Issue - meetings

To agree the precept request for 2022/23 to submit to Somerset West and Taunton Council.

·        Discussion was had on the limitations of the precepting ability of the Charter Trustees.

·        It was confirmed that the Charter Trustees were a separate precepting body but that they did not have the competence to precept for any costs outside those directly related to the Mayoralty.

·       A query was raised as to why the Band D was used as an equivalence and further information was requested on the impact on other bands.

·       This could be provided.

RESOLVED that the Charter Trustees for Taunton;

1.    Set a precept for the financial year 2022/2023 at the amount of £58,722, to be collected on their behalf from the Unparished Area of Taunton ratepayers by Somerset West and Taunton Council as the billing authority. This was equivalent to £3.85 expenditure per Band D property.