1. Healthcare

COUNCIL MEETING
Members are summoned to attend a Meeting
of the Town Council to be held at
7pm on
Wednesday 28 January 2015
at 1 Buckingham Court, Rectory Lane, Loughton
to transact the business as shown in the agenda.
Enid K Walsh
Town Clerk
22 January 2015
Cllr S Weston (Town Mayor)
Cllr J Jennings (Deputy Town Mayor)
Cllr P Abraham
Cllr J Bostock
Cllr L Girling
Cllr S Murray
Cllr C P Pond
Cllr J Angold-Stephens
Cllr M Chalk
Cllr I Lawrence
Cllr M Owen
Cllr E Stacey
Cllr K Angold-Stephens
Cllr C Davies
Cllr J Mahoney
Cllr S Pewsey
Cllr T Thomas
Note to Councillors:
If you are unable to attend the meeting,
please phone your apologies
to the office on 020 8508 4200
Cllr P Beales
Cllr T Downing
Cllr H Mann
Cllr C C Pond
Cllr D Wixley
Council Meeting 28 January 2015
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Please note this meeting starts at 7pm
AGENDA
1
Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
2
Suspension of Standing Orders
The Council is asked, in accordance with Standing Order 32, to agree to suspend
Standing Order 2 h(i)(iv) for this meeting only, as the meeting is a special one with
only one main agenda item.
3
Declarations of Interest
For Councillors to declare any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in any items on the
Agenda.
4
Public Representations
To adjourn the meeting to hear any representations from members of the public who
have registered a request to address the Council in accordance with Standing Order
no 4.3(d).
5
Council Precept for 2015/16
To consider the recommendation of the Resources and General Services Committee
made at its meeting held on 14 January 2015.
See attached report (pages 2 – 14).
*
Enid K Walsh
TOWN CLERK
22 January 2015
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Agenda item 5
Council Precept for 2015/16
5.1
The Resources and General Services Committee considered the Estimates for
income and expenditure submitted by all the committees at its meeting on 14 January
2015. It also looked at the Council’s running costs for 2015/16 and the forecast
General Reserves at the end of 2014/15. The Committee’s recommendation for the
precept for 2015/16 is shown below. Full details may be found on pages 4 – 14.
5.2
Summary of Committees’ Estimates
Committee
Income
£
6,000
25,064
112,560
0
Resources and General Services
Environment and Heritage
Recreation
Planning and Licensing
Interest
Use from earmarked reserves:
Resources & General Services
Environment & Heritage
Recreation
Planning and Licensing
143,624
14,500
Expenditure
including
re-charges
201,200
187,475
691,950
47,500
1,128,125
9,700
30,900
165,700
20,000
226,300
49,529
Local Council Tax Support Grant
107,100
Use of General Reserves
Total income 541,053
Net requirement
Precept Recommendation (with rounding)
587,072
587,100
* The District Council has now confirmed the apportioned part of the Local Council
Tax Support Grant (LCTS grant) to be paid to the Town Council with the first
instalment of the precept in April 2015 and this sum (£49,529) has been included
above as income.
** The rounding adjustment of £28 will be made in the Recreation Committee budget
increasing the total committee expenditure to £691,978 as shown on page 9 and the
total budgeted Council expenditure to £1,128,153 (see page 14).
The final net expenditure figure on page 14 of £333,400 represents the sum of the
amounts to be taken from earmarked reserves (£226,300) plus the use of general
reserves (£107,100).
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6.3
Use of Reserves
Budgeted net core running costs for 2015/16 is £525,334.
(Total of column 1 of the committees’ rolling programmes less income)
Forecast general reserves at 31 March 2015 is £384,958
Using £107,100 from the forecast general reserves reduces them to £277,858
equivalent to 70.17% of the budgeted net running costs.
6.4
Precept for 2015/16
For information:
The tax base for 2015/16 has now been confirmed as 11,938.7.
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
Precept £
635,800
641,200
643,200
574,600
581,700
587,100
Tax base
12,928.4
13,038.3
13,077.4
11,682.8
11,828.2
11,938.7
49.18
49.18
49.18
49.18
49.18
49.18
Council tax
Band D
property £
Recommended that the Council’s precept for 2015/16 be set at £587,100.
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Page No 4
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Budget Summary - By Committee
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
20,000
17,071
19,100
13,402
18,400
20,400
Total Income
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Expenditure
20,000
17,071
19,100
13,402
18,400
20,400
Overhead Expenditure
12,750
9,073
12,500
9,029
11,200
12,250
Total Income
0
12
0
259
259
0
Net Expenditure
12,750
9,061
12,500
8,770
10,941
12,250
Overhead Expenditure
2,900
2,800
2,900
410
2,830
2,900
2,900
2,800
2,900
410
2,830
2,900
Overhead Expenditure 279,700
258,495
279,300
205,313
278,500
288,800
258,495
279,300
205,313
278,500
288,800
12,750
11,256
12,350
8,356
10,952
11,600
Total Income
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Expenditure
12,750
11,256
12,350
8,356
10,952
11,600
101
Office Expenses
102
103
Audit
103
105
Net Expenditure
Central Personnel
105
106
Next Year
Budget
Communication
Overhead Expenditure
102
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Resources and General Services
101
Next Year 2015/16
Net Expenditure 279,700
Council Expenses
Overhead Expenditure
106
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
107
Next Year
Budget
11,250
0
11,250
11,950
11,250
899
11,250
0
11,250
11,950
2,900
2,035
2,900
45
2,094
2,900
2,900
2,035
2,900
45
2,094
2,900
56,700
54,267
56,200
47,387
52,190
53,800
Total Income
320
10,016
330
7,832
10,390
6,000
Net Expenditure
56,380
44,250
55,870
39,555
41,800
47,800
Overhead Expenditure -245,000
-245,000
-241,400
0
-241,400
-241,400
-245,000
-241,400
0
-241,400
-241,400
39,000
39,772
31,000
25,983
31,000
38,000
39,000
39,772
31,000
25,983
31,000
38,000
Net Expenditure
Members' Expenses
108
Net Expenditure
Buckingham Court
Overhead Expenditure
110
Service Re-charge (RGS)
111
205
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
899
Overhead Expenditure
111
Next Year 2015/16
11,250
107
110
Revised
Budget
Actual
Other Services (RGS)
Overhead Expenditure
108
Current Year 2014/15
Net Expenditure -245,000
Grants
Overhead Expenditure
205
Net Expenditure
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
192,950
150,667
186,100
Actual
YTD
309,924
320
10,029
330
Net Expenditure 192,630
140,638
185,770
Resources and General - Expenditure
Income
Next Year 2015/16
Projected
Actual
Next Year
Budget
177,016
201,200
8,091
10,649
6,000
301,833
166,367
195,200
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
16,925
17,537
22,100
11,285
21,900
29,800
Total Income
29,000
32,564
30,000
37,562
37,800
36,000
Net Expenditure
-12,075
-15,027
-7,900
-26,277
-15,900
-6,200
Overhead Expenditure 133,950
126,400
136,000
108,283
147,655
138,600
208
The Murray Hall
Total Income
60,000
71,629
62,000
85,011
77,912
63,000
Net Expenditure
73,950
54,771
74,000
23,272
69,743
75,600
7,000
7,335
10,000
8,026
10,000
8,200
Total Income
0
833
0
662
0
0
Net Expenditure
7,000
6,501
10,000
7,364
10,000
8,200
Overhead Expenditure 140,000
140,000
140,000
0
140,000
140,000
140,000
140,000
0
140,000
140,000
209
210
Other Services (Rec)
Overhead Expenditure
210
220
Next Year
Budget
Kingsley Hall
Overhead Expenditure
209
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Recreation
208
Next Year 2015/16
Service Re-charge (Rec)
220
Net Expenditure 140,000
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
301
Projected
Actual
Next Year
Budget
121,022
161,079
65,892
184,970
257,628
11,370
12,698
11,870
31,187
31,370
11,870
Net Expenditure 140,035
108,323
149,209
34,705
153,600
245,758
19,270
20,912
21,500
7,643
21,524
21,600
Total Income
0
0
0
500
500
0
Net Expenditure
19,270
20,912
21,500
7,143
21,024
21,600
Overhead Expenditure
32,800
33,420
23,660
13,804
23,000
35,350
Total Income
0
10,000
0
0
0
0
Net Expenditure
32,800
23,420
23,660
13,804
23,000
35,350
45,000
3,500
44,000
4,095
4,300
43,000
Total Income
0
200
0
500
500
0
Net Expenditure
45,000
3,300
44,000
3,595
3,800
43,000
301
Open Spaces
Overhead Expenditure
303
Playgrounds
306
310
Next Year 2015/16
Actual
YTD
Roding Valley Recreation Gnd
Total Income
306
Revised
Budget
Actual
Overhead Expenditure 151,405
303
Current Year 2014/15
Skateboard Facility
Overhead Expenditure
310
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
320
Revised
Budget
Actual
Will. Rd. Playing Field
Overhead Expenditure
Next Year 2015/16
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Next Year
Budget
12,920
10,457
13,755
9,008
17,357
15,800
Total Income
0
1,391
830
1,413
1,650
1,690
Net Expenditure
12,920
9,066
12,925
7,595
15,707
14,110
2,000
0
2,000
0
2,000
2,000
Net Expenditure
2,000
0
2,000
0
2,000
2,000
Recreation - Expenditure
561,270
480,583
574,094
228,037
572,706
691,978
100,370
129,316
104,700
156,835
149,732
112,560
Net Expenditure 460,900
351,268
469,394
71,202
422,974
320
325
Current Year 2014/15
Van replacement fund
Overhead Expenditure
325
Income
579,418
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
375
327
375
330
375
375
375
327
375
330
375
375
60,800
42,430
55,100
26,851
50,400
68,500
Total Income
20,000
21,627
22,000
19,316
23,304
22,500
Net Expenditure
40,800
20,803
33,100
7,535
27,096
46,000
Overhead Expenditure
18,425
12,187
25,400
13,314
20,200
26,700
Total Income
0
604
0
0
0
0
Net Expenditure
18,425
11,583
25,400
13,314
20,200
26,700
Overhead Expenditure
7,000
346
3,000
1,698
3,000
5,000
Total Income
358
358
361
2,272
2,291
2,564
Net Expenditure
6,642
-12
2,639
-575
709
2,436
203
Net Expenditure
Cemetery (Church Lane)
Overhead Expenditure
305
315
Street Furniture
315
316
Next Year
Budget
Christmas Best Dressed Window
Overhead Expenditure
305
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Environment and Heritage
203
Next Year 2015/16
Allotments
316
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
319
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Cemetery (Debden Lane)
Overhead Expenditure
Next Year 2015/16
Next Year
Budget
10,600
490
10,600
510
510
10,600
10,600
490
10,600
510
510
10,600
6,000
1,280
7,000
595
7,000
1,900
Total Income
0
400
0
8
0
0
Net Expenditure
6,000
880
7,000
587
7,000
1,900
78,000
78,000
74,400
0
74,400
74,400
Net Expenditure
78,000
78,000
74,400
0
74,400
74,400
Environment and Heritage - Expenditure
181,200
135,060
175,875
43,298
155,885
187,475
20,358
22,989
22,361
21,596
25,595
25,064
Net Expenditure 160,842
112,071
153,514
21,702
130,290
162,411
319
328
Net Expenditure
Other services (EH)
Overhead Expenditure
328
330
Service Re-charge (EH)
Overhead Expenditure
330
Income
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Planning and Licensing
401
Next Year 2015/16
Next Year
Budget
Service Re-charge (PL)
Overhead Expenditure
27,000
27,000
27,000
0
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
0
27,000
27,000
15,500
0
20,500
0
5,500
20,500
Net Expenditure
15,500
0
20,500
0
5,500
20,500
Planning and Licensing - Expenditure
42,500
27,000
47,500
0
32,500
47,500
0
0
0
0
0
0
42,500
27,000
47,500
0
32,500
47,500
401
403
Net Expenditure
Other Services (PLC)
Overhead Expenditure
403
Income
Net Expenditure
12
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Van
501
Next Year 2015/16
Next Year
Budget
Van
Overhead Expenditure
501
0
0
0
1,534
0
0
Total Income
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Expenditure
0
0
0
1,534
0
0
Van - Expenditure
0
0
0
1,534
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,534
0
Income
Net Expenditure
0
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Budget Summary - By Committee
Loughton Town Council 2014/15
Note: Committee Estimates 2015/16
Last Year 2013/14
Budget
Current Year 2014/15
Revised
Budget
Actual
Projected
Actual
Actual
YTD
Other Costs and Income
601
Next Year 2015/16
Next Year
Budget
Other Costs and Income
Total Income
664,126
659,552
660,058
647,172
653,968
651,129
Net Expenditure -664,126
-659,552
-660,058
-647,172
-653,968
-651,129
0
0
0
0
0
0
664,126
659,552
660,058
647,172
653,968
651,129
Net Expenditure -664,126
-659,552
-660,058
-647,172
-653,968
-651,129
Total Budget Expenditure 977,920
793,310
983,569
582,793
938,107
1,128,153
785,174
821,886
787,449
833,695
839,944
794,753
Net Expenditure 192,746
-28,575
196,120
-250,902
98,163
333,400
601
Other Costs and Income - Expenditure
Income
Income
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