The IT service is responsible for the provision of IT equipment to staff and providing technology solutions to allow staff to work efficiently and effectively.

As part of this IT provide mobile phones for staff. During 18/19 we would expect to replace around 200 mobile phones at a cost of around £150 per device. Whilst there is an equipment credit by the mobile phone provider there is a capital cost associated with the mobile phone.

We would expect these phones to last 3 years.

This requires approximately £30,000 of funding from the IT Capital Programme.

Cabinet authorised the Director for Resources to allocate the IT capital allocation of £150,000.

Cabinet authorised (report number 1/2018) that the Chief finance officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with portfolio for Finance to undertake the calculation and approve the council tax base for 2019/20 and subsequent years.

The Council is required to set a council tax base each year between 1 December and 31 January using specific formulae. (The Local Authority (Calculation of Council Tax base) Regulations 2012)

The Tax base for 2019/20 has been set at 15,500.3. The Tax base calculation is determined annually by identifying the number of liable properties to be levied and the banding in which the properties are placed and then by applying relevant exemption, discounts, including the local council tax support scheme and banding reductions.