The Head of Financial Services has submitted a report which sets out the necessary calculations to enable Council to set the 2016/17 Council Tax for Oxford City.

The Leader will move the recommendations and the Head of Financial Services will be available to answer questions.

Recommendations:  Council is asked to approve for 2016/17

1.    the City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £12,621,173 including Parish precepts and £12,423,802 excluding Parish precepts.

2.    the average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £284.52 a 1.99% increase on the 2015/16 figure of £278.97. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £289.04, a 2.14% increase (see paragraph 3).

3.    a contribution of £10,000 to Old Marston Parish Council in recognition of the additional expenditure that the Parish incurs as a consequence of maintaining the cemetery (see paragraphs 11 and 12). 

4.    the amount of £538,520 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 15).

5.    the Band D Council Taxes for the various areas of the City (excluding the Police and County Council’s precepts) as follows:-

       Littlemore                                                     £315.17

       Old Marston                                                 £313.50

       Risinghurst and Sandhills                            £303.79

       Blackbird Leys                                             £282.54

       Unparished Area                                         £286.87

These figures include the Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £272.19.

The Council is also asked to note:

6.    Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 18 below.

7.    the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 19 below, and

8.    the overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,737.64 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council – see paragraph 18 of the report).

A recorded vote will be taken.

Council considered a report which set out the necessary calculations to enable the setting of the 2016/17 Council Tax for Oxford City.

The Head of Financial Services confirmed that Oxfordshire County Council had agreed its 2016/17 precept and were no changes to the recommendations before the meeting.

A recorded vote was taken as required by law.

Council had before it the report of the Head of Finance setting out the necessary calculations to enable Council to set the 2015/16 Council Tax for Oxford City, in accordance with the Local Government Finance Acts, 1988 and 1992, as amended by the Localism Act 2011.

In accordance with procedure rules and as required by law a named vote was taken.

For the recommendations in the report – Councillors Abbasi, Altaf-Khan, Benjamin, Brandt, Brown, Clack, Clarkson, Cook, Coulter, Darke, Fooks, Fry, Gant, Haines, Hayes, Henwood, Hollick, Hollingsworth, Kennedy, Lloyd-Shogbesan, Lygo, Malik, Munkonge, Pegg, Pressel, Price, Rowley, Sanders, Simm, Simmons, Sinclair, Smith, Tanner, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, van Nooijen, Wade, Wilkinson and Wolff.

Against the recommendations in the report – None.

Abstentions – None.

Council resolved to approve for 2016/17

1.    the City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £12,621,173 including Parish precepts and £12,423,802 excluding Parish precepts.

2.    the average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £284.52 a 1.99% increase on the 2015/16 figure of £278.97. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £289.04, a 2.14% increase (see paragraph 3).

3.    a contribution of £10,000 to Old Marston Parish Council in recognition of the additional expenditure that the Parish incurs as a consequence of maintaining the cemetery (see paragraphs 11 and 12). 

4.    the amount of £538,520 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 15).

5.    the Band D Council Taxes for the various areas of the City (excluding the Police and County Council’s precepts) as follows:-

       Littlemore                                                     £315.17

       Old Marston                                                 £313.50

       Risinghurst and Sandhills                            £303.79

       Blackbird Leys                                             £282.54

       Unparished Area                                         £286.87

These figures include the Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £272.19.

Council noted:

6.    Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 18 (£1281.64)

7.    the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 19 (£166.96), and

8.    the overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,737.64 including Parish Precepts (having received confirmation from the Head of Financial Services of the Band D figures for Oxfordshire County Council).