PAPER D

FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE – 8 DECEMBER 2003

BUDGET MONITORING AS AT END OF OCTOBER 2003

REPORT OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SUMMARY/ PURPOSE

This report sets out the budget and spending position on revenue for the services within this Committee’s remit, as at the end of October 2003. The figures do not include budgets that are controlled elsewhere than the service concerned. These are monitored by the Committee which bears responsibility for the item concerned.

REVENUE EXPENDITURE

The expenditure and income to date against budget are shown at Appendix 1. There are no significant variances or pressures to report at present.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

The expenditure and income to date against budget are shown at Appendix 2. There are no significant variances or pressures to report at present.

RELEVANT PLANS, POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The services included within this report are linked to the Council’s key strategic objectives, specifically:

· Improving health, housing and the quality of life for all;

· Creating safe and crime-free communities.

There are no direct implications for performance indictors arising from the production of this report. However, clearly there will be implications for future performance measures and indicators arising from the information contained within this report, specifically any cost based indicators, but also the outcomes arising from the services and projects to which this report refers.

CONSULTATION PROCESS

No specific consultation has been undertaken in the production of this report. However, a number of the services included within the report will have been the subject of consultation with a range of external agencies and members of the public.

FINANCIAL, LEGAL, CRIME AND DISORDER IMPLICATIONS

Since this is a budget monitoring report, there are a number of financial implications (both revenue and capital) for the Council as a whole, and for the services for which this Committee has responsibility. These are set out in appendices 1 and 2 respectively.

There are no direct financial, legal or crime and disorder issues arising from the production of this report.

APPENDICES ATTACHED

Appendix 1 Revenue Expenditure

Appendix 2 Capital Expenditure

BACKGROUND PAPERS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT

None used in the preparation of this report.

CONTACT POINTS:

Fire and Rescue:

Budget: Tracy Ringer, telephone : 823258, email: [email protected]

Operational: Richard Hards, telephone: 828199, email: [email protected]

Emergency Planning:

Budget: Tracy Ringer, telephone: 823258, email: [email protected]

Operational: Mike Jolliff, telephone: 823114, email: [email protected]

Community Safety:

Budget: Richard Wood, telephone: 823652, email: [email protected]

Operational: Niki Haytack, telephone: 822696, email: [email protected]

Magistrates Court:

Budget: Richard Wood, telephone: 823652, email: [email protected]

Coroners:

Budget: Andrew Taylor, telephone: 823656, email: [email protected]

Cemeteries:

Budget: Andrew Taylor, telephone: 823656, email: [email protected]

Operational: Rob Owen, telephone: 828388, email: [email protected]

Crematorium:

Budget: Andrew Taylor, telephone: 823656, email: [email protected]

Operational: Rob Owen, telephone: 828388, email: [email protected]

Environmental Health:

Budget: Andrew Taylor, telephone: 823656, email: [email protected]

Operational: Rob Owen, telephone: 828388, email: [email protected]

Licencing:

Budget: Andrew Taylor, telephone: 823656, email: [email protected]

Operational: Rob Owen, telephone: 828388, email: [email protected]

Trading Standards:

Budget: Andrew Taylor, telephone: 823656, email: [email protected]

Operational: Rob Owen, telephone: 828388, email: [email protected]

PAUL WILKINSON

Chief Financial Officer

REVENUE EXPENDITURE SUMMARY as at end of October 2003										Appendix 1
Service	Expenditure			Income			Net		Variance
	To Date	Budget		To Date	Budget		To Date	Budget		Comments
	£000	£000	%	£000	£000	%	£000	£000	£000
Fire & Rescue	3006.8	5283.5	56.9%	-71.0	-127.1	55.8%	2935.8	5156.5	2220.6	Budget on target at this point in the financial year.
Emergency Planning	70.0	125.2	55.9%	-72.2	-72.2	100.0%	-2.2	53.0	55.2	Variance is amount left to spend for year as annual income has been accounted for in month 1. On target.
Community Safety	61.2	316.9	19.3%	-66.0	-153.6	42.9%	-4.7	163.2	168.0	Some schemes yet to incur costs. Delays in processing of some invoices due to multi-agency responsibilities.
Precepts & Levies - Magistrates Court	5.8	0.0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0%	5.8	0.0	-5.8	Building Maintenance to be recharged to H&IWMCC
Coroner	140.2	221.0	63.4%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	140.2	221.0	80.8	Budget is currently £10k overspent to date with a possible overspend of £30k at year-end due to staff and increased operating costs.
Cemeteries	164.8	337.8	48.8%	-99.1	-199.6	49.6%	65.7	138.1	72.4	Budget on target at this point in the financial year.
Crematorium	138.7	223.3	62.1%	-329.5	-585.9	56.2%	-190.8	-362.6	-171.9	Budget on target at this point in the financial year.
Consumer Protection (management and admin)	241.2	447.1	54.0%	-0.5	-0.4	105.1%	240.8	446.7	205.9	Budget on target at this point in the financial year.
Environmental Health	514.8	833.8	61.7%	-45.5	-31.9	142.6%	469.3	801.9	332.6	Budget on target at this point in the financial year.
Licensing	65.1	135.9	47.9%	-136.3	-155.8	87.5%	-71.3	-19.9	51.4	Licensing Fees are received at the start of a financial year which results in Net Budget showing a surplus at this point in time.
Trading Standards	163.8	360.5	45.5%	-19.6	-23.5	83.2%	144.3	337.0	192.7	Net Budget to date is lower than expected due to staff recruitment/retention problems.
Committee Total	4572.4	8285.0	55.2%	-839.5	-1350.1	62.2%	3732.9	6934.8	3202.0

				Appendix 2
FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE SUMMARY as at end of October 2003
Description	Revised	Spend/	Budget
	Budget	Commitment	Left	Comments
Fire Service IEG	0	-50,000	50,000
Cemeteries - Health and Safety Works	75,934	7,310	68,624
Public Health - replace dog bins	4,652	0	4,652
	80,586	-42,690	123,276