Welcome to Town Council Consultation for the 2017/18 Budget

What your Council Tax is made up of

Charges per Band D property 2016/17

Today’s Consultation

Torbay Council

Police & Crime Commissioner

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Brixham Town Council How do we work out our budget?

Simple calculation

BTC generated income + precept raised = BTC expenditure +/- decrease in reserves

Projected Income for Current Year 2016/17

Precept (£233,848) Town Hall (£75,000) Allotments (£3,800) Newsletter (£5,000) Seasonal (£2,195) Projected Expenditure for Current Year 2016/17

General Administration (£103,377) Council Projects (£32,000)

Town Hall (£97,450)

Community and the Environment (£77,170) BTC 2016/17 Projected Expenditure General Administration Council Projects Audit £1,500.00 Future Projects (Planning Committee) £0.00 Bank Charges £32.00 Community Projects Fund £30,000.00 Civic Award £95.00 Youth Council £2,000.00 Civic Service £100.00 £32,000.00 Courses £800.00 Election Expenses £0.00 Premises Meetings £1,900.00 Town Hall: £1,900.00 Member Allowance £1,500.00 Health & Safety / Fire Prevention / Scheduled Inspections £16,000.00 Newsletter £11,800.00 Insurance £3,500.00 Noticeboards £0.00 Rates £5,500.00 Post and Carriage £800.00 Repairs and Renewals £17,550.00 Public Notices £0.00 Service Level Agreements £26,000.00 Staff Salaries inc NI & Pensions £81,000.00 Utilities £27,000.00 Stationery £1,250.00 £97,450.00 Subscriptions £2,200.00 Travel £400.00 £103,377.00

Community and the Environment Allotments £2,000.00 Community Events £10,000.00 Grants £20,000.00 Foodbank £2,000.00 Seasonal Displays £28,170.00 Shoalstone Pool £15,000.00 £77,170.00 COMPARISON FIGURES WITH OTHER TOWNS FOR THE PERIOD 2016-2017 - £100,000 AND OVER Town Precept Tax Base Average Area Broadclyst £199,698.00 1344 £148.58 £513,258.00 4331 £118.51 £300,953.00 2627.6 £114.54 £395,386.00 3749.6 £105.45 South Hams £218,365.00 2194 £99.53 West Devon £298,177.00 3038 £98.15 £153,029.00 1613 £94.87 £579,177.00 6681.5 £86.68 North Devon Seaton £229,841.00 3031 £75.83 East Devon £193,234.00 2603 £74.24 Mid Devon Dartmouth £188,094.00 2743 £68.57 South Hams £229,124.00 3408.8 £67.22 North Devon £236,408.00 3786 £62.44 East Devon £419,135.00 6922 £60.55 East Devon £147,367.00 2536 £58.11 East Devon £122,462.00 2156 £56.80 South Hams £165,651.00 3626 £45.68 East Devon £545,908.00 12378 £44.10 East Devon Braunton £120,282.00 2974 £40.44 North Devon Tiverton £266,157.00 6606 £40.29 Mid Devon Brixham £233,848.00 5811 £40.24 Fremington £128,400.00 3695 £34.75 North Devon What you told us – October 2015

The following are the comments received from the break out sessions, in no particular order:-

• fund Shoalstone Pool  • be an enabling council rather than provide extra services  • support Belly Bins if cost neutral  • protect green spaces Working closer with Torbay Council & Neighbourhood Forum • improvements in street cleaning and grass cutting  • car park charges We have made representation to Torbay Council within the parking review strategy • be independent of Torbay  • improve transport into and around Brixham Working with Torbay Council to find alternative transport options • improve our toilet facilities Working with Torbay Council to solve these problems • provide a woodland burial site and enable green cremations We are searching for suitable sites • extra cemetery space We are searching for suitable sites • promote tourism in the town  • reduce the costs of the Town Hall  • improve our budget presentations 

Budget Achievements and Activities 2016–2017

Over the past 12 months BTC has been involved in a wide range of decisions and activities including:

• Limiting the 2016–2017 Precept increase to just 1p per week.

• Opening negotiations with Torbay Council to install Solar Powered Belly Bins.

• Engaged in our 1st direct budget consultation exercise to assist with our budget setting.

• Agreed to appoint a Lengthsman on a 12-month contract commencing in April 2017.

• Launched our 2016–2019 Strategy document following public consultation.

• Continued to support key organisations in our town such as Brixham Museum, Brixham Does Care, Brixham Foodbank and Shoalstone Pool.

• Provided additional support to the Neighbourhood Forum by ring-fencing staff time to assist them.

• Accepted the tender of the new co-operative to manage and develop the Pannier Market.

• Provided material and financial support to BATS to assist their programme of works to improve Brixham Theatre.

• Assisted with the development of a Community Flood Plan.

• Re-decoration of the Scala Hall to commence in January 2017 with further improvements to the Town Hall complex to follow.

• Significantly reduced energy costs within the Town Hall complex.

• Continued with Christmas events despite the difficulties caused by budgetary constraints, unlike other towns in the bay.

• Created a Community Projects Fund to support BTC small schemes or to support small projects brought to the council by local groups, organisations or individuals.

• Supported the now completed revamped Brixham Future organisation which will soon become a CIC.

Proposed Expenditure 2017/18

Increased to include the lengthsman, one Increased to include Tourist new admin staff member to be a more Information Centre public facing council and information technology to streamline the efficiency of the Council office General Administration (£143,682) Council Projects (£42,000)

Town Hall (£97,450)

Community and the Environment (£114,670)

No Change to budget. However, with the Increased to include budget for the redecoration of the Scala Hall in January Community Services Committee and 2017 and with a dedicated member of staff the Planning & Regeneration working on the Town Hall, it is planned Committee that there will be an increase in bookings / revenue income reducing the overheads What would you like Brixham Town Council to spend your money on?

• What are your priorities? • What assets would you like them to maintain in Brixham? • What improvements would you like to see? • What extra should they be taking on if Torbay Council are no longer able to support services? Breakdown examples of new projects….

APPROX PRECEPT ITEM VALUE PAYERS WEEKLY MONTHLY YEARLY 2016–2017 INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE Solar Belly Bins £30,000.00 5811 £0.10 £0.43 £5.16 Town Lengthsman £10,000.00 5811 £0.03 £0.14 £1.72 Tourist Information Centre £35,000.00 5811 £0.12 £0.50 £6.02

Solar Bins – any funds remaining in the Community Projects Fund from 2016/17 budget will go into earmarked reserves to reduce the impact on the 2017/18 precept

Town Lengthsman – this was agreed at Full Council on 28th July 2016 effective from April 2017. Includes start up costs and salary for a 12-month contract based on 16 hrs pw

Tourist Information Centre – anticipated start up costs only. Does not include any potential income