Issue - meetings

A report seeking consideration of a number of options that could be implemented for the discretionary business rate relief scheme in respect of this year and subsequent years and seeking approval of the option they propose to adopt.

Officer: Steve Bird 01484-221000

1)    That approval be given to Option 3, as detailed at paragraph 2.11 of the considered report, and that a local West Yorkshire transitional relief scheme be the preferred option for discretionary business rate relief.

2)    That the Service Director (Finance, IT and Transactional Services) be delegated responsibility to conclude the preceptor consultation exercise and, assuming a positive response from the Police consultation exercise, put in place the relevant steps to enable the Council to implement the new business rate relief scheme.