DN 03/2019: 2019/20 Fire Budget, Medium Term Financial Plan and Associated Papers
Following a public consultation, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority for North Yorkshire proposed a 2.99%, or £2.07, increase of the fire precept, for a Band D property, to the Police, Fire and Crime Panel. This proposal was supported by the Panel and subsequent to this the 2019/20 budget process has been concluded and the papers attached to this paper provide the detail of the financial plans for 2019/20 and beyond.
Background
This is a Decision Notice outlining the PFCC’s Fire Budget and Capital Plans for 2019/20 and the Medium Term Financial Plans to 2022/23.
There is a legal requirement for the PFCC to set a budget prior to the 1st March each year for the following financial year. Approving this Decision will ensure that the PCC’s obligations in this area are met for 2019/20.
The Revenue Budget for 2019/20 is based on the approved 2.99% or £2.07 increase in precept for a Band D property for 2019/20 and sets out how the £34,055k of revenue funding to be received by the PFCC in 2019/20 will be spent. The decision also sets out a capital programme of just over £2.8m for 2019/20 and provides details of how this will be spent.
To support this decision are the following attached papers:
- 2019-20 Budget and Capital Programme and MTFP to 2022/23 (Fire)
- This report includes the Reserves Strategy at Appendix B
- Annual Treasury Management Strategy
- This report includes the Annual Investment Strategy; a Minimum Revenue Provision Policy; a Capital Strategy
Decision Record
It is recommended, by the PFCC’s Chief Finance Officer, that the PFCC approves the Budget and Capital Plans for 2019/20 as attached to this Decision along with the Medium Term Financial Plans to 2022/23. In approving this decision the Commissioner is agreeing to the allocation of resources set out within this decision and the associated appendices, and also the detailed recommendations contained within all of the attached papers
Julia Mulligan
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire
Statutory Officer Advice
Legal, Management and Equality Implications
The PFCC’s CEO and Monitoring Officer has advised that all legal and management issues have been addressed; there are no equality implications arising from these plans.
Financial and Commercial
The PFCC’s Chief Finance Officer and S151 Officer has recommend that the PFCC approves the Budget and Capital Plans for 2019/20 as attached to this Decision along with the Medium Term Financial Plans to 2022/23.
Associated documents
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