Agenda

Extraordinary meeting, Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW

Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: democraticservices@north-norfolk.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

2.

TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS FROM MEMBERS pdf icon PDF 721 KB

Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda.  The Code of Conduct for Members requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest (see attached guidance and flowchart)

3.

Items of Urgent Business

To determine any other items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B (4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

4.

Recommendations from Cabinet 20 January 2025 pdf icon PDF 185 KB

The following recommendation was made at the Cabinet meeting held on 20th January:

 

Cabinet Agenda Item 10: Council Tax Support Scheme 2025 – 2026:

 

To recommend to full Council that the CTS scheme for 2025/26 is implemented as the final working-age CTS Scheme for 2025/26.

Additional documents:

5.

Calculation of the Council Tax Base 2025/2026 pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Executive Summary

The Council must set its Council Tax Base each year between 1st December and 31st January. It must notify its precepting authorities before 31 January what the taxbase is. This is required by The Local Government Finance Act 1992 in accordance with The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

Options considered

 

None – this is a statutory requirement

 

Consultation(s)

None

 

Recommendations

 

It is recommended that Full Council approve that the Council Tax Base for 2025/26 be set at 45,024.1 Band D equivalent properties.

Reasons for recommendations

 

The Council has a statutory obligation to set a tax base and to notify precepting authorities. To not set a tax base would mean a breach of the statutory requirement and there would be no basis on which to set a Council Tax for 2025/26.

 

Setting the Council tax base is the first step in determining the Council Tax for 2025/26.

 

The tax base must be determined and notified to other relevant bodies by 31st January each year.

Background papers

 

 

 

 

Wards affected

All wards

Cabinet member(s)

Councillor Lucy Shires

Contact Officer

Tina Stankley

Director of Resources and s151 Officer

tina.stankley@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 

Links to key documents:

 

Corporate Plan:         

Strong Responsible & Accountable Council.

Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)                                

The setting and approval of the Council Tax Base for 2025/26 is the first step in setting the Council Tax for 2025/26. Council Tax income is one of the funding streams that is required to set the balanced budget for 2025/26 which forms the basis for future years of the MTFS.

Council Policies & Strategies

Budget Setting & Medium-Term Finance Strategy.

 

 

 

6.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To pass the following resolution – if necessary:

 

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) _ of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.”

7.

Private Business