Agenda item
Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/16
To consider so much of the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 11th February 2015 arising from its consideration of (a) a joint report of the Chief Executive and the Interim Executive Director, Resources on the Revenue Budget 2015/16 and (b) a report of the Interim Executive Director, Resources on the Capital Programme 2015/16, and to pass resolutions thereon as appropriate.
NOTE: Reports on the Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/16, updated since submission to the Cabinet so as to include information on the precepts, have been circulated to all Council Members with this Council Summons and can also be viewed at –
https://imgmeetings.sheffield.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=154&MId=5633&Ver=4
Minutes:
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6.1 |
It was formally moved by Councillor Julie Dore and formally seconded by Councillor Ben Curran, that the following decisions taken by the Cabinet at its meeting on 11th February, 2015, arising from its consideration of (a) a joint report of the Chief Executive and the Interim Executive Director, Resources on the Revenue Budget 2015/16 and (b) a report of the Interim Executive Director, Resources on the Capital Programme 2015/16, be approved: |
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REVENUE BUDGET 2015/16 |
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“RESOLVED: That the City Council, at its meeting on 6th March, 2015, be recommended to:- |
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approve a net Revenue Budget for 2015/16 amounting to £422.972m; |
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approve a Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1308.28 for City Council services, i.e. an increase of 1.99% ; |
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approve the Revenue Budget allocations and Budget Implementation Plans for each of the services, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report; |
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note the information on the precepts issued by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority; |
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approve the proposed amount of compensation to Parish Councils for the loss of council tax income in 2015/16 at the levels shown in the table below paragraph 175; |
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note the latest 2014/15 budget monitoring position; |
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approve the Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategies as set out in Appendix 7 to the report and the recommendations contained therein; |
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approve the Minimum Reserve Provision (MRP) Statement set out in Appendix 7 to the report; |
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delegate authority to the Director of Finance to undertake Treasury Management activity, to create and amend appropriate Treasury Management Practice statements and to report on the operation of Treasury Management activity on the terms set out in those documents; |
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agree that the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2013/14 and onwards, approved on 15 May 2013, and implemented for 2014/15, be also implemented for 2015/16, with the addition (to paragraph (h) of Schedule 2) of the following approved duty which was approved by Council at its meeting held on 3 December 2014 – “attendance at meetings of Local Housing Area Forums”; |
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approve foregoing an annual increase in the Members’ Allowances in 2015/16; |
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approve a Pay Policy for 2015/16 as set out in Appendix 8; and |
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delegate authority to the Director of Public Health and the Interim Executive Director, Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, to approve the final allocation of Public Health grant to portfolios in 2015/16.” |
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CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2015/16 |
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“RESOLVED: That the City Council, at its meeting on 6th March, 2015, be recommended to:- |
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approve those specific projects included in the years 2014-15 to 2019-20 programmes as at Appendix 9 of the report, with block allocations being included within the programme for noting at this stage and detailed proposals will be brought back for separate Member approval as part of the monthly monitoring procedures; |
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note the proposed Capital Programme for the 5 years to 2019/20 as per Appendix 9 to the report; and |
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approve the allocations from the Corporate Resource Pool (CRP) and the policy outlined in Appendix 4 to the report such that the commitment from the CRP is limited to 1 year and no CRP supported schemes are approved beyond 2015-16 unless explicitly stated, and if substantial capital receipts are realised within 2014-15 or 2015-16 a further report will be brought to Members as part of the monthly approval process.” |
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6.2 |
Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Ben Curran, seconded by Councillor Julie Dore, that the recommendations of the Cabinet held on 11th February, 2015, as relates to the City Council's Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/16, be replaced by the following resolution:- |
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RESOLVED: That this Council: |
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notes that in the original 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review, the Government outlined its plans to eliminate the deficit within four years, meaning that the 2014/15 budget was projected to be the year where the cuts would end; |
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regrets that due to the Government’s categorical economic mismanagement and the double dip recession which was a result of the Government’s economic policy, cuts are now set to continue beyond this parliament and therefore is shocked that the Government continue to boast about their economic record; |
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notes that this year, the Revenue Support Grant will have been cut by 50% from what it was in 2010; |
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recalls comments by The Rt. Hon. Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, that local government has “borne the brunt of deficit reduction”; |
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believes that no organisation could deal with the level of cuts the Council has faced over recent years without experiencing a significant impact and believes it is highly irresponsible to suggest otherwise; |
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notes that the Government’s own figures show that 63 councils are receiving an increase of spending power in the local government finance settlement; 47 Conservative-controlled, 13 recognised Conservative targets, 1 Labour-controlled, 1 Independent-controlled and the Isle of Scilly; and at the same time, the Government’s own figures show that Sheffield has had a reduction double the national average; |
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reiterates the opposition to the distribution of the cuts which continue to see the most deprived areas targeted with crippling cuts to their budgets at the same time as some of the wealthiest areas of the country have received increases in spending powers and reiterates support for the Fair Deal for Sheffield campaign which calls for the City to be given a fair funding settlement; |
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recalls that despite over 10,000 people signing the petition, it ultimately fell on deaf ears as the Government has stubbornly refused to change course and give cities like Sheffield a fair deal; |
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believes that the only prospect of Sheffield getting a fair deal lies with the possibility of the election of a Labour Government in May and welcomes the proposal from The Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to distribute the funding currently allocated through the New Homes Bonus, to be done through a formula which is based on need, as the New Homes Bonus has proven to be a further example of a government policy designed to redistribute funding away from the areas with greatest need to some of the most affluent parts of the country; |
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notes that to pay for this year’s round of New Homes Bonus, Sheffield had £12 million taken from its core funding but only received just over £7.3 million back, meaning the Council lost nearly £4.7 million, whilst on the other hand, Surrey had £11.3 million taken away from them and received £24.3 million, meaning they gained £13 million; |
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regrets that the Government continue to attempt to spin the figures through double counting different forms of funding and believes it is insulting for the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, The Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles MP, to attempt to state that local authorities have had to contend with modest cuts, quoting largely deflated figures for individual authorities; |
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notes that the latest example of the Government spinning the figures is its use of the Better Care Fund and highlights the comments of the budget report “contrary to what is implied in the Settlement figures, the Council will not receive £37.8m from the Better Care Fund; this figure represents the total amount of the pooled budget shared with the NHS, and the actual amount which the Council will receive from the BCF is subject to ongoing discussions with the Clinical Commissioning Group”; |
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is becoming increasingly concerned with the chaotic, haphazard and patchwork attempts of this Government in its dying days to create the impression that they are devolving resources to northern cities and believes that they are simply making it up as they go along in a desperate attempt to recover their position in the north of England after five years of consistently hammering cities like Sheffield with disproportionate cuts, the abolition of the Regional Development Agencies and redistributing European Union funding away from South Yorkshire and Merseyside to wealthier parts of the country; |
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believes that the rhetoric needs to be matched with tangible actions and calls upon the Government to urgently change its proposals on HS2 station location to give Sheffield a city centre HS2 station which would have a transformative effect on the long term future of the City’s economy, however, regrets this is another issue where the Deputy Prime Minister has categorically failed to stand up for Sheffield; |
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believes that this would complement the actions taken locally by the present Administration, partners and wider city region to transform the City’s economy and particularly welcomes the recent launch of the Innovation District and the visit of Bruce Katz to the City as part of the International Economic Commission; |
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notes that for the last three years, this Administration has frozen Council Tax, in spite of the unprecedented financial pressures facing the Council, which demonstrates that it has no desire to increase bills for local taxpayers, however, now the Council is in year five of the Chancellor’s four year plan for public spending cuts, believes that the proposed 1.99% increase in this year’s budget is unavoidable for two principle reasons, as follows: |
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the continued impact of year upon year cuts that the Government has imposed on the Council has got to a level where services are being cut to the bone and to not increase Council Tax would have a detrimental impact on services and, as a result, the need to strike a balance to ensure the long term stability of services with a modest increase of 38p per week for most Sheffield households; |
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the Government has sneakily changed the goalposts for the Council Tax Freeze Grant and has already taken last year’s grant away from the Council with the new system of rolling the freeze grant into Revenue Support Grant, and, as suggested in the main budget report, this can no longer be guaranteed as a sustainable source of income and should be assumed as a mere one off fund, which would only lead to greater cuts in future years; |
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confirms as a matter of public record the intervention of Liberal Democrat Ministers to stop the lowering of the threshold for a referendum and notes the following comments in Danny Alexander’s letter to Local Government Association Leaders “Lowering the threshold will put unnecessary further pressure on local authorities and the much needed services they provide.” and “Lowering the threshold is a change of policy that puts an unnecessary further constraint on local authorities”, therefore clearly recognising the justification for raising the Council Tax above 1%; |
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is appalled at the cynicism and hypocrisy of the MP for Sheffield Hallam, who is happy to heavily cut funding for the Council, allow his own Ministers to insist on allowing local authorities to be able to increase Council Tax by up to 2% because in their own words “Lowering the threshold will put unnecessary further pressure on local authorities and the much needed services they provide.”, and then criticising the Council for proposing to raise Council Tax by 1.99%; |
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recalls the previous blunders and factual inaccuracies of the Deputy Prime Minister’s interventions in relation to the Council’s budget and regrets that instead of using his position to help Sheffield, he is more interested in playing politics to do anything he can to deflect the blame for the huge cuts that he has stood by and allowed to happen over the past five years; |
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regrets that last year, the Green Group proposed to increase Council Tax by 2.95%, which was slightly above the Government threshold and would therefore have required a referendum and believes that this was simply playing politics with Council Tax and further believes that the present Administration’s decision to not increase Council Tax above the referendum threshold is pragmatic and avoids hundreds of thousands of pounds of local taxpayers’ money being wasted on a potentially pointless exercise, should local people vote against increasing Council Tax; |
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notes that in Brighton and Hove, despite having a Green administration since 2011 who have threatened to increase Council Tax above the referendum threshold, they have never followed through with this and therefore believes that the Sheffield Green Group are proposing an equally cynical tactic which in reality they would have no intention of implementing if they were in a position to; |
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welcomes that the Administration has consulted with the people of Sheffield on the budget through the number of consultation events in the Town Hall and the acclaimed budget video published on the internet; |
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thanks all members of the public who have participated in the budget consultation, through the numerous events in the Town Hall, writing in, or through watching the budget video on the intranet; |
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believes that this video was a welcome addition to the consultation process this year and notes the recognition that the video has received in the national media and asks officers to consider other new innovative ways of consulting and connecting with the public as part of next year’s budget process; |
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welcomes that at the start of the process, the Administration outlined its priorities of protecting front line services, particularly services for the most vulnerable in the city and believes that this is demonstrated by some of the actions in the budget including:- |
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maintaining a £1.5 million Local Assistance Scheme, despite the Government scrapping its funding for the scheme entirely; |
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investing an additional £100,000 in the Council Tax Hardship fund; |
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protecting spending on frontline child safeguarding; and |
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prioritising the Council’s flagship apprenticeship schemes which have given Sheffield the best record of all the core cities on delivering apprenticeships; |
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(26) |
notes that since the reductions in Government funding started, the Council has saved £4.6 million in senior management posts above £50,000 and savings are continued to be made in areas that minimise the impact on front line services, such as the recent re-negotiation of the Capita contract; |
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welcomes the action taken by the present Administration to ensure the introduction of the Living Wage for all Council staff and the progress that has been made in ensuring that Council contractors pay the Living Wage and believes it should be a priority to work across the city with partners over the next year to ensure that substantive action is taken to encourage and support more employers throughout the city in the public, private and voluntary sector to pay the Living Wage; |
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notes that as a result of budget cuts there could be up to 200 Council posts affected during the financial year 2015/16, including job roles that could be lost through voluntary severance or voluntary early retirement, as well as any vacancies that have not been filled; |
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expresses sincere and heartfelt sympathy to those members of staff who are losing their jobs through compulsory redundancy and regrets that the Government’s cuts agenda has made compulsory redundancies unavoidable; |
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places on record its thanks for the unfaltering commitment and dedication of staff who continue to serve the Council in these incredibly difficult times, which year on year leads to uncertainty about their own futures and that of their colleagues, many of whom are left to pick up an increased workload as a result of the cuts to staff numbers; |
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(31) |
accordingly instructs the Interim Executive Director, Resources to implement the City Council’s Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/2016 in accordance with the details set out in the reports on the Revenue Budget and Capital Programme now submitted; |
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(32) |
notes those specific projects included in the years 2014/15 to 2019/20 Capital Programmes at Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme, with block allocations being included within the Programme for noting at this stage and detailed proposals will be brought back for separate Member approval as part of the monthly monitoring procedures; |
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(33) |
notes the proposed Capital Programme for the 5 years to 2019/20 as per Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme; |
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(34) |
approves the Corporate Resource Pool (CRP) policy outlined in Appendix 4 of the report on the Capital Programme such that the commitment from the CRP is limited to one year and no CRP supported schemes are approved beyond 2015-16 unless explicitly stated, and if substantial capital receipts are realised within 2014-15 or 2015-16, a further report will be brought to Members as part of the monthly approval process; |
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(35) |
after noting the joint report of the Chief Executive and the Interim Executive Director, Resources now submitted on the Revenue Budget 2015/16, approves and adopts a net Revenue Budget for 2015/16 amounting to £424.060m, as set out in Appendix 3 of that report, as follows:- |
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Appendix 3 |
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Summary Revenue Budget |
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Original |
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Original |
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Budget |
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Budget |
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2014/15 |
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2015/16 |
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£000 |
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£000 |
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Portfolio budgets: |
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70,624 |
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Children Young People and Families |
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65,980 |
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156,726 |
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Communities |
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156,215 |
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130,983 |
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Place |
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126,520 |
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2,358 |
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Policy Performance and Communications |
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2,292 |
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55,541 |
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Resources |
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54,135 |
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416,232 |
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405,142 |
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Corporate Budgets: |
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Specific Grants |
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-1,968 |
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Council Tax Freeze Grant for 2014/15 |
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0 |
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-12,399 |
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NHS Funding |
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-12,399 |
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-71,116 |
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PFI Grant |
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-73,442 |
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-6,397 |
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New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
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-7,738 |
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-1,079 |
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Business Rates Transitional Grant |
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-1,916 |
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0 |
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Small Business Rates Relief |
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-2,500 |
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0 |
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Empty New Build Relief (ENBR) |
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-100 |
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0 |
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Retail Relief (RR) |
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-500 |
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0 |
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Local Support Services Grant |
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-53 |
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0 |
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Independent Living Fund |
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-2,216 |
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Corporate Items |
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11,200 |
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Redundancy Provision |
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8,200 |
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9,750 |
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Pension Costs |
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-17,289 |
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500 |
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Council Tax Hardship Fund |
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600 |
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-250 |
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Improved debt collection |
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0 |
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5,036 |
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New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
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6,391 |
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0 |
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Public Health Savings / re-investments* |
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-2,000 |
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3,716 |
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Contingency - Adults Social Care Pressures |
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3,000 |
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24,747 |
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Schools and Howden PFI |
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24,913 |
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-1,300 |
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Enhancements |
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0 |
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400 |
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Infrastructure Investment in NRQ / St Pauls Place |
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1,400 |
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82 |
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Payment to Parish Councils |
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34 |
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0 |
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ICT Refresh |
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300 |
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0 |
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CAPITA Contract Savings |
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-1,783 |
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2,874 |
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Other |
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2,727 |
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37,282 |
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Capital Financing costs |
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37,184 |
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28,117 |
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MSF capital financing costs |
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28,073 |
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5,821 |
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Contribution to Reserves |
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28,032 |
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451,248 |
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Total Expenditure |
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424,060 |
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Financing of Net Expenditure |
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-157,460 |
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Revenue Support Grant |
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-115,837 |
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-100,898 |
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NNDR/Business Rates Income |
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-105,661 |
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-28,342 |
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Business Rates Top Up Grant |
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-28,883 |
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-164,377 |
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Council Tax income |
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-170,379 |
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-171 |
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Collection Fund surplus |
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-3,300 |
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-451,248 |
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Total Financing |
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-424,060 |
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Public Health savings / re-investments * - savings of £2.5m have been targeted from existing public health activities in order to avoid disinvestment in other Council services which promote health and wellbeing outcomes. Of the £2.5m, £0.5m is already included in the portfolio savings proposals figure. |
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(36) |
approves a Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,308.28 for City Council services, i.e. an increase of 1.99% on the level set for 2014/15; |
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(37) |
approves the Revenue Budget allocations and Budget Implementation Plans for each of the services, as set out in Appendix 2 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(38) |
notes the latest 2014/15 budget monitoring position; |
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(39) |
approves the Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategies set out in Appendix 7 of the Revenue Budget reportand the recommendations contained therein; |
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(40) |
approves the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement set out in Appendix 7 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(41) |
agrees that authority be delegated to the Director of Finance to undertake Treasury Management activity, to create and amend appropriate Treasury Management Practice Statements and to report on the operation of Treasury Management activity on the terms set out in these documents; |
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(42) |
agrees that the Members' Allowances Scheme for 2013/14 and onwards, approved on 15th May, 2013, and implemented for 2014/15, be also implemented for 2015/16, with the addition (to paragraph (h) of Schedule 2) of the following approved duty which was approved by Council at its meeting held on 3 December 2014 – “attendance at meetings of Local Housing Area Forums”; |
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(43) |
agrees to forego an annual increase in the Members’ Allowances in 2015/16; |
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(44) |
approves a Pay Policy for 2015/16 as set out in Appendix 8 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(45) |
delegates authority to the Director of Public Health and the Interim Executive Director, Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, to approve the final allocation of Public Health grant to portfolios in 2015/16; |
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(46) |
notes that the Section 151 Officer has reviewed the robustness of the estimates and the adequacy of the proposed financial reserves, in accordance with Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2003, and that further details are set out in Appendix 4 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(47) |
approves the proposed amount of compensation to Parish Councils for the loss of council tax income in 2015/16 at the levels shown in the table below paragraph 176 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(48) |
notes the precepts issued by local parish councils which add £492,737 to the calculation of the budget requirement in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; |
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(49) |
notes the information on the precepts issued by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, together with the impact of these on the overall amount of Council Tax to be charged in the City Council’s area; |
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(50) |
notes that, based on the estimated expenditure level of £424.060m set out in Appendix 3 of the Revenue Budget report, the amounts shown in Appendix 6b below would be calculated by the City Council for the year 2015/16, in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; |
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Appendix 6a |
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CITY OF SHEFFIELD |
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CALCULATION OF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL TAX FOR 2015/16 REVENUE BUDGET |
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The Council is recommended to resolve as follows: |
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It be noted that on 15th January 2015, the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2015/16 |
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for the whole Council area as: |
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130,231.44 |
(item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)); and |
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(b) |
for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as in the attached Appendix 6c. |
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2. |
Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2015/16 (excluding Parish precepts is: |
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£ 170,378,563. |
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That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act: |
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£1,417,154,816 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils. |
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(b) |
£1,246,283,516 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act. |
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(c) |
£170,871,300 |
being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year (item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act). |
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(d) |
£1,312.0587 |
being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts). |
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(e) |
£492,737 |
being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the attached Appendix 6b). |
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1,308.2752 |
being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (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 Parish precept relates. |
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4. |
To note that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Fire and Rescue Authority have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated in the table below. |
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That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2014/15 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings. |
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Sheffield City Council (non-parish areas) |
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Valuation Band |
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Sheffield City Council |
872.18 |
1,017.55 |
1,162.91 |
1,308.28 |
1,599.00 |
1,889.73 |
2,180.46 |
2,616.55 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,015.16 |
1,184.37 |
1,353.56 |
1,522.76 |
1,861.14 |
2,199.54 |
2,537.92 |
3,045.51 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
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Sheffield City Council |
872.18 |
1,017.55 |
1,162.91 |
1,308.28 |
1,599.00 |
1,889.73 |
2,180.46 |
2,616.55 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
25.81 |
30.11 |
34.41 |
38.71 |
47.31 |
55.91 |
64.51 |
77.42 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,040.97 |
1,214.48 |
1,387.97 |
1,561.47 |
1,908.45 |
2,255.45 |
2,602.43 |
3,122.93 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
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Sheffield City Council |
872.18 |
1,017.55 |
1,162.91 |
1,308.28 |
1,599.00 |
1,889.73 |
2,180.46 |
2,616.55 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
10.06 |
11.74 |
13.41 |
15.09 |
18.44 |
21.79 |
25.15 |
30.18 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,025.22 |
1,196.11 |
1,366.97 |
1,537.85 |
1,879.58 |
2,221.33 |
2,563.07 |
3,075.69 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
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Sheffield City Council |
872.18 |
1,017.55 |
1,162.91 |
1,308.28 |
1,599.00 |
1,889.73 |
2,180.46 |
2,616.55 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
19.65 |
22.93 |
26.21 |
29.48 |
36.03 |
42.58 |
49.13 |
58.96 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police &Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,034.81 |
1,207.30 |
1,379.77 |
1,552.24 |
1,897.17 |
2,242.12 |
2,587.05 |
3,104.47 |
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The Council’s basic amount of Council Tax is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, therefore no referendum is required. |
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Appendix 6b |
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Council Tax Schedule 2015/16 |
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Band C |
Band D |
Band E |
Band F |
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Band H |
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Sheffield City Council |
872.18 |
1,017.55 |
1,162.91 |
1,308.28 |
1,599.00 |
1,889.73 |
2,180.46 |
2,616.55 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Total charge for non-parish areas of Sheffield |
1,015.16 |
1,184.37 |
1,353.56 |
1,522.76 |
1,861.14 |
2,199.54 |
2,537.92 |
3,045.51 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
1,040.97 |
1,214.48 |
1,387.97 |
1,561.47 |
1,908.45 |
2,255.45 |
2,602.43 |
3,122.93 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
1,025.22 |
1,196.11 |
1,366.97 |
1,537.85 |
1,879.58 |
2,221.33 |
2,563.07 |
3,075.69 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
1,034.81 |
1,207.30 |
1,379.77 |
1,552.24 |
1,897.17 |
2,242.12 |
2,587.05 |
3,104.47 |
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Appendix 6c |
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Parish Council Precepts |
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Council Tax Band D(£) |
CTS Grant |
Total Precept |
Tax Base |
Council Tax Income (£) |
Council Tax Band D (£) |
CTS Grants |
Total Precepts |
Council Tax Increase |
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Bradfield
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5,556.10 |
210,853 |
37.9499 |
17,369 |
228,223 |
5,590.09 |
216,386 |
38.7089 |
12,506 |
228,892 |
2.00% |
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Ecclesfield
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8,992.80 |
131,735 |
14.6489 |
17,432 |
149,167 |
9,031.42 |
136,269 |
15.0884 |
12,551 |
148,821 |
3.00% |
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3,592.21 |
100,858 |
28.0768 |
12,542 |
113,399 |
3,595.35 |
105,993 |
29,4806 |
9,030 |
115,024 |
5.00% |
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18,141.11 |
443,446 |
24,4443 |
47,343 |
490,789 |
18,216.86 |
458,649 |
25,1772 |
34,088 |
492,737 |
3.00% |
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Motion to move to next business |
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RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Pat Midgley, seconded by Councillor Gill Furniss, that (in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.13) the Council does now move to the next item of business and that the question be now put. |
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On being put to the vote the amendment was carried. |
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The votes on the amendment were ordered to be recorded and were as follows:- |
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For the amendment (59) |
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The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Talib Hussain) and Councillors Julie Dore, Mike Drabble, Jack Scott, Roy Munn, Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, Chris Rosling-Josephs, Ian Saunders, Denise Fox, Bryan Lodge, Karen McGowan, Jayne Dunn, Stuart Wattam, Jackie Drayton, Ibrar Hussain, Anne Murphy, Geoff Smith, Harry Harpham, Mazher Iqbal, Mary Lea, Pauline Andrews, Steve Wilson, Joyce Wright, Sheila Constance, Alan Law, Chris Weldon, Steve Jones, Cate McDonald, Bob Johnson, George Lindars-Hammond, Josie Paszek, Jenny Armstrong, Terry Fox, Pat Midgley, David Barker, Isobel Bowler, Tony Downing, Nikki Bond, Qurban Hussain, John Campbell, Lynn Rooney, Paul Wood, Peter Price, Sioned-Mair Richards, Leigh Bramall, Tony Damms, Gill Furniss, Richard Crowther, Jack Clarkson, Philip Wood, Olivia Blake, Ben Curran, Neale Gibson, John Booker, Adam Hurst, Alf Meade, Mick Rooney, Jackie Satur and Ray Satur. |
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Councillors Simon Clement-Jones, Richard Shaw, Brian Webster, Robert Murphy, Sarah Jane Smalley, Rob Frost, Joe Otten, Colin Ross, Martin Smith, Penny Baker, Roger Davison, Diana Stimely, Sue Alston, Andrew Sangar, Cliff Woodcraft, Ian Auckland, Steve Ayris, Denise Reaney, David Baker, Katie Condliffe and Vickie Priestley. |
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Abstained on the amendment (1) |
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Peter Rippon). |
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6.3 |
It was then moved by Councillor Andrew Sangar, seconded by Councillor Colin Ross, as an amendment, that the recommendations of the Cabinet held on 11th February, 2015, as relates to the City Council's Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/16, be replaced by the following resolution:- |
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RESOLVED: That this Council: |
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(1) confirms that thanks to the difficult decisions the Government have taken, the economy is growing, unemployment is reducing and the deficit is falling; |
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(2) believes moves to build a stronger economy could not have been achieved without Liberal Democrats in Government; |
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(3) applauds that despite tough financial constraints, Liberal Democrats in Government have been able to secure policies that will help build a fairer society, including:- |
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(i) raising the income tax threshold to give 24 million ordinary workers a £825 tax cut; |
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(ii) helping give every child the best start in life by introducing a £2.5 billion pupil premium, which includes £25 million for Sheffield this year, delivering 15 hours free childcare for disadvantaged two years olds and committing to free school meals for all infant pupils; |
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(iii) supporting young people by creating more apprenticeships than ever before and improving vocational education through investment in University Technical Colleges; and |
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(iv) tackling climate change and helping to create jobs by investing in renewable energy and home insulation; |
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(4) in particular, highlights the following Government investments, which have helped to build a stronger economy and a fairer society in Sheffield:- |
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(i) £15.704 million to help freeze Council Tax for a fifth consecutive year, saving families around £200 in the fifth year; |
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(ii) over £40 million for the fourth year of the Streets Ahead programme, which will see every road, pavement and streetlight in the City repaired; |
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(iii) £5.4 million to provide Free Early Learning for disadvantaged two-year-olds, £25 million for Sheffield schools through the Pupil Premium and £5 million for Sheffield City Region to support young people into jobs; |
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(iv) millions of pounds invested in Sheffield’s trams, trains and buses, alongside commitments to electrify the Midland Mainline and a new High Speed Rail station in Sheffield; and |
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(v) ongoing support for the local economy by devolution of resources and decisions to Sheffield City Region through the Regional Growth Fund, enterprise zones, and the Sheffield City Deal; |
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(5) believes that this evidence of investment in Sheffield confirms that the Administration’s claims that Sheffield has been treated unfairly, do not stand up to serious scrutiny; |
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(6) thanks the Government for the historic reform of business rates, which gives local councils control over the funding they raise locally; |
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(7) contrasts this evidence with dangerous propaganda of local Labour politicians, who predicted a ‘post-soviet meltdown’ and riots in the streets of Sheffield, and notes:- |
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(i) Labour have admitted they will not reverse any local reductions in funding, based upon The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt. Hon. Ed Balls MP’s admission that he would, given the chance, cut another £3.3bn from local government; |
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(ii) Labour’s South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Alan Billings’ statement on cuts to Police funding that ‘whatever the Government after the general election, the financial position will be little different’; |
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(iii) the frequent grandstanding on the subject of cuts to local government by members of the Administration, and fears that some people may be misled into thinking that the Labour Party would not make further cuts to local government; and |
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(iv) in spite of the rhetoric in this Chamber, it is clear that any statements made that give the impression that the cuts would disappear if there was a change to a Labour Government are unlikely to be true; |
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(8) adds this to the long-list of failings of the current Administration, centralising decisions and mismanagement of Council budgets; |
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(9) furthermore, condemns the missed opportunities overseen by the current Administration, which have forced the Council into irreversible positions, noting in particular:- |
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(i) that this City remains saddled with the debt run up by previous Administrations, including around £25 million next year to pay off the facilities built for the disastrous World Student Games, despite the fact that the Don Valley Stadium has now been demolished; and |
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(ii) that the Administration have splashed out millions on high paid consultants, Council offices and political pet projects, funds which can never be regained for local taxpayers; |
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(10) regrets that the current Administration refuse to accept responsibility for their own failures simply because they think they can get away with blaming someone else; |
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(11) recommends that the Administration stop playing the blame game and investigate the following sensible savings in order to protect the services the local people care for most:- |
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(i) reducing budgets for Trade Unions officials, which have been consistently protected to the detriment of front-line services; |
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(ii) reducing posts in communications, policy and research, political support and performance; |
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(iii) the deletion of four senior management posts through a restructuring; and |
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(iv) a small reduction in pay for the top earners in the Council, to produce a more equal structure and protect low-paid front line staff such as care workers; |
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(12) confirms that by agreeing these savings, the Council could continue to provide the front-line services that local people care most about, such as:- |
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(i) supporting hard-working Sheffield families suffering in the cost of living crisis, by freezing Council Tax; |
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(ii) supporting business by reducing this Administration’s parking hikes and reducing parking permit prices for residents; |
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(iii) restoring the number of grit bins across the city; |
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(iv) supporting Associate libraries by employing professional librarian support; |
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(v) making best use of the Government’s New Homes Bonus to protect Sheffield’s Green Belt by investing in empty homes and supporting brownfield development; and |
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(vi) giving local people a greater say in how money is spent on highway schemes in their area by giving more control to Local Area Partnerships; |
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(13) therefore instructs the Interim Executive Director, Resources to implement the City Council’s Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/2016 in accordance with the details set out in the reports on the Revenue Budget and Capital Programme now submitted, but with the following amendments:- |
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Savings |
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Investments / spending proposals |
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Reinstatement of Council Tax Freeze Grant |
1,972 |
Loss of income from 1.99% Council Tax increase |
3,300 |
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Remove Leader's policy officer post |
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Reduce city centre parking prices |
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Delete 4 senior manager posts |
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Reduce car parking permit prices |
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Reduce the number of trade union convenors |
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Additional grit bin provision |
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Delete Special Responsibility Allowances for Cabinet Advisors |
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Renovations to Whirlow Hall Farm |
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Set a modest savings target for shared services between Sheffield trusts |
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Professional librarian support for associate libraries |
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Reduce posts within the policy team |
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Pay review - 5% reduction for staff on a salary of >£39k (assume 6 months saving) |
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Set a modest savings target for shared services with other Local Authorities in Sheffield City Region |
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Withdraw funding from Sheffield First Partnership |
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Savings total |
3,552 |
Investments total |
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Savings |
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Investments / spending proposals |
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Use of uncommitted New Homes Bonus |
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Cobnar Cottage project in Graves Park |
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Tripling investment for bringing empty homes back into use |
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Investing in brownfield sites to bring them up to economically deliverable standard |
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Savings total |
2,000 |
Investments total |
2,000 |
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Savings |
£'000 |
Investments / spending proposals |
£'000 |
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Nil |
Re-allocate decision making over £1.7 million of transport funding away from Cabinet Member and to Local Area Partnerships |
Cost neutral |
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Savings total |
Investments total |
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(14) accepts that a report will need to be brought forward on a Council pay review and therefore notes that some proposed investments are dependent on this report or alternative savings; |
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(15) |
notes those specific projects included in the years 2014/15 to 2019/20 Capital Programmes at Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme, subject to the amendments outlined in paragraph 13 above, with block allocations being included within the Programme for noting at this stage and detailed proposals will be brought back for separate Member approval as part of the monthly monitoring procedures; |
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(16) |
notes the proposed Capital Programme for the 5 years to 2019/20 as per Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme, subject to the amendments outlined in paragraph 13 above; |
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(17) |
approves the Corporate Resource Pool (CRP) policy outlined in Appendix 4 of the report on the Capital Programme such that the commitment from the CRP is limited to one year and no CRP supported schemes are approved beyond 2015-16 unless explicitly stated, and if substantial capital receipts are realised within 2014-15 or 2015-16, a further report will be brought to Members as part of the monthly approval process; |
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(18) |
after noting the joint report of the Chief Executive and the Interim Executive Director, Resources now submitted on the Revenue Budget 2015/16, approves and adopts a net Revenue Budget for 2015/16 amounting to £420.735m, as set out in Appendix 3 of that report, and subsequently amended in the light of paragraph 13 above, as follows:- |
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Appendix 3 |
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Summary Revenue Budget |
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Original |
Proposed |
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Budget |
Budget |
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2014/15 |
2015/16 |
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£000 |
£000 |
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Portfolio budgets: |
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70,624 |
Children Young People and Families |
65,930 |
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156,726 |
Communities |
156,235 |
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130,983 |
Place |
126,602 |
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2,358 |
Policy Performance and Communications |
2,115 |
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55,541 |
Resources |
53,700 |
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416,232 |
404,582 |
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Corporate Budgets: |
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Specific Grants |
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-1,968 |
Council Tax Freeze Grant for 2014/15 |
0 |
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0 |
Council Tax Freeze Grant for 2015/16 |
-1,972 |
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-12,399 |
NHS Funding |
-12,399 |
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-71,116 |
PFI Grant |
-73,442 |
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-6,397 |
New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
-7,738 |
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-1,079 |
Business Rates Transitional Grant |
-1,916 |
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0 |
Small Business Rates Relief |
-2,500 |
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0 |
Empty New Build Relief (ENBR) |
-100 |
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0 |
Retail Relief (RR) |
-500 |
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0 |
Local Support Services Grant |
-53 |
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0 |
Independent Living Fund |
-2,216 |
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Corporate Items |
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11,200 |
Redundancy Provision |
8,200 |
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9,750 |
Pension Costs |
-17,289 |
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500 |
Council Tax Hardship Fund |
600 |
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-250 |
Improved debt collection |
0 |
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5,036 |
New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
6,391 |
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0 |
Public Health Savings / re-investments* |
-2,000 |
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3,716 |
Contingency - Adults Social Care Pressures |
3,000 |
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24,747 |
Schools and Howden PFI |
24,913 |
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-1,300 |
Enhancements |
0 |
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400 |
Infrastructure Investment in NRQ / St Pauls Place |
1,400 |
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82 |
Payment to Parish Councils |
34 |
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0 |
ICT Refresh |
300 |
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0 |
CAPITA Contract Savings |
-1,783 |
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2,874 |
Other |
2,702 |
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Pay Adjustments |
-768 |
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37,282 |
Capital Financing costs |
37,184 |
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28,117 |
MSF capital financing costs |
28,073 |
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5,821 |
Contribution to Reserves |
28,032 |
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451,248 |
Total Expenditure |
420,735 |
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Financing of Net Expenditure |
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-157,460 |
Revenue Support Grant |
-115,837 |
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-100,898 |
NNDR/Business Rates Income |
-105,661 |
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-28,342 |
Business Rates Top Up Grant |
-28,883 |
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-164,377 |
Council Tax income |
-167,054 |
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-171 |
Collection Fund surplus |
-3,300 |
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-451,248 |
Total Financing |
-420,735 |
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Public Health savings / re-investments * - savings of £2.5m have been targeted from existing public health activities in order to avoid disinvestment in other Council services which promote health and wellbeing outcomes. Of the £2.5m, £0.5m is already included in the portfolio savings proposals figure. |
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(19) |
approves a Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,282.75 for City Council services, i.e. at the same level as 2014/15; |
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(20) |
approves the Revenue Budget allocations and Budget Implementation Plans for each of the services, as set out in Appendix 2 of the Revenue Budget report, subject to the amendments outlined in paragraph 13 above; |
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(21) |
notes the latest 2014/15 budget monitoring position; |
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(22) |
approves the Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategies set out in Appendix 7 of the Revenue Budget reportand the recommendations contained therein; |
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(23) |
approves the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement set out in Appendix 7 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(24) |
agrees that authority be delegated to the Director of Finance to undertake Treasury Management activity, to create and amend appropriate Treasury Management Practice Statements and to report on the operation of Treasury Management activity on the terms set out in these documents; |
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(25) |
agrees that the Members' Allowances Scheme for 2013/14 and onwards, approved on 15th May, 2013, and implemented for 2014/15, be also implemented for 2015/16, with the addition (to paragraph (h) of Schedule 2) of the following approved duty which was approved by Council at its meeting held on 3 December 2014 – “attendance at meetings of Local Housing Area Forums”, and subject to the amendment outlined in paragraph 13 above relating to the deletion of Special Responsibility Allowances for Cabinet Advisors; |
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(26) |
agrees to forego an annual increase in the Members’ Allowances in 2015/16; |
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(27) |
approves a Pay Policy for 2015/16 as set out in Appendix 8 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(28) |
delegates authority to the Director of Public Health and the Interim Executive Director, Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, to approve the final allocation of Public Health grant to portfolios in 2015/16; |
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(29) |
notes that the Section 151 Officer has reviewed the robustness of the estimates and the adequacy of the proposed financial reserves, in accordance with Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2003, and that further details are set out in Appendix 4 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(30) |
approves the proposed amount of compensation to Parish Councils for the loss of council tax income in 2015/16 at the levels shown in the table below paragraph 176 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(31) |
notes the precepts issued by local parish councils which add £492,737 to the calculation of the budget requirement in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; |
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(32) |
notes the information on the precepts issued by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, together with the impact of these on the overall amount of Council Tax to be charged in the City Council’s area; |
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(33) |
notes that, based on the estimated expenditure level of £420.735m set out in paragraph 13 above, the amounts shown in Appendix 6b below would be calculated by the City Council for the year 2015/16, in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; |
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Appendix 6a |
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CITY OF SHEFFIELD |
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CALCULATION OF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL TAX FOR 2015/16 REVENUE BUDGET |
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The Council is recommended to resolve as follows: |
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1. |
It be noted that on 15th January 2015, the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2015/16 |
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(a) |
for the whole Council area as: |
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130,231.44 |
(item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)); and |
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(b) |
for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as in the attached Appendix 6c. |
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2. |
Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2015/16 (excluding Parish precepts is: |
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£ 167,053,755. |
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3. |
That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act: |
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(a) |
£1,413,830,007 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils. |
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(b) |
£1,246,283,516 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act. |
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(c) |
£167,546,491 |
being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year (item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act). |
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(d) |
£1,286.5287 |
being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts). |
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(e) |
£492,737 |
being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the attached Appendix 6b). |
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(f) |
1,282.7452 |
being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (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 Parish precept relates. |
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4. |
To note that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Fire and Rescue Authority have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated in the table below. |
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5. |
That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2014/15 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings. |
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Sheffield City Council (non-parish areas) |
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Valuation Band |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
855.16 |
997.69 |
1,140.22 |
1,282.75 |
1,567.80 |
1,852.85 |
2,137.91 |
2,565.49 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
998.14 |
1,164.51 |
1,330.87 |
1,497.23 |
1,829.94 |
2,162.66 |
2,495.37 |
2,994.45 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
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Valuation Band |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
855.16 |
997.69 |
1,140.22 |
1,282.75 |
1,567.80 |
1,852.85 |
2,137.91 |
2,565.49 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
25.81 |
30.11 |
34.41 |
38.71 |
47.31 |
55.91 |
64.51 |
77.42 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,023.95 |
1,194.62 |
1,365.28 |
1,535.94 |
1,877.25 |
2,218.57 |
2,559.88 |
3,071.87 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
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Valuation Band |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
855.16 |
997.69 |
1,140.22 |
1,282.75 |
1,567.80 |
1,852.85 |
2,137.91 |
2,565.49 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
10.06 |
11.74 |
13.41 |
15.09 |
18.44 |
21.79 |
25.15 |
30.18 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,008.20 |
1,176.25 |
1,344.28 |
1,512.32 |
1,848.38 |
2,184.45 |
2,520.52 |
3,024.63 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
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Valuation Band |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
855.16 |
997.69 |
1,140.22 |
1,282.75 |
1,567.80 |
1,852.85 |
2,137.91 |
2,565.49 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
19.65 |
22.93 |
26.21 |
29.48 |
36.03 |
42.58 |
49.13 |
58.96 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,017.79 |
1,187.44 |
1,357.08 |
1,526.71 |
1,865.97 |
2,205.24 |
2,544.50 |
3,053.41 |
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6. |
The Council's basic amount of Council Tax is not excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, therefore no referendum is required. |
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Appendix 6b |
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Council Tax Schedule 2015/16 |
Band A |
Band B |
Band C |
Band D |
Band E |
Band F |
Band G |
Band H |
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Sheffield City Council |
855.16 |
997.69 |
1,140.22 |
1,282.75 |
1,567.80 |
1,852.85 |
2,137.91 |
2,565.49 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Total charge for non-parish areas of Sheffield |
998.14 |
1,164.51 |
1,330.87 |
1,497.23 |
1,829.94 |
2,162.66 |
2,495.37 |
2,994.45 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
1,023.95 |
1,194.62 |
1,365.28 |
1,535.94 |
1,877.25 |
2,218.57 |
2,559.88 |
3,071.87 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
1,008.20 |
1,176.25 |
1,344.28 |
1,512.32 |
1,848.38 |
2,184.45 |
2,520.52 |
3,024.63 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
1,017.79 |
1,187.44 |
1,357.08 |
1,526.71 |
1,865.97 |
2,205.24 |
2,544.50 |
3,053.41 |
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Appendix 6c |
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Parish Council Precepts |
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2014/15 |
2015/16 |
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Parish Council |
Tax Base |
Council Tax Income (£) |
Council Tax Band D(£) |
CTS Grant |
Total Precept |
Tax Base |
Council Tax Income (£) |
Council Tax Band D (£) |
CTS Grants |
Total Precepts |
Council Tax Increase |
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Bradfield
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5,556.10 |
210,853 |
37.9499 |
17,369 |
228,223 |
5,590.09 |
216,386 |
38.7089 |
12,506 |
228,892 |
2.00% |
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Ecclesfield
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8,992.80 |
131,735 |
14.6489 |
17,432 |
149,167 |
9,031.42 |
136,269 |
15.0884 |
12,551 |
148,821 |
3.00% |
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Stocksbridge
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3,592.21 |
100,858 |
28.0768 |
12,542 |
113,399 |
3,595.35 |
105,993 |
29,4806 |
9,030 |
115,024 |
5.00% |
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Total/average
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18,141.11 |
443,446 |
24,4443 |
47,343 |
490,789 |
18,216.86 |
458,649 |
25,1772 |
34,088 |
492,737 |
3.00% |
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Motion to move to next business |
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RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Pat Midgley, seconded by Councillor Gill Furniss, that (in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.13) the Council does now move to the next item of business and that the question be now put. |
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On being put to the vote the amendment was negatived. |
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The votes on the amendment were ordered to be recorded and were as follows:- |
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For the amendment (18) |
- |
Councillors Simon Clement-Jones, Richard Shaw, Rob Frost, Joe Otten, Colin Ross, Martin Smith, Penny Baker, Roger Davison, Diana Stimely, Sue Alston, Andrew Sangar, Cliff Woodcraft, Ian Auckland, Steve Ayris, Denise Reaney, David Baker, Katie Condliffe and Vickie Priestley. |
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Against the amendment (62) |
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The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Talib Hussain) and Councillors Julie Dore, Mike Drabble, Jack Scott, Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, Chris Rosling-Josephs, Ian Saunders, Denise Fox, Bryan Lodge, Karen McGowan, Jayne Dunn, Stuart Wattam, Brian Webster, Jackie Drayton, Ibrar Hussain, Robert Murphy, Sarah Jane Smalley Anne Murphy, Geoff Smith, Harry Harpham, Mazher Iqbal, Mary Lea, Pauline Andrews, Steve Wilson, Joyce Wright, Sheila Constance, Alan Law, Chris Weldon, Steve Jones, Cate McDonald, Tim Rippon, Bob Johnson, George Lindars-Hammond, Josie Paszek, Jenny Armstrong, Terry Fox, Pat Midgley, David Barker, Isobel Bowler, Tony Downing, Nikki Bond, Qurban Hussain, John Campbell, Lynn Rooney, Paul Wood, Peter Price, Sioned-Mair Richards, Leigh Bramall, Tony Damms, Gill Furniss, Jack Clarkson Richard Crowther, Philip Wood, Olivia Blake, Ben Curran, Neale Gibson, John Booker, Adam Hurst, Mick Rooney, Jackie Satur and Ray Satur. |
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Abstained on the amendment (1) |
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Peter Rippon). |
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6.4 |
It was then moved by Councillor Robert Murphy, seconded by Councillor Brian Webster, as an amendment that the recommendations of the Cabinet held on 11th February, 2015, as relates to the City Council's Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/16, be replaced by the following resolution:- |
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RESOLVED: That this Council: |
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(1) deplores the cuts to local authority funding being imposed by Central Government and applauds the efforts of politicians and campaigners calling for an alternative to austerity; |
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(2) recognises that the major parties have not promised to reverse these cuts and have committed to further austerity; |
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(3) believes that however difficult the crisis we face, this Council has a responsibility to do the best it can for the people of Sheffield, prioritising the available resources to protect communities and the most vulnerable and working towards a more equitable and resilient city; |
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(4) accepts the projections from the Local Government Association that the revenue support grant will continue to dwindle and that, although the Coalition Government favours freezing Council Tax, this is not sustainable; |
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(5) believes that a majority of Sheffield people are willing to pay tax in order to support services for the common good and is willing to test this in a referendum; |
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(6) therefore proposes to raise Council Tax by 2.95% (48p a week for the majority of households) in order to: |
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(i) increase the money available for short stay beds for people with dementia in order to sustain a quality service delivered by decently paid staff, fully integrated with mental health services in the community and hospital sectors; noting that the investment in community based care will reduce the need for more expensive options in the long run and reflects the new ethos of integrated health and social care; |
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(ii) reduce cuts to services for the elderly and disabled and help ensure decent pay and conditions for care staff, putting an extra £499k into adult social care; |
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(iii) increase the support to communities and mitigate some of the cuts to South Yorkshire Police by funding another 10 Police Community Support Officers in the city; and |
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(iv) double the hardship fund available to the 30,000 households affected by the loss of Council Tax benefit; |
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(7) will ensure that funding reserved to cover consequential costs of a referendum is used to support voluntary sector advice services, provided the referendum is carried; |
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(8) will cut political spin emanating from the Town Hall by cutting the posts of Group Policy Officers and requiring politicians to do their own research work; |
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(9) will install a 10:1 pay ratio between the highest and lowest paid Council officers; closing the gap by reducing the pay of those on the highest salaries, tapering the cuts for those on middle grades, and protecting those on less than £40k; |
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(10) will put resources into turning empty properties into much needed homes by investing a small amount of New Homes Bonus in further enforcement work in this area, which will in turn generate increased NHB as homes are brought back into occupation; |
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(11) will reduce the price of permits in parking permit zones to 2010 levels, which more closely reflects the true cost of running the schemes and means that people living in some of the most congested and polluted areas of the city are not subsidising other parking services; |
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(12) will invest £40k of the Local Growth Fund (New Homes Bonus) to install solar panels on the Ellesmere and Park Centres as part of their roof renovations, thereby reducing fuel bills and increasing the sustainability of the buildings; |
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(13) will prioritise the installation of 20 mph speed limit zones in areas with the worst accident statistics, and therefore will re-prioritise Local Transport Plan Programme funding into a default 20mph speed limit in the city centre; |
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(14) will re-prioritise the funding set aside for the M1 Gateway project into establishing a Community Shop, offering discount food, empowering individuals and building stronger communities; |
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(15) therefore instructs the Interim Executive Director, Resources to implement the City Council’s Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/2016 in accordance with the details set out in the reports on the Revenue Budget and Capital Programme now submitted, but with the following amendments:- |
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Substantive budget proposal |
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Council tax proposals |
(£'000) |
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Spending proposals |
(£'000) |
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2.95% net additional Council Tax increase (above 1.99%) |
1,603 |
Council Tax hardship fund increased to compensate for Council Tax increase, plus additional support |
400 |
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Funding an additional 10 Police Community Support Officers |
310 |
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Increase funds available for short stay beds for people with dementia |
250 |
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Supporting the review of individual care packages to maintain quality of care across Communities |
499 |
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Hold referendum - spend on local people and businesses |
144 |
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Council tax sub-total |
1,603 |
1,603 |
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Substitute Calculations (if referendum rejects substantive proposal) |
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Savings proposals |
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Spending proposals |
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Permanent reduction in spending: |
Permanent additions to budget: |
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Use of New Homes Bonus (to fund enforcement officer to bring empty homes back into use) |
35 |
Additional enforcement officer post to bring empty homes back into use |
35 |
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Reduce pay on employees paid over £150,000 by 20% (assume 6 month saving) |
19 |
Parking permit fees reduced to 2010 levels |
288 |
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Reduce pay on employees paid over £100,000 by 15% (assume 6 month saving) |
57 |
Reserve for rebilling costs if referendum lost |
500 |
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Reduce pay on employees paid over £50,000 by 10% (assume 6 month saving) |
466 |
Hold referendum - spend on local people and businesses |
144 |
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Reduce pay on employees paid over £40,000 by 3% (assume 6 month saving) |
263 |
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Remove all group policy officer posts |
83 |
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Remove special responsibility allowances for Cabinet Advisors |
45 |
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Savings sub-total |
967 |
Spending sub-total |
967 |
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Financing of capital proposals |
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20's Plenty City Centre scheme |
262 |
Re-prioritise Local Transport Plan Programme set aside for 20mph speed limit schemes |
262 |
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Establishment of a Community shop |
150 |
Re-prioritise use of unringfenced funding set aside for M1 Gateway project to invest in Community Shop |
150 |
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Install solar panels as part of roof replacement programmes at Park Centre and Ellesmere Centre |
40 |
Use of New Homes Bonus to cover cost of solar panel installation |
40 |
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Capital spending total |
452 |
Financing of capital proposals total |
452 |
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(16) accepts that the proposed investments in the substantive budget proposal are dependent on a positive result in a local referendum; |
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(17) agrees that, if the substantive budget proposals in paragraph 15 are rejected in a local Council Tax referendum, those investment proposals be withdrawn, but the substitute calculations identified in paragraph 15 above are still to be implemented; |
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(18) |
notes those specific projects included in the years 2014/15 to 2019/20 Capital Programmes at Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme, subject to the amendments outlined in paragraph 15 above, with block allocations being included within the Programme for noting at this stage and detailed proposals will be brought back for separate Member approval as part of the monthly monitoring procedures; |
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(19) |
notes the proposed Capital Programme for the 5 years to 2019/20 as per Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme, subject to the amendments outlined in paragraph 15 above; |
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(20) |
approves the Corporate Resource Pool (CRP) policy outlined in Appendix 4 of the report on the Capital Programme such that the commitment from the CRP is limited to one year and no CRP supported schemes are approved beyond 2015-16 unless explicitly stated, and if substantial capital receipts are realised within 2014-15 or 2015-16, a further report will be brought to Members as part of the monthly approval process; |
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(21) |
after noting the joint report of the Chief Executive and the Interim Executive Director, Resources now submitted on the Revenue Budget 2015/16, approves and adopts a net Revenue Budget for 2015/16 amounting to £425.663m, as set out in Appendix 3 of that report, and subsequently amended in the light of paragraph 15 above, as follows:- |
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Appendix 3 |
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Summary Revenue Budget |
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Original |
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2015/16 |
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Portfolio budgets: |
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70,624 |
Children Young People and Families |
65,980 |
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156,726 |
Communities |
156,964 |
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130,983 |
Place |
126,830 |
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2,358 |
Policy Performance and Communications |
2,436 |
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55,541 |
Resources |
54,135 |
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416,232 |
406,345 |
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Corporate Budgets: |
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Specific Grants |
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Council Tax Freeze Grant for 2014/15 |
0 |
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-12,399 |
NHS Funding |
-12,399 |
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-71,116 |
PFI Grant |
-73,442 |
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-6,397 |
New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
-7,738 |
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-1,079 |
Business Rates Transitional Grant |
-1,916 |
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0 |
Small Business Rates Relief |
-2,500 |
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Empty New Build Relief (ENBR) |
-100 |
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Retail Relief (RR) |
-500 |
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Local Support Services Grant |
-53 |
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Independent Living Fund |
-2,216 |
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Corporate Items |
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11,200 |
Redundancy Provision |
8,200 |
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9,750 |
Pension Costs |
-17,289 |
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500 |
Council Tax Hardship Fund |
1,000 |
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-250 |
Improved debt collection |
0 |
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5,036 |
New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
6,391 |
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Public Health Savings / re-investments* |
-2,000 |
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3,716 |
Contingency - Adults Social Care Pressures |
3,000 |
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24,747 |
Schools and Howden PFI |
24,913 |
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-1,300 |
Enhancements |
0 |
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400 |
Infrastructure Investment in NRQ / St Pauls Place |
1,400 |
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82 |
Payment to Parish Councils |
34 |
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ICT Refresh |
300 |
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CAPITA Contract Savings |
-1,783 |
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2,874 |
Other |
2,727 |
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37,282 |
Capital Financing costs |
37,184 |
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28,117 |
MSF capital financing costs |
28,073 |
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5,821 |
Contribution to Reserves |
28,032 |
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451,248 |
Total Expenditure |
425,663 |
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Financing of Net Expenditure |
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-157,460 |
Revenue Support Grant |
-115,837 |
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-100,898 |
NNDR/Business Rates Income |
-105,661 |
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-28,342 |
Business Rates Top Up Grant |
-28,883 |
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-164,377 |
Council Tax income |
-171,982 |
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-171 |
Collection Fund surplus |
-3,300 |
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-451,248 |
Total Financing |
-425,663 |
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Public Health savings / re-investments * - savings of £2.5m have been targeted from existing public health activities in order to avoid disinvestment in other Council services which promote health and wellbeing outcomes. Of the £2.5m, £0.5m is already included in the portfolio savings proposals figure. |
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(22) |
approves a Band D equivalent Council Tax of £1,320.59 for City Council services, i.e. an increase of 2.95% on the level set for 2014/15; |
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(23) |
approves the Revenue Budget allocations and Budget Implementation Plans for each of the services, as set out in Appendix 2 of the Revenue Budget report, subject to the amendments outlined in paragraph 15 above; |
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(24) |
notes the latest 2014/15 budget monitoring position; |
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(25) |
approves the Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategies set out in Appendix 7 of the Revenue Budget reportand the recommendations contained therein; |
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(26) |
approves the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement set out in Appendix 7 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(27) |
agrees that authority be delegated to the Director of Finance to undertake Treasury Management activity, to create and amend appropriate Treasury Management Practice Statements and to report on the operation of Treasury Management activity on the terms set out in these documents; |
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(28) |
agrees that the Members' Allowances Scheme for 2013/14 and onwards, approved on 15th May, 2013, and implemented for 2014/15, be also implemented for 2015/16, with the addition (to paragraph (h) of Schedule 2) of the following approved duty which was approved by Council at its meeting held on 3 December 2014 – “attendance at meetings of Local Housing Area Forums”, and subject to the amendment outlined in paragraph 15 above relating to the removal of Special Responsibility Allowances for Cabinet Advisors; |
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(29) |
agrees to forego an annual increase in the Members’ Allowances in 2015/16; |
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(30) |
approves a Pay Policy for 2015/16 as set out in Appendix 8 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(31) |
delegates authority to the Director of Public Health and the Interim Executive Director, Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, to approve the final allocation of Public Health grant to portfolios in 2015/16; |
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(32) |
notes that the Section 151 Officer has reviewed the robustness of the estimates and the adequacy of the proposed financial reserves, in accordance with Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2003, and that further details are set out in Appendix 4 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(33) |
approves the proposed amount of compensation to Parish Councils for the loss of council tax income in 2015/16 at the levels shown in the table below paragraph 176 of the Revenue Budget report; |
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(34) |
notes the precepts issued by local parish councils which add £492,737 to the calculation of the budget requirement in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; |
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(35) |
notes the information on the precepts issued by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, together with the impact of these on the overall amount of Council Tax to be charged in the City Council’s area; |
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(36) |
notes that, based on the estimated expenditure level of £425.663mset out in paragraph 15 above, the amounts shown in Appendix 6b below would be calculated by the City Council for the year 2015/16, in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; |
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(37) |
notes that, in accordance with Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, a 2.95% increase in Council Tax is excessive and would require that a referendum be held in relation to that amount; |
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(38) |
in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992, is required to make “substitute calculations” for a Council Tax which does not exceed the excessiveness principles and therefore the following substitute budget and the Council Tax determinations set out in Appendix 6 of the Revenue Budget report are to apply; |
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Appendix 3 |
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Summary Revenue Budget |
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Original |
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Budget |
Budget |
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2014/15 |
2015/16 |
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£000 |
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Portfolio budgets: |
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70,624 |
Children Young People and Families |
65,980 |
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156,726 |
Communities |
156,215 |
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130,983 |
Place |
126,843 |
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2,358 |
Policy Performance and Communications |
2,308 |
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55,541 |
Resources |
54,635 |
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416,232 |
405,981 |
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Corporate Budgets: |
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Specific Grants |
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-1,968 |
Council Tax Freeze Grant for 2014/15 |
0 |
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-12,399 |
NHS Funding |
-12,399 |
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-71,116 |
PFI Grant |
-73,442 |
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-6,397 |
New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
-7,738 |
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-1,079 |
Business Rates Transitional Grant |
-1,916 |
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0 |
Small Business Rates Relief |
-2,500 |
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0 |
Empty New Build Relief (ENBR) |
-100 |
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0 |
Retail Relief (RR) |
-500 |
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0 |
Local Support Services Grant |
-53 |
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0 |
Independent Living Fund |
-2,216 |
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Corporate Items |
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11,200 |
Redundancy Provision |
8,200 |
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9,750 |
Pension Costs |
-17,289 |
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500 |
Council Tax Hardship Fund |
600 |
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-250 |
Improved debt collection |
0 |
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5,036 |
New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
6,356 |
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0 |
Public Health Savings / re-investments* |
-2,000 |
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3,716 |
Contingency - Adults Social Care Pressures |
3,000 |
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24,747 |
Schools and Howden PFI |
24,913 |
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-1,300 |
Enhancements |
0 |
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400 |
Infrastructure Investment in NRQ / St Pauls Place |
1,400 |
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82 |
Payment to Parish Councils |
34 |
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0 |
ICT Refresh |
300 |
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0 |
CAPITA Contract Savings |
-1,783 |
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2,874 |
Other |
2,727 |
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0 |
Pay Adjustment |
-804 |
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37,282 |
Capital Financing costs |
37,184 |
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28,117 |
MSF capital financing costs |
28,073 |
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5,821 |
Contribution to Reserves |
28,032 |
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451,248 |
Total Expenditure |
424,060 |
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Financing of Net Expenditure |
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-157,460 |
Revenue Support Grant |
-115,837 |
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-100,898 |
NNDR/Business Rates Income |
-105,661 |
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-28,342 |
Business Rates Top Up Grant |
-28,883 |
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-164,377 |
Council Tax income |
-170,379 |
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-171 |
Collection Fund surplus |
-3,300 |
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-451,248 |
Total Financing |
-424,060 |
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Public Health savings / re-investments * - savings of £2.5m have been targeted from existing public health activities in order to avoid disinvestment in other Council services which promote health and wellbeing outcomes. Of the £2.5m, £0.5m is already included in the portfolio savings proposals figure. |
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Appendix 6a |
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CITY OF SHEFFIELD |
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CALCULATION OF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL TAX FOR 2015/16 REVENUE BUDGET |
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The Council is recommended to resolve as follows: |
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1. |
It be noted that on 15th January 2015, the Council calculated the Council Tax Base 2015/16 |
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for the whole Council area as: |
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130,231.44 |
(item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)); and |
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(b) |
for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as in the attached Appendix 6c. |
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2. |
Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council's own purposes for 2015/16 (excluding Parish precepts is: |
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£171,981.839. |
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3. |
That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2015/16 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act: |
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£1,418,758,092 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils. |
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(b) |
£1,246,283,516 |
being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act. |
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(c) |
£172,474,576 |
being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year (item R in the formula in Section 31B of the Act). |
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(d) |
£1,324.3697 |
being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by item T (1(a) above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish Precepts). |
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(e) |
£492,737 |
being the aggregate amount of all special items (Parish precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the attached Appendix 6b). |
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(f) |
1,320.5862 |
being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (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 Parish precept relates. |
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4. |
To note that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Fire and Rescue Authority have issued precepts to the Council in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each category of dwellings in the Council's area as indicated in the table below. |
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5. |
That the Council, in accordance with Sections 30 and 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the aggregate amounts shown in the tables below as the amounts of Council Tax for 2014/15 for each part of its area and for each of the categories of dwellings. |
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Sheffield City Council (non-parish areas) |
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Valuation Band |
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B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
880.39 |
1,027.12 |
1,173.85 |
1,320.59 |
1,614.05 |
1,907.51 |
2,200.98 |
2,641.17 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,023.37 |
1,193.94 |
1,364.50 |
1,535.07 |
1,876.19 |
2,217.32 |
2,558.44 |
3,070.13 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
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Valuation Band |
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B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
880.39 |
1,027.12 |
1,173.85 |
1,320.59 |
1,614.05 |
1,907.51 |
2,200.98 |
2,641.17 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
25.81 |
30.11 |
34.41 |
38.71 |
47.31 |
55.91 |
64.51 |
77.42 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,049.18 |
1,224.05 |
1,398.91 |
1,573.78 |
1,923.50 |
2,273.23 |
2,622.95 |
3,147.55 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
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Valuation Band |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
880.39 |
1,027.12 |
1,173.85 |
1,320.59 |
1,614.05 |
1,907.51 |
2,200.98 |
2,641.17 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
10.06 |
11.74 |
13.41 |
15.09 |
18.44 |
21.79 |
25.15 |
30.18 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,033.43 |
1,205.68 |
1,377.91 |
1,550.16 |
1,894.63 |
2,239.11 |
2,583.59 |
3,100.31 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
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Valuation Band |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
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Sheffield City Council |
880.39 |
1,027.12 |
1,173.85 |
1,320.59 |
1,614.05 |
1,907.51 |
2,200.98 |
2,641.17 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
19.65 |
22.93 |
26.21 |
29.48 |
36.03 |
42.58 |
49.13 |
58.96 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Aggregate of Council tax requirements |
1,043.02 |
1,216.87 |
1,390.71 |
1,564.55 |
1,912.22 |
2,259.90 |
2,607.57 |
3,129.09 |
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6. |
The Council’s basic amount of Council Tax is excessive in accordance with the principles approved under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, therefore will require a referendum. |
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Appendix 6b |
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Council Tax Schedule 2015/16 |
Band A |
Band B |
Band C |
Band D |
Band E |
Band F |
Band G |
Band H |
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Sheffield City Council |
880.39 |
1,027.12 |
1,173.85 |
1,320.59 |
1,614.05 |
1,907.51 |
2,200.98 |
2,641.17 |
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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority |
44.21 |
51.58 |
58.95 |
66.32 |
81.06 |
95.80 |
110.53 |
132.64 |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner |
98.77 |
115.24 |
131.70 |
148.16 |
181.08 |
214.01 |
246.93 |
296.32 |
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Total charge for non-parish areas of Sheffield |
1,023.37 |
1,193.94 |
1,364.50 |
1,535.07 |
1,876.19 |
2,217.32 |
2,558.44 |
3,070.13 |
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Bradfield Parish Council |
1,049.18 |
1,224.05 |
1,398.91 |
1,573.78 |
1,923.50 |
2,273.23 |
2,622.95 |
3,147.55 |
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Ecclesfield Parish Council |
1,033.43 |
1,205.68 |
1,377.91 |
1,550.16 |
1,894.63 |
2,239.11 |
2,583.59 |
3,100.31 |
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Stocksbridge Town Council |
1,043.02 |
1,216.87 |
1,390.71 |
1,564.55 |
1,912.22 |
2,259.90 |
2,607.57 |
3,129.09 |
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Appendix 6c |
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Parish Council Precepts |
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2014/15 |
2015/16 |
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Parish Council |
Tax Base |
Council Tax Income (£) |
Council Tax Band D(£) |
CTS Grant |
Total Precept |
Tax Base |
Council Tax Income (£) |
Council Tax Band D (£) |
CTS Grants |
Total Precepts |
Council Tax Increase |
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Bradfield
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5,556.10 |
210,853 |
37.9499 |
17,369 |
228,223 |
5,590.09 |
216,386 |
38.7089 |
12,506 |
228,892 |
2.00% |
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Ecclesfield
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8,992.80 |
131,735 |
14.6489 |
17,432 |
149,167 |
9,031.42 |
136,269 |
15.0884 |
12,551 |
148,821 |
3.00% |
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Stocksbridge
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3,592.21 |
100,858 |
28.0768 |
12,542 |
113,399 |
3,595.35 |
105,993 |
29,4806 |
9,030 |
115,024 |
5.00% |
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Total/average
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18,141.11 |
443,446 |
24,4443 |
47,343 |
490,789 |
18,216.86 |
458,649 |
25,1772 |
34,088 |
492,737 |
3.00% |
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On being put to the vote, the amendment was negatived. |
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The votes on the amendment were ordered to be recorded and were as follows:- |
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For the amendment (4) |
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Brian Webster, Robert Murphy, Sarah Jane Smalley and Pauline Andrews. |
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Against the amendment (76) |
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Peter Rippon), The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Talib Hussain) and Councillors Julie Dore, Mike Drabble, Jack Scott, Simon Clement-Jones, Roy Munn, Richard Shaw, Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, Chris Rosling-Josephs, Ian Saunders, Denise Fox, Bryan Lodge, Karen McGowan, Jayne Dunn, Stuart Wattam, Jackie Drayton, Ibrar Hussain, Anne Murphy, Geoff Smith, Rob Frost, Harry Harpham, Mazher Iqbal, Mary Lea, Joe Otten, Colin Ross, Martin Smith, Steve Wilson, Joyce Wright, Penny Baker, Roger Davison, Diana Stimely, Sheila Constance, Alan Law, Chris Weldon, Sue Alston, Andrew Sangar, Cliff Woodcraft, Steve Jones, Cate McDonald, Tim Rippon, Ian Auckland, Steve Ayris, Denise Reaney, Bob Johnson, George Lindars-Hammond, Josie Paszek, Jenny Armstrong, Terry Fox, Pat Midgley, David Barker, Isobel Bowler, Tony Downing, Nikki Bond, Qurban Hussain, John Campbell, Lynn Rooney, Paul Wood, Peter Price, Sioned-Mair Richards, Leigh Bramall, Tony Damms, Gill Furniss, David Baker, Katie Condliffe and Vickie Priestley, Jack Clarkson Richard Crowther, Philip Wood, Olivia Blake, Ben Curran, Neale Gibson, John Booker, Adam Hurst, Mick Rooney, Jackie Satur and Ray Satur. |
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Abstained on the amendment (1) |
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Peter Rippon). |
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6.5 |
The original Motion, as amended, was then put as a Substantive Motion in the following form and carried:- |
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RESOLVED: That this Council: |
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(1) |
notes that in the original 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review, the Government outlined its plans to eliminate the deficit within four years, meaning that the 2014/15 budget was projected to be the year where the cuts would end; |
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(2) |
regrets that due to the Government’s categorical economic mismanagement and the double dip recession which was a result of the Government’s economic policy, cuts are now set to continue beyond this parliament and therefore is shocked that the Government continue to boast about their economic record; |
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(3) |
notes that this year, the Revenue Support Grant will have been cut by 50% from what it was in 2010; |
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(4) |
recalls comments by The Rt. Hon. Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, that local government has “borne the brunt of deficit reduction”; |
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(5) |
believes that no organisation could deal with the level of cuts the Council has faced over recent years without experiencing a significant impact and believes it is highly irresponsible to suggest otherwise; |
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(6) |
notes that the Government’s own figures show that 63 councils are receiving an increase of spending power in the local government finance settlement; 47 Conservative-controlled, 13 recognised Conservative targets, 1 Labour-controlled, 1 Independent-controlled and the Isle of Scilly; and at the same time, the Government’s own figures show that Sheffield has had a reduction double the national average; |
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(7) |
reiterates the opposition to the distribution of the cuts which continue to see the most deprived areas targeted with crippling cuts to their budgets at the same time as some of the wealthiest areas of the country have received increases in spending powers and reiterates support for the Fair Deal for Sheffield campaign which calls for the City to be given a fair funding settlement; |
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(8) |
recalls that despite over 10,000 people signing the petition, it ultimately fell on deaf ears as the Government has stubbornly refused to change course and give cities like Sheffield a fair deal; |
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(9) |
believes that the only prospect of Sheffield getting a fair deal lies with the possibility of the election of a Labour Government in May and welcomes the proposal from The Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to distribute the funding currently allocated through the New Homes Bonus, to be done through a formula which is based on need, as the New Homes Bonus has proven to be a further example of a government policy designed to redistribute funding away from the areas with greatest need to some of the most affluent parts of the country; |
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(10) |
notes that to pay for this year’s round of New Homes Bonus, Sheffield had £12 million taken from its core funding but only received just over £7.3 million back, meaning the Council lost nearly £4.7 million, whilst on the other hand, Surrey had £11.3 million taken away from them and received £24.3 million, meaning they gained £13 million; |
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(11) |
regrets that the Government continue to attempt to spin the figures through double counting different forms of funding and believes it is insulting for the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, The Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles MP, to attempt to state that local authorities have had to contend with modest cuts, quoting largely deflated figures for individual authorities; |
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(12) |
notes that the latest example of the Government spinning the figures is its use of the Better Care Fund and highlights the comments of the budget report “contrary to what is implied in the Settlement figures, the Council will not receive £37.8m from the Better Care Fund; this figure represents the total amount of the pooled budget shared with the NHS, and the actual amount which the Council will receive from the BCF is subject to ongoing discussions with the Clinical Commissioning Group”; |
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(13) |
is becoming increasingly concerned with the chaotic, haphazard and patchwork attempts of this Government in its dying days to create the impression that they are devolving resources to northern cities and believes that they are simply making it up as they go along in a desperate attempt to recover their position in the north of England after five years of consistently hammering cities like Sheffield with disproportionate cuts, the abolition of the Regional Development Agencies and redistributing European Union funding away from South Yorkshire and Merseyside to wealthier parts of the country; |
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(14) |
believes that the rhetoric needs to be matched with tangible actions and calls upon the Government to urgently change its proposals on HS2 station location to give Sheffield a city centre HS2 station which would have a transformative effect on the long term future of the City’s economy, however, regrets this is another issue where the Deputy Prime Minister has categorically failed to stand up for Sheffield; |
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(15) |
believes that this would complement the actions taken locally by the present Administration, partners and wider city region to transform the City’s economy and particularly welcomes the recent launch of the Innovation District and the visit of Bruce Katz to the City as part of the International Economic Commission; |
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(16) |
notes that for the last three years, this Administration has frozen Council Tax, in spite of the unprecedented financial pressures facing the Council, which demonstrates that it has no desire to increase bills for local taxpayers, however, now the Council is in year five of the Chancellor’s four year plan for public spending cuts, believes that the proposed 1.99% increase in this year’s budget is unavoidable for two principle reasons, as follows: |
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(i) |
the continued impact of year upon year cuts that the Government has imposed on the Council has got to a level where services are being cut to the bone and to not increase Council Tax would have a detrimental impact on services and, as a result, the need to strike a balance to ensure the long term stability of services with a modest increase of 38p per week for most Sheffield households; |
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(ii) |
the Government has sneakily changed the goalposts for the Council Tax Freeze Grant and has already taken last year’s grant away from the Council with the new system of rolling the freeze grant into Revenue Support Grant, and, as suggested in the main budget report, this can no longer be guaranteed as a sustainable source of income and should be assumed as a mere one off fund, which would only lead to greater cuts in future years; |
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(17) |
confirms as a matter of public record the intervention of Liberal Democrat Ministers to stop the lowering of the threshold for a referendum and notes the following comments in Danny Alexander’s letter to Local Government Association Leaders “Lowering the threshold will put unnecessary further pressure on local authorities and the much needed services they provide.” and “Lowering the threshold is a change of policy that puts an unnecessary further constraint on local authorities”, therefore clearly recognising the justification for raising the Council Tax above 1%; |
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(18) |
is appalled at the cynicism and hypocrisy of the MP for Sheffield Hallam, who is happy to heavily cut funding for the Council, allow his own Ministers to insist on allowing local authorities to be able to increase Council Tax by up to 2% because in their own words “Lowering the threshold will put unnecessary further pressure on local authorities and the much needed services they provide.”, and then criticising the Council for proposing to raise Council Tax by 1.99%; |
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(19) |
recalls the previous blunders and factual inaccuracies of the Deputy Prime Minister’s interventions in relation to the Council’s budget and regrets that instead of using his position to help Sheffield, he is more interested in playing politics to do anything he can to deflect the blame for the huge cuts that he has stood by and allowed to happen over the past five years; |
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(20) |
regrets that last year, the Green Group proposed to increase Council Tax by 2.95%, which was slightly above the Government threshold and would therefore have required a referendum and believes that this was simply playing politics with Council Tax and further believes that the present Administration’s decision to not increase Council Tax above the referendum threshold is pragmatic and avoids hundreds of thousands of pounds of local taxpayers’ money being wasted on a potentially pointless exercise, should local people vote against increasing Council Tax; |
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(21) |
notes that in Brighton and Hove, despite having a Green administration since 2011 who have threatened to increase Council Tax above the referendum threshold, they have never followed through with this and therefore believes that the Sheffield Green Group are proposing an equally cynical tactic which in reality they would have no intention of implementing if they were in a position to; |
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(22) |
welcomes that the Administration has consulted with the people of Sheffield on the budget through the number of consultation events in the Town Hall and the acclaimed budget video published on the internet; |
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(23) |
thanks all members of the public who have participated in the budget consultation, through the numerous events in the Town Hall, writing in, or through watching the budget video on the intranet; |
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(24) |
believes that this video was a welcome addition to the consultation process this year and notes the recognition that the video has received in the national media and asks officers to consider other new innovative ways of consulting and connecting with the public as part of next year’s budget process; |
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(25) |
welcomes that at the start of the process, the Administration outlined its priorities of protecting front line services, particularly services for the most vulnerable in the city and believes that this is demonstrated by some of the actions in the budget including:- |
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(i) |
maintaining a £1.5 million Local Assistance Scheme, despite the Government scrapping its funding for the scheme entirely; |
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(ii) |
investing an additional £100,000 in the Council Tax Hardship fund; |
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(iii) |
protecting spending on frontline child safeguarding; and |
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prioritising the Council’s flagship apprenticeship schemes which have given Sheffield the best record of all the core cities on delivering apprenticeships; |
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(26) |
notes that since the reductions in Government funding started, the Council has saved £4.6 million in senior management posts above £50,000 and savings are continued to be made in areas that minimise the impact on front line services, such as the recent re-negotiation of the Capita contract; |
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(27) |
welcomes the action taken by the present Administration to ensure the introduction of the Living Wage for all Council staff and the progress that has been made in ensuring that Council contractors pay the Living Wage and believes it should be a priority to work across the city with partners over the next year to ensure that substantive action is taken to encourage and support more employers throughout the city in the public, private and voluntary sector to pay the Living Wage; |
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(28) |
notes that as a result of budget cuts there could be up to 200 Council posts affected during the financial year 2015/16, including job roles that could be lost through voluntary severance or voluntary early retirement, as well as any vacancies that have not been filled; |
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(29) |
expresses sincere and heartfelt sympathy to those members of staff who are losing their jobs through compulsory redundancy and regrets that the Government’s cuts agenda has made compulsory redundancies unavoidable; |
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(30) |
places on record its thanks for the unfaltering commitment and dedication of staff who continue to serve the Council in these incredibly difficult times, which year on year leads to uncertainty about their own futures and that of their colleagues, many of whom are left to pick up an increased workload as a result of the cuts to staff numbers; |
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(31) |
accordingly instructs the Interim Executive Director, Resources to implement the City Council’s Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015/2016 in accordance with the details set out in the reports on the Revenue Budget and Capital Programme now submitted; |
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(32) |
notes those specific projects included in the years 2014/15 to 2019/20 Capital Programmes at Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme, with block allocations being included within the Programme for noting at this stage and detailed proposals will be brought back for separate Member approval as part of the monthly monitoring procedures; |
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(33) |
notes the proposed Capital Programme for the 5 years to 2019/20 as per Appendix 9 of the report on the Capital Programme; |
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(34) |
approves the Corporate Resource Pool (CRP) policy outlined in Appendix 4 of the report on the Capital Programme such that the commitment from the CRP is limited to one year and no CRP supported schemes are approved beyond 2015-16 unless explicitly stated, and if substantial capital receipts are realised within 2014-15 or 2015-16, a further report will be brought to Members as part of the monthly approval process; |
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(35) |
after noting the joint report of the Chief Executive and the Interim Executive Director, Resources now submitted on the Revenue Budget 2015/16, approves and adopts a net Revenue Budget for 2015/16 amounting to £424.060m, as set out in Appendix 3 of that report, as follows:- |
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Appendix 3 |
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Summary Revenue Budget |
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Original |
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Original |
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Budget |
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Budget |
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2014/15 |
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2015/16 |
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£000 |
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£000 |
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Portfolio budgets: |
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70,624 |
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Children Young People and Families |
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65,980 |
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156,726 |
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Communities |
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156,215 |
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130,983 |
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Place |
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126,520 |
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2,358 |
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Policy Performance and Communications |
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2,292 |
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55,541 |
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Resources |
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54,135 |
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416,232 |
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405,142 |
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Corporate Budgets: |
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Specific Grants |
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-1,968 |
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Council Tax Freeze Grant for 2014/15 |
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0 |
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-12,399 |
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NHS Funding |
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-12,399 |
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-71,116 |
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PFI Grant |
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-73,442 |
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-6,397 |
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New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
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-7,738 |
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-1,079 |
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Business Rates Transitional Grant |
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-1,916 |
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0 |
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Small Business Rates Relief |
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-2,500 |
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0 |
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Empty New Build Relief (ENBR) |
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-100 |
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0 |
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Retail Relief (RR) |
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-500 |
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0 |
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Local Support Services Grant |
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-53 |
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0 |
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Independent Living Fund |
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-2,216 |
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Corporate Items |
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11,200 |
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Redundancy Provision |
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8,200 |
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9,750 |
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Pension Costs |
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-17,289 |
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500 |
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Council Tax Hardship Fund |
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600 |
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-250 |
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Improved debt collection |
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0 |
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5,036 |
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New Homes Bonus (LGF) |
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6,391 |
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0 |
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Public Health Savings / re-investments* |
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-2,000 |
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3,716 |
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Contingency - Adults Social Care Pressures |
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3,000 |
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24,747 |
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Schools and Howden PFI |
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24,913 |
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-1,300 |
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Enhancements |
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0 |
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400 |
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Infrastructure Investment in NRQ / St Pauls Place |
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1,400 |
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82 |
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Payment to Parish Councils |
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34 |
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0 |
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ICT Refresh |
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300 |
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0 |
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CAPITA Contract Savings |
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-1,783 |
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2,874 |
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Other |
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2,727 |
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37,282 |
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Capital Financing costs |
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37,184 |
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28,117 |
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MSF capital financing costs |
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28,073 |
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5,821 |
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Contribution to Reserves < |
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Supporting documents:
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Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2015-16 Cabinet Minute, item 6.
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Revenue Budget, item 6.
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Capital Programme, item 6.
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