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Report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets

Appendix 2 Council Tax Resolution TO FOLLOW

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets introduced her final report of the day, saying that having approved the most ambitious budget ever, Members now needed to approve the council tax resolution to support it.  She reminded everyone that CBC receives  just 11% of council tax, with the rest going to the county and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s office.  She said CBC does a great deal of good work with its share, from maintaining the town’s green flag parks to keeping the night time economy safe. 

The Cabinet Member for Major Development and Housing Delivery seconded the council tax resolution.

A Member agreed that CBC faces many challenges and makes excellent use of its tiny slice of council tax, in its parks and gardens and waste and recycling, as well as its No Child Left Behind agenda  The county has a larger responsibility for social care and highways, but has been letting the town and the county down, leaving a lot of gaps to fill.  He hoped that residents would bear this in mind when seeing a very small increase in council tax leaving their bank accounts each month.

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the formal Council Tax resolution at Appendix 2 is approved and the commentary in respect of the increase in Council Tax at Paragraph 6 of Appendix 2 is noted.

For:  Allen, Andrews, Atherstone, Baker, Barnes, Barrel, Boyes, Chandler, Chelin, Clucas, Collins, Davies, Day, Garcia Clamp, Harvey, Hay, Holliday, Horwood, Jeffries, Joy, Lewis, Lynch, Mutton, Oliver, Orme, Pemberton, Pineger, Sankey, Smith, Steinhardt, Tailford, Tooke, Williams

Against:  None

Abstentions:  None