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Whitby Town Assembly

8th January 2024

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Whitby Town Assembly : Agenda

  • Apologies for absence
  • Election of chair and minute taker
  • Approve minutes of past meetings
  • Discuss matters of connection to the town
        • Proposed 46% precept increase
  • Any other business

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Whitby Town Assembly

WTC Proposed Budget 2024-2025

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Budget 2024/2025 : Summary

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2023-2024

(£)

2024-2025

(£)

%Change

Expenditure (Total)

487110

576925

+18%

… of which Staff

246000

258040

+5%

Income

203550

164300

-19%

Precept

283560

412625

+46%

Precept (Band D)

57.31

82.99

+46%

Precept (Band C)

50.95

73.77

+46%

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Budget : History

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Budget 2024/2025 : Major Items

  • Toilets : water rates increase from £15k to £43k, income drop from £55k to £15k
  • Double devolution : extra £12.5k
  • Website : £2.5k
  • Audit : extra £20k
  • Polls : extra £15k

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Budget 2024/2025 : Option 1

  • Increase toilet price to 50p – raises “up to” £25k
  • Spend £5k on microphones for council chamber

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Expenditure £576,925

Income £189,300

Precept £387,625 (36.7% increase)

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Budget 2024/2025 : Option 2

  • 5% saving on “office expenses” £2k
  • Audit : reduce allowance £2k - 10k
  • Website : drop website provision £2.5k
  • Polls : Reduce allowance £7.5k
  • Security : Remove patrols £10k
  • Council chamber : drop mic provision £5k
  • Christmas Lights : drop from £25k to £10k £15k
  • Toilets : increase to 60p £25k

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Budget 2024/2025 : Option 2 (continued)

  • Double devolution £12.5k
  • Mayoral allowance reduction £1k

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Expenditure £484,798

Income £204,300

Precept £280,498 (-1.04%)

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Note : retains the Xmas festival (unlike the WTC option 2)

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Budget 2024/2025 : Toilet mismanagement?

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