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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.
There are 326 billing authorities in England that collect council tax and business rates. ... Durham County Council; E. ... Nottingham City Council; O. Oldham Council;
The eight city councils are also members of the pan-European Eurocities network, a group co-founded by Birmingham City Council. In 2003, the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott addressed the Core Cities Group, advocating "choke-off growth in the economic powerhouse of London and the south-east " in order to stimulate growth and productivity ...
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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 first elections to the county council were held on 15 January 1889, with 51 councillors being elected. There were also 17 aldermen chosen by the councillors to serve on the council as well. [3] The council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1889, on which day it held its first official meeting at the Shire Hall in Nottingham.