Agenda and minutes

Councillors paid tribute to and observed a minute’s silence in memory of former Councillor Chris Pearson who had recently passed away.

Councillor Greenhalgh declared an other interest – Item 6a Budget & Medium Term Financial Plan - employer receives a grant from the Council (The Bureau, Glossop).

It was moved by Councillor Anthony McKeown and seconded by Councillor Greenhalgh that the minutes of the meeting held on 22 February 2022 be approved as a correct record.

The motion was carried and the Mayor was authorised to sign the minutes.

The Mayor announced that tickets were still available for his Dinner at Glossop Golf Club on 26 March 2022.

It was moved by Councillor Barrow and seconded by Councillor A McKeown that Council:

·         Approves the General Fund Budget for 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix A (section 9)

·         Approves the revised Medium-Term Financial Plan (2022/23 to 2025/26) as detailed in Appendix A, including the revised Capital Programme (attached at Annex A)

·         Approves the Capital Strategy 2022/23 as set out in Appendix B

·         Approves the updated Housing Revenue Account (HRA)  Business Plan Forecast as detailed in Appendix A (Annex E) and commissions a fundamental review of the HRA Business Plan during 2022/23

·         Approves the proposed Fees and Charges for 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix C

·         Approves the proposed Procurement Forward Plan for 2022/23, providing the Authority to procure based on procurement activity detailed in Appendix D

·         Approves a Band D Council Tax of £205.40 for 2022/23 (an increase of £5.00 or 2.50% from 2021/22)

·         HRA charges as follows:

o   All dwellings rents to increase by 1.6% increasing the average rent from £72.64 to £73.96 per week (average rent takes into account new tenancies let over the previous year where the higher formula rent was charged. This gives an arithmetical increase of 1.81%)

o   Garage rents to be increased by 5% from £7.49 to £7.86 average per week

o   Other Charges including service charges to increase by a maximum of 5%

o   Fuel charges at individual blocks have been reviewed and the 2022/23 charge is based on the 2021/22 estimated costs and 2020/21 actual fuel usage/prices, charged on an individual scheme basis.

·         Notes the Chief Finance Officer's view that the level of reserves are adequate for the Council, based on this budget and the circumstances in place at the time of preparing it (Appendix A Annex C).

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, councillors voted as follows with regard to the recommendations provided within section 2.1 of the report:

The recommendations were declared carried, and it was RESOLVED accordingly.

The following motions were moved by Councillor Thrane and seconded by Councillor Cross:

RESOLVED:

That the Treasury Management Update be noted.

RESOLVED:

That the Annual Treasury Management Report 2022/23 be approved.

It was moved by Councillor Barrow and seconded by Councillor A McKeown:

That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council in accordance with Sections 31A and 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011):

(a)     £44,902,515  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (2) of the Act. (Gross Expenditure on General Fund Services, and Parish Precepts)

(b)     £37,710,610    being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3) of the Act. (Gross Income including External Financing and the Use of Reserves)

(c)     £7,191,905      being the amount by which the aggregate at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A (4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year (Amount to be Funded from Council Tax)

(d)     £229.47            being the amount at (c) above divided by the tax base, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31 (B) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year. (Average Local Council Tax)

(e)     Appendix B     being Council Tax for the HPBC Borough divided by the tax base plus the Parish Precept and any amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area divided the local tax base. (Band D Charges for each Parish)

(f)      Appendix C     being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at (e) above by the number which, in the proportion applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands (Charges for all Bands)

(g)       Appendix D    being the aggregate of the local charges in (f) above and the amounts levied by major precepting authorities. (Total Council Tax charge for each Band in each Parish)

APPENDIX B

Local Council Tax at Band D – 2022/23

(Total of the Borough charge plus the named Town or Parish Council)

APPENDIX C

Local Council Tax All Bands – 2022/23

                   (Total of the Borough charge plus the named Town or Parish Council) 

It was moved by Councillor Barrow and seconded by Councillor A McKeown that the Pay Policy Statement 2022/23 be approved.

When put to the meeting it was RESOLVED accordingly.