WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION 7 1 st October 2018
CHIEF FIRE OFFICER TREVOR FERGUSON 8
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION • Financial Position • 2015-19 Target Savings Update • 9 Life After Grenfell • Strategic Asset Investment Framework • Financial Pressures Beyond 2021 and precept flexibility • 2019-23 Corporate Plan and IRMP
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION Financial Position (2018/19 Budget - £33.479Million) • Between 2010 and March 2016 we saved £4.96million from budget 10 • Between April 2016 - March 2018 we have delivered a further £868k and have plans in place to deliver £651k by March 2019 • We need to identify an additional £656k worth of savings or income by 2021 • We have planned a significant programme to refresh our capital assets which will need funding beyond 2021
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION 2015-19 £2.4Million Target Savings Update • Restructure of service support functions and move to local Hub delivery model. Target £1.1million savings (Delivered 2017) • Disestablishment of the Retained Support Unit. Target £425k 11 savings (Delivered 2018) • Introduction of new remotely managed station model. Target Savings £550k (On Target for Delivery April 2019) • Closing of Wargrave Station. Target Savings £168k (Decision Pending November 2018) • Closure of Pangbourne and Opening of Theale. Target Savings £168k (Delayed to 2021 due to Planning delays)
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION Life after Grenfell and our 4 Phase Plan • Phase One • Inspected 157 High-rise premises • 4700 face to face visits • Phase Two • Jointly Inspected 74 to date 12 • Every resident in every building inspected offered a HFSC • All ACM Clad Residential High Rise Buildings, Hotels and Care Quality Commission Care Facilities identified • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Interim Measures implemented and monitored • Phase Three • Working to implement emerging findings and responding to Interim measures • Phase Four • Changing our protection function to deliver on the all of the recommendations and findings following Grenfell (The New Normal)
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION Strategic Asset Investment Framework • First new Tri-Service Community Station opened in Hungerford 2017 • Second Tri-Service Community will be Crowthorne opening Summer 2020 13 • Third Tri-Service Community Station will be Theale opening Summer 2021 • 7 of 11 new generation fire appliances delivered in 2017 and 2018 with 4 more to be delivered in 2019 £200k each • New 53 metre Aerial Ladder Platform ordered 2018 for 2020 delivery £800k • £275k update to ICT systems including new disaster recovery systems • Capital Investment up to 2021 funded within Medium Term Financial Plan
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION Financial Pressures Beyond 2021 • Funding for Capital Programme beyond 2021 needs to be found • Phase 4 of Grenfell plan may need additional funding • 14 Pay pressure. Medium Term Financial Plan based on 2% pay increase assumptions. Inflation closer to 3% • Fire Authority has been working with local MPs, National Fire Chief’s Council and Fire Minister to seek greater flexibility on local precept increases (£5 for Fire) • RBFA historically a very prudent Authority and in the lower quartile of Precepting Fire Authorities
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION 2019-23 Corporate Plan and IRMP • Sets out what the Fire Authority is planning over the next 4 years 15 Public Consultation ran from 1 st August to 28 th September 2018 • • Fire Authority will now consider the consultation responses • Plan will formally be published in November 2018
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENTATION Questions 16
Thank you 17
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