Agenda and minutes

Council Tax Setting Committee 2018 - Friday 23 February 2018 10.00 am

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02A - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. View directions

Contact: Virginia Wynn-Jones  Email: virginia.wynn-jones@southwark.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

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    To receive any apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    Apologies were received from Councillors Barrie Hargrove and Ian Wingfield.

2.

Membership and Terms of Reference

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    To note the membership set out in the summons and the terms of reference in Appendix D of item 6.

    Minutes:

    The membership and terms of reference for the meeting were noted.

3.

Confirmation of Voting Members

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    A representative of each political group will confirm the voting members of the committee.

    Minutes:

    The members present were confirmed as the voting members.

4.

Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent

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    In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting.

    Minutes:

    Item 6, Setting the council tax 2018-19, was accepted by the chair as late and urgent.

5.

Declarations of interest and dispensations

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    Members to declare any personal interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

    Minutes:

    The chair announced that all councillors had been granted a dispensation by the monitoring officer to vote on item 6: Setting the council tax 2018-19.

     

    There were no further disclosures of interest.

6.

Setting The Council Tax 2018-19

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    Supporting documents:

    Minutes:

    DECISION:

     

    1.  That the annual budget for 2018-19 for Southwark services agreed by council assembly on 21 February 2018 of £294,270,030, including a 2.99% council tax increase and adult social care precept of 3% be noted.

     

    2.  That the formal resolution for Southwark council tax agreed by council assembly on 21 February 2018 that the 2018-19 Southwark element of the council tax for band D properties in Southwark, including an increase of 2.99% and the adult social care precept of 3%, be set at £1,035.31 be noted.

     

    3.  That the Greater London Authority precept level for 2018-19 of £294.23 for band D properties, agreed by the Greater London Authority (GLA) on 22 February 2018 be noted.

     

    4.  That it be noted that the total council tax for all band D properties will be set at £1,329.54.

     

     

     Band D

     2017-18

    £

    2018-19

    £

    Change

    %

    Southwark Council Tax

      976.80

    1,035.31

    5.99%

    GLA Precept

      280.02

    294.23

    5.07%

    Total Band D Council Tax

       1,256.82

    1,329.54

    5.79%

     

    5.  That the formal resolution for council taxes in 2018-19 (shown in appendix A of the report) be approved.