Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Executive in relation to the Medium Term Financial Plan 2018/21 and Budget submission and Council Tax for 2018/19.

RECOMMENDATION: That Council is recommended to approve:

1)        the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2018/21, including the budget submission for 2018/19;

2)        the statutory resolution that sets out the 2018/19 council tax levels (as set out in Appendix A to the report);

3)        that in the event that there are any changes to the provisional precept of the Fire Authority or parishes, arising from their precept setting meetings being held before the end of February, the Director of Corporate Services is delegated authority to enact all relevant changes to the MTFP, Statutory Resolution and council tax levels.

It was proposed by Councillor Charlotte Haitham Taylor and seconded by Councillor Julian McGhee-Sumner that the Medium Term Financial Plan for 2018/21, including the Revenue Budget Submission for 2018/19 and the Statutory Resolution setting out the 2018/19 Council Tax levels, be approved.

In line with the requirements of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote was taken.

Upon being put to the vote it was:

RESOLVED That:

1)     the Medium Term Financial Plan for 2018/21, including the Revenue Budget submission for 2018/19, be approved;

2)     the Statutory Resolution that sets out the 2018/19 Council Tax levels be approved and it be noted that, at its meeting on 19^th January 2018, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2018/19 in accordance with regulations made under Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended by the Localism Act 2011 and the Local Government Finance Act 2012:

(a)  68,669.10 being the amount calculated by the Council, (Item T) in accordance with regulation 31B of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011 and the Local Government Finance Act 2012), as its council tax base for the year

(b) Part of the Council's area.

Arborfield and Newland1,272.4

Barkham                          1,594.4

Charvil                              1,409.7

Earley                               11,842.5

Finchampstead               5,769.5

Remenham                     320.0

Ruscombe                       496.8

St. Nicholas Hurst          1,058.1

Shinfield                           5,371.7

Sonning                           815.3

Swallowfield                    1,041.4

Twyford                            3,004.9

Wargrave                         2,110.3

Winnersh                         4,011.3

Wokingham                     15,052.5

Wokingham Without      3,179.5

Woodley                           10,318.8

                                           68,669.1

being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its council tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a parish precept relates.