AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF GOSPORT was held in the Council Chamber at the TOWN HALL, GOSPORT on WEDNESDAY, the TWENTY SECOND day of JANUARY 2003 at 5.3O PM.
The Deputy Mayor (Councillor Mrs Binfield) (P);
Councillors Allen (P), Mrs Angus (P), Mrs Batterbury, Bone (P), Burgess, Carr (P), Carter (P), Chegwyn (P), Clinton (P), Mrs Cully (P), Cully (P), Edgar, Edwards (P), Mrs Elshaw (P), Farr (P), Francis, Friend (P), Gill (P), Mrs Gravell (P), Hayward (P), Hook (P), Kimber (P), Langdon (P), Redrup, Russell M (P), Russell P (P), Mrs Salter (P), Searle (P), Smith (P), Taylor (P), Train (P), Mrs Wright (P) and Wright (P).
Also in attendance: Honorary Aldermen Mrs Bailey and O'Neill.
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APOLOGIES
Apologies for inability to attend the meeting were submitted on behalf of Councillors Mrs Batterbury, Burgess, Edgar, Francis and Redrup and Honorary Aldermen Foster and Mrs Leyland.
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CALCULATION OF COUNCIL TAX BASE
The Council considered a report prepared by the Borough Treasurer which reported that the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended), required the Council, as billing authority, to notify its major precepting bodies between 1 December and 31 January, of its base rate for the following financial year.
The report outlined the method by which the calculations had been arrived at in accordance with the 1992 Act and Regulations:
(i) In November 2002 the Borough Treasurer was required to submit to the Department of Transport and Regions a Form CTB1 which analysed the valuation list into the various bands and the charges applicable to those properties. Members had before them a summary of that return which converted the equivalent total number of properties in each band to a band D equivalent figure which formed the initial base for the calculation of the tax base. This summary incorporated the contributions in lieu that the Council was likely to receive from exempt Ministry of Defence dwellings.
(ii) It was necessary to further adjust the tax base for non-collection of the tax and changes in the Valuation List which may arise for a variety of reasons such as appeals, new or demolished properties.
(iii) The proposed tax base was 25462.7 which was 558 higher than the current year.
MOTION: That, in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended), the amount calculated by Gosport Borough Council as its tax base for the whole of the area for the year 2003/2004 should be 25462.7.
The Motion was put to the meeting and duly RESOLVED.
The Council rose at 5.33 pm.
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