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Parish of St Helier Rates Assembly WEDNESDAY 29 TH JULY 2020

Agenda  To present the Accounts (financial statements) for 2019/20 as approved by the Accounts Committee and Auditors  To adopt the Strategic Plan 2020-25  To present the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21  To approve the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21  To approve the Parish rate for the financial year 2020/21  To elect the Accounts Committee for 2020/21  To appoint the Parish Auditors

Parish and States Although the unequal welfare burden was resolved in 2008 and the  States started paying rates on their properties from 2018, no progress has been made towards a fair treatment of St Helier ratepayers who bear the cost (~£1.45m p.a.) of public amenities (eg parks, cleansing, toilets) which are funded by the States in other parishes This is in spite of an amendment to the Common Strategic Policy  whereby the States agreed to seek 'fairness in the delivery of services to the Public which does not disadvantage St Helier ratepayers when compared with the ratepayers of other parishes' The States have on various occasions confirmed previous agreements  to use the profits from the developments of the Jersey Development Company for urban regeneration projects such as the North of Town Masterplan; such funding is now available from the Regeneration Steering Group Following the formation of the St Helier Shadow Conseil in December  last year, constructive meetings have been held by the Shadow Conseil with the Minister of Planning, Deputy John Young, and the Assistant Minister of Economic Development, Senator Steve Pallett, concerning potential areas of devolved administration

2019/20 Challenges  Ongoing work in relation to Covid- 19  St Ewold's Refurbishment and Dementia Unit  Strategic Plan  Climate Change Emergency Plan  Municipal Reform

Honorary Duties The Parish of St Helier is very grateful to the many volunteers who contribute their time and skills to Parish life, including Procureurs du Bien Public  Roads Committee and Roads Inspectors   Shadow Conseil Municipal St Helier Youth & Community Trust  Honorary Police  Accounts Committee  Rates Assessors  Community Support Team  Social Committee  Community in Bloom Group  Twinning Committees  Battle of Flowers Committee 

2019/20 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Neil Macdonald Director of Resources

Parish Auditors – Alex Picot  Auditors Report – Mr Don Connolly FCA

2019/20 Income Actual Actual Inc / (Dec) 2019/20 2018/19 Total Income £14,495k £14,436k £56k Rates £7,787k £7,651k £136k Roads £2,168k £2,310k £(142)k Homes £3,101k £3,011k £90k Nurseries £404k £417k £(13)k Non-recurring £0k £75k £(75)k Income

Income Analysis Income Analysis 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2014/5 2015/6 2016/7 2017/8 2018/9 2019/20 Rates Income Non-Rates income

2019/20 Expenditure Actual Actual Inc / 2019/20 2018/19 (Dec) Total Expenditure £13,378k £13,728k £(350)k Staff Costs (inc £9,523k £9,533k £(10)k Redundancy) Roads £741k £1,036k £(295)k Operational (p17) £2,749k £2,835k £(86)k Homes (p14) £486k £474k £12k Nurseries (p15) £75k £62k £13k Depreciation £474k £435k £39k Non-recurring £0k £299k £(299)k Expenditure

Staff - FTE FTE 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014/5 2015/6 2016/7 2017/8 2018/9 2019/20 Manual Workers Homes Nurseries Other

Fixed Asset Expenditure Total Additions in year £3,813k Main additions include:  Replacement of Parish vehicles £318k  St Ewold’s redevelopment £3,104k (total project cost approved of £8.3million)

Impact of Covid-19 on Parish Finances  Revenue impact Parking fines Pay card income Temporary closure of Westmount Day Nursery resulting in part refunds of March fees and no charge for April Waiving of Al-fresco income for April Waiving of various RWEL fees due to GoJ guidelines on construction sites Cancelled paid services for glass and refuse collection Loss of revenue from new residents at St Ewolds  Expenditure Impact Additional PPE and cleaning materials Purchase of 12 new laptops to ensure support functions could continue to support front line staff

Accounts (Financial Statements) 2019/20  Questions in relation to the 2019/20 Accounts (financial statements)  Approval of the 2019/20 Accounts (financial statements)

St Helier’s Strategic Plan THE CONTEXT FOR THE 2020/21 BUDGET

Strategic Plan

Strategic Objectives 1. Our Environment 1. Delivering a safe, clean, attractive, environmentally-friendly, natural and built environment 2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to begin the move to an electric vehicle fleet (4 replacement vehicles) and moving away from fossil fuels for heating our buildings (moving to electric heating in 1 of our 3 main buildings) and cooking.      

Strategic Objectives 2. Our Town 2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to continue to develop initiatives, activities and events to increase footfall in town.

Strategic Objectives 3. Our Community 2020/21 Budget: We will bring forward proposals to work with Andium Homes to redevelop the St Helier House site to incorporate social housing, sheltered/supported housing and our Nursery.

Strategic Objectives 4. Our Services 2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to continue development of the Parish website, to provide new facilities, to do more on-line and support the work of community groups.

Strategic Objectives 5. Our Businesses 2020/21 Budget: We will continue to work with the Retail Association, Government and all stakeholders to support the Town Centre and drive initiatives to help recover from the pandemic.

Strategic Objectives 6. Value for Money 2020/21 Budget: We have included funding within the 2020/21 proposed Budget to enable us to upgrade our finance system and implement a digital HR system, improving efficiency and controlling costs across all our activities.

St Helier’s Strategic Plan  Questions on the Strategic Plan  Adoption of the Plan

A REFLECTION OF MY TIME WITH ST HELIER Tony Andrews Director of Public Services

transforming our Parks Parade Gardens

Storm of 1987 Peoples Park 2020

Recent Changes Westmount Gardens Val Andre Havre des Pas

Estimates (Budget) 2020/21 NEIL MACDONALD DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES

2019/20 Estimates (Budget)  To present the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21  To approve the Estimates (budget) for 2020/21  To approve the Parish Rate for 2020/21

2020/21 Budget Budget Actual Inc / (Dec) 2020/21 2019/20 Staff Costs £9,705k £9,523k £182k Roads £1,110k £741k £369k Expenditure Operational £2,862k £2,749k £113k Expenditure Fixed Asset £536k £818k £(282)k funding requirements (exc Land & Buildings) Building Reserve £357k £357k £0k Transfers

How rates are to be allocated Services per £1 of rates 0.01 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.11 0.08 Care 0.02 Charity & Community Customer & Care Services 0.05 Honorary Police Public Services Roads Pension deficit Building Reserve Vehicle Reserve 0.56

Parish rate v RPI v Rates Quarters Parish rate v RPI v Rates Quarters 20.00% 18.00% 16.00% 14.00% 12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% 2014/5 2015/6 2016/7 2017/8 2018/9 2019/20 2020/21 bgt -2.00% RPI Parish rate Quarters

Decision for the Assembly  Questions in relation to the Estimates (budget) for the year ending 30 April 2021  To approve the Estimates (Budget) for the year ending 30 April 2021

Setting the Parish Rate The Constable, Procureurs du Bien Public and the Accounts Committee recommend the rate of 1.15p. which is the same Parochial rate as the last six years. Rate Deficit for Surplus Surplus No weeks of year B/fwd c/fwd expenditure 1.13p £(508,034) £2,172,294 £1,664,260 10.58 1.14p £(440,161) £2,172,294 £1,732,133 11.01 1.15p £(372,289) £2,172,294 £1,800,005 11.45 1.16p £(304,416) £2,172,294 £1,867,878 11.88 1.17p £(236,543) £2,172,294 £1,935,751 12.31 Any major alteration to the budget by the Assembly will affect the Parish Rate (Note: 0.01p on/off the rate is approx. £67,873) The Parochial Rate is added to the Island Wide Rate (set by the States) which has remained constant at 0.74p for domestic properties and 1.05p for non-domestic properties.

Decisions for the Assembly  To approve a Parish Rate for 2020/21

Other Business  Election of the Accounts Committee to examine the Accounts of the Parish for the Financial Year 2020/21  To approve the appointment of Parish Auditors Alex Picot for 2020/21

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