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The Chairman drew Members’ attention to a revised report and appendices which had been circulated prior to the meeting.  The Interim Section 151 Officer advised that the columns labels for the table at paragraph 3.5 of the revised report should read A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H.  This was noted.

The Chairman informed the Council that in accordance with Procedure Rule 13 (5) this decision required a recorded vote.  He then put the recommendations as set out in the revised report to the Council and the voting was as follows:

For the recommendations:

Councillors E L Bamford, M G Bassenger, B S Beale, V J Bell, R G Boyce, Mrs P A Channer, R P F Dewick, M R Edwards, J L Fleming, A S Fluker, B E Harker, M S Heard, M W Helm, A J Hull, K W Jarvis, J V Keyes, K M H Lagan, C Mayes, C P Morley, S P Nunn, Mrs N G F Shaughnessy, R H Siddall, N Skeens, W Stamp, J Stilts, C Swain, Mrs M E Thompson and Miss S White.

Against the recommendations:

Councillor C Morris.

RESOLVED

(i)              that Maldon District Council’s Council Tax Requirement for 2020 / 21 is set at £5,078,378;

(ii)            that the Maldon District Council’s Band D Council Tax (excluding Parish precepts) is set at £202.40, reflecting an increase of £5.00, all other bands being determined in accordance with the relevant Sections of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended;

(iii)          that the precept demands and level of Band D Council Tax of the Essex County Council, the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority for both Police and Fire, and the various Parish Councils within the District be determined as set out in the report, all other bands being determined in accordance with the relevant Sections of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended;

(iv)           that the Council agrees the following:

1.       That it be noted that at its meeting on 19 December 2019 the Council calculated its Council Tax Base for the year 2020/21:

(a)     for the whole district as 25,090.8 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (the Act), as amended by the Localism Act 2011; and

(b)    for dwellings in those parts of its district to which a Parish precept relates as listed below:

2.       Calculate that the Council Tax Requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2020/21 (excluding Parish precepts) is  ...  view the full minutes text for item 766