To consider the attached report of the Director of Finance, Housing and Community.
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 16.6 a recorded vote will be held in respect of this item.
Minutes:
The Council considered the report of the Director of Finance, Housing and Community.
Members were advised that in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 18.6 this item was considered to be a budget decision within the meaning given to it in the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001 and therefore a recorded vote would be held.
It was moved by Councillor M D Conolly, duly seconded and
RESOLVED: (a) That for the financial year 2016/17, the empty homes discount be reduced to 0% for Class C empty properties, and remove the 2nd homes discount so that Council Tax would be payable in full on those properties.
(b) That Council Tax Reduction Scheme be approved and not be revised or replaced by another scheme.
(c) That the District’s Council Tax Base for 2016/17 be approved as 36,251.91 and that the tax base for the towns and parishes in the Council’s administrative area be approved as set out in the table at Appendix 2 as follows:
Parish |
2015/16TaxBase usingcollectionrate |
2016/17TaxBase usingcollectionrate |
Alkham |
295.37 |
298.68 |
Ash |
1,088.34 |
1,095.02 |
Aylesham |
862.66 |
1,024.03 |
Capel-Le-Ferne |
616.81 |
617.71 |
Deal |
6,344.48 |
6,477.35 |
Denton-with-Wootton |
168.76 |
167.40 |
Dover |
7,514.01 |
7,679.07 |
Eastry |
752.72 |
754.48 |
Eythorne |
765.70 |
771.20 |
Goodnestone |
172.38 |
166.59 |
GreatMongeham |
263.00 |
264.10 |
Guston |
383.17 |
379.08 |
Hougham-Without |
182.26 |
179.88 |
Langdon |
224.80 |
226.57 |
Lydden |
244.11 |
247.63 |
Nonington |
295.31 |
293.91 |
Northbourne |
265.29 |
264.67 |
Preston |
258.52 |
257.35 |
Ringwould-with-Kingsdown |
1,011.53 |
1,018.35 |
Ripple |
145.75 |
149.51 |
River |
1,478.45 |
1,481.45 |
StMargarets-at-Cliffe |
1,241.27 |
1,256.81 |
Sandwich |
1,884.80 |
1,875.75 |
Shepherdswell-with- Coldred |
732.71 |
731.93 |
Sholden |
452.45 |
547.05 |
Staple |
227.81 |
227.89 |
Stourmouth |
109.72 |
110.80 |
Sutton-by-Dover |
298.00 |
296.68 |
TempleEwell |
628.25 |
640.31 |
Tilmanstone |
149.99 |
151.87 |
Walmer |
3,224.73 |
3,261.05 |
Whitfield |
1,744.48 |
1,821.38 |
Wingham |
659.48 |
664.23 |
Woodnesborough |
383.49 |
415.20 |
Worth |
433.13 |
436.93 |
Total |
35,503.73 |
36,251.91 |
The manner of voting was as followed:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
J S Back |
B J Glayzer |
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T J Bartlett |
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P M Beresford |
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T A Bond |
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P M Brivio |
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B W Butcher |
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P I Carter |
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S S Chandler |
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N J Collor |
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M D Conolly |
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M I Cosin |
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D G Cronk |
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N Dixon |
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M R Eddy |
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A Friend |
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R J Frost |
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B Gardner |
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D Hannent |
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P J Hawkins |
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P G Heath |
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J M Heron |
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S Hill |
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M J Holloway |
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T P Johnstone |
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S J Jones |
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L A Keen |
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N S Kenton |
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P S Le Chevalier |
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S M Le Chevalier |
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S C Manion |
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K Mills |
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K E Morris |
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D P Murphy |
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M J Ovenden |
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A S Pollitt |
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G Rapley |
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A F Richardson |
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M Rose |
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D A Sargent |
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F J W Scales |
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P Walker |
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P A Watkins |
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(Councillor S F Bannister declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in Minute No.69 (Council Tax Base 2016/17) by reason of his ownership of an empty property and withdrew from the meeting for the consideration of the item of business.)
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