The Council Tax Requirements for this Council and the precepts for the other precepting authorities are detailed below.

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1 COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION The Local Government Finance Act 2012 made significant changes to the Local Government Finance Act It replaced Council Tax Benefit with Localised Council Tax Support (LCTS) and localised National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR). With respect to LCTS, the Act required the overall Council taxbase to be reduced by the amount of Localised Council Tax Support awarded. This was, in part, compensated for, by the award of a grant to keep the Band D charge for Town and Parish Councils, Special Expenses and the City Council roughly the same as it would have been before the changes. Town and Parish Councils were consulted on this in January In the case of NNDR, we used to collect this as an agent for central Government and paid over everything collected to them. In localising NNDR we now collect the same monies but distribute them to central Government, Essex County Council, Essex Fire Authority and retain a part for our own use. The proportions of the split of the income are set by central Government. Government assess the amount that we should need to spend and either pay the relevant authority a "Top-up" payment where their share of NNDR is deemed insufficient, or take a "Tariff" payment from the authority where they are deemed to have excess NNDR. This Council is a "Tariff" authority. The Council Tax Requirements for this Council and the precepts for the other precepting authorities are detailed below. Chelmsford City Council s council tax requirement is 10,299,359 after allowing for a deficit on the Collection Fund of 23,136. This results in an average Band D Council Tax of The Parish and Town Council precepts are detailed in the recommendation below and total 1,997,180. The increase in the average Band D Council Tax for Town and Parish Councils is 1.41% and results in an average Band D Council Tax figure of for 2013/14. Essex County Council has proposed a precept of 65,601,685, after allowing for a balance on the collection fund of 125,759. This results in a Band D Council Tax of 1, The Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex has proposed a precept of 8,540,443, after allowing for a balance on the collection fund of 15,820. This results in a Band D Council Tax of Essex Fire Authority has proposed a precept of 4,009,445, after allowing for a balance on the collection fund of 7,686. This results in a Band D Council Tax of The formal Council Tax Resolution is given below. If the Resolution is approved the Council Tax for 2013/14 will be as follows. 2012/ /14 Increase % Chelmsford City Council (average) % Essex County Council 1, , % Police & Crime Commissioner for Essex % Essex Fire Authority % 1, , Parish and Town Councils (average) % TOTAL 1, ,

2 RECOMMENDED that in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended ("the Act"): The following be approved :- 1 (a) Council Tax Requirement for 2013/14 Chelmsford City Council 10,299,359 Parish and Town councils 1,997,180 Total Council Tax requirement 12,296,539 (b) The individual Parish budgets were set out in Appendix 8 of the report to Cabinet on 29th January (a) It be noted that at the meeting on 23rd January 2013 the Council calculated the following amounts as its Council Tax base for the year 2013/14 in accordance with regulation 3 of The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012 made under Section 31B(3) of the Act. 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. 60, (b) Part of the Council's area (Parish or Town Council, or the Town Centre) 2013/14 Tax Base (Band D equivalent) GREAT BADDOW 5, LITTLE BADDOW BOREHAM 1, BROOMFIELD 1, CHIGNAL DANBURY 2, GALLEYWOOD 2, GOOD EASTER EAST HANNINGFIELD SOUTH HANNINGFIELD 1, WEST HANNINGFIELD HIGHWOOD GT. & LITTLE LEIGHS MARGARETTING MASHBURY PLESHEY RETTENDON ROXWELL RUNWELL 1, SANDON SPRINGFIELD 6, STOCK 1, GT. WALTHAM LT. WALTHAM SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS 5, WOODHAM FERRERS & BICKNACRE 1, WRITTLE 1, , TOWN CENTRE (non Parished area) 21, , Being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 6 of these 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. 3 The following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2013/14 in accordance with Sections 30 to 31A and 33 to 38 of the Act:- (a) The aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (2)(a) to (f) of the Act 159,657,951 (b) The aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3)(a) to (d) of the Act -147,361,412 (c) (d) 12,296,539 (e) The aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Sections 34(1) and 35 of the Act 3,712,633 (f) The amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A (4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year (including parish precepts) The amount at 3(c) above divided by the amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B (1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its council tax for the year (including parish precepts) The amount at 3(d) above less the amount given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by the amount at 2(a) above, calculated by the Council, 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 (excluding parish precepts)

3 (g) Part of the Council's area (Parish or Town Council, or the Town Centre) <--- Special Items ---> Basic Special Parish Council Tax Expenses Precepts TOTAL per Band D per Band D per Band D per Band D GREAT BADDOW LITTLE BADDOW BOREHAM BROOMFIELD CHIGNAL DANBURY GALLEYWOOD GOOD EASTER EAST HANNINGFIELD SOUTH HANNINGFIELD WEST HANNINGFIELD HIGHWOOD GT. & LITTLE LEIGHS MARGARETTING MASHBURY PLESHEY RETTENDON ROXWELL RUNWELL SANDON SPRINGFIELD STOCK GT. WALTHAM LT. WALTHAM SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS WOODHAM FERRERS & BICKNACRE WRITTLE TOWN CENTRE (non Parished area) The amounts given by adding to the amount at 3(f) 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 2(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. The effect on individual banded properties is shown in Annex A. (h) Valuation Bands That the amounts detailed in Annex A being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 3(f) and 3(g) 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 categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands. 4 It be noted that for the year 2013/14 the Essex County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex, and the Essex Fire Authority have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:- PRECEPTING AUTHORITY A B C D E F G H The Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex Essex Fire Authority Essex County Council , , , , , Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 3(h) and 4 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Act, hereby sets the amounts detailed in Annex B attached as the amounts of council tax for the year 2013/14 for each of the categories of dwellings shown. 3

4 ANNEX A: Chelmsford City Council - Council taxes 2013/14 - Excluding Essex County Council, Police & Crime Commissioner for Essex & Essex Fire Authority elements Parish of:- A B C D E F G H GREAT BADDOW LITTLE BADDOW BOREHAM BROOMFIELD CHIGNAL DANBURY GALLEYWOOD GOOD EASTER EAST HANNINGFIELD SOUTH HANNINGFIELD WEST HANNINGFIELD HIGHWOOD GT. & LITTLE LEIGHS MARGARETTING MASHBURY PLESHEY RETTENDON ROXWELL RUNWELL SANDON SPRINGFIELD STOCK GT. WALTHAM LT. WALTHAM SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS WOODHAM FERRERS & BICKNACRE WRITTLE TOWN CENTRE (non Parished area) ANNEX B: Chelmsford City Council - Council taxes 2013/14 - At taxpayer level Parish of:- A B C D E F G H GREAT BADDOW 1, , , , , , , , LITTLE BADDOW , , , , , , , BOREHAM 1, , , , , , , , BROOMFIELD 1, , , , , , , , CHIGNAL , , , , , , , DANBURY 1, , , , , , , , GALLEYWOOD 1, , , , , , , , GOOD EASTER , , , , , , , EAST HANNINGFIELD 1, , , , , , , , SOUTH HANNINGFIELD , , , , , , , WEST HANNINGFIELD , , , , , , , HIGHWOOD 1, , , , , , , , GT. & LITTLE LEIGHS 1, , , , , , , , MARGARETTING , , , , , , , MASHBURY , , , , , , , PLESHEY 1, , , , , , , , RETTENDON 1, , , , , , , , ROXWELL , , , , , , , RUNWELL , , , , , , , SANDON 1, , , , , , , , SPRINGFIELD 1, , , , , , , , STOCK , , , , , , , GT. WALTHAM , , , , , , , LT. WALTHAM , , , , , , , SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS 1, , , , , , , , WOODHAM FERRERS & BICKNACRE , , , , , , , WRITTLE , , , , , , , TOWN CENTRE (non Parished area) , , , , , , ,

5 6 The increase in Chelmsford City Council's relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2013/14 is 1.98% which is below the guideline increase issued in accordance with the provisions of section 52ZB Local Government Finance Act The increase is therefore not excessive. Council Tax required <--- Band D ---> Parish and Town Council 2012/ / / /14 Increase % GREAT BADDOW 331, , % LITTLE BADDOW 37,580 35, % BOREHAM 78,061 72, % BROOMFIELD 100,968 99, % CHIGNAL 3,207 3, % DANBURY 182, , % GALLEYWOOD 102,342 88, % GOOD EASTER 6,305 5, % EAST HANNINGFIELD 29,420 27, % SOUTH HANNINGFIELD 65,580 64, % WEST HANNINGFIELD 10,723 8, % HIGHWOOD 24,306 24, % GT. & LITTLE LEIGHS 40,250 36, % MARGARETTING 11,764 10, % MASHBURY % PLESHEY 6,506 6, % RETTENDON 34,138 31, % ROXWELL 14,012 12, % RUNWELL 61,539 55, % SANDON 29,030 26, % SPRINGFIELD 357, , % STOCK 40,037 36, % GT. WALTHAM 41,453 37, % LT. WALTHAM 18,043 15, % SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS 351, , % WOODHAM FERRERS & BICKNACRE 54,216 50, % WRITTLE 108,980 98, % 2,141,322 1,997,180 5