The Head of Financial Services has submitted a report which sets out the necessary calculations to enable Council to set the 2023/24 Council Tax for Oxford City.

Recommendations: That Council resolves to approve for the financial year 2023/24 recommendations 1 to 5 and to note points 6 to 8 below:

1.    The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £15,682,423 including Parish precepts and £15,415,353 excluding Parish precepts.

2.    The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £336.30, a 2.99% increase on the 2022/23 figure of £326.54. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £342.13, a 2.88% increase (see paragraphs 2 to 8).

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 £666,093 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 16).

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

          Littlemore                          £367.52       

          Old Marston                       £369.96       

          Risinghurst and Sandhills   £359.59       

          Blackbird Leys                   £341.16       

          Unparished Area                £339.20       

These figures include Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City Wide Council Tax of £321.77.

The Council is also asked to note:

6.    Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 19 below

7.    The Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 20 below, and

8.    The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £2,332.44 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner).

Council considered the report of the Head of Financial Services setting out the necessary calculations to enable Council to set the 2023/24 Council Tax for Oxford City.

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

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

For the resolution set out below:

Councillors Fry, Lygo, Rowley, Altaf-Khan, Chapman, Clarkson, Coyne, Diggins, Djafari-Marbini, Dunne, Fouweather, Gant, Goddard, Hall, Hollingsworth, Humberstone, Hunt, Jarvis, Kerr, Malik, Morris, Muddiman, Mundy, Munkonge, Pegg, Railton, Rawle, Rehman, Sandelson, Linda Smith, Smowton, Thomas, Turner, Upton, Waite, Walcott (36)

Against the resolution:

None (0)

Abstentions:

None (0)

With all Councillors present voting for, the resolution was carried.

Council resolved in accordance with the reported vote to approve for the financial year 2023/24 recommendations 1 to 5 and to note points 6 to 8:

1.    The City Council’s precept and Council Tax requirement of £15,682,423 including Parish precepts and £15,415,353 excluding Parish precepts.

2.    The average Band D Council Tax figure (excluding Parish Precepts) of £336.30, a 2.99% increase on the 2022/23 figure of £326.54. Including Parish Precepts the figure is £342.13, a 2.88% increase (see paragraphs 2 to 8).

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 £666,093 to be treated as Special Expenses (see paragraph 16).

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

Littlemore £367.52

Old Marston £369.96

Risinghurst and Sandhills £359.59

Blackbird Leys £341.16

Unparished Area £339.20

These figures include Parish Precepts and special expensing amounts as appropriate; in addition to the City Wide Council Tax of £321.77.

The Council is also asked to note:

6.    Oxfordshire County Council’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 19 below

7.    The Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley’s precept and Band D Council Tax as set out in paragraph 20 below, and

8.    The overall average Band D equivalent Council Tax of £2,332.44 including Parish Precepts (subject to confirmation of the Band D figures for the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner).