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MINUTES
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RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 9th December 2010 be approved as a correct record and signed.
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
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Councillors B.C. Cowle, Dr. L.R. Hack, Mrs. C.E. Poulter, R. Rampertab, Ms. B.J. Thomson and Ms. J.A. Tomlinson.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
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None.
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URGENT BUSINESS
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None.
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PUBLIC QUESTIONS
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None.
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STATE OF THE BOROUGH DEBATE 2010-11
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A state of the Borough debate was held in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 7.6. A procedure note had been circulated to all Members and under this the Leader of the Council (Councillor Mrs. J.M.A. Spiers) opened the debate which for 2010/11 was in relation to:
• adoption of the Corporate Plan 2011-15
• approval of the Budget 2011/12
The Executive Members for Leisure and Wellbeing (Councillor A.J. De Save) and Environment (Councillor J.M. Ellacott) then spoke putting the "executive" perspective, followed by the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Councillor B.A. Stead) on the scrutiny of the Corporate Plan and Budget. Group Leaders then spoke followed by a number of other speakers from the floor. The Leader of the Council responded to a number of specific points that had been raised by Members, indicating that the budget would be the subject of review during 2011/12 particularly in relation to capital expenditure.
Finally, the Mayor closed the debate by indicating that decisions on the draft Corporate Plan and Budget 2011/12 would be dealt with under the next item of business - recommendations of the Executive. (See Minute 77 below).
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE
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(a) Executive: 8th December 2011
RESOLVED that the Recommendations of the Executive under:
• Minute 73 (A Plan for Waste Management 2010 - Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy); and
• Minute 77 (Schedule of Meetings 2011/12)
be adopted.
(b) Executive: 27th January 2011
On Minute 99 (Council Tax Setting) the Mayor drew attention to revised Recommendations from the Executive and a revised Appendix A that had previously been circulated to all Members.
RESOLVED that:
1. the Recommendations of the Executive under:
• Minute 96 (Corporate Plan 2011-15)
• Minute 98 (Budget 2011/12)
• Minute 101 (Solar Energy on the Council Estate)
• Minute 102 (Adoption of a new Workforce Strategy); and
• Minute 103 (Review of the Constitution)
be adopted; and
2. the revised Recommendations of the Executive under Minute 99 (Council Tax Setting) and revised Appendix A - be adopted and accordingly:
(i) it be noted that, at its meeting on 9th December 2010, the Council calculated the following amounts for the year 2011/12, in accordance with regulations made under Section 33(5) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:
(a) 58,994 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992, as its Council Tax base for the year.
(b) Part of the Council's area:
Horley Town Council: 8761
Salfords and Sidlow Parish Council: 1400
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council: 58994
Being the amounts calculated by the Council, 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 one or more special items relate.
(ii) for the financial year 2011/12, the following amounts be calculated 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) - (e) thereof:
£71,942,195
(b) Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) - (c) thereof:
£55,049,834
(c) The Council's budget requirement under Section 32(4), being the amount by which the aggregate at (ii)(a) above exceeds the aggregate at (ii)(b) above:
£16,892,361
(d) The aggregate of the sums that the Council estimates will be payable into its General Fund in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates, and revenue support grant:
£5,140,221
(e) The amount at (ii)(c) less the amount at (ii)(d) above, divided by the Council's Tax base in (i)(a) above, in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year:
£199.21
(f) The aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act:
£317,361
(g) The amount at (ii)(e) above, less the result given by dividing the amount at (ii)(f) above by the Council's Tax base for the year, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the 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:
£193.83
(h)Part of the Council's area:
Horley Town Council
£226.63
Salfords & Sidlow Parish Council
215.26
Being the amounts given by adding to the amount at (ii)(g) above the amounts of the special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at (i)(b) above, calculated by the Council, 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 or more special items relate.
(iii) it be noted that the figures in Appendix A (section 1) to these Minutes being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at (ii)(g) and (ii)(h) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, 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 by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.
(iv) it be noted that for the year 2011/12 Surrey County Council and Surrey Police have stated amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the categories of dwellings shown in Appendix A (section 2) to these Minutes.
(v) having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at (i) to (iv) inclusive, above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Act, hereby sets amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2011/12 for each of the categories of dwellings shown in Appendix A (section 3) to these Minutes.
(c) Regulatory Committee: 3rd February 2011
RESOLVED that the Recommendations of the Regulatory Committee under Minute 25 (Policing and Crime Act 2009) be adopted.
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QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS
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Two questions were asked and responses given by the Executive Member for Enforcement (Councillor S.N. Farrer) and the Executive Member for Environment (Councillor J.M. Ellacott) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14 and the order paper circulated at the meeting.
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STATEMENTS
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The Executive Member for Enforcement (Councillor S.N. Farrer)) made a statement on a major Police operation that had taken place earlier in the day. Operation Erstwhile (aimed at dismantling a network of drug dealers) had involved approximately 200 officers conducting dawn raids at 16 properties in Merstham, Redhill, Horley, Woodhatch, South Nutfield, London and Sussex.
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SEALING OF DOCUMENTS
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RESOLVED to:
(i) authorise the sealing of any Orders, Deeds or Documents necessary to give effect to any matter contained in the Minutes of the meetings held between 8th December 2010 and 27th January 2011 (2010/11 Volume 4) and any previous Minutes; and
(ii) ratify the sealing of documents referred to in entries 112/10 to 128/10 and 1/11 to 08/11 in the Seal Register.
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DESIGNATION OF POLLING PLACE FOR HORLEY EAST (POLLING DISTRICT QB)
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RESOLVED that St. Francis Church Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley be designated the polling place for polling district Horley East QB from 1st March 2011.
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LEADER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
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None.
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MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
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On 15th February the Mayor would be holding a coffee morning at the Town Hall in aid of Reigate Priory Museum. A month later on 15th March another coffee morning was to be held, this time in aid of Orbitshed.
On 21st April a St. George's Day Dinner in aid of The Mayor's Trust Fund would take place at the Reigate Manor Hotel. The guest speaker would be David Callaghan of Hancocks, the makers of the Victoria Cross. On 30th April there would be a Mayor's Charity Gala Performance at The Harlequin in aid of Orbitshed.
Finally the Mayor was pleased to report that there would be a team of staff and councillors (including Councillors Ellacott, Blacker, Stephenson, Khan and Brunt) entering the YMCA Channel Challenge. The Council's team was looking for sponsorship.
The Mayor looked forward to Members support at these events.
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