Medbourne Parish Council - Precept 2015/16
Links to previous years: 2014/15, 2013/14, 2012/13
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Payments and Expenses
| ACTUAL YEAR TOTAL 2013 - 2014 £ |
PRECEPT 2014 - 2015 £ |
ACTUAL 01.04.14 to 20.11.14 £ |
EST 21.11.14 to 31.03.15 £ |
ESTIMATED YEAR TOTAL 2014 - 2015 £ |
CLAIM 2015 - 2016 £ |
|
| Recreation Grounds | ||||||
| Mower Fuel | 24.81 | 50.00 | 59.71 | 0.00 | 59.71 | 60.00 |
| Parish Mower Repairs | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 | 50.00 |
| 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 | 274.81 | 300.00 | 348.71 | 0.00 | 348.71 | 360.00 |
| Street Lighting | ||||||
| Electricity Charges | 692.82 | 750.00 | 518.19 | 230.00 | 748.19 | 750.00 |
| Repairs & Maintenance | 471.36 | 470.00 | 210.72 | 260.00 | 470.72 | 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 | 1,188.18 | 1,244.00 | 728.91 | 514.00 | 1,242.91 | 1,244.00 |
| Village Hall | ||||||
| Village Hall Committee | 700.00 | 500.00 | 0.00 | 500.00 | 500.00 | 500.00 |
| Hire of Hall | 275.00 | 275.00 | 0.00 | 275.00 | 275.00 | 275.00 |
| TOTAL | 975.00 | 775.00 | 0.00 | 775.00 | 775.00 | 775.00 |
| LRALC Subscription | 169.18 | 175.00 | 177.19 | 0.00 | 177.19 | 180.00 |
| Election Expenses | ||||||
| Contingency | 250.00 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| General Expenses | ||||||
| Clerks Salary | 1,301.04 | 1,755.00 | 889.80 | 630.88 | 1,520.68 | 1,800.00 |
| Administration Expenses | 118.42 | 130.00 | 60.00 | 70.00 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Councillor/Clerk Training | 0.00 | 50.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 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 | 117.72 | 0.00 | 117.72 | 120.00 |
| Grass Cutting | 0.00 | 150.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 |
| Parish Maint.Contingency | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Tree Maintenance | 0.00 | 250.00 | 450.00 | 0.00 | 450.00 | 250.00 |
| Dog Bins - Emptying | 430.79 | 450.00 | 214.00 | 236.00 | 450.00 | 475.00 |
| 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 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,408.24 | 4,502.00 | 3,044.41 | 1,086.88 | 4,131.29 | 4,642.00 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 6,265.41 | 7,246.00 | 4,299.22 | 2,625.88 | 6,925.10 | 7,451.00 |
*All payments exclude VAT
Last year (2014/15), council tax support grant provided £360.25, leaving a precept of £6832.75
Actual amount required for 2015/16 estimated at £7398, due to other income of £53 (interest, rent) ie. 7451-53 =7398
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 £7037.75
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 is no 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 - but there is no guarantee that it won't be needed in the future
Neighbourhood Plan.
- No additional funds have been included within the calculation for this year. Neighbourhood Planning costs are usually funded through special grant streams
Decreases
- There are no decreases this year.
Increases
- Mower Fuel has increased an exceeded last years precept, it has been increased by £10 to cover this
- Parish Mower Repairs has increased from 0 to £50 as the previous repair arrangement is no longer going to take place
- Dog Bin Emptying has increased by £25 - in line with historical annual increases
- LRALC subscription has increased by £5 to cover increased cost
- Village Maintenance has increased by £70 to cover a programme of improvement works to benches
- Clerks Salary has increased by £45 to cover the national pay agreement.
Comments
- The election fund is to remain at £250, it is recommended that the forthcoming election be paid over a four year period, it was increased to this level last year and should be reveiwed again next year depending on costs.
- There are no additional allowances for expenses such as travel, should a clerk from outside the area be appointed - a national pay agreement has taken place for the Clerks Salary to increase by 2.2%, although final confirmation is pending. This 2.2% would require a precept raise to £1800
- 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 £7451 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 8.8% or £2.87 per property (taking Band D to £35.48) or if the Council Tax Grant is continued the precept figure would be £7038 (£7037.75) which would represent an increase year on year of 2.75% or £0.90 per property (taking Band D to £33.51) this figure is based on a Council Tax Base of 210 properties (last year 209.5) and if there is an increase in the Tax Base, the overall increase in cost per property would be reduced.
| CONTINGENCY FUNDS (assuming none used before 31.03.15) | |||
| at 01.04.14 | added this year | at 31.03.15 | |
| Election | 356.00 | 250.00 | 606.00 |
| Parish Mower Replacement | 1,147.00 | 0.00 | 1,147.00 |
| Lighting | 2,000.00 | 0.00 | 2,000.00 |
| Parish Maintenance | 258.00 | 50.00 | 308.00 |
Down-loadable copy of this Precept
- Precept 2015 / 2016 (PDF File)