Item 12 - Appendix 3
West Dunbartonshire Council · 1 November 2023
Back to Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee — 1 November 2023 and its agenda
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL ITEM 12 - APPENDIX 3 REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24 ANALYSIS FOR VARIANCES OVER £50,000 PERIOD END DATE Total Budget Forecast Spend RAG Status £000 £000 £000 % Transport, Fleet & Maintenance Services (571) (379) 193 -34% Service Description Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome Roads Services 3,014 3,318 304 10% Service Description Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome 31 August 2023 Budget Details Variance Analysis Variance Overspend anticipated at present. Transport services across WDC The cost of specialist repairs and materials/parts has increased to level not reflected in current budgets.VTU income remains adverse (£52k) due continuing restrictions on what MOTs are undertaken. Expenditure and income will continue to be monitored. An adverse variance is anticipated. This service relates to Roads operations, design, structures, street lighting, road safety and school crossing patrols Employee costs are higher due to the knock-on effect of the higher pay award , higher turnover targets and higher overtime than reflected in the budget (£68k) Plant hire costs have increased during the year to a level not foreseen when the budget was set (£287k) . Similarly, electricity and street lighting costs have increased during the year to a level not anticipated when the budget was set due to inflationary levels (£294k). Miscellaneous property costs are also £16k greater than anticipated (the largest being the depot cost allocation including a higher electricity element) .Payments to contractors/materials (£276k) are anticipated to be higher than anticipated when the budget was set. As a result of higher operating costs income, including capital recharges, is anticipated to be greater than budgeted (£673k) Management will continue to monitor all budget heads with a view to minimising the overspend.
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 3 REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 2023/24 ANALYSIS FOR VARIANCES OVER £50,000 PERIOD END DATE Total Budget Forecast Spend RAG Status £000 £000 £000 % 31 August 2023 Budget Details Variance Analysis Variance Crematorium (1,101) (982) 119 -11% Service Description This service provides crematorium services within the Council area Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome Waste Services 9,757 10,030 273 3% Service Description Waste Collection and Refuse disposal services Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome Economic Development 155 220 65 42% Service Description Main Issues / Reason for Variance Mitigating Action Anticipated Outcome An overspend is anticipated Income is adverse due to delays in filling staff vacancies on posts that are budgeted to be internally recharged. While these posts are vacant there is no possibility of recharging these. This is being partially offset by a favourable variance in staffing due to the same vacancies. Income and expenditure will continue to be monitored throughout the year. Promotion of regeneration activities within West Dunbartonshire Council Overspend anticipated Although there are savings on gas costs income from cremations is less than budgeted with income less than the corresponding period last year Income and expenditure will continue to be monitored throughout the year. Waste removal/tonnage costs in particular will be closely monitored. Employee costs are higher due to the knock-on effect of the higher pay award , higher turnover targets and higher overtime than reflected in the budget (£58k) . Transport costs, principally hires, are greater than anticipated when the budgets were set because of delays in acquiring new vehicles (£206k). The increased income target is unlikely to be met