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Council Tax 2017/18
Meeting: 20/02/2017 - Council (Item 86)
86 Council Tax 2017/18 PDF 163 KB
The Head of Financial Services has submitted a report which sets out the necessary calculation to enable Council to set the 2017/18 Council Tax for Oxford City.
The Deputy Leader will move the recommendations and the Head of Financial Services will be available to answer questions.
Recommendations: Council is asked to approve for 2017/18:
1. The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £13,163,986 including Parish precepts and £12,949,098 excluding Parish precepts.
2. The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £290.19, a 1.99% increase on the 2016/17 figure of £284.52. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £295.00, a 2.06% increase (paragraphs 3 & 4 of the report).
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 (paragraphs 11 and 12 of the report).
4. The amount of £561,275 to be treated as Special Expenses (paragraph 15 of the report).
5. The Band D Council Taxes for the various areas of the City (excluding the Police and County Council’s precepts) as follows:
Littlemore £326.64
Old Marston £320.16
Risinghurst and Sandhills £310.16
Blackbird Leys £288.43
Unparished Area £292.58
These figures include the Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £277.61.
The Council is also asked to note:
6. Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 18 of the report.
7. The Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 19 of the report, and
8. The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,810.87 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner – as set out in paragraphs 18 and 19 of the report).
A recorded vote will be taken.
Additional documents:
- Council Tax 2017-18 Appendix 1, item 86 PDF 50 KB View as DOCX (86/2) 17 KB
- Council Tax 2017-18 Appendix 2, item 86 PDF 27 KB
- Council Tax 2017-18 Appendix 3, item 86 PDF 59 KB View as DOCX (86/4) 18 KB
Minutes:
Council considered a report setting out the necessary calculation to enable Council to set the 2017/18 Council Tax for Oxford City. As there were no changes to the budget requirements as a result of the decision at Minute 85 these were unchanged.
In accordance with legislative requirements, a named vote was taken:
For the recommendations in the report –
Abbasi, Altaf-Khan, Anwar, Azad, Brandt, Brown, Chapman, Clarkson, Cook, Coulter, Curran, Fooks, Fry, Gant, Goddard, Goff, Haines, Hayes, Henwood, Hollingsworth, , Iley-Williamson, Kennedy, Landell Mills, Lloyd-Shogbesan, Lygo, Malik, Munkonge, Paule, Pegg, Pressel, Price, Rowley, Sanders, Simm, Simmons, Sinclair, Smith, Tanner, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Tidball, Turner, Upton, Wade, Wilkinson, Wolff (47)
Against the recommendations in the report – None
Abstentions – None.
Council resolved to approve for 2017/18:
1. The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £13,163,986 including Parish precepts and £12,949,098 excluding Parish precepts.
2. The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £290.19, a 1.99% increase on the 2016/17 figure of £284.52. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £295.00, a 2.06% increase (paragraphs 3 & 4 of the report).
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 (paragraphs 11 and 12 of the report).
4. The amount of £561,275 to be treated as Special Expenses (paragraph 15 of the report).
5. The Band D Council Taxes for the various areas of the City (excluding the Police and County Council’s precepts) as follows:
Littlemore £326.64
Old Marston £320.16
Risinghurst and Sandhills £310.16
Blackbird Leys £288.43
Unparished Area £292.58
6. These figures include the Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £277.61.
Council resolved to note:
7. Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 18 of the report.
8. The Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 19 of the report, and
The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,810.87 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner – as set out in paragraphs 18 and 19 of the report).