Agenda item

WRS Revenue Monitoring April - Sept 2022

Minutes:

The Interim S151 officer, Finance, Bromsgrove District Council (BDC) and Redditch Borough Council (RBC), introduced the report and in doing so drew Members’ attention to the Recommendations as detailed on pages 27 to 29 of the main agenda report.

 

The Interim S151 officer, confirmed that the report covered the period April to September 2022.

 

Members were informed that the detailed revenue report, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report; showed a projected outturn 2022/23 of £1k refund to partners. It was appreciated that this was an estimation to the year-end based on the following assumptions: -

 

·         A 2% pay award had been added to the April to September Actual and projected outturn figures.

 

·         Agency staff costs were being incurred due to backfilling of staff working on grant funded work and other contractual work e.g., food recovery programme, contaminated land.

 

  • If April to September 2022 spend on pest control continued on the same trend for the rest of year, there would be an overspend on this service of £14k. WRS officers would continue to monitor and analyse this spend and advise of any changes in the projected outturn figure at quarter 3. The projected outturn figure to be funded by partners was, as follows: -

                          

                      Redditch Borough Council            £6k

Wychavon District Council             £7k     

                      Worcester City Council                 £1k

           

  • The following was the actual bereavements costs April to September 2022 to be funded by partners. These costs were charged on an as and when basis. Due to the nature of the charge, it was not possible to project a final outturn figure: -                               

                        

                        Bromsgrove District Council       £8k

                        Malvern Hills District Council      £4k

                          Redditch Borough Council           £2k

                        Worcester City Council               £6k                                                                                              

         

  • Appendix 2 to the report, detailed the income achieved by WRS for April to September 2022.

 

  • Any grant funded expenditure was shown separate to the core service costs as this was not funded by the participating Councils.

 

WRS had budgeted for a 2% pay award in 2022-23. The current proposed pay award was £1,925 per annum on all pay points (pro rata for part time work,) had now been accepted by employers and unions; the additional pressure on WRS would be £115,757.  WRS were unable to cover this increase, therefore an increase to partner funding would be required as follows: -

 

Council

2022/23

 

£

Bromsgrove District Council

16,843

Malvern Hills District Council

15,083

Redditch Borough Council

20,292

Worcester City Council

19,146

Wychavon District Council

26,902

Wyre Forest District Council

17,491

Total

115,757

 

 

RESOLVED that the Board notes the final financial position for the period April – Sept 2022, and that 

 

1.1    partner councils be informed of their liabilities for 2022-23 in relation to 

        Pest Control, as follows:-

 

Council

Projected Outturn for Pest Control

£000

Redditch Borough Council

6

Wychavon District Council

7

Worcester City Council

1

Total

14

 

1.2    partner councils be informed of their liabilities for 2022-23 in relation to

        Bereavements, as follows:-

 

Council

Apr–Sept 22 Actual for Bereavements

£000

Bromsgrove District Council

8

Malvern Hills District Council

4

Redditch Borough Council

2

Worcester City Council

6

Total

20

  

1.3   partner councils be informed of their liabilities for 2022-23 in relation to

        three additional Technical Officers; as follows:-

 

Council

Estimated Projected Outturn

2022/23 Tech Officer Income Generation

£000

Estimated Projected Outturn 2022/23 Tech Officer Animal Activity                 £000

Estimated Projected Outturn 2022/23   Gull Control               £000

 

Redditch Borough Council

6

2

 

Malvern Hills District Council

4

7

 

Worcester City Council

5

2

70

Bromsgrove District Council

5

8

 

Wychavon District Council

8

13

 

Wyre Forest District Council

5

8

 

Total

33

40

70

  

1.4   Approve the additional partner liabilities for 2022/23 in relation to the

        additional increase in pay award and recommend the increase to individual

        partner councils, as follows:-

 

Council

£000

Bromsgrove District Council

17

Malvern Hills District Council

15

Redditch Borough Council

20

Worcester City Council

19

Wychavon District Council

27

Wyre Forest District Council

18

Total

116

 

1.5   Approve additional partner liabilities for 2022/23 in relation to the additional

        increase in hosting cost in Wyre Forest and Bromsgrove District Councils

        relating to ICT, accommodation and support staffing costs and recommend

        the increase to individual partner councils; as follows: -

 

Council

2022/23 Increase in Rent

£000

2022/23 Increase in ICT Hosting                 £000

2022/23   Increase in Support Hosting               £000

 

Bromsgrove District Council

0.8

0.4

0.7

Malvern Hills District Council

0.7

0.4

0.6

Redditch Borough Council

1.0

0.5

0.9

Worcester City Council

0.9

0.5

0.8

Wychavon District Council

1.3

0.7

1.2

Wyre Forest District Council

.8

0.5

0.8

Total

5.5

3.0

5.0

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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