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Nottingham City Council would need to increase council tax by 46% or receive a 70% rise in government funding to continue operating as it has done, a new report states. Commissioners were ...
The government permitted Birmingham City Council to raise its council tax by up to 10%, above the normal 5% limit, despite having expressed concern about "the significant financial mismanagement at the council". [57] It was estimated that this would raise an extra £21.8 million of revenue.
The city kept the same outer boundaries, but did gain an exclave from Nottinghamshire containing the Shire Hall. [8] [9] Nottingham kept its borough and city statuses and its lord mayoralty. [10] [11] In 1998, Nottingham City Council regained responsibility for county-level services from Nottinghamshire County Council.
They combine the functions of a non-metropolitan county council and a non-metropolitan district council, which elsewhere in England provide two tiers of local government. Unitary authorities are constituted under the Local Government Act 1992 , which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to allow the existence of non-metropolitan counties that ...
With the 4.65-cent tax-rate increase passed last week by county commissioners, the tax rate for residents inside the city limits will rise 8.5 cents to $1.39 per $100 of assessed property value.
Jan. 10: The council will hold a second meeting to listen to residents’ thoughts on the finalists. Jan. 16: The council will vote. Feb. 2: If there is a stalemate, a special election is triggered.
The city is served by Nottingham railway station and the Nottingham Express Transit tram system; its bus company, Nottingham City Transport, is the largest publicly owned bus network in England. [19] In December 2015, Nottingham was named a ' City of Literature ' by UNESCO , joining a list of 20 Cities of Literature. [ 20 ]
Loxley House is the administrative office of Nottingham City Council and an office base for the Department for Work and Pensions and Nottingham City Homes in the south of Nottingham city centre. It is situated on Station Street, opposite Nottingham railway station and adjacent to Trent House , the former Boots print works that is now the ...