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(A) 2015/16 Council Tax

The Director of Finance circulated supplementary information and amended recommendations. There were no changes to the final Mayoral precept accepted by the London Assembly on 23rd February 2015. 

On 18^th February 2015 the Environment Portfolio Holder had considered a report entitled “Revision to Kerbside Paper Collection Service”.  Minutes of the meeting were circulated. Council was requested to approve an allocation of £558k from overall underspends in the Council’s 2014/15 Central Contingency sum for the purchase of three split bodied vehicles as detailed in recommendation 2.4 below.

“The above changes required the following amendments to be made to the recommendations of the Executive:

Amended Recommendation (2.1)

(g)  sets a 1.99% increase in Bromley’s council tax for 2015/16, compared with 2014/15, and a 1.34% reduction in the GLA precept;

(h)  notes the final position on the GLA precept, as accepted by the London   Assembly on 23rd February 2015;

Amended Recommendation (2.2)

Council Tax 2015/16 – Statutory Calculations and Resolutions (as amended by the Localism Act 2011).

Subject to 2.1 (a) to (j) above, if the formal Council Tax Resolution as detailed below is approved, the total Band D Council Tax will be as follows:

Amended Recommendation (2.3)

(iv)  to note that the Greater London Authority (GLA) has issued a precept 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.

Additional Recommendation (2.4)

(i)  Council approve an allocation of £558k from overall underspends in the Council’s 2014/15 Central Contingency Sum for the purchase of three split-bodied vehicles.”

In addition, the following amendments were moved by Councillor Stephen Carr, seconded by Councillor Colin Smith and CARRIED. 

“The following changes be made to the recommended budget for 2015/16:

Recommendation 2.1:

(b)  approve the draft revenue budgets for 2015/16 with the following   amendments:

(i)  agree that a sum of £77k be set aside from 2014/15 underspends as an earmarked reserve to contribute towards the funding of Bromley Youth Music Trust  in 2015/16 to enable the savings in the 2015/16 and future years budgets to be realised.

Recommendation 2.3:

iii)  that the following amounts be calculated for the year 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the Act):

(a)  £560,423k being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act.

(b)  £431,522k being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act.”

A motion to receive and adopt the recommendations as amended was moved by Councillor Steven Carr and seconded by Cllr Colin Smith.

The following amendment was moved by Councillor Angela Wilkins and seconded by Councillor Ian Dunn, and a spreadsheet summarising  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67