Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/JT/19/017

Portfolio Holders: FHDC Cllr Stephen Edwards and SEBC Cllr Ian Houlder

Lead Officer: Rachael Mann

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the  Exempt Appendices to Report No: CAB/JT/19/017, be approved, as follows:

(1)     Exempt Appendix 1: FHDC Council Tax totalling £4,261.36

(2)     Exempt Appendix 2: SEBC Council Tax totalling £11,686.85

(3)     Exempt Appendix 3: FHDC Business Rates totalling £31,973.03

(4)     Exempt Appendix 4: SEBC Business Rates totalling £42,225.08

(5)     Exempt Appendix 5: SEBC Overpayment of Housing Benefits totalling £39,352.31

The Joint Committee considered this report, which provided the collection data in respect of Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) for both Forest Heath District Council (FHDC) and St Edmundsbury Borough Council (SEBC) and sought approval for the write-off of the amounts contained in the Exempt Appendices attached to the report.

Councillor Ian Houlder, SEBC’s Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance, drew relevant issues to the attention of the Joint Committee, including the current performance of each authority, as set out in Section 3 of the report.

In response to a question in respect of how the West Suffolk Councils collection rates compared with other local authorities on a national basis, the Joint Committee was informed that whilst specific figures would be provided in a written reply, the West Suffolk Councils generally performed well.

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the Exempt Appendices to Report No: CAB/JT/19/017, be approved, as follows:

(1)     Exempt Appendix 1: FHDC Council Tax totalling £4,261.36

(2)     Exempt Appendix 2: SEBC Council Tax totalling £11,686.85

(3)     Exempt Appendix 3: FHDC Business Rates totalling £31,973.03

(4)     Exempt Appendix 4: SEBC Business Rates totalling £42,225.08

(5)     Exempt Appendix 5: SEBC Overpayment of Housing Benefits totalling £39,352.31