Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council

BUDGET EXCEPTIONS REPORT
April 2011 - September 2011
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General Fund Income
Annual Forecast One-Off/
Budget Description Budget Variance On-going Comments Action
£000's £000's
Government Grants (21,987) 155 On-going
Property Management (61) 22 On-going
Car Parks Pay & Dis. (288) (20) One-Off
Water Sampling Fees (12) 12 One-Off
Commercial Waste (552) 46 On-going
Latest forecasts suggest a reduction in Housing andCouncil Tax Benefit Grant
income. This is offset by a corresponding reduction in benefit payments.
Income from the telecommunications mast in the old Civic Centre Car Park is
not expected to meet savings targets.
This is the anticipated increase in income for the year following the review of
fees and charges.
New regulations and fees delayed the implementation. Sampling activity has
been reduced due to the restructure.
Income has been reduced due to terminations and raising of credit notes, and
businesses changing their bins to a smaller size. This reduction in income is
more than off-set by cost savings highlighted below.
Shortfall offset by benefit
payments
Find additional income
savings to cover shortfall
Utilise saving to cover
shortfall in budget
elsewhere
Find additional income
savings to cover shortfall
Find additional income
savings to cover shortfall
Total Variance - General Fund Income 215
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General Fund Expenditure
Annual Forecast One-Off/
Budget Description Budget Variance On-going Comments Action
£000's £000's
Staff Costs 5,790 (51) One-Off
Staff Costs - Pension Regulation Changes
Included
in above
18 On-going
Some of the savings have arisen from vacant posts being held pending the
restructure. In addition there will be some frozen posts remaining vacant for the
remainder of the year.
From 1 October 2011, due to pension changes, all staff not in the pension
scheme will be entered in to it. It will be the individuals responsibility to opt out.
For 2011/12, this could lead to an additional superannuation costs of up to £24k,
offset by a national insurance saving of (£6k)
Benefit payments have reduced as a resuly, grant income has subsequently
reduced.
A number of issues make up this variance, the major element being the Legal
Library updates.
This is the anticipated saving form the consolidation of all ICT budgets within
Data and Systems.
This is the anticipated shortfall on the Streetscene Contract for 2011/12 as a
result of inflation being higher than budgeted
Gate fees per tonne are lower than budgeted along with lower than expected
current business disposal levels has generated a saving.
The main reason for this saving is due to Hurricane Way being fully occupied,
the budget was set on half occupancy. When the budget was set it was
anticipated that the empty unit would attract business rate charges.
This is the potential additional payment due to the North Yorkshire Building
Control Partnership based on current partnership forecasts.
Utilise saving to cover
overspends.
Utilise salary savings to
cover worst case shortfall
Appendix B
Saving offset by reduced
Government Grants 20,780 (152) On-going
grant above.
Other Sundry Costs 1,635 10 One-Off
Utilise saving to cover
overspends.
Utilise saving to cover
ICT 384 (15) On-going
overspends.
Savings required to cover
Streetscene Contract 3,614 12 On-going
overspends.
Utilise saving to cover
Commercial Waste 206 (67) On-going
overspends.
Utilise saving to cover
Premises Running Costs - Industrial Units 48 (12) On-going
shortfall in budget
elsewhere
Partnership Arrangements 117 20 One-Off
Savings required to cover
overspend.
Total Variance - General Fund Expenditure (237) 109