Issue - meetings

The Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Resources presented recommendations on behalf of the Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS) Board.  The Board had discussed budget contributions from each of the six district Councils in the shared service at a meeting held on 28^th November 2019.   No changes were proposed to the budget contribution from Redditch Borough Council.  However, there were additional pension pressures for WRS staff which had already been incorporated into the Council’s budget.

Members were advised that the WRS Board comprised two representatives from each Council.  The representatives of the Councils took it in turn to Chair the meetings.  In 2019/20 Councillor Julian Grubb was the Chair and he reported that the budget proposals had been comprehensively reviewed and had been endorsed by representatives of all the Councils at the Board meeting.

RECOMMENDED that

1)        Redditch Borough Council’s base revenue partner contribution for 2020/21-2022/23:

2)        Redditch Borough Council’s partner percentage allocation for 2020/21 onwards:-

3)        Redditch Borough Council’s additional partner liability for 2020/21 in relation to unavoidable salary pressure and increase in WRS pension forward funding rate.

4)        Redditch Borough Council’s additional partner liabilities for 2020/21 in relation to three additional Technical Officers.

5)        the 2020/21 gross expenditure budget of £3,547k as shown in Appendix 1 to the report; and

6)        the 2020/21 income budget of £530k as shown in Appendix 3 to the report.