Agenda item

Appendix 11(d) is exempt from publication because it contains information of the kind described in paragraphs 14 and 21 of parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972

RESOLVED that having taken account of the comments of the Corporate Director Resources in respect of the robustness of the budget and the adequacy of reserves as required under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003, and having considered the responses received to the Budget Consultation Council be recommended to:

1.0       Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets including all proposals and increasing the Council Tax by 5.0% as set out in this report and that the Council resolve the following terms.

2.0       Note that at its meeting on 14 December 2017 the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2018/19 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)         143,453 being the amount calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, as its Council Tax base for the year.

b)         Lisvane                       2,350

          Pentyrch                     3,263

          Radyr                          3,709

          St. Fagans                  1,311

          Old St. Mellons           1,543

          Tongwynlais               823

being the amounts calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which special items relate.

2.1       Agree that the following amounts be now calculated by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff for the year 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)        Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) (including Community Council precepts totalling £366,815).                                 £1,007,699,815

b)         Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c).

£401,119,579

c)         Amount by which the aggregate at 2.1(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2.1(b) above calculated in accordance with Section 32(4) as the budget requirement for the year.             £606,580,236

d)         Aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its Council Fund in respect of Revenue Support Grant, its council tax reduction scheme, redistributed Non-Domestic Rates.

£440,946,781

e)         The amount at 2.1(c) above less the amount at 2.1(d) (net of the amount for discretionary relief of £350,000), all divided by the amount at 2.0(a) above, calculated in accordance with Section 33(1) as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year.                                                                 

£1,157.06

f)          Aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1).                                

£366,815

g)         Amount at 2.1(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2.1(f) above by the amount at 2.0(a) above, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special items relate.                

£1,154.50

h)         The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.1(g) above the amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned below, divided in each case by the amount at 2.0(b) above, calculated in accordance with Section 34(3) as the basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which special items relate.

i)          The amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.1(g) and 2.1(h) above by the number which in the proportion set out in the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003 is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D calculated in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

2.2       Note that for the year 2018/19, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each of the categories of dwelling shown below:-

VALUATION BANDS

2.3       Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.1(i) and 2.2 above, the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2018/19 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

Part of Council's Area

VALUATION BANDS

2.4         Authorise the Corporate Director Resources to make payments under Section 38 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 from the Council Fund by equal instalments on the last working day of each month from April 2018 to March 2019 in respect of the precept levied by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in the sum of £33,499,401.

2.5       Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to the said Council Tax.

2.6       Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to precepts for Port Health Expenses for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 namely

2.7       Agree that notices of the making of the said Council Taxes signed by the Chief Executive be given by advertisement in the local press under Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

3.0       Approve the Prudential Indictors for 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21 delegating to the Section 151 Officer the authority to effect movement between the limits for borrowing and long term liabilities within the limit for any year.

4.0       Approve the Treasury Management Strategy for 2018/19 in accordance with the Local Government Act 2013 and the Local Authority (Capital Finance & Accountancy) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and subsequent amendments.

5.0       Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2018/19.

6.0       Authorise the Section 151 Officer to raise such funds as may be required to finance capital expenditure by temporary or long term borrowing within the limits outlined in the strategy above and to bring forward or delay schemes within the Capital Programme.

7.0       Maintain the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in the report.

8.0       Delegate authority to the Director of Education & Lifelong Learning, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Education, Employment & Skills and Finance, Modernisation & Performance, the Corporate Director Resources and Director of Governance & Legal Services, to determine all aspects of the procurement process, including, for the avoidance of doubt, development of all procurement documentation and selection and award criteria, commencement of procurement through to award of contracts, for specific 21^st Century Schools Band B proposals in line with the thresholds set out in this report.

RESOLVED:  that having taken account of the comments of the Section 151 Officer in respect of the budget and the adequacy of reserves as required under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003 and having considered the responses to the Budget Consultation is recommended to:

9.0       the changes to fees and charges as set out in Appendix 11(a), 11(c) & 11(d) to this report be approved.

10.0     Authority be delegated to the appropriate Director in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, S151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance to amend or introduce new fees and charges during the year.

11.0     that the rents of all Housing Revenue Account dwellings (including hostels and garages) be increased having taken account of WG guidance.

12.0     all service charges and the management fee for leaseholders as set out in Appendix 11(b).

13.0     all Housing Revenue Account rent increases take effect from 2 April 2018.

14.0     the work undertaken to raise awareness of the financial resilience of the Council be recognised and the steps taken within the budget to improve this position be approved.

15.0     the financial challenges facing the Council as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan be recognised and note the opportunities for savings over the medium term.

Appendix 11(d) is exempt from publication because it contains information of the kind described in paragraphs 14 and 21 of parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972

Cllr Bradbury declared a personal interest in this item as he is a member of the Ely and Caerau Sports Trust.

The Cabinet considered the budget proposals for 2018/19 prior to recommending them to full Council.

RESOLVED that having taken account of the comments of the Corporate Director Resources in respect of the robustness of the budget and the adequacy of reserves as required under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003, and having considered the responses received to the Budget Consultation Council be recommended to:

1.0      Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets including all proposals and increasing the Council Tax by 5.0% as set out in this report and that the Council resolve the following terms.

2.0      Note that at its meeting on 14 December 2017 the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2018/19 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)        143,453 being the amount calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, as its Council Tax base for the year.

b)        Lisvane                     2,350

          Pentyrch                   3,263

          Radyr                         3,709

          St. Fagans                1,311

          Old St. Mellons        1,543

          Tongwynlais             823

being the amounts calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which special items relate.

2.1      Agree that the following amounts be now calculated by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff for the year 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)        Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) (including Community Council precepts totalling £366,815).                                 £1,007,699,815

b)        Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c).

£401,119,579

c)         Amount by which the aggregate at 2.1(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2.1(b) above calculated in accordance with Section 32(4) as the budget requirement for the year.             £606,580,236

d)        Aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its Council Fund in respect of Revenue Support Grant, its council tax reduction scheme, redistributed Non-Domestic Rates.

£440,946,781

e)        The amount at 2.1(c) above less the amount at 2.1(d) (net of the amount for discretionary relief of £350,000), all divided by the amount at 2.0(a) above, calculated in accordance with Section 33(1) as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year.                            

£1,157.06

f)          Aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1).                     

£366,815

g)        Amount at 2.1(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2.1(f) above by the amount at 2.0(a) above, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special items relate.                                                                                                                               

£1,154.50

h)        The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.1(g) above the amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned below, divided in each case by the amount at 2.0(b) above, calculated in accordance with Section 34(3) as the basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which special items relate.

i)          The amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.1(g) and 2.1(h) above by the number which in the proportion set out in the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003 is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D calculated in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

2.2      Note that for the year 2018/19, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each of the categories of dwelling shown below:-

VALUATION BANDS

2.3       Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.1(i) and 2.2 above, the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2018/19 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

Part of Council's Area

VALUATION BANDS

2.4         Authorise the Corporate Director Resources to make payments under Section 38 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 from the Council Fund by equal instalments on the last working day of each month from April 2018 to March 2019 in respect of the precept levied by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in the sum of £33,499,401.

2.5      Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to the said Council Tax.

2.6      Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to precepts for Port Health Expenses for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 namely

2.7      Agree that notices of the making of the said Council Taxes signed by the Chief Executive be given by advertisement in the local press under Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

3.0      Approve the Prudential Indictors for 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21 delegating to the Section 151 Officer the authority to effect movement between the limits for borrowing and long term liabilities within the limit for any year.

4.0      Approve the Treasury Management Strategy for 2018/19 in accordance with the Local Government Act 2013 and the Local Authority (Capital Finance & Accountancy) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and subsequent amendments.

5.0      Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2018/19.

6.0      Authorise the Section 151 Officer to raise such funds as may be required to finance capital expenditure by temporary or long term borrowing within the limits outlined in the strategy above and to bring forward or delay schemes within the Capital Programme.

7.0      Maintain the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in the report.

8.0      Delegate authority to the Director of Education & Lifelong Learning, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Education, Employment & Skills and Finance, Modernisation & Performance, the Corporate Director Resources and Director of Governance & Legal Services, to determine all aspects of the procurement process, including, for the avoidance of doubt, development of all procurement documentation and selection and award criteria, commencement of procurement through to award of contracts, for specific 21^st Century Schools Band B proposals in line with the thresholds set out in this report.

RESOLVED:  that having taken account of the comments of the Section 151 Officer in respect of the budget and the adequacy of reserves as required under Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003 and having considered the responses to the Budget Consultation is recommended to:

9.0      the changes to fees and charges as set out in Appendix 11(a), 11(c) & 11(d) to this report be approved.

10.0    Authority be delegated to the appropriate Director in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, S151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance to amend or introduce new fees and charges during the year.

11.0    that the rents of all Housing Revenue Account dwellings (including hostels and garages) be increased having taken account of WG guidance.

12.0    all service charges and the management fee for leaseholders as set out in Appendix 11(b).

13.0    all Housing Revenue Account rent increases take effect from 2 April 2018.

14.0    the work undertaken to raise awareness of the financial resilience of the Council be recognised and the steps taken within the budget to improve this position be approved.

15.0    the financial challenges facing the Council as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan be recognised and note the opportunities for savings over the medium term.