Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor P R Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance

The decision requested is part of the Budget and Policy Framework and thus can only be made by Council.

Councillor P Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council, introduced the report which set out the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, which required the billing authority to calculate a Council Tax requirement for the year. The approved demand on the Collection Fund in respect of this Council was one of £7,558,732. In order to calculate the Council Tax requirement for the area at the relevant bands, the demands of the County Council, Police Authority, Fire Authority, and parish councils also needed to be taken into account, and the relevant precept demands had all now been received.

Councillor P Kerry and Councillor N Barker moved and seconded the recommendations in the report.

The Motion was put to the vote and agreed.

For: 27

Councillors N Barker, J Barry, G Baxter, R Beech, J Birkin, D Cheetham, K Clegg, A Cooper, S Cornwell, M Durrant, C Gare, K Gillott, D Hancock, L Hartshorne, D Higgon, P Kerry, C Lacey, T Lacey, F Petersen, S Pickering, K Rouse, D Skinner, Caroline Smith, Christine Smith, M Smith, L Stone, P Windley

Against: 3

Councillors M Roe, R Shipman, J Stokes

Abstain: 11

Councillors F Adlington-Stringer, N Baker, S Clough, C Cupit, A Dale, P Jones, W Jones, H Liggett, S Reed, C Renwick, R Welton

RESOLVED – That Council:-

(1)         Formally approves the Council Tax for the Financial Year 2026/27 as set out in the report. 

(2)         Delegates authority to the Director of Finance & Resources (S151 Officer) to amend the tables at 2.4 and 2.5 in respect of the precept amounts for the Fire and Rescue Service, should they change following the outcome of the Fire and Rescue Authority Meeting on 24 February 2026.