Agenda item

Worcestershire Regulatory Service Revenue Monitoring April - Dec 2023

Meeting of Meeting on 15th Feb rescheduled to this date, Worcestershire Regulatory Services Board, Thursday 29th February 2024 4.30 p.m. (Item 30/23)

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Resources 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 19 and 20 of the main agenda pack.

The report covered the period April to December 2023.

Members were informed that the detailed revenue monitoring report, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report; showed a projected outturn 2023/24 surplus of £3k. It was appreciated that this was an estimation to the year-end based of the following assumptions: -

· The pay award had been agreed and included in the revenue monitoring statement. There was a reserved £120k from last year surplus to accommodate the enhanced pay award in 2023/24.

· Agency staff costs were being incurred due to backfilling of staff working on other contractual work e.g., food recovery programme, contaminated land and work for other local authorities, these costs were covered by vacant posts and income generation.

· If April to December 2023 spend on pest control continued on the same trend for the rest of year, there would be an overspend on this service of £15k. 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: -

Redditch Borough Council£7k

Wychavon District Council£8k

This income was included in the income projected outturn.

· The following was the actual bereavements costs April to December 2023 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 £4k

Malvern Hills District Council £1k

Redditch Borough Council £17k

Worcester City Council £10k

· Appendix 2 to the report, detailed the income achieved by WRS for April to December 2023.

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

There was not a massive change from Quarter 2.

RESOLVED that the Board notes the final financial position for the period April – December 2023, and that

1.1 partner councils be informed of their liabilities for 2023-24 in relation to

Bereavements, as follows: -

Council	Apr – Dec 23 Actual for Bereavements £000
Bromsgrove District Council	4
Malvern Hills District Council	1
Redditch Borough Council	17
Worcester City Council	10
Total	32

1.2 partner councils be informed of their liabilities for 2023-24 in relation to

Pest Control, as follows: -

Council	Projected Outturn for Pest Control £000
Redditch Borough Council	7
Wychavon District Council	8
Total	15

1.3 partner councils be informed of their liabilities for 2023-24 in relation to

three additional Technical Officers, as follows: -

Council	Estimated Projected Outturn 2023/24 Tech Officer Income Generation £000	Estimated Projected Outturn 2023/24 Tech Officer Animal Activity £000	Estimated Projected Outturn 2023/24 Gull Control £000
Bromsgrove District Council	5	9
Malvern Hills District Council	5	7
Redditch Borough Council	6	2
Worcester City Council	6	3	65
Wychavon District Council	8	14
Wyre Forest District Council	5	8
Total	35	43	65

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