To receive Report No. 40/2022 from the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance and Performance, Change and Transformation.

Report No. 40/2022 was presented by Councillor K Payne, who highlighted the proposed council tax increase of 4.99%, 3% for Adult Social Care precept. There were no proposed changes to empty homes discount, long term empty homes premium or the local council tax support scheme for 2022/23.

The recommendations of Report No. 40/2022 were proposed by Councillor K Payne and seconded. A recorded vote was required and the voting was as follows:

There voted in favour:

Councillors P Ainsley, E Baines, N Begy, K Bool, A Brown, G Brown, P Browne, J Burrows, J Dale, J Fox, S Harvey, O Hemsley, M Jones, A MacCartney, M Oxley, K Payne, R Powell, L Stephenson, G Waller and D Wilby.

There voted against:

Councillors D Blanksby, L Toseland and A Walters.

The vote being 20 in favour and 3 against, the motion was carried.

RESOLVED

That Council:

1)    APPROVED the formal Council Tax resolution shown at Appendix A including a 4.99% Council tax increase for Rutland County Council;

2)    NOTED no changes to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme (LCTS) for 2022/23;

3)    NOTED no changes to the empty homes discount from 2022/23;

4)    NOTED no changes to the long-term empty homes premium from 2022/23.