Medbourne Parish Council - Precept 2014/15
Links to previous years: 2013/14, 2012/13
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Payments and Expenses
| ACTUAL YEAR TOTAL 2012 - 2013 £ |
PRECEPT 2013 - 2014 £ |
ACTUAL 01.04.13 to 10.11.13 £ |
EST 11.11.13 to 31.03.14 £ |
ESTIMATED YEAR TOTAL 2013 - 2014 £ |
CLAIM 2014 - 2015 £ |
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| Recreation Grounds | ||||||||
| Mower Fuel | 37.88 | 50.00 | 24.81 | 25.00 | 49.81 | 50.00 | ||
| Parish Mower Repairs | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Sports Club Mower Fund | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | ||
| Parish Mower Contingency | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| TOTAL | 287.88 | 300.00 | 274.81 | 25.00 | 299.81 | 300.00 | ||
| Street Lighting | ||||||||
| Electricity Charges | 692.30 | 750.00 | 518.19 | 230.00 | 748.19 | 750.00 | ||
| Repairs & Maintenance | 471.36 | 470.00 | 210.72 | 250.00 | 460.72 | 470.00 | ||
| Church Gate Light | 24.00 | 24.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | ||
| Lighting Contingency | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,187.66 | 1,244.00 | 728.91 | 504.00 | 1,232.91 | 1,244.00 | ||
| Village Hall | ||||||||
| Village Hall Committee | 500.00 | 700.00 | 500.00 | 200.00 | 700.00 | 500.00 | ||
| Hire of Hall | 275.00 | 275.00 | 0.00 | 275.00 | 275.00 | 275.00 | ||
| TOTAL | 775.00 | 975.00 | 500.00 | 475.00 | 975.00 | 775.00 | ||
| LRALC Subscription | 169.48 | 175.00 | 169.18 | 0.00 | 169.18 | 175.00 | ||
| Election Expenses | ||||||||
| Contingency | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 250.00 | ||
| General Expenses | ||||||||
| Clerks Salary | 867.36 | 870.00 | 867.36 | 216.84 | 1,084.20 | 1,755.00 | ||
| Administration Expenses | 66.26 | 75.00 | 96.59 | 30.00 | 126.59 | 130.00 | ||
| Councillor/Clerk Training | 25.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||
| RCC Subscription | 40.00 | 42.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 42.00 | ||
| CAB Donation | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||
| SLCC Subscription | 48.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||
| Insurance | 429.99 | 450.00 | 442.89 | 0.00 | 442.89 | 450.00 | ||
| Audit | 120.00 | 140.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 140.00 | ||
| Parish Council Website | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | ||
| Poppy Wreath/Trumpeter | 70.00 | 70.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 70.00 | ||
| Parish Magazine | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | 0.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | ||
| Parish Maintenance | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||
| Grass Cutting | 0.00 | 150.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | ||
| Parish Maint.Contingency | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||
| Tree Maintenance | 450.00 | 250.00 | 450.00 | 0.00 | 450.00 | 250.00 | ||
| Dog Bins - Emptying | 411.77 | 425.00 | 216.79 | 210.00 | 426.79 | 450.00 | ||
| Litter Bins | 0.00 | 65.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | ||
| Youth Club Donation | 400.00 | 400.00 | 400.00 | 0.00 | 400.00 | 400.00 | ||
| Diamond Jubilee Donation | 150.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Jubilee Thanks | 69.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,597.56 | 3,537.00 | 2,903.63 | 856.84 | 3,760.47 | 4,502.00 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 6,067.58 | 6,281.00 | 4,576.53 | 1,910.84 | 6,487.37 | 7,246.00 | ||
| *All payments exclude VAT | ||||||||
Last year (2013/14), council tax support grant provided £360.25, leaving a precept of £5742.75 Actual amount required for 2014/15 estimated at £7193, due to other income of £53 (interest, rent) ie. 7246-53 =7193 Assuming that there is a council tax support grant this year, and that it is passed on to the parish by HDC in the same way as last year, the grant is currently estimated at £360.25 This would leave a precept requirement of £6832.75 |
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Points to Consider
Possible areas of saving
- Grasscutting - this has been done by volunteers for the past two years, with no cost, so could be ommitted from budget. However, there isno guarantee that volunteers will continue to be able to do this work and HDC assistance (at a cost) may be required
- Litter Bins - this money has been included but not spent for a few years - I'm not sure if it needs to be included
Decreases
- Village Hall Committee donation has decreased by £200 - there was a special agreement for an additional £200 this year only
- Insurance has decreased by £100 - due to a competitive quotation process this year
Increases
- Election Expenses have increased by £200 - with an election due in 2015 it is felt prudent to boost the election contingency fund
- Dog Bin Emptying has increased by £25 - in line with historical annual increases
- Administration Expenses has increased by £55 - to include the cost of payroll administration (the reason why spend in 2013/14 is higher than precepted)
- Clerks Salary has increased by £885 - this is taking into account the recommendation from LRALC of a minimum salary of 4 hours per week for a part-time clerk. It is also working to the NALC revised scale National Salary award for Local Council Clerks lowest hourly rate of £8.43
Comments
- Clerks Salary for 2013/14 appears higher than precepted because of the change to quarterly, as opposed to 6-monthly payment
- There are no additional allowances for expenses such as travel, should a clerk from outside the area be appointed
- The amount for Audit remains the same, as a no-fee audit is wholly dependent on there being no queries on the documents submitted and is not guaranteed
IMPORTANT !!!!
- When the total requirement figure of £6943 is used in the calculation of Band D council tax for Medbourne
- the changes applied to the precept represent an increase year on year of 14.6% or £4.06 per property (taking Band D to £31.79)
| CONTINGENCY FUNDS (assuming none used before 31.03.14) | |||
| at 01.04.13 | added this year | at 31.03.14 | |
| Election | 306.00 | 50.00 | 356.00 |
| Parish Mower Replacement | 1,147.00 | 0.00 | 1,147.00 |
| Lighting | 2,000.00 | 0.00 | 2,000.00 |
| Parish Maintenance | 208.00 | 50.00 | 258.00 |
Down-loadable copy of this Precept
- Precept 2014 / 2015 (PDF File)