22.59

 

 : Bexhill Special Expenses

628,100

16,456.2

38.17

 

999,865

60.76

 

Note 2

 

Rye local precept shown above comprises

 

 : Rye Town Council Precept

173,176

1,884.8

91.88

 

 : Rye Special Expenses

63,510

1,884.8

33.70

 

236,686

125.58

 

 


 

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