Financial Information The Town Council is mainly funded by the residents of Tetbury, through what is known as the precept. This is the local tax levied by the Town Council which is collected on its behalf by Cotswold District Council as part of the Council Tax bill. The current budget of TTC is £271,755 (2015-16) which includes a precept request of £258,555. A full budget including all income and expenditure is available both on our website and from the council offices however the council’s Top 10 budgeted spends 2015-2016 are; Staff salaries £146,031 - includes additional funding for 3rd member of ground staff for 6 months. There is no planned salary increase by way of a national pay award as the settlement agreed in 2014/15 covers the period up to March 2016. However the budget includes a £3,500 contingency to cover any incremental increases required throughout the year. In additional there is a small allowance required for both National insurances and employee increased pension contributions. Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) £11,651 – this is annual repayments for the PWLB loan for £150,000, that was taken out to purchase the Goods Shed and surrounding land in April 2005, the loan was taken out for 20 years and will end in April 2025. Joint 3rd – F & S Grants £10,000 – these are grants that are awarded throughout the year to support local charitable organisations and groups that benefit those living in Tetbury. Grants made in 2014-15 include; £5,000 to the Dolphins Hall, £350 to The Monday Club, £486 Girl guides association & £500.00 Tetbury Cricket Club. In 2014-15 £10,000 was spent well within the 12 month period. Joint 3rd – Grant to Tourist Information Centre (TIC) £10,000, TTC directly employ the staff at the TIC and the running of the centre is overseen by the clerk and council. The grant to the centre alongside the grant received from Cotswold District Council (CDC) contributes to the running of the TIC, a separate budget plan is available with the top three spends on this budget being; £25,000 shop merchandise, ticket sales and National Express £19,873 staff costs £4855 building lease In addition the Town Council also take part in a number of initiatives to promote tourism in Tetbury for the benefit of the local economy.
council, Raise profile of TTC Carry out an annual local organisation Expo event Adhere to transparency legislation including sharing all payments in excess of £500.00 on the website Have both a five year and annual action plan and make it available on our web site Post regular news and events to the new website 10/2015 and annually thereafter 07/2015 onwards 09/2015 08/2015 Clerk Deputy and Administrator Council and Clerk Administrator Officer time Officer time Officer time Officer time Achieve “quality status” External recognition of quality status amongst both public and other organisations Write; An annual Action Plan which reflects this 5 year plan An induction policy A Community and engagement policy, including budget and evidence of Community Engagement Training Policy Conduct a review of training needs of both Cllrs and staff and review annually & collate evidence showing how electors contribute to the town meeting 12/2015 Clerk time and training budget
became a designated area on 1st August 2013 the project group is made up of many local organisations and local residents and have carried out much research through working groups. The emerging plan is at a critical stage with much collation of data and bringing together of findings required. To help support this TTC will; Key Priority TDNP Outcome Milestone Date Owner Cost and budget commitment Appoint Chair Provide ultimate leadership to group Chair appointed 10/2015 NDP group Cllr Time Introduce new Web site Launch web site 09/2015 Website live 10/2015 NDG ownership through clerk and administrator Officer time Establish necessary funding streams Complete NDP Secure further funding 09/2016 NDG – through Clerk Officer time Carry out Audit & Collate Data Collation of evidence to share with the public Action plan on what is required to complete plan 10/2015 Planning Aid & Council staff & project members Officer time Commission / outsource work Bring NDP evidence together and write policies Written plan 12/2015 Consultant & NDP including new chair EMR in council budget up to £11,250 Commission/outsource town centre survey Robust evidence to support NDP policies Work completed 10/2015 NDP & council staff NDP budget up to £2,500
in the Cotswolds and Nationally Co-ordinate and introduce a new visit Tetbury Website TIC, Tourism group, TTC & new role below One off payment of £1,500 Support Community and business involvement and share good practice and training Encourage business to the town Community engagement with local charities Review staff team and possibly recruit Support joint grant applications and fundraising linking businesses with charities etc Commence 10/2015 Review annually 10/2015 Community Development Worker £15,000 per year estimate As above Introduce a more coordinated calendar of events Calendar shared on website Get local organisation sign up 01/2016 Community Development worker As above Review TIC and secure longer term funding for future years Gain stability for the TIC Seek longer term commitment for tourism Community Development worker As above Burial Ground It is anticipated that TTC have just 4-5 years left before our current cemetery is full. It is not a statutory duty of TCC to provide burial ground, however it does have the legal power to do so if it wishes and has managed burials in Tetbury since April 1978.
To support the provision of burial ground TTC will; Key Priority Burial ground? Outcome Milestone Date Owner Cost an budget commitment Establish need Needs assessment Examination of records of burial to determine recent and current levels of demand 11/2015 TTC Officer time Audit the burial space remaining Optimise space available Report given to Members 12/2015 Consultant £1,500 Identify and assessment of new burial ground Identify additional burial space Sites located and relative merits put to council 01/2016 Consultant £500