Decision details
Business Rates Pooling 2016/17
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek approval for the temporary withdrawal
of Tewkesbury Borough Council from the Gloucestershire Business
Rates pool and the formation of a revised business rates pool
subject to further work being undertaken and in accordance with
required statutory timescales.
Decision:
RESOLVED:
1. That subject to further work being undertaken by Gloucestershire Chief Financial Officers prior to 31 October 2015 deadline, that the current pool be disbanded in principle to enable Tewkesbury Borough Council to be withdrawn from the Gloucestershire Business Rates Pool for the financial year 2016/2017.
2. That authority be delegated to the s151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, to manage on an on-going basis the Council’s position with regard to Pool membership.
3. That authority be delegated to the s151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, the agreement of any amendments in relation to the existing pooling agreement.
4. That authority be delegated to the S151 Officer to enter into revised pooling agreements on such terms as considered appropriate, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources.
Report author: Jon Topping
Publication date: 21/10/2015
Date of decision: 21/10/2015
Decided at meeting: 21/10/2015 - Cabinet
Effective from: 29/10/2015
Accompanying Documents:
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