Report to: Central Sefton Area Committee Date of Meeting: 16th September 2015

Subject: Budget Monitoring Report

Report of: Head of Communities Wards Affected: Manor

Is this a Key Decision? No Is it included in the Forward Plan? No Exempt/Confidential No

Purpose/Summary

To update Central Sefton Area Committee Members on available budgets for the 2015/16 Municipal Year, and to state what items / works have been agreed to date.

Recommendation(s)

That the Area Committee:-

(i) Considers and notes budget allocations for the 2015/16 municipal year. (ii) Considers and notes brought forward amounts from the 2014/15 municipal year. (iii) Considers and notes items/works agreed during the 2015/16 municipal year

How does the decision contribute to the Council’s Corporate Objectives?

Corporate Objective Positive Neutral Negative Impact Impact Impact 1 Creating a Learning Community  2 Jobs and Prosperity  3 Environmental Sustainability  4 Health and Well-Being  5 Children and Young People  6 Creating Safe Communities 

7 Creating Inclusive Communities  8 Improving the Quality of Council Services  and Strengthening Local Democracy Reasons for the Recommendation:

This report is to inform members of available area committee budgets.

What will it cost and how will it be financed?

During the 2013/14 municipal year, a two year saving proposal was approved to reduce area committee budgets by 50% compared to 2012/13.

This saving proposal is still effective, resulting in the area committee allocation for 2015/16 being the same as 2014/15.

The 2015/16 allocation for Central Sefton Area Committee is £40,698.00. This figure does not include brought forward area committee under-spends from 2014/15.

(A) Revenue Costs All commitments referred to in this report are funded from the 2015/16 area committee budget. A balance of £93,678.24 remains for future allocations.

(B) Capital Costs N/A

Implications:

The following implications of this report have been considered and where there are specific implications, these are set out below:

Legal Human Resources There are no implications Equality 1. No Equality Implications

2. Equality Implications identified and mitigated

3. Equality Implication identified and risk remains

Impact on Service Delivery:

Area Committee budget allocations must be spent on additional services that benefit the wider the community.

What consultations have taken place on the proposals and when?

The Chief Finance Officer has been consulted, and has no comments within this report. (FD 3745/15)

The Head of Regulation & Compliance has been consulted, and has no comments on this report. (LD 3028/15)

Are there any other options available for consideration? No alternative options available

Implementation Date for the Decision

Immediately following the Committee.

Contact Officer: Alex Spencer, Area Coordinator, Central Sefton Tel: 0151 934 2605 Email: [email protected]

Background Papers:

Council Minutes, 18th April 2013. Central Sefton Area Committee Minutes 4th June 2015.

1.0 Introduction/Background

1.1 On 18th April 2013, Council agreed to reduce the number of area committees from seven to three. As a result of this resolution, three committees now cover the northern, central and southern parts of the borough.

1.2 Central Sefton Area Committee is formed by bringing together the wards of Blundellsands, Church, Harington, Manor, Molyneux, Park, Ravenmeols, Sudell and Victoria.

1.3 Although Central Sefton Area Committee will represent the interests of these wards, individual ward budgets still exist. Ward councillors will retain responsibility for determining how best to use funding allocated to their individual ward.

2.0 2015/16 Area Committee Budget

2.1 The following table sets out the 2015/16 budget allocations available to each ward as per current Area Committee arrangements.

2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 Ward Ward Available Balance Balance b/f Commitment Allocation Budget Available Blundellsands 13,410.59 4,509.00 17,919.59 0.00 17,919.59 Church 2,369.46 4,509.00 6,878.46 1,563.50 5,314.96 Harington 4,784.87 4,432.00 9,216.87 0.00 9,216.87 Manor 7,789.38 4,509.00 12,298.38 3,233.00 9,065.38 Molyneux 5,377.85 4,542.00 9,919.85 780.00 9,139.85 Park 3,776.37 4,797.00 8,573.37 150.00 8,423.37 Ravenmeols 16,703.64 4,432.00 21,135.64 0.00 21,135.64 Sudell 428.58 4,459.00 4,887.58 150.00 4,737.58 Victoria 5,566.00 4,509.00 10,075.00 1,350.00 8,725.00 Total 60,206.74 40,698.00 100,904.74 7,226.50 93,678.24 2.2 The following table shows 2015/16 commitments to date for Central Sefton Area Committee.

Table is accurate at time of writing report – 19th August 2015.

Date Amount Amount Payment Payment 2015/16 Commitments Ward Comments Approved Committed Spent Type Status

Church Ward contribution to Church 31/03/2015 500.00 500.00 Invoice PAID Payment made and cleared Crosby and Waterloo in Bloom

Church Ward contribution to Floral Work around Waterloo Church 31/03/2015 150.00 150.00 Invoice PAID Payment made and cleared Town Hall

Church Ward contribution to Committed Payment will be taken at end of 2015/16 Community Skips Church 20/05/2015 630.00 0.00 Journal Spend Only programme Programme

Church Ward contribution to skip provision for Brookvale Church 20/05/2015 52.50 52.50 Journal PAID Payment made and cleared Residents Association Clear-Up Day.

Church Ward contribution to Payment Invoice received and has been passed Waterloo and Seaforth Cares Church 27/07/2015 116.00 0.00 Invoice Being to accounts payable for payment – 27th Launch Event Processed July 2015

Church Ward contribution to Payment Invoice received and has been passed Waterloo and Seaforth Cares Church 27/07/2015 115.00 0.00 Invoice Being to accounts payable for payment – 27th Launch Event Leaflets Processed July 2015

Manor Ward Community Skips Committed Payment will be taken at end of Manor 29/05/2015 1,890.00 0.00 Journal Programme for 2015-16 Spend Only programme

Maintenance Work for Durban Committed Awaiting completion of works with Manor 29/05/2015 33.00 0.00 Journal Avenue Street Nameplate Spend Only highways Date Amount Amount Payment Payment 2015/16 Commitments Ward Comments Approved Committed Spent Type Status

Manor Ward contribution to Committed Awaiting completion of works with restoration of Stocks and Manor 19/06/2015 500.00 0.00 Invoice Spend Only Thornton Parish Council Sundial in Thornton

Installation of litter bin outside Manor 19/06/2015 210.00 210.00 Journal PAID Payment made and cleared Subway on Thornton Crescent

Manor Ward contribution to Committed Payment will be taken following Netherton Activity Centre Manor 10/07/2015 500.00 0.00 Journal Spend Only fireworks event in November Fireworks Display

Payment Cheque request has been forwarded to Manor Ward contribution to Cheque Manor 18/08/2015 100.00 0.00 Being accounts payable for processing – 18th Another Place - Qwerkie Trail Request Processed August 2015

Molyneux contribution to Awaiting receipt of invoice from Committed Immobitags for use in Sefton Molyneux 06/08/2015 150.00 0.00 Invoice Police before payment can Spend Only East be made

Payment Cheque request has been forwarded to Molyneux contribution to Cheque Molyneux 27/07/2015 250.00 0.00 Being accounts payable for processing – 5th Pensioners Club Request Processed August 2015

Molyneux contribution to Melling Payment Cheque request has been forwarded to Cheque Residents and Community Molyneux 27/07/2015 200.00 0.00 Being accounts payable for processing – 5th Request Association Processed August 2015

Molyneux contribution to Old Payment Cheque request has been forwarded to Cheque Roan Residents Association for Molyneux 04/08/2015 180.00 0.00 Being accounts payable for processing – 5th Request 6 Planters Processed August 2015

Awaiting receipt of invoice from Park contribution to Immobitags Committed Park 06/08/2015 150.00 0.00 Invoice Merseyside Police before payment can for use in Sefton East Spend Only be made

Sudell contribution to Awaiting receipt of invoice from Committed Immobitags for use in Sefton Sudell 06/08/2015 150.00 0.00 Invoice Merseyside Police before payment can Spend Only East be made Date Amount Amount Payment Payment 2015/16 Commitments Ward Comments Approved Committed Spent Type Status

Payment Cheque request has been forwarded to Victoria Contribution to College Cheque Victoria 09/07/2015 250.00 0.00 Being accounts payable for processing – 12th Road - It's Your Neighbourhood Request Processed August 2015

Stress testing for lighting Committed Awaiting receipt of invoice from Street Victoria 17/07/2015 1,000.00 0.00 Invoice columns on College Road Spend Only Lighting before payment can be made

Payment Cheque request has been forwarded to Victoria contribution to Another Cheque Victoria 18/08/2015 100.00 0.00 Being accounts payable for processing – 18th Place - Qwerkie Trail Request Processed August 2015

£7,226.50 £912.50 Recommendation(s)

That the Area Committee:-

(i) Considers and notes budget allocations for the 2015/16 municipal year. (ii) Considers and notes brought forward amounts from the 2014/15 municipal year. (iii) Considers and notes items/works agreed during the 2015/16 municipal year