The Head of Financial Services has submitted a report which sets out the necessary calculation to enable Council to set the 2019/20 Council Tax for Oxford City.

Councillor Turner, the Board Member for Finance and Asset Management will move the recommendations and the Head of Financial Services will be available to answer questions.

Recommendations: subject to the decisions at Item 10 above, Council is asked to approve for 2019/20:

1.    The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £14,201,686 including Parish precepts and £13,941,621 excluding Parish precepts.

2.    The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £307.80 a 2.99% increase on the 2018/19 figure of £298.86. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £313.54, a 3.21% increase (see paragraphs 2 to 6 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 (see paragraphs 12 and 13 of the report). 

4.    The amount of £603,750 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 19 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       £348.68

Old Marston  £340.49

Risinghurst and Sandhills£329.55

Blackbird Leys          £313.44

Unparished Area     £310.35

These figures include Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £294.47.

Council is also asked to note:

6.    Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 22 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 23 of the report, and

8.     The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,988.65 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner).

A recorded vote will be taken.

Councillor Bely-Summers left before the vote on this item.

Council considered a report of the Head of Financial Services setting out the necessary calculation to enable Council to set the 2019/20 Council Tax for Oxford City.

Councillor Turner, Board Member for Finance and Asset Management, moved and Councillor Brown seconded the recommendations.

In accordance with legislative requirements, a recorded vote was then taken:

For the recommendations to Council – Councillors Altaf-Khan, Arshad, Azad, Brown, Chapman, Clarkson, Cook, Corais, Curran, Djafari-Marbini, Donnelly, Fry, Gotch, Harris, Hayes, Hollingsworth, Howlett, Kennedy, Landell Mills, Lygo, Malik, McManners, Munkonge, Pressel, Rowley, Rush, Simm, Simmons, Linda Smith, Roz Smith, Tanner, Tarver, Taylor, Turner, Upton, Wade, Wolff (37)

Against and abstentions – none

Council resolved in accordance with the named vote above to approve for 2019/20:

1.    The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £14,201,686 including Parish precepts and £13,941,621 excluding Parish precepts;

2.    The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £307.80 a 2.99% increase on the 2018/19 figure of £298.86. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £313.54, a 3.21% increase (see paragraphs 2 to 6 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 (see paragraphs 12 and 13 of the report);

4.    The amount of £603,750 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 19 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       £348.68

Old Marston  £340.49

Risinghurst and Sandhills £329.55

Blackbird Leys          £313.44

Unparished Area     £310.35

These figures include Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £294.47.

Council resolved to note:

6.    Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 22 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 23 of the report, and

8.     The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,988.65 including Parish Precepts (the Head of Finance having had confirmation of the Band D figures noted above from the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner).