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Finance and General Purposes Committee Minutes 17th September 2019 Item 5 - ATTACHMENT A MINUTES of the FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE MEETING OF STANLEY TOWN COUNCIL held at Stanley Civic Hall on Tuesday 17th September 2019 at 6.30pm PRESENT: Cllr J Stephenson* Cllr H Clark Cllr M Davinson Cllr C Hampson Cllr J McMahon Cllr B Nair Cllr J Nicholson Cllr D Tully *Chairman ** Vice-Chairman OFFICERS: Alan Shaw (Town Clerk) Alan Tubman (Deputy Town Clerk) Ann Barry (Finance Officer) 67 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Cllrs Binney, Kane, D Marshall and L Timbey were accepted by the Committee. 68 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Cllr D Tully declared an interest in item 10 (Minute# 77) Strategic Grant Fund as his wife is on the Committee of the Community Centre. 69 PROCEDURAL AND APPROPRIATE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR The Town Clerk reminded Members to turn their mobile phones off or switch them to silent. The meeting was being recorded by the Council, and by a member of the public. 70 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. 71 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES It was proposed by Cllr M Davinson, seconded by Cllr B Nair and RESOLVED that Committee APPROVE the minutes of the Finance and General Purposes meeting held on 16th July 2019. The Chair signed them as a correct record. 72 ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT & BANK RECONCILIATION It was proposed by Cllr M Davinson, seconded by Cllr B Nair and RESOLVED that the Committee APPROVE the schedule of accounts and NOTE the Bank Reconciliation for July and August 2019, excluding the schedule of payments for August 2019 a copy of which is to be re-presented to Full Council in September. Stanley Town Council, Civic Hall, Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NA, Tel: 01207 299 109; email: [email protected]

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Finance and General Purposes Committee Minutes 17th September 2019 Item 5 - ATTACHMENT A

MINUTES of the FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE MEETING OF STANLEY TOWN COUNCIL held at Stanley Civic Hall on Tuesday 17th September 2019 at 6.30pm

PRESENT: Cllr J Stephenson* Cllr H Clark Cllr M Davinson Cllr C HampsonCllr J McMahon Cllr B Nair Cllr J Nicholson Cllr D Tully

*Chairman ** Vice-Chairman

OFFICERS: Alan Shaw (Town Clerk)Alan Tubman (Deputy Town Clerk)Ann Barry (Finance Officer)

67 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Cllrs Binney, Kane, D Marshall and L Timbey were accepted by the Committee.

68 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Cllr D Tully declared an interest in item 10 (Minute# 77) Strategic Grant Fund as his wife is on the Committee of the Community Centre.

69 PROCEDURAL AND APPROPRIATE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

The Town Clerk reminded Members to turn their mobile phones off or switch them to silent. The meeting was being recorded by the Council, and by a member of the public.

70 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

None.

71 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

It was proposed by Cllr M Davinson, seconded by Cllr B Nair and RESOLVED that Committee APPROVE the minutes of the Finance and General Purposes meeting held on 16th July 2019. The Chair signed them as a correct record.

72 ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT & BANK RECONCILIATION

It was proposed by Cllr M Davinson, seconded by Cllr B Nair and RESOLVED that the Committee APPROVE the schedule of accounts and NOTE the Bank Reconciliation for July and August 2019, excluding the schedule of payments for August 2019 a copy of which is to be re-presented to Full Council in September.

Stanley Town Council, Civic Hall, Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NA, Tel: 01207 299 109; email: [email protected]

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73 WORKING GROUPS

Civic Hall Working Group

(i) Committee NOTED that quotations were still outstanding for the refurbishment works which Council has prioritised in the Civic Hall. Sufficient quotes to be obtained to enable the Working Group to make a RECOMMENDATION so that Council can proceed with these works to be done as a matter of urgency.

(ii) It is RECOMMENDED that Council give consideration to supporting the three local theatre groups (i.e. Oxhill Youth Club, South Moor Musical Theatre Group & Stanley Stars) by offering them use of the Civic Hall for their winter performances as was done in 2018.

Policy Working Group

The Committee made the following RECOMMENDATIONS:

Adoption of Policies Procedure

RECOMMENDATION: DELETE policy as it is obsolete

Corporate Complaints Procedure for local Assessment of complaints (Members)Pay Protection PolicyRisk Management Strategy

RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT and APPROVE the draft policies presented.

74 BUDGET MONITORING REPORT

The Committee NOTED the contents of the report.

75 REVIEW OF EVENTS The Committee NOTED to report and RESOLVED that all members should be

asked to comment on the events programme and it should be considered by Full Council.

(i) Play in the Park - Cllr Tully requested consideration be given to a Play in the Park event at Tantobie.

(ii) VE Day 2020 - Cllr Nicholson pointed out VE Day 2020 is the 75th anniversary and STC may wish to consider planning an event to mark this anniversary.

(iii) Miners Sunday - Cllr Nicholson suggested inclusion of Jazz Band and Horticultural Show into the event. The proposed date for Miners Sunday 30th August 2020 is the 100 year Anniversary of the death of Tommy Armstrong.

Stanley Town Council, Civic Hall, Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NA, Tel: 01207 299 109; email: [email protected]

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The Town Clerk informed members that the Tommy Armstrong Society have been contacted to discuss working with them to ensure that we are taking into account their plans before finalising our programme around that time.

76 STRATEGIC GRANT FUND

It was proposed by Cllr J McMahon, seconded by Cllr J Nicholson and RESOLVED that the application from Tanfield Lea Community Centre can now be APPROVED following receipt of the requested information.

77 DATE, TIME AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING Tuesday 15th October 2019, 6.30pm, Stanley Civic Hall.

Stanley Town Council, Civic Hall, Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NA, Tel: 01207 299 109; email: [email protected]

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Invoice Date Centre A/C Invoice Number Ref No Supplier A/c Name Amount Analysis Description

Office Accommodation (105)

11/09/2019 105 4061 2917 3586 SNOWDON £ 500.00 Rent - Aug & Sept 19Administration (110)

14/08/2019 110 4102 48385 3576 NORMANS £ 19.99 Water Cooler Care Kit

21/08/2019 110 4125 SM20718 3579 RIALTAS £ 661.00 Omega Software

30/08/2019 110 4106 1076080975 3591 ADOBE £ 171.84 ANNUAL ADOBE SUBSCRIPTION

03/09/2019 110 4125 E080094GYI 3592 MICROSOFT £ 39.50 Licenses August 2019

19/08/2019 110 4999 BANK CHARGES 3598 BARCLAYS £ 12.50 Bank Charges e payments

31/08/2019 110 4122 49708 3602 ITC £ 235.20 ICT Services Aug 19

23/08/2019 110 4105 49422 3604 ITC £ 48.12 ITC Services Aug 19

07/08/2019 110 4105 49060 3605 ITC £ 188.59 ITC Services Aug 19

06/09/2019 110 4077 871BBYGJJVS2 3613 DROPBOX £ 600.00 Annual Licenses x 3

18/09/2019 110 4102 BOOKBINDER 3626 BOOKBINDER £ 100.00 Binding Council Minutes

24/09/2019 110 4114 693424 3632 PIONEER £ 103.80 Refreshments

09/09/2019 110 4106 ADOBE SEPT 19 3634 ADOBE £ 16.64 Sept 19 Subscription

20/09/2019 110 4106 AMAZON SUB 3635 AMAZONDD £ 7.99 Sept 19 Subscription

19/08/2019 110 4999 AUG 19 MIXED 3640 BARCLAYS £ 45.97 Aug 19 Mixed Charge

Publicity (115)

04/09/2019 115 4205 64960 3574 JAK £ 200.00 InAround Magazine Oct 19

27/08/2019 115 4205 PP0184 3577 PACTPRINT £ 35.00 Posters - Race Night

30/09/2019 115 4205 QK8F6NSFW2 3597 FACEBOOK £ 15.11 Facebook boost 30/7-10/08 2019

21/09/2019 115 4205 963 3627 CREO £ 500.00 August PR support

Democracy (200)

22/07/2019 200 4800 990384607 3575 NALC £ 422.98 NALC Annual Conference 2 DeleServices (300)

02/09/2019 300 4324 SEP 19/02 3581 COMM-ACT £ 28,750.00 Year 2 funding

AP Community Room (307)

05/09/2019 307 4053 IN0000562480 3595 CORONA £ 12.64 Electricity Aug 19 Communal Ro

06/09/2019 307 4053 14315945 3596 CORONA £ 45.27 Gas Aug 19 - Sept 19

08/09/2019 307 4050 RATES SEPT 19 3600 DURHAMDD £ 53.00 Property Rates Sept 19

06/09/2019 307 4052 NN0785S4 3637 NPOWERDD £ 47.11 Electricity 01.07 - 09.08 Hut

Warden Service (310)

Events (320)

01/09/2019 320 4421 2397 3583 AHILLARY £ 24,686.00 Event Management Serv Aug 19

03/09/2019 320 4426 2398 3584 AHILLARY £ 8,233.00 Stanley Miners Sunday Aug 19

07/11/2017 320 4421 12248 3585 HILIGHTS £ 846.20 Spice Girl Tribute

30/08/2019 320 4421 MAYOR AT HOME 3589 SEDGEFIELD £ 10.00 Mayor at Home 01.1019

05/09/2019 320 4439 IN0000562479 3594 CORONA £ 7.14 Electricity August 2019

06/09/2019 320 4439 LGWDG867 3623 NPOWERDD £ 78.45 Electricity

25/09/2019 320 4421 900327651 3628 DCCRB £ 234.72 Armed Forces Day - Bunting

Environmental Services (350)

03/09/2019 350 4058 252766571 3572 DCCRB £ 63.46 Weighbridge Aug 19

06/08/2019 350 4134 SCH00098 3588 INBLOOM £ 195.00 In Bloom Awards - Sept 19

12/07/2019 350 4134 53750 3590 STANLEY £ 210.00 Mini Bus Hire 12.07.19

15/08/2019 350 4131 E2011563815 3593 ALLSTAR £ 72.91 Fuel 02.08.19

01/08/2019 350 4130 673369 3625 DAWSONGRP £ 465.93 Lease charges Aug 19

23/09/2019 350 4009 SCREWFIX 3630 S DAVIES £ 84.97 Protective Clothing

24/09/2019 350 4065 123532 3631 GUSTHARTS £ 87.63 Tools & Equipment

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31/08/2019 350 4131 E2011626206 3639 ALLSTAR £ 91.23 Fuel Aug 19Grant Funding (400)24/09/2019 400 4502 SGF025 3633 TANFIELDCA £ 328.00 Strategic Grant Funding SGF025

Civic Hall (500)

31/08/2019 500 4998 24711 3573 HOGE100 £ 111.01 Web Sales July 19

27/08/2019 500 4425 T A CAIN 3580 TACAIN £ 165.00 Support Services Cinema

12/09/2019 500 4700 TICKET SALES 3582 GIBSIDE £ 93.00 Ticket Sales concert 18.05.19

08/09/2019 500 4050 RATES 3599 DURHAMDD £ 845.00 Business Rates Sept 2019

23/08/2019 500 4105 49407DD06 3601 ITC £ 90.10 ITC Services Aug 19

31/08/2019 500 4123 49708 3602 ITC £ 69.52 ICT Services Aug 19

31/08/2019 500 4123 49370 3603 ITC £ 9.00 ITC Services Aug 19

31/08/2019 500 4125 49370 3603 ITC £ 61.00 ITC Services Aug 19

07/08/2019 500 4105 49060 3605 ITC £ 87.54 ITC Services Aug 19

12/09/2019 500 4650 6227347 3606 FILMBANK £ 91.00 Rocketman 06.09.19

12/09/2019 500 4650 6227348 3607 FILMBANK £ 83.00 Night at the Museum 07.09.19

12/09/2019 500 4650 6227346 3608 FILMBANK £ 83.00 Grease 2 30.08.19

12/09/2019 500 4650 6227345 3609 FILMBANK £ 83.00 COCO 06.09.19

12/09/2019 500 4650 6227344 3610 FILMBANK £ 83.00 Little Mermaid 29.08.19

12/09/2019 500 4650 6227343 3611 FILMBANK £ 83.00 Mrs Doubtfire 27.08.19

14/09/2019 500 4650 6227448 3614 FILMBANK £ 83.00 Bumblebee 14.09.19

14/09/2019 500 4650 6227438 3615 FILMBANK £ 105.00 Aladdin 13.09.19

04/09/2019 500 4056 Q12830 3617 BT £ 38.16 Alarm Line 01.09.19 - 30.11.19

04/09/2019 500 4056 Q047 CP 3618 BT £ 39.76 Alarm Line 01.09.19 - 30.11.19

31/08/2019 500 4998 77450592 3619 WORLDPAY £ 36.90 Card Charges Aug 19

31/08/2019 500 4998 77278660 3621 WORLDPAY £ 7.50 Card Charges Aug 19

31/08/2019 500 4998 77427761 3622 WORLDPAY £ 20.55 Internet Charges Aug 19

26/09/2019 500 4065 252770136 3629 DCCRB £ 159.51 Lift Inspection

06/09/2019 500 4052 197329115/19 3636 TOTALGAS £ 1,008.31 Electricity Aug 19

11/09/2019 500 4053 712483298 3638 BRITISHGAS £ 235.69 Gas 17.05.19 - 21.08.19

30/09/2019 500 4998 WORLD PAY 3642 WORLDPAY £ 1.00 World Pay

Civic Hall Bar (510)

30/08/2019 510 4600 665853 3578 PIONEER £ 98.01 Ice Creams etc.

27/08/2019 510 4602 38094 3587 NESTOCK £ 75.00 Stocktaking 19.08.19

29/08/2019 510 4600 905425216 3612 MOLSON £ 237.55 Bar Supplies Aug 19

31/08/2019 510 4603 3054517829 3624 BOC £ 12.80 Boc Aug 19

Loan Charges (520)

16/09/2019 520 4996 316 08295 3641 PWLB £ 10,000.00 St Josephs Sept 19 Inst

16/09/2019 520 4997 316 08295 3641 PWLB £ 1,368.00 St Josephs Sept 19 Inst

Payroll August 2019 Deductions4000 101 STC £ 5,567.93 4000 450 Civic Hall £ 3,029.51 4005 500 Casual Staff £ 41.40 4000 350 Environmental £ 3,111.61

Payroll September 20194000 101 STC £ 8,279.30 4000 450 Civic Hall £ 5,916.76 4005 500 Casual Staff £ 990.22 4000 350 Environmental

Services £ 4,707.34

SUBTOTAL £ 31,644.07

TOTAL £ 115,734.87

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Centre £ Amount Transaction Detail

Invoices Paid (Civic Hall) (100)

100 125.20 Stanley Civic Hall Art Group

100 126.00 Cooper Beach Community Gardens

100 120.00 Movers & Shakers

100 150.00 Stanley Starz

100 132.00 U3A

100 100.00 Movers & Shakers

100 160.00 South Moor Musical Theatre Group

100 315.00 SORA

100 510.00 Hartlepool College

100 315.00 SORA

100 - 315.00 SORA

100 70.00 South Moor Musical Theatre Group

Administration (110)

110 1.88 Barclays Loyalty reward e acct

110 6.90 Loyalty Reward Sept 19

Precept (111)

111 369,115.00 Precept/LCTSS Sept 19

111 53,330.00 Precept/LCTSS Sept 19

307 5.00 Various cash chq w/c 09.09.19

Civic Hall (Front Desk) (500)

500 5.00 Internet 29.08.19 - 30.08.19

500 1.67 Internet 29.08.19 - 30.08.19

500 8.33 Internet 06 02.09.19-06.09.19

500 11.25 Internet 06 02.09.19-06.09.19

500 4.17 Internet 06 02.09.19-06.09.19

500 16.00 Var cash chq w/c 26.08.19

500 1.83 Var cash chq w/c 26.08.19

500 126.67 Var cash chq w/c 26.08.19

500 33.33 Various Cash/Chq w/c 02.09.19

500 3.08 Various Cash/Chq w/c 02.09.19

500 80.84 Various Cash/Chq w/c 02.09.19

500 5.83 Internet 08.09.19 - 14.09.19

500 2.50 Internet 08.09.19 - 14.09.19

500 13.33 Various cash chq w/c 09.09.19

500 2.67 Various cash chq w/c 09.09.19

500 4.17 Internet Sales 15/09/19 - 21/0

500 7.50 Internet Sales 15/09/19 - 21/0

500 2.50 Internet Sales 15/09/19 - 21/0

500 100.00 Var cash chq w/c 16.09.19

500 3.25 Var cash chq w/c 16.09.19

500 33.33 Var cash chq w/c 16.09.19

500 5.00 Card Receipt 26.08.19-31.09.19

500 10.00 Card Receipt 16.09-21.09

500 10.00 Card Receipt 02.09-07.09

500 0.83 Card Receipt 09.09-14.09

500 7.50 Card Receipt 09.09-14.09

500 620.83 Internet Sales 22.09-29.09

500 21.25 Internet Sales 22.09-29.09

500 6.67 Internet Sales 22.09-29.09

500 - 620.83 Rev Internet Sales 22-29

500 - 21.25 Rev Internet Sales 22-29

500 - 6.67 Rev Internet Sales 22-29

500 200.00 Internet Sales 22.09 29.09

500 11.25 Internet Sales 22.09 29.09

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500 3.33 Internet Sales 22.09 29.09

Civic Hall Bar (510)

510 91.33 Var cash chq w/c 26.08.19

510 51.17 Various Cash/Chq w/c 02.09.19

510 114.58 Various cash chq w/c 09.09.19

510 13.42 Var cash chq w/c 16.09.19

510 40.67 Card Receipt 26.08.19-31.09.19

Civic Hall Online (530)

530 217.00 Internet 29.08.19 - 30.08.19

530 275.00 Internet 06 02.09.19-06.09.19

530 12.00 Var cash chq w/c 26.08.19

530 24.00 Various Cash/Chq w/c 02.09.19

530 102.00 Various cash chq w/c 09.09.19

530 35.00 Internet Sales 15/09/19 - 21/0

530 100.00 Internet Sales 15/09/19 - 21/0

530 180.00 Card Receipt 26.08.19-31.09.19

530 12.00 Card Receipt 02.09-07.09

530 155.00 Card Receipt 27.09.19

530 - 459.00 Rev Internet Sales 22-29

530 386.00 Internet Sales 22.09 29.09

530 86.70 Card Receipt 09.09-14.09

530 459.00 Internet Sales 22.09-29.09

Total 426,878.01

Schedule of Receipts September 2019 Item 6 - ATTACHMENT C

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Item 7 - ATTACHMENT E

Civic Hall Structure & Operations Working Group (part 1) Minutes

2nd October 2019

Present: Cllr B Nair Cllr A Clegg Cllr H Clark G Cummings - Architect

Officers: N James (Senior Administration Officer) J Harper (Operations Manager) P Burns (Facilities Assistant) D Caine (Duty Officer) A Shaw (Town Clerk) A Tubman (Deputy Town Clerk)

1. Minutes of Previous Meeting

The WG agreed the Structure WG minutes from 26.06.19 & the Operations WG minutes from 05.09.19 to be correct.

2. Graeme Cummings - Architect

Graeme presented his initial thoughts on the work to be done in the Civic Hall from the brief that he was provided from the WG. Different areas have been defined and show their purpose.

An estimated cost of £200,000 was given for heating and electrical work. An educated guess of £750,000 +vat was given for the total work to be carried out.

The WG discussed the need for a commercial kitchen as this was not in the plan. It was AGREED that a kitchen is not needed.

The WG AGREED that the Civic Hall staff to be located downstairs with the Town Council staff above them in what is now the kitchen.

The WG AGREED that the Alnwick room be designed as the Cllrs function room where mayoral guests can be brought in for meetings etc. with the Town Mayor.

The WG AGREED the plan put forward and request that the architect instruct a QS to get detailed costings.

3. Pantomime

The Town Clerk noted that Reece Sibbald Productions (RSP) are competent and capable to run the Pantomime in the Civic Hall. There will be an initial guarantee of £26,000 to be made payable to RSP, and any income over £30,000 will be split 85% (RSP) 15% (STC).

Cllr Nair questioned why extra sound and lighting was needed, the staffing costs for the 18 shows and the lighting and heating costs.

Cllr Clark was concerned over the cost of the Pantomime. The WG AGREED that the proposal be taken to Full Council with answers to the questions from Cllr Nair provided by RSP.

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Item 7 - ATTACHMENT E 4. Quotes

The WG requested that P Burns provide a recommendation for Full Council in relation to all quotes obtained with the quotes being anonymised.

5. Pricing Structure

D Caine informed members on the current and proposed pricing structure. The WG AGREED with the recommendations to leave the business prices as they are, introduce new prices for parties, theatre hire and weddings. Reasons for discounts should be made clear on the booking form (discretion to be used by the Duty Manager & Operations Manager).

*Agenda items 6 (programme of events) and 7 (sound system) will be discussed during part 2 of the meeting to be held on Thursday 10th October 2019 1pm.

6. Programme of Events

Following a discussion around the show suggestions provided by D Caine, the WG recommended the following:

i. Shows without an upfront guarantee which are 80/20 split should be approved, put into the comms plan and booked in for 2020.

ii. Estimated upfront costs for each show suggestion for 2020 to be provided to help with budget setting.

iii. Estimated costs to book in bands to perform in the Civic Hall in 2020 should be provided.

iv. Officers should recommend if there is enough budget still available from 2019-20 to host the Madness Tribute band in January 2020.

7. Sound System

No update provided as sound trials are being carried out.

8. Date of next Working Group meetings

Wednesday 6th November 2019 - Operations

Wednesday 27th November 2019 - Structure

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Total Actual YTD Projected CommittedBudget Actual Agreed EMR Carried Forward

Stanley Town Council101

4000 Direct Salaries 157,292 70,114 163,572 0143,550 116,255 175,202 0 0

4008 Training 1,915 755 900 02,000 675 1,000 0 0

4009 Clothing Costs 300 0 100 0300 237 200 0 0

4010 Payroll SLA 2,100 1,870 1,870 01,500 1,962 2,100 0 0

4012 Recruitment 600 150 150 01,000 565 150 0 0

4013 HR Advice & Support 1,000 0 0 01,000 4,608 500 0 0

4014 Courses and Seminars 150 0 150 0150 0 150 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 163,357 72,889 166,742 0149,500 124,302 179,302 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (163,357) (72,889) (166,742)(149,500) (124,302) (179,302)

Office Accommodation105

4054 Insurance 0 0 0 08,000 0 0 0 0

4061 Accommodation Rent 3,500 1,500 3,500 013,738 4,750 3,500 0 0

4065 Repairs & Maintenance 0 0 0 0250 0 0 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 3,500 1,500 3,500 021,988 4,750 3,500 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (3,500) (1,500) (3,500)(21,988) (4,750) (3,500)

Administration110

1050 Interest 0 0 0 00 1,335 0 0 0

Total Income 0 0 0 00 1,335 0 0 0

4054 Insurance 3,500 3,958 3,958 04,000 3,963 4,050 0 0

4073 Health and Safety 450 0 0 00 279 0 0 0

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Total Actual YTD Projected CommittedBudget Actual Agreed EMR Carried Forward

4077 Licences 500 614 650 00 509 630 0 0

4100 Telephones 0 0 0 0300 300 0 0 0

4101 Mobile Phones 200 -6 100 0500 210 100 0 0

4102 Stationery 700 686 1,000 0750 693 750 0 0

4103 Publications 100 0 0 0100 29 0 0 0

4104 Postage 250 215 270 0700 247 270 0 0

4105 Photocopying 600 294 504 0600 784 500 0 0

4106 Subscriptions 4,500 4,470 4,500 04,400 5,055 5,000 0 0

4110 Audit External 2,000 -2,000 0 02,100 2,000 -2,000 0 0

4111 Audit Internal 1,500 0 1,600 01,500 1,800 0 0 0

4112 Professional Fees 0 0 0 010,000 11,829 0 0 0

4114 Refreshments 100 144 246 0200 0 150 0 0

4120 IT - Antivirus 90 0 0 080 0 0 0 0

4121 IT - Website Support 393 75 390 0100 0 500 0 0

4122 IT - Email Maintenance 2,000 1,180 2,023 02,200 3,199 2,500 0 0

4123 IT - Support & Maintenance 2,000 166 285 04,000 990 1,000 0 0

4124 IT - Equipment 1,800 101 1,800 02,000 287 2,000 0 0

4125 IT - Software 800 898 1,539 0800 1,189 900 0 0

4999 Bank Charges 1,000 403 690 02,000 813 850 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 22,483 11,199 19,555 036,330 34,176 17,200 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (22,483) (11,199) (19,555)(36,330) (32,842) (17,200)

Precept111

1176 Precept 738,230 738,230 738,230 0706,256 706,256 744,009 0 0

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Total Actual YTD Projected CommittedBudget Actual Agreed EMR Carried Forward

1177 LCTRS Grant 106,660 106,660 106,660 0117,132 117,132 107,042 0 0

Total Income 844,890 844,890 844,890 0823,388 823,388 851,051 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve 844,890 844,890 844,890823,388 823,388 851,051

Publicity115

4075 Advertising 0 0 0 05,000 3,559 0 0 0

4200 Stanley Life 0 0 0 010,000 0 0 0 0

4201 Annual Report 0 0 0 0300 0 0 0 0

4205 Community Engagement 20,000 6,322 20,000 00 0 20,000 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 20,000 6,322 20,000 015,300 3,559 20,000 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (20,000) (6,322) (20,000)(15,300) (3,559) (20,000)

Democracy200

4020 DBS Checks 0 0 0 0500 0 0 0 0

4102 Stationery 100 0 0 0100 0 0 0 0

4114 Refreshments 100 51 100 0100 49 100 0 0

4124 IT - Equipment 0 0 0 00 0 2,600 0 0

4800 Member Training 1,500 1,235 1,500 02,000 0 1,500 0 0

4801 Annual Parish Meeting 150 0 0 0150 35 0 0 0

4802 Other Meetings 1,000 110 500 01,000 0 500 0 0

4803 Chairmans Fund 2,000 82 2,000 02,000 2,138 2,000 0 0

4805 Chairmans Awards 2,500 890 2,500 03,000 1,968 2,500 0 0

4806 Discretionary Room Hire 8,000 402 8,000 00 9,738 8,000 0 0

4808 Election Costs 0 0 0 00 12,579 0 0 0

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Total Actual YTD Projected CommittedBudget Actual Agreed EMR Carried Forward

Overhead Expenditure 15,350 2,771 14,600 08,850 26,508 17,200 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (15,350) (2,771) (14,600)(8,850) (26,508) (17,200)

Services300

4300 Environmental Services 0 0 0 019,129 4,106 0 0 0

4305 Front Street Regeneration 0 0 0 04,661 0 0 0 0

4312 Police Cars - Contribution 10,500 10,500 0 010,500 10,500 10,500 0 0

4321 Detached Youth Project 30,000 0 30,000 030,000 30,000 30,000 0 0

4323 Defibrillators 0 66 66 00 1,648 0 0 0

4324 Money Advice Service 50,000 28,750 57,500 050,000 57,500 57,500 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 90,500 39,316 87,566 0114,290 103,754 98,000 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (90,500) (39,316) (87,566)(114,290) (103,754) (98,000)

PACT House305

4049 Rent 8,000 4,000 8,000 08,000 8,000 8,000 0 0

4054 Insurance 200 0 200 0200 312 250 0 0

4112 Professional Fees 0 0 0 00 250 0 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 8,200 4,000 8,200 08,200 8,562 8,250 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (8,200) (4,000) (8,200)(8,200) (8,562) (8,250)

AP Community Room307

1060 Rent Income 500 570 750 01,500 440 750 0 0

Total Income 500 570 750 01,500 440 750 0 0

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4050 Rates 500 315 530 0400 360 550 0 0

4051 Water Rates 0 0 0 0300 0 0 0 0

4052 Electricty 500 163 279 0300 429 300 0 0

4053 Gas 650 265 454 0550 737 500 0 0

4054 Insurance 0 0 0 0350 0 0 0 0

4065 Repairs & Maintenance 200 0 100 0500 77 500 0 0

4112 Professional Fees 0 0 0 0500 0 0 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 1,850 743 1,363 02,900 1,602 1,850 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (1,350) (173) (613)(1,400) (1,162) (1,100)

Warden Service310

4116 STC Warden Service 61,788 17,871 75,887 054,227 55,451 78,000 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 61,788 17,871 75,887 054,227 55,451 78,000 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (61,788) (17,871) (75,887)(54,227) (55,451) (78,000)

Events320

4401 Firework Festival 10,000 0 10,000 010,000 10,000 10,000 0 0

4410 Remembrance Services 2,000 0 1,400 0500 388 2,000 0 0

4420 Blue Plaque Scheme 500 0 500 01,200 0 500 0 0

4421 Events (External) 45,000 33,867 45,000 040,000 38,774 54,000 0 0

4423 Heritage Projects 5,000 5,437 6,500 05,000 9,777 6,000 0 0

4424 West Stanley Memorial 400 0 250 0400 101 0 0 0

4426 Miners Sunday 10,000 10,308 10,308 00 0 10,000 0 0

4439 Christmas Decorations 17,854 177 17,854 018,000 28,610 18,000 0 0

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Overhead Expenditure 90,754 49,789 91,812 075,100 87,650 100,500 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (90,754) (49,789) (91,812)(75,100) (87,650) (100,500)

Environmental Services350

1041 Other income 0 0 0 00 1,054 0 0 0

Total Income 0 0 0 00 1,054 0 0 0

4000 Direct Salaries 93,538 44,144 98,308 091,889 88,452 103,046 0 0

4008 Training 0 0 0 00 0 2,000 0 0

4009 Clothing Costs 600 98 168 02,000 1,436 1,400 0 0

4058 Trade Waste 1,500 461 790 02,700 491 1,500 0 0

4065 Repairs & Maintenance 2,000 353 1,600 02,000 1,592 2,000 0 0

4066 Tools & Equipment 3,500 613 3,000 05,000 5,003 3,500 0 0

4130 Vehicle Leasing 3,200 2,300 3,200 00 5,463 3,200 0 0

4131 Vehicle Fuel 2,500 731 1,254 06,000 2,571 2,000 0 0

4132 Winter Maintenance 2,200 0 1,800 02,200 1,804 2,000 0 0

4133 Environmental Campaigns 3,000 -394 3,400 05,000 4,402 3,000 0 0

4134 Stanley in Bloom 6,500 -1,244 6,800 00 0 6,500 0 0

4405 Blooming Good Fun 0 0 0 00 0 2,000 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 118,538 47,061 120,320 0116,789 111,212 132,146 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (118,538) (47,061) (120,320)(116,789) (110,158) (132,146)

Grants400

4500 Members Initiative Fund 0 0 0 070,000 68,266 0 0 0

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4502 Strategic Grants 35,000 19,586 35,000 00 15,473 35,000 0 0

4504 Youth Providers 0 0 0 015,000 0 0 0 0

4505 Stanley Fund 50,000 50,000 50,000 00 0 50,000 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 85,000 69,586 85,000 085,000 83,739 85,000 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (85,000) (69,586) (85,000)(85,000) (83,739) (85,000)

Facilities Management450

4000 Direct Salaries 114,450 50,737 105,181 0108,979 93,502 105,181 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 114,450 50,737 105,181 0108,979 93,502 105,181 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (114,450) (50,737) (105,181)(108,979) (93,502) (105,181)

Civic Hall500

1000 Ticket Sales Retained 2,500 0 0 025,000 0 15,000 0 0

1001 Ticket sales- other Civic 0 3,665 5,000 00 0 0 0 0

1002 Ticket sales ret'd- Ext shows 0 1,157 1,157 00 3,180 0 0 0

1005 Ticket Sales Non Retained 0 8,705 0 00 50,396 0 0 0

1010 Hall Hire 50,000 19,329 33,129 070,000 48,817 50,000 0 0

1012 Civic Players etc-Fees, Subs, 0 0 0 00 8,848 0 0 0

1013 DCC Recharges 1,760 0 1,760 01,760 2,394 0 0 0

1026 Table packages etc 4,000 300 514 0500 2,986 0 0 0

1028 Resale Items 500 0 0 0500 0 0 0 0

1029 Recharged buffet, disco etc 3,000 625 1,071 02,500 3,094 0 0 0

1031 PRS income 50 179 306 0150 980 0 0 0

1032 Recharged technical 1,000 515 883 01,000 12 0 0 0

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1061 Rent Income - Town Council 3,500 0 3,500 00 3,000 0 0 0

1091 Art Work Sales 0 0 0 015 9 0 0 0

Total Income 66,310 34,475 47,320 0101,425 123,715 65,000 0 0

4005 Casual Staff 20,000 5,664 9,709 020,000 33,913 20,000 0 0

4008 Training 1,500 0 1,500 02,500 560 1,500 0 0

4009 Clothing Costs 800 0 800 01,200 364 800 0 0

4011 Travel & Subsistence 0 0 0 0400 0 0 0 0

4012 Recruitment 500 0 0 0650 0 0 0 0

4050 Rates 8,150 5,065 8,200 08,100 8,256 8,500 0 0

4051 Water Rates 1,800 990 1,696 03,000 2,356 1,800 0 0

4052 Electricty 12,000 5,308 9,098 013,000 11,798 12,000 0 0

4053 Gas 2,000 602 1,031 02,000 2,594 2,000 0 0

4055 Cleaning 2,700 263 450 03,500 2,761 450 0 0

4056 Alarm Maintenance 2,000 1,483 1,800 02,000 1,734 1,800 0 0

4057 Window Cleaning 150 50 150 0250 150 150 0 0

4058 Trade Waste 1,300 1,221 1,300 01,500 1,186 1,300 0 0

4059 Laundry 800 0 150 01,200 203 500 0 0

4065 Repairs & Maintenance 2,500 494 6,000 02,500 4,243 6,000 0 0

4066 Tools & Equipment 1,000 16 1,000 03,000 2,238 1,000 0 0

4067 Furniture & Fittings 1,000 0 1,000 01,000 0 1,000 0 0

4068 Structure 800 0 800 0800 0 0 0 0

4069 Pest Control 300 275 300 0300 272 300 0 0

4070 Crockery,Cutlery etc 250 0 0 0500 0 250 0 0

4071 Health & Safety - Fire 300 149 149 0250 164 300 0 0

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4072 Health & Safety First Aid 50 0 50 0200 0 50 0 0

4073 Health and Safety 1,500 0 1,500 02,600 19 0 0 0

4076 Marketing & Promotion 0 0 0 015,000 2,992 0 0 0

4077 Licences 3,000 1,025 3,000 02,000 6,308 3,000 0 0

4079 Security 500 0 250 0500 0 500 0 0

4100 Telephones 3,200 1,836 3,147 03,200 3,499 3,200 0 0

4101 Mobile Phones 0 35 60 01,000 148 60 0 0

4102 Stationery 1,000 47 43 01,500 817 750 0 0

4104 Postage 1,000 -7 -13 01,500 229 750 0 0

4105 Photocopying 1,000 209 359 01,200 570 600 0 0

4112 Professional Fees 0 3,755 3,800 00 0 3,800 0 0

4114 Refreshments 0 0 0 00 26 50 0 0

4120 IT - Antivirus 100 0 0 0180 0 0 0 0

4121 IT - Website Support 500 222 500 0200 0 500 0 0

4123 IT - Support & Maintenance 1,500 393 673 03,000 917 1,000 0 0

4125 IT - Software 600 189 600 0500 284 500 0 0

4425 Technical Support 3,500 728 1,247 02,500 1,703 2,000 0 0

4650 Events - Civic Hall 0 3,582 4,500 00 25,179 26,000 0 0

4652 Civic Hall Performers 0 0 0 010,000 12,641 0 0 0

4654 Purchases for weddings/parties 500 85 150 00 616 500 0 0

4700 Ticket Sales Paid Over 0 8,705 0 00 50,396 0 0 0

4750 Resale Items 250 0 0 0500 0 250 0 0

4751 Technical supp-rechargeable 1,000 670 0 01,000 362 0 0 0

4752 Purchases weddings etc- rech 3,000 743 0 00 4,443 0 0 0

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4998 Transaction Fees 1,000 620 1,089 02,000 2,531 1,100 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 83,050 44,413 66,088 0116,230 186,473 104,260 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (16,740) (9,938) (18,768)(14,805) (62,758) (39,260)

Coffee Shop505

1200 Hot Drinks 0 0 0 00 60 0 0 0

1220 Coffee Shop 0 0 0 00 2,629 0 0 0

Total Income 0 0 0 00 2,689 0 0 0

4000 Direct Salaries 0 0 0 00 5,251 0 0 0

4560 Coffee Shop-Food 0 0 0 00 1,255 0 0 0

4602 Bar - Stocktaking Costs 0 0 0 00 100 0 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 0 0 0 00 6,606 0 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve 0 0 00 (3,917) 0

Civic Hall Bar510

1020 Bar Takings 45,000 18,101 31,025 065,000 35,777 35,000 0 0

1210 Food sales 1,000 575 986 00 1,274 1,000 0 0

Total Income 46,000 18,676 32,011 065,000 37,051 36,000 0 0

4009 Clothing Costs 0 0 0 0200 6 0 0 0

4066 Tools & Equipment 0 0 0 0250 0 0 0 0

4070 Crockery,Cutlery etc 0 0 0 0500 0 0 0 0

4102 Stationery 0 -8 0 00 0 0 0 0

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4560 Coffee Shop-Food 750 331 567 00 734 600 0 0

4600 Bar Stock 28,500 11,016 18,882 027,000 16,653 18,000 0 0

4601 Bar Supplies - Sundry Items 400 160 274 0400 219 300 0 0

4602 Bar - Stocktaking Costs 950 375 643 0900 900 700 0 0

4603 Bar - gas 300 218 373 0400 411 400 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 30,900 12,091 20,739 029,650 18,923 20,000 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve 15,100 6,585 11,27235,350 18,128 16,000

Loan Charges520

4996 PWLB Loan - Principal 40,000 19,500 40,000 040,000 29,500 40,000 0 0

4997 PWLB Loan - Interest 7,980 3,254 7,980 07,980 5,064 7,980 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 47,980 22,754 47,980 047,980 34,564 47,980 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (47,980) (22,754) (47,980)(47,980) (34,564) (47,980)

Loan Costs800

1100 Loan 0 0 0 00 190,000 0 0 0

Total Income 0 0 0 00 190,000 0 0 0

4160 Civic Hall - Equipment 0 0 0 00 23,315 0 0 0

4162 St Josephs House 0 0 0 00 190,000 0 0 0

Overhead Expenditure 0 0 0 00 213,315 0 0 0

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve 0 0 00 (23,315) 0

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Expenditure

Total Budget Income

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

957,700

957,700

0

898,611

453,043

445,568

924,971

934,533

(9,562)

0

0

991,313

991,313

0

1,179,672

1,198,648

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952,801

1,018,369

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Budget Setting 2020/21 A report to inform members of the baseline budget position so that they can make decisions relating to the level of precept required for the coming financial year

LCTRS Grant & Precept

1. Tax Base

The estimated tax base from DCC as per the initial estimate issued on 16/7/19 is 7806.2, which is a small increase of 60.3 from last year's figure.

Our current Band D Council tax precept is £95.31, which would give a Council tax yield of £744,009 based on a zero increase to the precept from the current year.

2. LCTRS Grant DCC has indicated that the grant is likely to be slightly higher than last year (due to

rounding errors in the previous year, and on this estimate will increase by around £500 to give a grant figure of £107,042.

3. Net Position The net budget position (based on a standstill budget) on this estimate is that the Council's income will increase slightly by around £6,129 giving a total yield of £851.051

4. Worked Examples to demonstrate the effect of Precept increases

This year's Indicative tax base is 7806.2. This will be updated in December with the final figure.

Figure 1.

Band Proportion (in relation to Band D)

Standstill 2% increase

2.5% increase

3.0% increase

5.0% increase

A 6/9 £63.54 £64.80 £65.10 £65.46 £66.72

B 7/9 £74.13 £75.60 £75.95 £76.37 £77.84

C 8/9 £84.72 £86.40 £86.80 £87.28 £88.96

D 9/9 £95.31 £97.22 £97.69 £98.17 £100.08

E 11/9 £116.49 £118.80 £119.35 £120.01 £122.32

Band

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All figures calculated using £95.31 (and thence Band D) as the starting point. Therefore there will be rounding errors on bands other than D - these figures are indicative and included for information only. The key figures are Band D and the precept yield.

A rough guide is that every 1% the precept is increased adds approximately £1 to the Band D precept and yields approximately and additional £7,500 in income.

Budget Pressures

4. Salaries

The Trade Unions have submitted a pay claim for next year for a 10% pay increase across the board. It is unlikely that they will be able to negotiate an increase of this size but there is little information available at this time about where negotiations are. The employers have not made an offer at this point. We have run salary projections at different levels from 2% (which has been the settlement over the past 2 years), 5% and 10% on the current establishment.

The table below the effects of increases at different levels. a 2% increase is almost offset by the slight increase to the tax base. Higher increases will require funding from elsewhere or increases in the precept.

For the purposes of drafting the budget, a 2% increase has been applied.

Fig 2. Salary Estimates

4. Environmental Wardens

We have been notified that the Neighbourhood Warden jobs have been re-evaluated by DCC and an increase has been applied to their salaries - I am requesting the net effect of this on the contract but the costs will rise above the levels expected through normal progression.

Estimated cost £79,000

F 13/9 £137.67 £140.40 £141.05 £141.83 £144.56

G 15/9 £158.85 £162.00 £162.75 £163.65 £166.80

H 18/9 £190.62 £194.40 £195.30 £196.38 £200.16

Precept Yield £744,009 £758,919 £762,588 £766,335 £781,244

Proportion (in relation to Band D)

Standstill 2% increase

2.5% increase

3.0% increase

5.0% increase

Band

Budget Required Increase

2019/20 £ 375,654

2020/21 - 2% increase £ 383,429 £ 7,775

2020/21 - 5% increase £ 395,095 £ 19,441

2020/21 - 10% increase £ 414,534 £ 38,880

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5. Environmental Caretakers For the purposes of the draft budget, in discussion with the service manager, there has been some small growth in these budgets put forward:

(i) Training: No specific training budget was in place for the caretakers, required training was funded through budgets held in other areas. Proposal is to create a training budget in this area of £2,000 to be partially offset by reducing the training budgets in the Admin team and the Civic Hall by a combined £1000

(ii) Blooming Good Fun: There was no budget allocation for this initiative in the current year. We were able to fund it because we rolled forward some money earmarked for In Bloom from the previous financial year and we received a grant from the AAP towards In Bloom which left the headroom in our revenue budgets to run the initiative. If we want to repeat it next year we will need to either set aside a budget for it or use the "Environmental Campaigns" budget which will have an impact on what can be delivered towards In Bloom for 2020.

6. IT Equipment The Members iPads were procured in September 2015 and are due for refresh. I would propose that this could be done over 2 years (half and half based on need) to spread the costs of the refresh out. Similarly, some of the officer machines are the same age and need refreshing. I hope to be able to do this in this in the current financial year using existing budgets.

The programme does need to be spaced out because in 2015 everything was obsolete and it all needed replacing at once and we want to have a regular programme in place to spread these costs out over a 4 year cycle.

Some of the cost can be offset by selling on the existing equipment which does retain a residual value - the Apple equipment in particular holds value well.

Estimated cost £2,600 - currently no IT budget in Democracy.

Suggestion: In future years, unspent revenue budgets for IT should be held in an earmarked reserve to offset future upgrade costs. STC does not have enough machines to warrant making a consistent allocation in revenue budgets and small revenue budgets are sometimes unspent. This way the Council will set aside monies to allow for regular upgrades without spikes in expenditure in any given year

6. Play in the Park We have been asked to consider the provision of an additional two play in the park events for 2020. On this basis, an additional £9,000 has been provisionally placed in the budget.

7. Christmas lighting The Council's preferred option of expanding festive lighting schemes into the villages needs to be re-evaluated in light of the fact that DCC have rejected almost every location the Town Council has put forward. Their insistence on underground cabling and connection only to the low voltage network means any new schemes are disproportionately expensive. The Council needs to review its preferred delivery options in this area which makes meaningful budget setting very difficult.

Suggestion: It may be prudent to stick with the existing/ to be delivered this year festive lights and develop a strategy for festive lighting in the villages for 2021

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8. Inflationary pressures Inflation is measured by the Office for National Statistics using the Consumer Price Index (CPI). As of August 2019 this stands at 1.7%, down from 2.1% earlier in the year. The Retail Price Index (RPI) stands at 2.6%, down from 2.8% earlier in the year.

The two measures are calculated differently. The CPI excludes housing costs. It is also calculated as an geometric mean whereas the RPI is a purely arithmetic mean, which means it is always around 1% higher than the CPI. This probably explains why government stopped using it as the reference point for inflation linked increases to benefits etc in 2010.

For budgeting purposes, those areas of the budget which are likely to be affected by inflation (which excludes the long term commitments which are fixed and the salaries which are dealt with separately, should have an adjustment for inflation applied. Given that the rates of inflation have dropped since April but also taking into account the uncertainty going forward, it would be prudent to allow somewhere between 2 and 3% for inflation in relevant areas.

Proposal: I have therefore, in preparation of this budget, applied a 2.2% increase in relevant areas.

CPI: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices?#timeseries

RPI: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/retail-price-index

9. Civic Hall

The Civic Hall has historically been the largest single area of expenditure for STC but identifying savings in ongoing costs in this area is difficult because the building runs on a minimum staffing level (based on the Councils commitment to opening the building every day) and any further savings in overheads would need to be linked to capital investment in the building which the Council has not at present committed to. The building is currently operating with fixed costs which are as low as can be expected under current circumstances.

The draft budget prepared reflects no more than allowing for some inflationary pressure on existing budgets. However, it should be noted that these budgets contain very little to permit repairs or routine maintenance on the building and some consideration should be given to setting aside a budget to allow routine maintenance to be undertaken.

Specific considerations for the budget in this area are as follows:

(i) Pantomime - Civic Hall Working Group

Council has requested that consideration be given to the re-introduction of a pantomime in the Civic Hall. Based on soundings that have been taken from professionals who would be able to stage a pantomime, we would need to add a sum in the order of £26,000 into the budget to enable this to take place. However, were the pantomime be successful it would recoup this initial expenditure. A proposal for the Panto has been circulated to elected members for perusal. (Please note if members wish to discuss this in detail at Committee it would need to be done in closed session for commercial purposes).

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Based on this, if Council were to plan a pantomime, I would budget for 50% of the costs to be recovered - which would amount to a net increase in the revenue budget required of £13,000

(ii) Civic Hall Improvements - Civic Hall Working Group

Initial plans in line with the brief which was agreed by Full Council for the improvements to the building required have been circulated to Committee for perusal.

The key headlines which came out of the meeting with the architect during the Working Group meeting held on 2nd October 2019 were that:

• The Mechanical & Electrical work required to renew heating, water and electrical systems throughout the building are likely to be in the region of £200,000

• To complete all works outlined in the draft plans an overall budget of £750,000 plus contingency (possibly more, unknown until a full Quantity Surveyor survey has been carried out)

In order to get a detailed picture of what the budget would need to be, a detailed QS and M&E report would need to be carried out against an agreed proposal. The costs for the surveys alone are likely to cost as much as £10,000.

There is no feasibility to fund the works required directly through the precept, therefore public borrowing would be required. In order to access government loans, it would be necessary for the Council to demonstrate that there is public support for the proposals it is putting forward.

Notes on draft budget: (i) £26,000 added to the budget for events for Pantomime and £13,000 to expected

income (net £13,000 additional revenue budget) for the purposes of this draft. (ii) Increased the Repairs & Maintenance budget to £6,000 to allow some routine

maintenance to take place. (iii) The draft budget shows that the running costs of the Civic Hall have been

reduced significantly and a focus on sales i.e. selling the hall/ rooms for hire/ events/ parties/ weddings/ seminars once refurbishment works and marketing materials (including the website) are in place can see this area of the budget turned around over the short to medium term. If a Pantomime were run and recovered its costs it would only require a modest increase in sales to be moving towards the break even point. An increase in building usage linked to the refurbishment works and improved marketing would be the easiest way to achieve this, in tandem with a realistic and targeted programme of events to support the building as a multi-use venue.

Note on Public Works Borrowing

The current rate of interest for Public Works Loans is around 2%. This is calculated based based on the value of government bonds on a regular basis and is therefore variable although historically very low. Capital can be borrowed over a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 25 years.

Currently we budget £46,000 per year to repay our two loans of £200k and £190k i.e. 23,000.

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Worked example (fixed rate interest)

Loan amount = £1,000,000Period = 25 years

Capital = 50 equal payments of £20,000Year one interest = £20,000 (2% of 1 million)

Payments for year 1 = 2 equal payments of £30,000Year two interest = £19,600 (2% of 980000)Payments for year 2 = 2 equal payments of £29,800 etc

10. Contractual Commitments The Council has a number of multi-year commitments which account for a significant proportion of the budget, namely:

Fig 2. Budgetary Constraints

Officers have been asked to explore providing an additional 2 Play in the Park events for 2020. The average cost of the events is £4500, which would require an additional £9,000 in this budget area. This has been included in the first draft budget.

11. Conclusions

The first draft budget is intended to reflect existing commitments and known pressures and to incorporate expenditure which the Council or its Committees has expressed an interest in.

The draft as presented has a funding gap of approximately £65,000. Therefore, the Committee is requested to:

(i) CONSIDER the report and draft budget presented;(ii) PRIORITISE expenditure for 2020/21;(iii) INFORM officers further options which should be considered;(iv) Make RECOMMENDATIONS to be incorporated into a second draft budget

Project Budget Commitment Finishes

Wardens £ 76,000 2021

Advice £ 57,000 2021

Stars Y&C £ 30,000 2021

CDCF £ 50,000 2022

Fireworks £ 10,000 2022

Events Contract* £ 53,000 2021

Police Car contributions £ 10,500 2020

Total £ 286,500

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Item 8 - ATTACHMENT H

Report Author

Alan Shaw Town ClerkStanley Town Council

[email protected] 299109

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Cost Centre Report

10/10/2019

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Month No: 7

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Summary Income & Expenditure by Budget Heading 10/10/2019

Stanley Town Council 2019-20

Actual Year To Date

Current Annual Bud

Variance Annual Total

Committed Expenditure

Funds Available

Actual Last Year

% Spent

124,302101 Stanley Town Council 163,35772,889 90,468Expenditure 90,468 44.6%

4,750105 Office Accommodation 3,5001,500 2,000Expenditure 2,000 42.9%

1,33534,176

110 Administration22,48311,199 11,284Expenditure

Income 0 0 011,284 49.8%

0.0%

(32,842) (11,199)Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

823,388111 Precept Income 844,890 844,890 0 100.0%

3,559115 Publicity 20,0006,322 13,678Expenditure 13,678 31.6%

26,508200 Democracy 15,3502,771 12,579Expenditure 12,579 18.1%

103,754300 Services 90,50039,316 51,184Expenditure 51,184 43.4%

8,562305 PACT House 8,2004,000 4,200Expenditure 4,200 48.8%

4401,602

307 AP Community Room1,850743 1,107Expenditure

Income 570 500 (70)1,107 40.2%

114.0%

(1,162) (173)Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

55,451310 Warden Service 61,78817,871 43,917Expenditure 43,917 28.9%

87,650320 Events 90,75449,789 40,965Expenditure 40,965 54.9%

1,054111,212

350 Environmental Services118,53847,061 71,477Expenditure

Income 0 0 071,477 39.7%

0.0%

(110,158) (47,061)Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

83,739400 Grants 85,00069,586 15,414Expenditure 15,414 81.9%

93,502450 Facilities Management 114,45050,737 63,713Expenditure 63,713 44.3%

123,715186,473

500 Civic Hall83,05044,413 38,637Expenditure

Income 34,475 66,310 31,83538,637 53.5%

52.0%

(62,758) (9,938)Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

2,6896,606

505 Coffee Shop00 0Expenditure

Income 0 0 00 0.0%

0.0%

(3,917) 0Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

37,05118,923

510 Civic Hall Bar30,90012,091 18,809Expenditure

Income 18,676 46,000 27,32418,809 39.1%

40.6%

18,128 6,585Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

34,564520 Loan Charges 47,98022,754 25,226Expenditure 25,226 47.4%

190,000213,315

800 Loan Costs00 0Expenditure

Income 0 0 00 0.0%

0.0%

(23,315) 0Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve

1,198,648

1,179,672

453,043 957,700 504,657 0 504,657

898,611 957,700 59,089

Net Income over Expenditure

Expenditure

Grand Totals:- Income

445,568 0 (445,568)(18,975)

47.3%

93.8%

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (18,975) 445,568

Item 8 - ATTACHMENT Q - Appendix 1 Item 8 - ATTACHMENT I - Appendix 1