Agenda item

To consider the attached report Notice of Precept 2022/2023 (Recommendation 5)*

*The recommendation included is subject to change in the event that either Crawley Borough Council or West Sussex County Council change their proposed Council Tax levels at their respective budget setting meetings.

This item has been deferred from the Full Council meeting scheduled for the 23 February 2022. The reason for the deferral is that the Council cannot set the Notice of Precept until after West Sussex County Council has set its budget and council tax level, scheduled to take place at the County's rearranged Budget Council on 28 February 2022.

The Deputy Mayor has agreed with both Group Leaders that the Groups will have minimal attendance due to the extraordinary and urgent nature of this meeting

Councillor Lamb presented the report that set out the Notice of Precept from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex and West Sussex County Council, which combined with the previously agreed Crawley Borough Council precept to formulate the 2022/23 Council Tax Resolution for 2022/23.

Moved by Councillor Lamb, seconded by Councillor Crow.

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the names of the Councillors voting for and against the Recommendation were recorded as set out below:-

For the Recommendation: Councillors A Belben, T Belben, B Burgess, R Burgess, Crow, Flack, Irvine, Jones, Khan, Lamb, McCarthy, Morris, Nawaz and P Smith (14)

Against the Recommendation: None (0)

Abstentions: None (0)

The Deputy Mayor declared the recommendation was carried – votes in favour 14, and votes against 0 with 0 abstentions.

RESOLVED

1.         That it be noted that on 12 January 2022 the Leader of the Council under delegated powers calculated the Council Tax Base 2022/23 for the whole Council area as 35,758.2 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")] ; and

2.         That the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2022/23

is calculated at £7,823,537.

3.         That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2022/23 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

4.         That it be noted that the County Council have proposed precepts and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council’s area as indicated in the table below.

5.         That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the table below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2022/23 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

COUNCIL TAX SCHEDULE 2022/23

6.         That it be determined in accordance with Section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act 1992 that the Council ‘s basic amount of Council Tax for 2022/23 is NOT excessive in accordance with principles approved by the Secretary of State under Section 52ZC of the Act.