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Issue - meetings

Setting the Council Tax for Financial year 2020/21

Meeting: 26/02/2020 - Council Functions Committee (Item 8)

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In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote will be taken for this item.

 

Minutes:

 

The committee received a report of the Interim Director of Finance (Shared Services) consolidating the decisions of Watford Borough Council and the two precepting bodies to give the overall council tax for residents of Watford for 2020/21.

 

The Interim Head of Finance introduced the report and explained that the Council Tax setting was a procedural decision.  He explained that Watford Borough Council set its Council Tax at the 28 January 2020 Council meeting, Hertfordshire County Council set its Council Tax at their Council meeting on 25 February 2020 and the Police and Crime Commissioner set his Council Tax at the Panel meeting on 6 February 2020.

 

The Interim Head of Finance informed members that Watford Borough Council collected monies on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner.

 

The Chair advised that the committee was to agree the overall Council Tax; which was based on the decisions made at the meetings as described.

 

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote was taken.

 

Those voting in favour of the resolution:

Councillors Walford, Johnson, Dychton, Parker, Shah and Watkin

 

There were no votes against the resolution or any abstentions.

 

The resolution was carried by 6 votes to 0.

 

RESOLVED –

 

that the committee formally sets the total Council Tax for Watford Borough Council, which includes the precepts for Hertfordshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire, as set out in the report.

 


 

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