A recorded vote must be taken when voting to agree the Council Tax and associated resolutions.

The Head of Financial Services has submitted a report setting out the necessary calculations to enable Council to set the 2021/22 Council Tax for Oxford City

Cllr Turner, the Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management, will propose the recommendations and the Head of Financial Services will be available to answer questions.

Recommendations: subject to the decisions at Item 10 above, that Council resolves to approve for the financial year 2021/22 recommendations 1 to 5 and to note points 6 to 8 below:

1.               The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £14,911,465 including Parish precepts and £14,633,631 excluding Parish precepts.

2.               The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £320.17 a 1.99% increase on the 2020/2021 figure of £313.92. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £326.25, a 2.0% 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 9 and 10 of the report).

4.               The amount of £632,859 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 13 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                                            £364.84

Old Marston                                         £354.03

Risinghurst and Sandhills                      £343.15

Blackbird Leys                                     £325.38

Unparished Area                                  £322.86

These figures include Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £306.33.

The Council is also asked to note:

6.               Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 17 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 18 of the report, and

8.               The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £2,130.64 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner).

Cllr Tidball left the meeting at the start of this item.

Council considered the report of the Head of Financial Services setting out the necessary calculations to enable Council to set the 2021/22 Council Tax for Oxford City.

Cllr Turner, the Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management, proposed and Cllr Kennedy seconded the recommendations in the report.

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

For the resolution set out below:

Councillors Arshad, Azad, Aziz, Bely-Summers, Brown, Chapman, Clarkson, Cook, Corais, Curran, Fry, Gant, Garden, Goddard, Gotch, Hayes, Henwood, Hollingsworth, Howlett, Humberstone, Kennedy, Landell Mills, Lloyd-Shogbesan, Lygo, McManners, Malik, Munkonge, Pressel, Rowley, Simm, Simmons,  Linda Smith, Tanner, Tarver, Taylor, Turner, Upton, Wade, Wolff (39).

Against the resolution: None (0)

Abstentions: Councillors Altaf Khan, Roz Smith (2)

With more councillors voting for than against, the resolution was carried.

Council resolved in accordance with the recorded vote to approve for the financial year 2021/22 recommendations 1 to 5 and to note points 6 to 8:

1.               The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £14,911,465 including Parish precepts and £14,633,631 excluding Parish precepts.

2.               The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £320.17 a 1.99% increase on the 2020/2021 figure of £313.92. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £326.25, a 2.0% 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 9 and 10 of the report).

4.               The amount of £632,859 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 13 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                                            £364.84

Old Marston                                         £354.03

Risinghurst and Sandhills                      £343.15

Blackbird Leys                                     £325.38

Unparished Area                                  £322.86

These figures include Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City-wide Council Tax of £306.33.

and to note:

6.               Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 17 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 18 of the report, and

8.               The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £2,130.64 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner).