Agenda and minutes

To approve the minutes of the proceedings of the Meeting of the Council held on MeetingDate.

The minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of the Council held on 3 February 2005 were signed by the Mayor.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Acock, Concannon, Flavell, M Hoare, B Markham, I Markham, Mason, Pritchard and Stewart.

The Mayor advised that he had attended a recent event at the Earl Spencer Centre when the Northampton Sea Cadets Unit was awarded the Canada Trophy for the best annual performance of Sea Cadets in the country for 2004/5.

There were none.

To consider the recommendations of the Executive and to consider passing the following resolutions, or such amended resolutions as may be tabled by the Leader of the Council.

1.         That it be noted that at its meeting on 24 January 2005, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2005/06 in accordance with regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

1(a)            63,427

being the amount calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 as its Council Tax Base for the year

1(b)  Part of the Council’s area

            Parish of:

            Billing                                        2,591

            Collingtree                                  511

            Duston                                    5,211

            Great Houghton                         287

            Hardingstone                                        757

            Upton                                           276

            Wootton                                  5,992

            Northampton Borough            47,802

            Special Expenses Area (Unparished)

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 each Special item relates.

2          That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2005/06 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

2(a)     £133,147,953

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act; as its gross expenditure for the year

2(b)     -£105,498,218

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act, as its gross income for the year

2(c )            £27,649,735

being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year

2(d)            £16,211,944

being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its General Fund in respect of re-distributed non-domestic rates and revenue support grant, increased by the amount of the sum which the Council estimates will be transferred in the year from its Collection Fund to its General Fund in accordance with Section 97(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Council Tax surplus) and subsequent Regulations, as amended.

2(e)            £180.33

being the amount of 2(c ) above less the amount at 2(d) above, all divided by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act as the Basic Amount of its Council Tax for the year.

2(f)    £1,446,833

          being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

2(g)            £157.52

being the amount at 2(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2(f) above by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act as the Basic Amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no  ...  view the full agenda text for item 5.

Councillor Larratt proposed and Councillor Hadland seconded item 5 on the agenda “Council Tax” and in so doing referred to the amended report and revised resolution that had been circulated on the cream report at the meeting together with a further report headed “Council Tax 2005/6 Addendum – Changes to Accounting Practice” and proposed that items 1,2,3 & 4 as detailed under the revised resolution and as set out below be adopted and to note the Addendum accordingly which set out the resource implications of two significant changes in the Council’s accounting practices from 2004-5 following the external audit of the 2003-4 Statement of Accounts.

1.         That it be noted that at its meeting on 24 January 2005, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2005/06 in accordance with regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

1(a)            63,427

being the amount calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 as its Council Tax Base for the year

1(b)  Part of the Council’s area

            Parish of:

            Billing                                        2,591

            Collingtree                                  511

            Duston                                    5,211

            Great Houghton                         287

            Hardingstone                                        757

            Upton                                           276

            Wootton                                  5,992

            Northampton Borough            47,802

            Special Expenses Area (Unparished)

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 each Special item relates.

2          That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2005/06 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

2(a)     £133,147,953

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act; as its gross expenditure for the year

2(b)     -£105,498,218

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act, as its gross income for the year

2(c )            £27,649,735

being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year

2(d)            £16,211,944

being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its General Fund in respect of re-distributed non-domestic rates and revenue support grant, increased by the amount of the sum which the Council estimates will be transferred in the year from its Collection Fund to its General Fund in accordance with Section 97(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Council Tax surplus) and subsequent Regulations, as amended.

2(e)            £180.33

being the amount of 2(c ) above less the amount at 2(d) above, all divided by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act as the Basic Amount of its Council Tax for the year.

2(f)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

There were none.

The meeting concluded at 6.45pm.