Decision details

The Portfolio Holder for Finance and Spatial Planning advised that the consequential amendments to the Council Tax setting were highlighted in the updated report circulated to all Members.

There was no debate and the majority of Members were content to confirm the Council Tax setting for 2015/16.

RESOLVED:  That Full Council approved the following:

(a)       the formal council tax resolutions referred to in paragraphs 3 to 11 (as amended);

(b)       and the individual tax setting as follows:

(i)      that the Somerset County Council; Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset (PCC for Avon and Somerset); and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority has stated the amounts shown in paragraph 7, 8 and 9 respectively of this report in precept issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Act 1992 (as amended), for each of the categories of dwelling;

(ii)     that the total amount of council tax for each band of property in the South Somerset area for 2015/16 be as given in the table below:

NB –   The above figures exclude all town/parish precepts.

(iii)    that, having calculated the totals of each precepting authority’s amounts (including town and parish precepts), the Council (in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Act 1992) (as amended) hereby sets the amounts shown at TOTAL in the table shown at Appendix A as the council taxes for the year ending 31 March 2015 for each category of dwelling.

(c)       the total Band D Council Tax will be as follows:

(Voting: 34 in favour, 1 against, 5 abstentions)