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BUDGETING PACK 2019/20
Meeting: 25/02/2021 - Argyll and Bute Council (Item 5)
5 BUDGETING PACK 2021/22 PDF 21 MB
1. Introductory Report and Recommendations
2. Revenue Pack
a. Budget Consultation – Findings
b. Service Plans
c. Assessing Equality and Socio Economic Impact
d. Revenue Budget Overview (Appendix 9 is marked exempt E1)
e. Fees and Charges
f. Financial Risks Analysis
g. Reserves and Balances
3. Capital Plan
a. Capital Plan Summary Report (Appendix 4 is marked exempt E2)
b. Corporate Asset Management Strategy
c. Corporate Asset Management Plan including Asset Group Summaries
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Additional documents:
- Budget Pack 2021-22 with exempt appendices , View reasons restricted (5/2)
- Supplementary Pack 1 - exempt Appendix 4 , View reasons restricted (5/3)
- Supplementary Pack 2 - Additional infor to 2d app6, item 5 PDF 582 KB
- Supplementary Pack 3 - Updates to Budgeting Pack - Public, item 5 PDF 535 KB
- Supplementary Pack 3 - Updates to Budgeting Pack - Private , View reasons restricted (5/6)
Minutes:
The Council considered the Revenue Budget and Capital Budget papers as contained within the budgeting pack, considered such other appropriate resolutions in relation to these papers and fixed the Council Tax for the year to 31 March 2022 which had been referred without recommendation by the Policy and Resources Committee held on 18 February 2021.
The Council resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4)
of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the press and public to
allow consideration of Appendix 9 to item 2(d) and Appendix 4 to item 3(a) of
the Budgeting Pack 2021/22 on the grounds that they were likely to involve the
disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 6; and 8 & 9
respectively of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act
1973.
Motion
In relation to Appendix 4 to item 3(a) of the
Budgeting Pack 2021/22 -
Argyll
& Bute Council notes with concern the contents of the report and agrees to
pause this project until such time as officers have consulted / negotiated with
current funding partners on the implications of cancelling this project so that
any additional costs that the Council may face with regards to having to repay
funding in part or full can be identified.
A
further report should be brought to a future meeting of the Council with an
update provided by officers on the consultation / negotiations with current
funding partners so that the Council can then take an informed decision of this
project.
Moved Councillor George Freeman, seconded
Councillor Dougie Philand.
Amendment
That the Council considers this matter as part of
the Budgeting Pack 2021/22.
Moved Councillor Gary Mulvaney, seconded Councillor
Robin Currie.
As the meeting was being held on a virtual basis
the vote required to be taken by calling the Roll and Members voted as follows
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Motion Amendment
Councillor George Freeman Councillor Jim Anderson
Councillor Dougie Philand Councillor John Armour
Councillor
Gordon Blair
Councillor
Rory Colville
Councillor
Robin Currie
Councillor
Mary Jean Devon
Councillor
Lorna Douglas
Councillor
Jim Findlay
Councillor
Audrey Forrest
Councillor
Bobby Good
Councillor
Kieron Green
Councillor
Graham Hardie
Councillor
Anne Horn
Councillor
David Kinniburgh
Councillor
Jim Lynch
Councillor
Donnie MacMillan
Councillor
Roddy McCuish
Councillor
Julie McKenzie
Councillor
Yvonne McNeilly
Councillor
Jean Moffat
Councillor
Barbara Morgan
Councillor
Aileen Morton
Councillor
Gary Mulvaney
Councillor
Iain Shonny Paterson
Councillor
Alastair Redman
Councillor
Alan Reid
Councillor
Elaine Robertson
Councillor
Sandy Taylor
Councillor
Richard Trail
Councillor
Andrew Vennard
Decision
The Amendment was carried by 30 votes to 2 and the
Council resolved accordingly.
The Press and Public were invited to re-join the
meeting.
Councillor George Freeman left the meeting at this
point.
Motion
Argyll and Bute Council:
1) Acknowledges
and welcomes the contributions from our communities to the Council’s budget
planning consultation, noting that after taking into account feedback from the
public, a number of savings proposals under consideration were not
pursued.
2) Approves all service plans, subject to updating
the budget figures in line with the budget agreed for 2021-22.
3) Approves the revenue estimates for 2021-22 and
that consequently the local tax requirement estimated at £52.859m is funded
from Council Tax. Approve the following rates and charges for the year,
2021-22:
a)
Council Tax to be paid in respect of a chargeable dwelling in Band “D” of
£1,367.73 representing a 0.00% increase.
b)
Council Tax to be paid in respect of a chargeable dwelling in each of the other
valuation bands in accordance with Section 74(1) of the Local Government
Finance Act 1992 as amended.
c)
Business Rates as determined by Scottish Ministers.
4) Approves the revenue budget for 2021-22 as set
out in the Revenue Budget
Overview Report and subject to the decisions outlined below and set out in the
Administration’s Budget Model provided at Appendix 1.
5) Approves a base allocation to the Health and
Social Care Partnership of £62.211m for 2021-22. Approve indicative base
allocations for 2022-23 and 2023-24 to be £62.211m. The level of future years
funding is subject to the level of Scottish Government funding and the
Council’s overall financial position in future years.
6) With reference to the HSCP request for a
deferral of £1m of the £1.2m that is due to be paid in 2021-22, agrees this in
principle, subject to the proviso that the amount to be deferred be reduced by
the amount of any HSCP underspend in 2020-21.
7) Approves the 10% reduction to the Live Argyll
Management Fee, resulting in a management fee in 2021-22 of £3.418m.
8)
a) Rejects the following policy savings
options totalling £135,000:
·
R&I 02 –
flower bed planting- £30,000
·
R&I 13 – grass
cutting service specification - £100,000
·
R&I 14 – fuel
and utility sales - £5,000
b) Accepts all other policy savings options
proposals (set out in Appendix 6 of the Revenue Budget Overview report)
totalling £557,500.
c) Endorses the management/operational
savings outlined in Appendix 5 of the Revenue Budget Overview report.
9) Agrees a total of £6.784m investments in Argyll
and Bute’s future, as set out in the Administration Budget Model in Appendix 1:
Investing in Argyll and Bute’s Opportunities - £0.830m |
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£500k |
Staycation
Argyll and Bute - Supporting recovery and renewal by maximising the potential
for growth in Argyll and Bute’s camping and campervan staycation market |
Additional funds to be spent across 2021/22 and
2022/23 to support the delivery of a range of facilities across Argyll and
Bute necessary to support camping and caravan staycations. This will include provision of additional
waste disposal facilities to be available prior to the summer of 2021 and
other facilities that will be informed by the Motorhome and Informal Camping
Survey. Additional wardens to be
employed over the period April to October 2021 to raise awareness in respect
of camping responsibly. |
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£300k |
Marketing
Argyll and Bute as Scotland’s premier staycation destination – targeted
marketing and promotion activity to highlight Argyll and Bute’s opportunities
for growth |
In addition, £300k investment
in marketing Argyll and Bute as Scotland’s premier staycation destination,
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7 BUDGETING PACK 2020/21 PDF 16 MB
1. Introductory
Report and Recommendations 2. Revenue
Pack a) Budget
Consultation – Findings b) Service
Plans 2020-2023 c) Assessing
Equality and Socio Economic Impact d) Revenue
Budget Overview (Appendix 8 is marked exempt (E1) e) Fees
and Charges f) Financial
Risks Analysis g) Reserves
and Balances 3. Capital
Plan a) Capital
Plan Summary Report b) Corporate
Asset Management Strategy c) Corporate
Asset Management Plan including Asset Group Summaries : Additional documents: Minutes: The Provost advised that in
terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the
appendix 8 relating to Item 2(d) of the Budgeting Pack would require him to exclude
the press and public should any Member wish to discuss the content of this
appendix on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt
information as defined in Paragraph 6 respectively of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to
the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The Council considered the Revenue Budget and Capital Budget
papers as contained within the budgeting pack, considered such other
appropriate resolutions in relation to these papers and fixed the Council Tax
for the year to 31 March 2021 which had been referred without recommendation by
the Policy and Resources Committee held on 20 February 2020. Motion Argyll
and Bute Council: a)
Council Tax to be paid in respect of a chargeable
dwelling in Band D of £1,367.73, representing at 4.5% increase. b)
Council Tax to be paid in respect of a chargeable
dwelling in each of the other valuation bands in accordance with Section 74(1)
of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended. c)
Business Rates as determined by Scottish Ministers.
a)
Approves a base allocation to the Health and Social
Care Partnership of £60.577m for 2020/21, with net payment of £60.077m once the
debt repayment schedule requested by the HSCP is taken into account; this
schedule, including future years indicative payments, is also approved as set
out in the table at 3.6.10 of the Revenue Budget Overview Report. Notes the remaining overspend of £1.327m from
17/18 and 18/19 will need to be repaid, and that the profile for repayment will
be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee at its May 2020 meeting,
when the 19/20 overspend is confirmed. Agrees that in the event of the HSCP underspending
in 2020/21 or any future years, the council will seek earlier repayment of
outstanding debts. Notes that the level of future years funding is subject to
the level of Scottish Government funding and the Council’s overall financial
position in future years; b)
Approves the adjustment to the Live Argyll
Management Fee, resulting in a management fee in 2020/21 of £3,788m. Notes that
the service level agreement is due to be renewed for 2021/22 onwards. Instructs
officers to engage with Live Argyll, in light of the Trust’s ongoing income
generation and the non-statutory elements of the service, with a view to
exploring a reduction in the management fee. Requests that officers provide
reports to the Policy and Resources Committee over the course of 2020/21 as
this work progresses; c)
Approves the transfer of £0.500m of revenue funding
to the capital programme to reflect the additional revenue funding provided by
the Scottish Government to pay for the required replacement of MV Lismore; d)
Notes the management/operational savings totalling
£1.37m as outlined in Appendix 5 of the Revenue Budget Overview Report which
were endorsed by the Council in October 2019, and endorses the one-off fleet
saving of £0.278m and the loans fund saving of £2.5m; e)
Approves the policy savings options listed in
Appendix 6 of the Revenue Budget Overview Report, with the following
exceptions: i)
Savings options rejected in full - £564.9k ED03 Educational Psychology Services £78k ED14 Swimming Pool Subsidies £19.3k ED20 Pupil Support Assistants £198.5k L&R03 Advice Services Staff £18.1k RAIS02 School Crossing Patrollers £113k RAIS04 Parking Charges £138k ii) Agrees, in relation to the above savings
options, the following additional instructions: ED14 –
requests that officers review all payments to these organisations ahead of the
main Service Level Agreement (SLA) renewal next year and streamline funding
into a single payment. RAIS04 – Requests
that officers carry out a holistic review of parking arrangements across Argyll
and Bute and develop proposals that take into account the needs of communities,
business and visitors, addressing local demand, congestion, climate change and
ease of use. Requests that officers bring forward a programme for the review to
be taken forward on an area basis, with priority given to those areas where
there has already been community engagement (Luss and
Tobermory). iii) Savings options rejected in part - £79k ED21 (a) Third Sector Grant –
rejects removal but reduces funding to £75k in 2020/21 and to £50k from
2021/22 onwards. (b) Early Years staffing review
accepted £75k RAIS09 (1) Accepts proposals for
charging. (2) Rejects closure of low use
facilities but agrees that those 10 public conveniences are promoted for
community transfer, lease or sale £4K iv) Notes that the total savings delivered through
acceptance of policy savings options is £1.406m and is confirmed in the
Administration’s Revenue Budget Model at point 3 below. f)
Agrees the following investments in line with the
Council’s Priorities: £500k Roads maintenance and climate
change mitigation works Additional funds to be spent
across 20/21 and 21/22 to mitigate the impacts of weather related damage and
climate change with specific emphasis on gully cleaning and drainage
improvements. A report to be brought back to September EDI committee £400k Green transport Additional funds to be spent
across 20/21 and 21/22, investment in footway and cycle path maintenance
supporting the healthy wellbeing and green agenda £400k Education – digital learning Additional funds to be spent
across 20/21 and 21/22, as part of the ongoing transformation work in the
Education service, focussing on digital and virtual learning technology and
the development of learning clusters £50k Shared Transport Additional funds available in
20/21 to explore the redesign of public and school transport and the
introduction of shared transport, engaging with communities so that services
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5 BUDGETING PACK 2019/20 PDF 28 MB
1.
Introductory
Report and Recommendations for Budget Papers 2.
Revenue
Pack a)
Budget Consultation – Findings Report b)
Service Plans 2019-22 c)
Budget Savings - Assessing Equality and
Socio Economic Impact d)
Revenue Budget Overview e)
Report on Fees and Charges f)
Revenue Budget Monitoring 2018-19 as at 31
December 2018 g)
Report on Financial Risks Analysis h)
Report on Reserves and Balances 3. Capital Plan a)
Capital Plan Summary b)
Corporate Asset Management Strategy c)
Corporate Asset Management Plan / Asset
Group Summaries : Additional documents: Minutes: The Council considered the Revenue Budget and Capital Budget
papers as contained within the budgeting pack, considered such other
appropriate resolutions in relation to these papers and fixed the Council Tax for
the year to 31 March 2020 which had been referred without recommendation by the
Policy and Resources Committee held on 14 February 2019. Motion The Council: 1.
Approves the revenue estimates for 2019/20
and that consequently the local tax requirement estimated at £50.457m is funded
from Council Tax and confirms the following rates, charges and flexibility in
payment terms for the year 2019/20: a)
Council tax to be paid in respect of a
chargeable dwelling in band D of £1,308.83 representing a 4.79% increase, as
permitted by the Scottish Government; b)
Council tax to be paid in respect of a
chargeable dwelling in each of the other valuation bands in accordance with
section 74(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended; c)
Business rates as determined by Scottish
Ministers. 2.
Notes and approves the detail provided in the
Head of Strategic Finance’s Revenue Budget Overview report and the surplus of
£1.032m in 2019/20, subject to the following amendments as set out below and
reconciled in the Administration’s Revenue Budget Model at point 4; a)
Agrees to increase the allocation to the
Health and Social Care Partnership for 2019/20 to £58.368m with indicative
allocations for 2020/21 and 2021/22 to support the partnership in its long term
financial management and planning, subject to the level of Scottish Government
funding and the council’s overall financial position in future years, and
agrees to defer the payback of the 2017/18 overspend by one year, all as
detailed below: 2019/20
£000 2020/21
£000 2021/22
£000 Baseline funding 2018/19 56,389 56,389 56,389 Adjust fleet capital charges (189) (189) (189) Scottish Government recommended 2.2% reduction (1,236) (1,236) (1,236) Total additional HSCP funding as per Finance Circular 2,168 2,168 2,168 Base
Payment to HSCP 57,132 57,132 57,132 Additional in-year payment (rejecting recommended 2.2%
reduction for 2019/20) 1,236 1,236 1,236 1% Budgetary reduction in 2020/21 and 21/22 (584) (1,162) Revised
payment to HSCP 58,368 57,784 57,206 Less 2017/18 overspend payment (100) (300) (755) Net
payment to HSCP 58,268 57,484 56,451 b)
Approves the adjustment to the Live Argyll
management fee, resulting in a management fee of £3.692m in 2019/20; also
approves the increase in the management fee for 2020/21 as previously agreed on
establishment of the Trust, noting that the fee for 2021/22 will be subject to
review on the basis of the Trust’s ability to grow income streams/reduce the
management fee; c)
Allocates an additional £500,000 for winter
maintenance expenditure on a recurring basis and requests that officers, when
reviewing the Winter Maintenance policy, explore options to increase community
resilience; d) Approves an additional one-off funding
allocation of £80,000 to the Royal National Mod from the unallocated General
Fund balance which, combined with the existing base budget provision of
£40,000, brings the total council contribution to £120,000; notes that the
existing base budget is removed from 2020/21 onwards; e)
Agrees a one-off funding allocation of
£23,330 to Kintyre Recycling Ltd (KRL) funded from the unallocated General Fund
balance; f)
Agrees a total of £90,000 available funding
for Events and Festivals in 2020/21 in order that the grants application
process can commence during 2019/20; g)
Agrees that the Supporting Communities Fund
level will be £90,000 in 2020/21, allowing Area Committees to make decisions
about allocations in March 2020; h)
Approves the management and operational
savings outlined in Appendix 5 of the Revenue Budget Overview Report; i)
Accepts all policy options listed in Appendix
6 of the Head of Strategic Finance’s Revenue Budget Overview Report except
those listed below, to deliver total savings of £1.419m; ·
RAS05 – Grounds and Environment ·
RAS11 – School Crossing Patrollers ·
CSS02 – Customer Service Points 3.
Approves the following in relation to fees
and charges with effect from 1st April 2019 unless otherwise noted: a)
Approves the proposals for the fees and
charges inflationary increase of 3%; b)
Rejects proposed increases to on-street and
off-street parking charges in 2019/20 and approves all other charges over and
above inflation; c)
Approves new charges in relation to
registrars printing copy certificates, pre-application meetings and private
water supplies, and agree that these charges will apply from 22nd
February 2019; d)
Approves the new charges in relation to the
proposed parking pilot for Oban, Lorn and the Isles as per the report to Policy
and Resources Committee on 14th February 2019; e)
Approves the changes proposed to Social Work
fees and charges; f)
Approves all other charges as noted within
the Fees and Charges Schedule; g)
Notes that the income resulting from the
above measures totals £0.275m. 4.
Approves that, after the changes as noted in
points 2 and 3 above, the remaining revenue budget surplus of £0.212m is
transferred to the Unallocated General Fund; all summarised in the
Administration Revenue Budget model below: Administration
Budget Model 2019/20 2019/20
£000 2020/21
£000 2021/22
£000 Budget surplus/(gap) as per Budget Pack 1,032 (4,528) (11,611) Policy options not agreed: RAS05 Grounds/Environment 10% reduction (120) (180) (180) RAS11 School Crossing Patrollers (115) (170) (170) CSS02 Customer Service Centre/Digital Service Team (40) (79) (79) Non-acceptance of fee increases for on-street and
off-street car parking (45) (45) (45) Increase winter maintenance funding (500) (500) (500) Remove Mod baseline funding future years 40 40 HSCP – 1% reduction to payment in 2020/21 and 2021/22 584 1,162 Events and Festivals – reduce to £0.09m 23 23 Supporting Communities – reduce to £0.09m 8 8 Transfer surplus to Unallocated General Fund Balance (212) Revised
Budget Surplus/(Gap) 0 (4,847) (11,352) 5.
a) Approves the capital plan recommendations
q) to v) as outlined in the Head of Strategic Finance’s Introductory Report and
Recommendations; b) Approves that the remaining capital grant
in respect of Campbeltown Flood Scheme, amounting to £4.153m, is earmarked
within the General Fund pending a decision on full business case expected to be
submitted in late 2019; c) Instructs officers to ... view the full minutes text for item 5 : |