2008/09 SNTC Outturn

The outturn figures against the budget figures were a surprise. One of the aims of Cllr Derek Giles, when he was SNTC leader, was to change The Priory Centre into a cinema. This was mainly because The Priory Centre was, according to Cllr Giles, costing so much money to run. In actual fact much of the additional cost was the expansion of staff numbers because of the faulty 2005/06 Best Value Report.

Because of turnaround at The Priory Centre which came in £85,839 under budget, the cost increases were hidden. The increases were:
Recreation: £44,525
Town Management: £18,023
Community Services: £22,696

Other savings were made:
Grants: £18,893 (underspend)
Corporate: £28,926 (Town Clerk left?)

Looking forward to the 2009/10 budget outturn. This should be a very good outturn.

 

The 2009/10 budget was a better reflection of the actual cost of the Town Council. Though there is some under budgeting with the Capital Budget and the Central Administration. This is a problem for next budget 2010/11.

The main area where savings in the 2009/10 budget should be is The Priory Centre. Also interest received should be higher this year because of the delays in the building of the ECC. With much of the reserves gone to pay for towards the ECC the interest received will be down for next year. As a new Town Clerk has yet to be employed their should be a saving here.

This outtrun to 2008/09 was lucky. The drop in costs at The Priory Centre was the good bit of news which saved SNTC from an embarrassing result. The underlying cost increases are the one that need attention if SNTC is going to get its budget under control.