Decision details

To set the council tax levels

(See pages 171 - 182 of the main agenda)

The Mayor informed the meeting that the Greater London Authority (GLA) had met earlier in the week and agreed the precept for Southwark, therefore the proposed GLA precept outlined in the report was correct.

At this juncture the clerk explained that as council assembly had agreed the level of council tax for 2017-18, as set out in the cabinet’s recommendation as amended by Amendment B and as agreed in the resolution in item 2.1, council assembly was now required to formally agree the council tax resolution in line with the decisions of item 2.1.

The clerk then reminded the meeting that the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which had come into force on 25 February 2014, required a recorded vote on key budget decisions by local authorities. The regulations required a recorded vote on decisions only.  Therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.16.4 (a roll call recorded vote), the bell was rung at the beginning and end of one minute, after which the doors to the room were closed 

The substantive motion was put to the vote, and the votes having been recorded, the Mayor declared the result as follows:

In favour of the substantive motion (45):

Councillors Evelyn Akoto, Jasmine Ali, Radha Burgess, Sunil Chopra, James Coldwell, Fiona Colley, Stephanie Cryan, Catherine Dale, Dora Dixon-Fyle, Nick Dolezal, Karl Eastham, Gavin Edwards, Paul Fleming, Tom Flynn, Renata Hamvas, Barrie Hargrove, Jon Hartley, Peter John, Samantha Jury-Dada, Eleanor Kerslake, Sarah King, Anne Kirby, Octavia Lamb, Sunny Lambe, Lorraine Lauder, Richard Livingstone, Rebecca Lury, Vijay Luthra, Darren Merrill, Victoria Mills, Jamille Mohammed, Leo Pollak, Sandra Rhule, Catherine Rose, Martin Seaton, Andy Simmons, Johnson Situ, Michael Situ, Charlie Smith, Cleo Soanes, Kath Whittam, Bill Williams, Kieron Williams, Mark Williams and Ian Wingfield.

Against the substantive motion (14):

Councillors Anood Al-Samerai, James Barber, David Hubber, Ben Johnson, Maria Linforth-Hall, Jane Lyons, Hamish McCallum, Michael Mitchell, Adele Morris, David Noakes, Damian O’Brien, James Okosun, Rosie Shimell and Dan Whitehead.

Absent (4)

Councillors Maisie Anderson, Helen Dennis, Lucas Green and Eliza Mann.

The Mayor declared that the substantive motion was carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That council assembly noted the proposed Greater London Authority precept of £280.02 at Band D.

2.  That the existing local war disability and war widow/ers’ schemes for housing benefit be continued in 2017-18.

3.  That the Southwark element of the council tax for band D properties in Southwark, including an increase of 1.99% and the adult social care precept of 3%, be set at £976.80.

4.  That no discount be applied to properties in the former parish of St Mary Newington.

5.  That no discount be applied to properties in the former parish of St Saviours.

6.  That the council tax for all band D properties in Southwark be set at £1,256.82.

7.  That the formal resolution for council taxes in 2017-18 (shown in Appendix A to the report) be approved.