Agenda and minutes

Council - Monday 25 February 2019 4.00 pm

Venue: Upper Guildhall, High Street, Andover, Hampshire SP10 1NT

Contact: Caroline Lovelock - 01264 368014  Email: clovelock@testvalley.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

275.

Prayers

Minutes:

Prayers were led by Reverend Jill Bentall.

276.

Apologies

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the apologies of Councillors Bailey, Boulton, Brook, Bundy, Busk, Collier, Denny, C Dowden, Finlay, Hawke, Hope, Johnston, Lashbrook, Neal, Page, Richards, Stallard and Tupper, be noted.

277.

Minutes

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the minutes of the meetings of the Council held on 23 January and 13 February 2019 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

278.

Mayor's Announcements

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor highlighted a couple of forthcoming events:

 

·  Sunday 24 March 2019 - Sparkling Tea and concert at Houghton Lodge Gardens – sold out

·  Saturday 4 May 2019 - Mayor’s Ball at the Army Flying Museum.

279.

Committee Reports pdf icon PDF 115 KB

To receive and, where necessary, adopt reports of Committees

Minutes:

279.1

Minutes of Meetings

 

 

Resolved:

 

That the minutes of the following Committees and Cabinet meetings be received.

 

 

279.1.1

Southern Area Planning Committee – 8 January 2019

 

 

279.1.2

Cabinet – 16 January 2019

 

 

279.1.3

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 21 January 2019

 

 

279.1.4

Northern Area Planning Committee – 24 January 2019

 

 

279.1.5

Southern Area Planning Committee – 29 January 2019

 

 

279.1.6

Cabinet – 13 February 2019

 

 

279.1.7

Northern Area Planning Committee – 14 February 2019

 

 

279.1.8

Southern Area Planning Committee – 19 February 2019

 

 

279.1.9

Overview & Scrutiny Committee – 20 February 2019

 

 

279.2

To adopt recommendations from the following:

 

 

279.2.1

Cabinet – 13 February 2019

 

 

279.2.1.1

Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy 2019/20

 

 

 

Resolved:

 

1.  That the Treasury Management Strategy Statement and the Annual Investment Strategy for 2019/20 as set out in the report be approved.

2.  That the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policy be approved.

3.  That the Prudential Indicators as set out in Annex 1 to the report be approved.

 

 

279.2.1.2

Revenue Budget and Council Tax Proposals 2019/20

 

 

 

The Economic Portfolio Holder introduced the item by delivering his annual budget speech.  Following the introduction by Government of a new law in 2014 relating to certain budget decisions, the council was now required to take a recorded vote on both this item and item 8, To adopt a resolution relating to the Council Tax for 2019/20.

 

 

 

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services took the vote.  Members voted as follows;

 

 

 

For

Against

Abstained

Adams King

 

 

Andersen

 

 

Baverstock

 

 

Brooks

 

 

Budzynski

 

 

Carr

 

 

Cockaday

 

 

Cooper

 

 

Cosier

 

 

A Dowden

 

 

Drew

 

 

Flood

 

 

Giddings

 

 

Hamilton

 

 

Hatley

 

 

Hibberd

 

 

Hurst

 

 

Jeffrey

 

 

Lovell

 

 

Mutton

 

 

North

 

 

Preston

 

 

Thom

 

 

Ward

 

 

TOTAL 24

TOTAL 0

TOTAL 0

 

 

Resolved:

 

1.  That the Revised Forecast for 2018/19 as set out in Column 3 of Annex 1 be approved.

2.  That a transfer of £500,000 to the Asset Management Plan in 2018/19 be approved as detailed in paragraph 3.5.

3.  That the Savings Options, Income Generation Proposals and Revenue Pressures as set out in Annexes 2 - 4 be approved.

4.  That subject to recommendation 3 above and taking due regard of the Head of Finance’s comments in Annex 8, the budget for 2019/20 as set out in Column 6 of Annex 1 be approved.

5.  That subject to recommendations 3 and 4 above, the revenue estimates for each Service contained in Annex 7 be approved.

6.  That a Council Tax Requirement for 2019/20 of £8,868,722 be approved.

7.  That a Special Expenses Levy of £346,804 be made in respect of the area of Andover to cover the cost of providing burial grounds, public halls, sports grounds and playgrounds.

8.  That a general precept of £6,924,282 be levied for the year 2019/20.

9.  That the Medium Term Forecast contained in Annex 6 be noted.

10.  That a Band D Council Tax excluding Parishes and Special Expenses of £141.41 in 2019/20 be approved – a freeze at 2018/19 levels.

11.  That a draw from the Collection Fund Equalisation Reserve of £61,200 in 2019/20  ...  view the full minutes text for item 279.

280.

To adopt a resolution relating to the Council Tax for 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 307 KB

A copy of the recommendation will be circulated at the meeting as the Council is waiting for confirmation of the latest precept figure.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor reminded members that a recorded vote was required on this item.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services took the vote.  Members voted as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstained

Adams King

 

 

Andersen

 

 

Baverstock

 

 

Brooks

 

 

Budzynski

 

 

Carr

 

 

Cockaday

 

 

Cooper

 

 

Cosier

 

 

A Dowden

 

 

Drew

 

 

Flood

 

 

Giddings

 

 

Hamilton

 

 

Hatley

 

 

Hibberd

 

 

Hurst

 

 

Jeffrey

 

 

Lovell

 

 

Mutton

 

 

North

 

 

Preston

 

 

Thom

 

 

Ward

 

 

TOTAL 24

TOTAL 0

TOTAL 0

 

Resolved:

 

1.  That approval is noted of the revised revenue forecast for the year 2018/2019 and the revenue estimates for the year 2019/2020, together with the revised capital programme for the year 2018/2019 and the capital programme for the year 2019/2020.

 

2.  That for the purposes of Section 35(2)(d) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended (the Act), the sum of £346,804, being the aggregate sum of expenses in relation to public halls, burial grounds, sports grounds and playgrounds incurred by the Council in performing in the parish of Andover the functions not performed by the Town Council, shall be treated as Special Expenses and any expenditure other than the £346,804 herein specified shall be treated as general expenses.  This equates to an amount of £21.75 per Band D Council Tax.

 

3.  That it be noted that the Acting Head of Revenues (Local Taxation), in consultation with the Head of Finance, calculated the Council Tax Base for 2019/2020 for the whole Borough area as 48,966 (Item T in the formula in Section 33(1) of the Act) and, in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates, as per the table below:

 

Parish of

 Tax Base

Parish of

Tax Base

 Abbotts Ann

636

 Lockerley

363

 Ampfield

884

 Longparish

343

 Amport

556

 Longstock

217

 Andover Town

15,945

 Melchet Park & Plaitford

130

 Appleshaw

273

 Michelmersh & Timsbury

444

 Ashley

36

 Monxton

132

 Awbridge

358

 Mottisfont

145

 Barton Stacey

393

 Nether Wallop

396

 Bossington

22

 North Baddesley

2,511

 Braishfield

343

 Nursling & Rownhams

2,229

 Broughton

552

 Over Wallop

765

 Bullington

60

 Penton Grafton

351

 Charlton

805

 Penton Mewsey

176

 Chilbolton

535

 Quarley

78

 Chilworth

669

 Romsey Extra

2,101

 East Dean

95

 Romsey Town

5,711

 East Tytherley

91

 Sherfield English

333

 Enham Alamein

268

 Shipton Bellinger

502

 Faccombe

46

 Smannell

150

 Fyfield

135

 Stockbridge

334

 Goodworth Clatford

402

 Tangley

296

 Grateley

253

 Thruxton

293

 Houghton

217

 Upper Clatford

653

 Hurstbourne Tarrant

382

 Valley Park

3,016

 Kimpton

172

 Vernham Dean

284

 King's Somborne

705

 Wellow

1,500

 Leckford

58

 West Tytherley, Frenchmoor & Buckholt

304

 Linkenholt

26

 Wherwell

251

 Little Somborne

41

  Total  48,966

 

4.  That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2019/2020 in accordance with Sections 32 to 34 and 36 of the Act and subsequent regulations:

 

4(a)  £106,683,142  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish/Town Councils.

 

4(b)  £97,814,420  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3) of the Act.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 280.

281.

Pay Policy Statement 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 125 KB

To approve the Pay Policy Statement for 2019/20 which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Leader which gave details of the Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2019/20.  Section 38 (1) of the Localism Act 2011, required English and Welsh local authorities to produce and publish a pay policy statement for each financial year.

 

The Pay Policy Statement assembled the required statutory information from the Council’s existing policies and presents them as a single document to meet the requirements of the Localism Act.

 

Resolved:

That the Pay Policy Statement annexed to the report be approved.