"Rutland County Council proposes tax hike " Before I am accused by a former Mayor of winding people up the headline is not mine it is the Rutland Times :
Rutand County Council Are Proposing to increase tax by 3.99% actually when you add the 7% increase for Oakham Town Council, and maybe increases from Leicestershire police and Leicestershire fire service, the bills will all be much larger than 3.99% bigger.
Read more at: http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/news/politics/rutland-county-council-proposes-tax-hike-1-7772727
Unlike Oakham Town Council, Rutland County Council are obliged to consult the residents they
claim to represent.
As part of that consultation Rutland County Council conduct a survey which can be completed here:
2017 budget consultation by completing our short online survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/rccbudget2017
and unlike Oakham Town Council, Rutland County Council following audit requirements and
make the draft budget and support documents available to all residents on-line.
The draft budget and supporting can be found with the cabinet meeting agenda from the 10th January Click Here and read in full online
http://rutlandcounty.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=133&MId=1582
Once the budget is agreed unlike the Oakham Town Council, Rutland County Council
actually tell residents all about their reserves its amazing, it must have been very difficult
for the staff at RCC to achieve this because it certainly is an impossibility for the finance working group and the acting clerk at Oakham Town Council. I asked at the last meeting more than once how
much were our reserve and no one could provide an answer.
Public consultation of Rutland County Councils draft budget, is now ongoing and will run until Friday 27th January 2017. Further information about how to take part is on display at the Council’s Catmose office and at local libraries. (Oakham Library has moved to Museum)
The outcome of the consultation will be reported to Cabinet on 14th February and Council on 20th February 2017 will make the final decisions.
