Overview
- The initial bills switched the precept percentages, listing 5.9% for the Police and Crime Commissioner and 5% for the Avon Fire Authority the wrong way round.
- The council sent 239,143 clarification letters in October, with print and postage costs totaling £198,000 according to an official statement.
- The error did not affect the total council tax payable by any household.
- Officials said legislation required notifying bill recipients in writing about the typographical mistake.
- Councillors Don Alexander and Nicholas Coombes sought details at a 4 November member forum as residents questioned the reliance on postal mail over email and the proportionality of the expense.