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Budget 2018/19 Budget 2018/19 ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD BUDGET 2018/19 CONTENTS Page FOREWORD BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR……………………………………………………... 5 GENERAL STATISTICS………………………………………………………………………………… 7 SUMMARIES AND STATEMENTS …………………………………………………………………... 13 Council Tax for all Bands of Property………………………………………………………………… 15 Parish Precepts………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 Subjective Analysis …………………………………………………………………………………… 18 Collection Fund………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 Revenue Budget Movement Statement……………………………………………………………… 21 Medium Term Financial Plan………………………………………………………………………….. 22 General Fund Cost Direct Cost Budget Summary & Working Balances………………………… 24 GENERAL FUND REVENUE ACCOUNT - DIRECT COST Managing Director - Direct Cost Summary & Details………………………………………..…… 27 Communities Directorate - Direct Cost Summary & Details…………………………………….. 57 Place Directorate - Direct Cost Summary & Details……………………………………………… 81 GENERAL FUND REVENUE ACCOUNT - FULL COST Full Cost Budget Summaries………………………………………………………………………….. 95 FEES & CHARGES ……………………….…………………………………………………………….. 105 Managing Director……………………………………………………………………………………. 107 Place Directorate……………………………………………………………………………. 115 Communities Directorate…………………………………………………………………………….. 118 CAPITAL PROGRAMME ………………..……………………………………………………………. 145 Summary Capital Programme………………………………………………………………………… 147 Managing Director ………………………………………………………………………………….. 148 Communities Directorate ….…………………………………….…………………………………. 151 Place Directorate …………………………………………………..……………………………….. 158 GLOSSARY OF TERMS………………………………………………………………………………… 161 A full description of the services provided by the Council can be found in the A to Z Service Directory on the Royal Borough's website. An online copy of the full budget book can be found on the Royal Borough's website at: http://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/info/200125/budgets_spending_and_performance/638/council_budget. BUDGET 2018/19 FOREWORD BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTRODUCTION I’m pleased to share the annual budget which sets out how the council will use its resources to meet the needs of residents; be these: Person related services such as early years care and education; health visitors and nursing; education support including building school places; youth services; housing assistance; home care for the elderly; residential and nursing care. Community based services such as seven days a week library services; community wardens and an extensive leisure offer. Alongside delivering person related services we have a broad range of infrastructure services such as: planning; highways; waste; parking; business/economic development; emergency planning etc. The difference in this budget is that the council is no longer the sole provider of the vast majority of the services. This is our first full year with a wide range of partners delivering services for our residents. From this point onwards the budget book will describe how council resource is channelled through our partnership companies: Achieving for Children; Optalis and our contractors. The Maidenhead town centre regeneration programme is now underway and we will begin building a new sports facility at Braywick Park to replace the Magnet Leisure Centre. This will be the beginning of the largest and most exciting capital programme we have ever invested in but we also expect a significant level of income from the developments to help support services in the future. Setting any budget inevitably comes with an element of risk. As in previous years the Head of Finance considers the known risks and these are included in an appendix to the budget report along with an estimate of the reserves required to cover the liabilities related to the risks. At the time of writing the level of reserves remain at a healthy level. Finally, I am confident that we are in a financially strong position where providing support to our residents remains firmly at the forefront of all decision making for the council. Alison Alexander Managing Director 5 6 Revenue Budget 2018/19 General Statistics 7 8 REVENUE BUDGET 2018/19 GENERAL STATISTICS 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 POPULATION (mid year) 0 - 4 9,259 8,988 8,955 5-9 9,310 9,628 9,805 10-14 8,980 9,177 9,430 15-19 8,645 8,745 8,977 20-64 84,599 84,265 84,355 65-74 14,036 14,145 14,397 75-84 8,673 8,772 8,760 85+ 3,898 3,988 4,135 TOTAL 147,400 147,708 148,814 NO. OF DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (inc Crown Properties) 65,574 66,512 67,208 COUNCIL TAX BAND D EQUIVALENTS 65,696.62 66,709.64 67,617.93 AREA Hectares 19,844 Square Miles 79.40 LENGTH OF ROADS Kilometres 518 Miles 322 BUSINESS PREMISES Number of Business Premises 4,778 4.794 4,947 Total Rateable Value £ 190.506m 222.223m 218.992m Total Business Rates Payable* £ 90.550m 89.409m 91.075m HOUSING BENEFIT CASELOAD 6,018 5,704 5,614 *Total Business Rates Payable is the gross yield before discretionary and mandatory reliefs. 9 REVENUE BUDGET 2018/19 CHART 1 - SOURCES OF FINANCE 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2016/17 £m RSG and Other Fees, Charges Dedicated Council Tax 2017/18 £m Business Rate Grants & Other Schools Grant Support Income 2018/19 CHART 2 - DIRECTORATE ESTIMATES Communities Directorate Place Directorate 15% 2% Managing Director 83% CHART 3 - WHAT THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT ON Contract Services Other Running 59% Expenses 7% Capital Financing Costs 5% Employees Premises Costs 25% 4% Chart 3 - Total Revenue Expenditure = £269.156m 10 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2018/19 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY DIRECTORATE 2018/19 Managing Director 20.6% Communities Directorate 64.8% Place Directorate 14.6% Total Capital Estimates for 2010/11 £42.119m CAPITAL PROGRAMME ANTICIPATED FUNDING 2018/19 Government Grants 22.2% Corporate Funding 71.4% Developers Contributions 6.4% 11 12 Revenue Budget 2018/19 Summaries & Statements 13 14 PARISH COUNCIL TAX The following table shows the Council Tax for each Parish:- A B C D E F G H Council Tax Schedule £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Parish Only (a) Parish and RBWM (b) Total (c) Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead 622.28 725.99 829.71 933.42 1,140.85 1,348.27 1,555.70 1,866.84 Adult Social Care precept 49.83 58.13 66.44 74.74 91.35 107.96 124.57 149.48 Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley 121.52 141.77 162.03 182.28 222.79 263.29 303.80 364.56 Royal Berkshire Fire Authority 42.90 50.05 57.21 64.36 78.66 92.96 107.26 128.72 Parishes Bisham (a) 22.08 25.76 29.44 33.12 40.48 47.83 55.19 66.23 (b) 644.36 751.75 859.15 966.54 1,181.33 1,396.10 1,610.89 1,933.07 (c) 858.61 1,001.70 1,144.83 1,287.92 1,574.13 1,860.31 2,146.52 2,575.83 Bray (a) 24.02 28.02 32.02 36.02 44.03 52.03 60.04 72.05 (b) 646.30 754.01 861.73 969.44 1,184.88 1,400.30 1,615.74 1,938.89 (c) 860.55 1,003.96 1,147.41 1,290.82 1,577.68 1,864.51 2,151.37 2,581.65 Cookham (a) 20.79 24.25 27.72 31.18 38.11 45.04 51.97 62.36 (b) 643.07 750.24 857.43 964.60 1,178.96 1,393.31 1,607.67 1,929.20 (c) 857.32 1,000.19 1,143.11 1,285.98 1,571.76 1,857.52 2,143.30 2,571.96 Cox Green (a) 30.32 35.37 40.43 45.48 55.59 65.69 75.80 90.96 (b) 652.60 761.36 870.14 978.90 1,196.44 1,413.96 1,631.50 1,957.80 (c) 866.85 1,011.31 1,155.82 1,300.28 1,589.24 1,878.17 2,167.13 2,600.56 Datchet (a) 47.55 55.48 63.40 71.33 87.18 103.03 118.88 142.66 (b) 669.83 781.47 893.11 1,004.75 1,228.03 1,451.30 1,674.58 2,009.50 (c) 884.08 1,031.42 1,178.79 1,326.13 1,620.83 1,915.51 2,210.21 2,652.26 Eton (a) 24.77 28.89 33.02 37.15 45.40 53.66 61.91 74.30 (b) 647.05 754.88 862.73 970.57 1,186.25 1,401.93 1,617.61 1,941.14 (c) 861.30 1,004.83 1,148.41 1,291.95 1,579.05 1,866.14 2,153.24 2,583.90 Horton (a) 35.39 41.29 47.19 53.09 64.89 76.69 88.49 106.18 (b) 657.67 767.28 876.90 986.51 1,205.74 1,424.96 1,644.19 1,973.02 (c) 871.92 1,017.23 1,162.58 1,307.89 1,598.54 1,889.17 2,179.82 2,615.78 Hurley (a) 25.07 29.25 33.42 37.60 45.96 54.31 62.67 75.20 (b) 647.35 755.24 863.13 971.02 1,186.81 1,402.58 1,618.37 1,942.04 (c) 861.60 1,005.19 1,148.81 1,292.40 1,579.61 1,866.79 2,154.00 2,584.80 Old Windsor (a) 41.74 48.70 55.65 62.61 76.53 90.44 104.35 125.22 (b) 664.02 774.69 885.36 996.03 1,217.38 1,438.71 1,660.05 1,992.06 (c) 878.27 1,024.64 1,171.04 1,317.41 1,610.18 1,902.92 2,195.68 2,634.82 15 PARISH COUNCIL TAX A B C D E F G H Council Tax Schedule £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Parish Only (a) Parish and RBWM (b) Total (c) Shottesbrooke (a) Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil (b) 622.28 725.99 829.71 933.42 1,140.85 1,348.27 1,555.70 1,866.84 (c) 836.53 975.94 1,115.39 1,254.80 1,533.65 1,812.48 2,091.33 2,509.60 Sunningdale (a) 26.53 30.96 35.38 39.80 48.65 57.49 66.33 79.60 (b) 648.81 756.95 865.09 973.22 1,189.50 1,405.76 1,622.03 1,946.44 (c) 863.06 1,006.90 1,150.77 1,294.60 1,582.30 1,869.97 2,157.66 2,589.20 Sunninghill & Ascot (a) 17.51 20.43 23.35 26.27 32.11 37.95 43.78 52.54 (b) 639.79 746.42 853.06 959.69 1,172.96 1,386.22 1,599.48 1,919.38 (c) 854.04 996.37 1,138.74 1,281.07 1,565.76 1,850.43 2,135.11 2,562.14 Waltham St.
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