Issue - meetings

Report of the Portfolio Holder – Finance and Resources

Councillor Clive Moesby (Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources) presented a report to Members recommending the approval of the Levels of Council Tax for the 2020/21 financial year.

He explained that in order to calculate the Council Tax requirement for Bolsover District Council at the relevant bands, the demand of Derbyshire County Council, the Police Authority, the Fire Authority and local Parish Councils had been taken into account in the report.

The report noted that the Council had now received all the relevant precept demands from the other local authorities that precept upon the Council as the billing authority for Council Tax.

The report also noted that in line with the provisions set out within the Council’s Constitution, a recorded vote had to be taken on matters affecting the Council’s budgets or where Council Tax was considered.

The recommendations in the report were moved by Councillor Clive Moesby and seconded by Councillor Steve Fritchley (Leader of the Council). Councillor Steve Fritchley reserved the right to speak.

For the motion – 27

(Councillors Derek Adams, Rose Bowler, Dexter Bullock, Anne Clarke, Nick Clarke, Jim Clifton, Paul Cooper, David Dixon, Maxine Dixon, Mary Dooley, David Downes, Steve Fritchley, Ray Heffer, Natalie Hoy, Andrew Joesbury, Chris Kane, Duncan McGregor, Clive Moesby, Tom Munro, Evonne Parkin, Graham Parkin, Sandra Peake, Peter Roberts, Liz Smyth, Janet Tait, Deborah Watson and Jen Wilson.)

Against the motion – 3

(Councillors Allan Bailey, Tracey Cannon and Ross Walker.)

Abstentions – 2

(Councillors Jane Bryson and Dan Salt.)

On being put to a recorded vote it was RESOLVED that;

(1) Council formally approves the Council Tax for the Financial Year 2020/21 as set out in this report;

(2) Council authorises the officers as set out in section 1.6 above to undertake the identified duties in accordance with section 223 of the Local Government Act 1972, and delegates to the Council’s Chief Financial Officer the authority to authorise any amendments to the list of named officers that may prove necessary during the course of the financial year.

(Section 151 Officer)