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Notice of Precept 2020/2021- (Recommendation 5)

Minutes:

Councillor Lamb presented and moved the report that set out the Notice of Precept fromthe PoliceandCrimeCommissionerforSussexand West Sussex County Council, which combined with the previously agreed Crawley Borough Council precept to formulate the 2020/21 Council Tax Resolution for 2020/21.

 

The recommendation was seconded by Councillor P. Smith.

 

Followingapproval of the Council’s Budget and Council Tax 2020/21 in Recommendation 3, and in accordance with the Local Authorities(Standing Orders)(England) (Amendment) Regulations2014, the names of the Councillorsvoting for and against Recommendation 5 wererecorded as setout below:-

 

Votingin Favour:Councillors: Ayling, A Belben, T Belben, B Burgess, R Burgess, Burrett, Crow, Eade, Fiveash, Flack, Guidera, Hart, Irvine, Jaggard, Jhans, Jones, Lamb, Lanzer, Lunnon, Malik, McAleney, McCarthy, Millar-Smith, Mullins, Mwagale, Peck, Pendlington, Purdy, Rana, Sharma, B Smith, P Smith and Sudan. (33)

 

VotingAgainst:Councillors: None (0)

 

Abstentions:Councillors: None (0)

 

The Mayor declared the recommendation was carried –votes in favour 33, and votesagainst 0 with 0 abstentions.

 

 

RESOLVED

 

1.         That it be noted that on 24 December 2019 the Leader of the Council under delegated powers calculated the Council Tax Base 2020/21 for the whole Council area as 35,811.9 [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 2020/21

is calculated at £7,480,748.

 

3.         That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2020/21 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

 

(a)

£116,777,379

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils.

(b)

£109,296,631

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.

(c)

£7,480,748

being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act).

 

(d)

£208.89

being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts).

 

(e)

£0

being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

(f)

£208.89

being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates.

 

4.         That it be noted that the County Council 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 2020/21 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings.

 

 

COUNCIL TAX SCHEDULE 2020/21

 

 

CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

 POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUSSEX

TOTAL

 

BAND A

 

139.26

959.16

133.27

1,231.69

 

BAND B

 

162.47

1,119.02

155.49

1,436.98

 

BAND C

 

185.68

1,278.88

177.70

1,642.26

 

BAND D

 

208.89

1,438.74

199.91

1,847.54

 

BAND E

 

255.31

1,758.46

244.33

2,258.10

 

BAND F

 

301.73

2,078.18

288.76

2,668.67

 

BAND G

 

348.15

2,397.90

333.18

3,079.23

 

BAND H

 

417.78

2,877.48

399.82

3,695.08

 

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 2020/21 is NOT excessive in accordance with principles approved by the Secretary of State under Section 52ZC of the Act.