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Parish of St Helier Rates Assembly WEDNESDAY 29 TH JULY 2020 Agenda To present the Accounts (financial statements) for 2019/20 as approved by the Accounts Committee and Auditors To adopt the Strategic Plan 2020-25 To present the
WEDNESDAY 29TH JULY 2020
To present the Accounts (financial statements) for
2019/20 as approved by the Accounts Committee and Auditors
To adopt the Strategic Plan 2020-25 To present the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21 To approve the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21 To approve the Parish rate for the financial year
2020/21
To elect the Accounts Committee for 2020/21 To appoint the Parish Auditors
Although the unequal welfare burden was resolved in 2008 and the States started paying rates on their properties from 2018, no progress has been made towards a fair treatment of St Helier ratepayers who bear the cost (~£1.45m p.a.) of public amenities (eg parks, cleansing, toilets) which are funded by the States in other parishes
This is in spite of an amendment to the Common Strategic Policy whereby the States agreed to seek 'fairness in the delivery of services to the Public which does not disadvantage St Helier ratepayers when compared with the ratepayers of other parishes'
The States have on various occasions confirmed previous agreements to use the profits from the developments of the Jersey Development Company for urban regeneration projects such as the North of Town Masterplan; such funding is now available from the Regeneration Steering Group
Following the formation of the St Helier Shadow Conseil in December last year, constructive meetings have been held by the Shadow Conseil with the Minister of Planning, Deputy John Young, and the Assistant Minister of Economic Development, Senator Steve Pallett, concerning potential areas of devolved administration
Ongoing work in relation to Covid-
19
St Ewold's Refurbishment and
Dementia Unit
Strategic Plan Climate Change Emergency Plan Municipal Reform
The Parish of St Helier is very grateful to the many volunteers who contribute their time and skills to Parish life, including
Procureurs du Bien Public
Roads Committee and Roads Inspectors
Shadow Conseil Municipal
St Helier Youth & Community Trust
Honorary Police
Accounts Committee
Rates Assessors
Community Support Team
Social Committee
Community in Bloom Group
Twinning Committees
Battle of Flowers Committee
Auditors Report – Mr Don Connolly FCA
Actual 2019/20 Actual 2018/19 Inc / (Dec) Total Income £14,495k £14,436k £56k Rates £7,787k £7,651k £136k Roads £2,168k £2,310k £(142)k Homes £3,101k £3,011k £90k Nurseries £404k £417k £(13)k Non-recurring Income £0k £75k £(75)k
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 2014/5 2015/6 2016/7 2017/8 2018/9 2019/20
Income Analysis
Rates Income Non-Rates income
Actual 2019/20 Actual 2018/19 Inc / (Dec) Total Expenditure £13,378k £13,728k £(350)k Staff Costs (inc Redundancy) £9,523k £9,533k £(10)k Roads £741k £1,036k £(295)k Operational (p17) £2,749k £2,835k £(86)k Homes (p14) £486k £474k £12k Nurseries (p15) £75k £62k £13k Depreciation £474k £435k £39k Non-recurring Expenditure £0k £299k £(299)k
20 40 60 80 100 120 2014/5 2015/6 2016/7 2017/8 2018/9 2019/20
FTE
Manual Workers Homes Nurseries Other
Total Additions in year £3,813k Main additions include:
Replacement of Parish vehicles
£318k
St Ewold’s redevelopment
£3,104k (total project cost approved of £8.3million)
Revenue impact
Parking fines Pay card income Temporary closure of Westmount Day Nursery resulting in part refunds of March fees and no charge for April Waiving of Al-fresco income for April Waiving of various RWEL fees due to GoJ guidelines on construction sites Cancelled paid services for glass and refuse collection Loss of revenue from new residents at St Ewolds
Expenditure Impact
Additional PPE and cleaning materials Purchase of 12 new laptops to ensure support functions could continue to support front line staff
Questions in relation to the 2019/20 Accounts
(financial statements)
Approval of the 2019/20 Accounts (financial
statements)
THE CONTEXT FOR THE 2020/21 BUDGET
environment
2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to begin the move to an electric vehicle fleet (4 replacement vehicles) and moving away from fossil fuels for heating our buildings (moving to electric heating in 1 of our 3 main buildings) and cooking.
2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to continue to develop initiatives, activities and events to increase footfall in town.
2020/21 Budget: We will bring forward proposals to work with Andium Homes to redevelop the St Helier House site to incorporate social housing, sheltered/supported housing and our Nursery.
2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to continue development of the Parish website, to provide new facilities, to do more on-line and support the work of community groups.
2020/21 Budget: We will continue to work with the Retail Association, Government and all stakeholders to support the Town Centre and drive initiatives to help recover from the pandemic.
2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to upgrade our finance system and implement a digital HR system, improving efficiency and controlling costs across all our activities.
Questions on the Strategic Plan Adoption of the Plan
A REFLECTION OF MY TIME WITH ST HELIER
Parade Gardens
Peoples Park 2020
Havre des Pas Westmount Gardens Val Andre
NEIL MACDONALD DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES
To present the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21 To approve the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21 To approve the Parish Rate for 2020/21
Budget 2020/21 Actual 2019/20 Inc / (Dec) Staff Costs £9,705k £9,523k £182k Roads Expenditure £1,110k £741k £369k Operational Expenditure £2,862k £2,749k £113k Fixed Asset funding requirements (exc Land & Buildings) £536k £818k £(282)k Building Reserve Transfers £357k £357k £0k
0.01 0.05 0.11 0.02 0.56 0.05 0.08 0.06 0.07
Services per £1 of rates
Care Charity & Community Customer & Care Services Honorary Police Public Services Roads Pension deficit Building Reserve Vehicle Reserve
0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 16.00% 18.00% 20.00% 2014/5 2015/6 2016/7 2017/8 2018/9 2019/20 2020/21 bgt
Parish rate v RPI v Rates Quarters
RPI Parish rate Quarters
Questions in relation to the Estimates (budget) for
the year ending 30 April 2021
To approve the Estimates (Budget) for the year
ending 30 April 2021
Rate Deficit for year Surplus B/fwd Surplus c/fwd No weeks of expenditure 1.13p £(508,034) £2,172,294 £1,664,260 10.58 1.14p £(440,161) £2,172,294 £1,732,133 11.01 1.15p £(372,289) £2,172,294 £1,800,005 11.45 1.16p £(304,416) £2,172,294 £1,867,878 11.88 1.17p £(236,543) £2,172,294 £1,935,751 12.31
Any major alteration to the budget by the Assembly will affect the Parish Rate (Note: 0.01p on/off the rate is approx. £67,873) The Parochial Rate is added to the Island Wide Rate (set by the States) which has remained constant at 0.74p for domestic properties and 1.05p for non-domestic properties.
The Constable, Procureurs du Bien Public and the Accounts Committee recommend the rate of 1.15p. which is the same Parochial rate as the last six years.
To approve a Parish Rate for 2020/21
Election of the Accounts Committee to examine
the Accounts of the Parish for the Financial Year 2020/21
To approve the appointment of Parish Auditors
Alex Picot for 2020/21