Agenda item

a)     Revenue Budget 2016/17

 

To submit the report of the Interim Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

 

b)      Capital Programme

 

To submit the report of the Interim Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

 

c)      Treasury Management Strategy Statement

 

To submit the report of the Interim Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

 

ch)   Council Tax Setting

 

To submit the report of the Interim Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

 

d)      Amendments to the Budget

 

To submit any amendments to the Budget of which notice has been received under Paragraph 4.3.2.2.11 of the Constitution.

 

(Note: All the above papers need to be considered as a single package).

The Portfolio Holder (Finance) presented the Executive’s proposals for the Revenue and

Capital budgets 2016/17, Treasury Management Strategy Statement and setting the Council Tax as 5 (a) to (ch)within the Agenda. He wished to thank the Senior Leadership

Team, Head of Function (Resources)/Section 151Officer and his staff for their work in preparing the budget.  He also thanked the Shadow Portfolio Holder, Councillor Llinos M.

Huws for her attendanceat numerous meetings in respect of setting the budget for 2016/17 together with the work undertaken by the Corporate Scrutiny Committee and all Elected Members at numerous seminars and meetings which have taken place.

 

He reported that due to the savings achieved ithas been possible toincrease the budget of important services which are under pressure. The Children’s Services budget for2016/17

is to be increased by £500k to reflect the increasing demands on the service. That the budget for2016/17 of Adults Services be increased by around £300k and £400k of reserves have been utilised toincrease the delegated school’s budget for2016/17.

 

Due to comments during the public consultation process and scrutiny committee deliberations, it has been possible to bring the increase tothe Council Tax to 3.5% instead of4.5% originally proposed. The Portfolio Holder considered that the increase compares well with other local authorities in North Wales.  He welcomed the success of the Councils schools modernisation programme and Extra Care facility in Llangefni. With the addition of over £1m to the financial reserves of the authority last year, he considered that the Council is in a robust position for the future.  However, the Portfolio Holder (Finance) said the 2017/18 budget for the Council will continue to bechallenging and services will have to be transformed andthe Smarter Working project needs to be completed.

 

The Shadow Portfolio Holder for Finance, Councillor Llinos M. Huws also wished tothank the Officers of the Finance Department for their work in preparing the budget.  However, she stated that she was concerned that the Council Tax is increased by 3.5%.  Councillor Huws said that she would be abstaining from voting due to the local government settlement cutof 2% for the 2016/17 budget by the Welsh Government.  She stated that she had profound concerns that the Authority will face further cuts to its budget again next year.

 

The Vice-Chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee in the absence of the Chair also wished to thank the Officers and all Members for their work in preparing for the budget 2016/17.

 

Members of the Opposition Group considered that the increase inthe Council Tax will  affect young families with children and the elderly.  Concerns raised with regard to the condition ofschools i.e. roofs leaking, toilets in dire state and windows in need ofreplacing.

 

Following consideration of the papers as a single package and the observations made at today’s meeting, a vote was taken on the final budget proposed bythe Executive for 2016/17. The vote was as follows :-

 

For the budget proposals as presented :	14
Against the budget proposals :	1
Abstained :	11

 

Following the subsequent vote it was RESOLVED :-

 

•    To accept the budgetproposals as presented for 2016/17;

•    To accept the draft Council Tax Resolution as (ch)in the Agenda :-

 

1.   RESOLVED

 

(a)         Pursuant to the recommendations of the Executive, to adopt the Medium Term Financial Plan at Section 12 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2016/17 Budget, as a Budget Strategy within the meaning given by the Constitution, and to affirm that it becomes part of the budget framework with the exception of figures described as current.

 

(b)         Pursuant to the recommendations of the Executive, to adopt a revenue budget for 2016/17 as shown at Appendix 5 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2016/17 Budget.

 

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(c)         Pursuant to the recommendations of the Executive, to adopt a capital budget as shown in the Capital Bids 2016/17 report.

 

(ch) To delegate to the Head of Function (Resources) the power to make adjustments between headings in Appendix 5 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2016/17 Budget in order to give effect to the Council’s decisions.

 

(d)         To delegate to the Executive Committee,for the financial year 2016/17, the powers to transfer budgets between headings as follows:-

 

(i)          unlimited powers to spend each budget heading in Appendix 5 Medium Term Financial Plan and 2016/17 Budget against the name of each service, on the service to which it relates;

 

(ii)         powers to approve the use of service and earmarked reserves to fund one-off spending proposals that contribute to the delivery of the Council’s objectives and improve services;

 

(iii)       powers to vire from new or increased sources of income.

 

(dd) To delegate to the Executive Committee, in respect of the financial year 2016/17 and on the advice of the Head of Function (Resources), the power to release up to £500k from general balances to deal with priorities arising during the year.

 

(e)       To delegate to the Executive Committee in respect of the period to 31 March 2017, the following powers:-

 

(i)          powers to make new commitments from future years’ revenue budgets up to amount identified under New Priorities in the Medium Term Financial Plan;

 

(ii)      the power and the duty to make plans for achievement of revenue budget savings implied by the Medium Term Financial Plan;

 

(iii)     powers to transfer budgets between capital projects in the Capital Bids 2016/17 report and to commit resources in following years and consistent with the budget framework.

 

(f)     To set and approve the prudential and treasury indicators which are estimates and limits for 2016/17 and onwards as shown in the report on Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2016/17.

 

(ff)  To approve the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2016/17.

 

(g)         To confirm that items 1(b) to (ff) become part of the budget framework.

 

2.     RESOLVED to adopt and affirm for the purposes of the financial year 2016/17 the decision of theCounty Council on 10 March 1998 to set the discount level applicable to the prescribed Class A and prescribed Class B of dwellings under Section 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended),as described by the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 1998, as follows:-

 

Prescribed Class A       Nil Discount Prescribed Class B       Nil Discount

 

3.     RESOLVED to adopt and affirm for the purposes of the financial year 2016/17 the decision of theCounty Council on 6 March 2007 to set the discount level applicable to the prescribed Class C of dwellings under Section 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended), as described by the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) and Council Tax (Prescribed  Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 as follows:-

 

Prescribed Class C          Nil Discount

 

4.     That it be noted that at its meetingon 28 February 1996 the Council resolved not to treat any expenses incurred by the Council in part of its area or in meeting any levy or special levy as special expenses and that the resolutions remain in force until expressly rescinded.

 

5.   That it is noted that a resolution of the Executive on 30 November 2015 approved the amount calculated by the Isle of Anglesey County Council for its council tax base for 2016/17 and to further note that the full Council in its meeting on the 9 December 2015 approved that the local Council Tax Reduction Scheme will continue unchanged for 2016/17.

 

6.     At its meeting on 30 November 2015, the Executive, in accordance with the Local GovernmentFinance Act 1992 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base)(Wales) Regulations 1995 (SI19956/2561) as amended by SI1999/2935 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) and Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings)(Wales) Amendment) Regulations 2004, resolved to approve the amounts calculated by the Isle of Anglesey County Council as its tax base and for the parts of the area, for the year 2016/17, as follows:-

 

a)          30,250.23 being the amount approved by the Executive as the Isle of Anglesey County Council’s council tax base for the year.

 

b)         The parts of the Council’s area, being the amounts calculated by the Executive as the amounts of the Isle of Anglesey County Council’s council tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate,are as follows:-

 

Amlwch	1,464.36
Beaumaris	1,036.95
Holyhead	3,798.84
Llangefni	1,894.81
Menai Bridge	1,394.41
Llanddaniel-fab	370.17
Llanddona	359.12
Cwm Cadnant	1,124.64
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll	1,314.95
Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog	670.81
Bodorgan	436.68
Llangoed	627.71
Llangristiolus & Cerrig Ceinwen	600.12
Llanidan	397.94
Rhosyr	983.39
Penmynydd	234.82
Pentraeth	554.26
Moelfre	602.76
Llanbadrig	651.90
Llanddyfnan	486.52
Llaneilian	543.19
Llannerch-y-medd	500.27
Llaneugrad	178.60
Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf	1,745.30
Cylch y Garn	400.92
Mechell	526.01
Rhos-y-bol	460.39
Aberffraw	292.06
Bodedern	415.17
Bodffordd	416.68
Trearddur	1,222.42
Tref Alaw	248.22
Llanfachraeth	224.69
Llanfaelog	1,218.82
Llanfaethlu	280.72

 

Llanfair-yn-Neubwll	562.14
Valley	961.23
Bryngwran	355.40
Rhoscolyn	337.72
Trewalchmai	355.12

 

7.   That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2016/17, in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a)     £183,047,719 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) of the Act.

 

b)     £ 57,830,947 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set outin Section 32(3)(a) and (c) of the Act.

 

c)     £125, 216,772 being the amount by which the aggregate at 7(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 7(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budgetrequirement for the year.

 

ch) £91,928,047 being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for   the year into its council fund in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates, revenue support grant andspecific grant, reduced by any amount calculated in accordance with Section 33(3) of the   Act.

 

d)    £1,100.44  being the amount at 7(c) above less the amount at 7(ch) above, all divided by the amount at 6(a) above, calculated by the Executive, in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as thebasic amount of its council tax for the year.

 

dd) £1,179,318 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

 

e)   £1,061.46 being the amount at 7(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 7(dd) above by the amount at 6(a) above, calculated by the Executive, in accordance with Section 34(2) ofthe Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.

 

f)	Part of the Council's area		D
	Amlwch	£	1,122.31
	Beaumaris	£	1,087.83
	Holyhead	£	1,161.86
	Llangefni	£	1,132.46
	Menai Bridge	£	1,126.72
	Llanddaniel-fab	£	1,082.13
	Llanddona	£	1,075.80
	Cwm Cadnant	£	1,089.47
	Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll	£	1,091.12
	Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog	£	1,086.06
	Bodorgan	£	1,079.78
	Llangoed	£	1,077.09
	Llangristiolus & Cerrig Ceinwen	£	1,070.62
	Llanidan	£	1,082.68
	Rhosyr	£	1,081.29
	Penmynydd	£	1,075.51
	Pentraeth	£	1,088.52
	Moelfre	£	1,080.46
	Llanbadrig	£	1,099.81

 

 

f)                Part of the Council's area

 

		D
Llanddyfnan	£	1,075.60
Llaneilian	£	1,082.16
Llannerch-y-medd	£	1,082.26
Llaneugrad	£	1,083.86
Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf	£	1,089.96
Cylch y Garn	£	1,076.43
Mechell	£	1,077.60
Rhos-y-bol	£	1,074.49
Aberffraw	£	1,085.43
Bodedern	£	1,080.73
Bodffordd	£	1,076.94
Trearddur	£	1,086.91
Tref Alaw	£	1,080.80
Llanfachraeth	£	1,079.59
Llanfaelog	£	1,081.97
Llanfaethlu	£	1,081.94
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll	£	1,079.43
Valley	£	1,089.43
Bryngwran	£	1,087.35
Rhoscolyn	£	1,068.86
Trewalchmai	£	1,079.76

 

being the amount given by adding to the amount at 7(e) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 7(b) above, calculated by the Executive in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its council tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one of more special items relate.

 

ff)	Part of the Council's Area		A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
	Amlwch	£	748.21	872.91	997.61	1,122.31	1,371.71	1,621.11	1,870.52	2,244.62	2,618.72
	Beaumaris	£	725.22	846.09	966.96	1,087.83	1,329.57	1,571.31	1,813.05	2,175.66	2,538.27
	Holyhead	£	774.57	903.67	1,032.766	1,161.86	1,420.05	1,678.24	1,936.43	2,323.72	2,711.01
	Llangefni	£	754.97	880.80	1,006.63	1,132.46	1,384.12	1,635.78	1,887.43	2,264.92	2,642.41
	Menai Bridge	£	751.15	876.34	1,001.53	1,126.72	1,377.10	1,627.48	1,877.87	2,253.44	2,629.01
	Llanddaniel-fab	£	721.42	841.66	961.89	1,082.13	1,322.60	1,563.08	1,803.55	2,164.26	2,524.97
	Llanddona	£	717.20	836.73	956.27	1,075.80	1,314.87	1,553.93	1,793.00	2,151.60	2,510.20
	Cwm Cadnant	£	726.31	847.37	968.42	1,089.47	1,331.57	1,573.68	1,815.78	2,178.94	2,542.10
	Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll	£	727.41	848.65	969.88	1,091.12	1,333.59	1,576.06	1,818.53	2,182.24	2,545.95
	Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog	£	724.04	844.71	965.39	1,086.06	1,327.41	1,568.75	1,810.10	2,172.12	2,534.14
	Bodorgan	£	719.85	839.83	959.80	1,079.78	1,319.73	1,559.68	1,799.63	2,159.56	2,519.49
	Llangoed	£	718.06	837.74	957.41	1,077.09	1,316.44	1,555.80	1,795.15	2,154.18	2,513.21
	Llangristiolus & Cerrig Ceinwen	£	713.75	832.70	951.66	1,070.62	1,308.54	1,546.45	1,784.37	2,141.24	2,498.11
	Llanidan	£	721.79	842.08	962.38	1,082.68	1,323.28	1,563.87	1,804.47	2,165.36	2,526.25
	Rhosyr	£	720.86	841.00	961.15	1,081.29	1,321.58	1,561.86	1,802.15	2,162.58	2,523.01
	Penmynydd	£	717.01	836.51	956.01	1,075.51	1,314.51	1,553.51	1,792.52	2,151.02	2,509.52
	Pentraeth	£	725.68	846.63	967.57	1,088.52	1,330.41	1,572.31	1,814.20	2,177.04	2,539.88
	Moelfre	£	720.31	840.36	960.41	1,080.46	1,320.56	1,560.66	1,800.77	2,160.92	2,521.07
	Llanbadrig	£	733.21	855.41	977.61	1,099.81	1,344.21	1,588.61	1,833.02	2,199.62	2,566.22
	Llanddyfnan	£	717.07	836.58	956.09	1,075.60	1,314.62	1,553.64	1,792.67	2,151.20	2,509.73
	Llaneilian	£	721.44	841.68	961.92	1,082.16	1,322.64	1,563.12	1,803.60	2,164.32	2,525.04
	Llannerch-y-medd	£	721.51	841.76	962.01	1,082.26	1,322.76	1,563.26	1,803.77	2,164.52	2,525.27