Issue - meetings

The Executive Board considered the attached report.

 

RECOMMENDED: That

 

(1)       the 2008/09 Council Tax Base be set at 37,762 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police Authority, and the National Rivers Authority be so notified; and

 

(2)       the Council Tax Base for each of the Parishes be set as follows:

 

Parish	Tax Base
Hale	724
Daresbury	140
Moore	349
Preston Brook	339
Sandymoor	816
Halebank	510

            The Executive Board had considered a report of the Strategic Director – Corporate and Policy regarding the ‘Tax Base’ for the area and the tax base for each of the Parishes. The Council was required to notify Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police Authority, the Cheshire Magistrates’ Courts Committee, the Cheshire Probation Committee and the National Rivers Authority of this figure by 31^st January 2008. The Council was also required to calculate and advise, if requested, the Parish Councils of their relevant tax bases.

 

            RESOLVED: That

 

(1)               the 2008/09 Council Tax Base be set at 37,762 for the Borough, and the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Police Authority and the National Rivers Authority be so notified; and

 

(2)               the Council Tax Base for each of the Parishes be set as follows:

 

Parish	Tax Base
Hale Daresbury Moore Preston Brook Sandymoor Halebank	724 140 349 339 816 510

            The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director – Corporate and Policy regarding the ‘Tax Base’ for the area and the tax base for each of the Parishes. The Council was required to notify Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Policy Authority, the Cheshire Magistrates’ Courts Committee, the Cheshire Probation Committee and the National Rivers Authority of this figure by 31^st January 2008. The Council was also required to calculate and advise, if requested, the Parish Councils of their relevant tax bases.

 

            Members were advised that the ‘Tax Base’ was arrived at in accordance with a prescribed formula, representing the estimated full year number of chargeable dwellings in the Borough expressed in terms of the equivalent of Band ‘D’ dwellings, and was the measure used for calculating the council tax. Taking account of all the relevant information, and applying a 99% collection rate, the calculation for 2008/2009 gave a tax base figure of 37,762 for the Borough as a whole.

 

            The Board noted that, this year, there had been the creation of two new parishes at Sandymoor and Halebank. The advice of the National Association of Local Councils had been sought on the process for setting their first precepts and this advice was now awaited.

 

            RESOLVED: That

 

(1)               Council be recommended that the 2008/09 Council Tax Base be set at 37,762 for the Borough, and that the Cheshire Fire Authority, the Cheshire Policy Authority and the National Rivers Authority be so notified; and

 

(2)               Council be recommended that the Council Tax Base for each of the Parishes be set as follows:

 

Parish	Tax Base
Hale	724
Daresbury	140
Moore	349
Preston Brook	339
Sandymoor	816
Halebank	510