£ Box No.4 Staff costs Figure in 2015 column 2110 Figure in 2016 column 2507 Variance +397 Reasons (as many as are applicable) Amount £ Reason 1: Council reviewed Clerk’s hours and salary in Nov +250 2014 and agreed increase from £2000 in 2014-15 to £2250 p.a. for 2015-16. Reason 2: mileage expenses rate increased from 20p +147 per mile (£110) in 2014-15 to 40p per mile (£257) in 2015-16 Unexplained 0 Confirm unexplained amount is less than 15% of 2015 figure n/a Box No.6 All other payments £ Figure in 2015 column 16650 Figure in 2016 column 12149 Variance -4501 Reasons (as many as are applicable) Amount £ Reason 1: Expenditure on Neighbourhood Development Plan -7010 reduced from £9854 (ex VAT) in 2014-15 to £2844 in 2015-16, as the project moved from the consulting/preparation stages into the submission stages. Reason 2: Expenditure on Lengthsman scheme increased from +1273 £2855 (ex VAT) in 2014-15 to £4128 in 2015-16, with greater devolution of minor highways and PROW maintenance from Herefordshire Council. Reason 3: Two years subscriptions to HALC and SLCC paid in +542 2015-16, as change to payment terms implemented. Reason 4: Biennial website maintenance fees paid in 2015-16 +170 Unexplained +524 Confirm unexplained amount is less than 15% of 2015 figure YES Details of any earmarked or restricted reserves held by the Council at 31 2016 Amount held at Purpose of reserve 31 March 2016 £ 1200 Against costs of any bye-election in the financial year (estimated at maximum of £600 for each of the two parishes in the Group).
Box No.4 Staff costs £ Figure in 2015 column 2110 Figure in 2016 column 2507 Variance +397 Reasons (as many as are applicable) Amount £ Reason 1: Council reviewed Clerk’s hours and salary in Nov 2014 and agreed increase from £2000 in 2014-15 to £2250 p.a. for 2015-16. +250 Reason 2: mileage expenses rate increased from 20p per mile (£110) in 2014-15 to 40p per mile (£257) in 2015-16 +147 Unexplained 0 Confirm unexplained amount is less than 15% of 2015 figure n/a Box No.6 All other payments £ Figure in 2015 column 16650 Figure in 2016 column 12149 Variance -4501 Reasons (as many as are applicable) Amount £ Reason 1: Expenditure on Neighbourhood Development Plan reduced from £9854 (ex VAT) in 2014-15 to £2844 in 2015-16, as the project moved from the consulting/preparation stages into the submission stages. -7010 Reason 2: Expenditure on Lengthsman scheme increased from £2855 (ex VAT) in 2014-15 to £4128 in 2015-16, with greater devolution of minor highways and PROW maintenance from Herefordshire Council. +1273 Reason 3: Two years subscriptions to HALC and SLCC paid in 2015-16, as change to payment terms implemented. +542 Reason 4: Biennial website maintenance fees paid in 2015-16 +170 Unexplained +524 Confirm unexplained amount is less than 15% of 2015 figure YES Details of any earmarked or restricted reserves held by the Council at 31 2016 Amount held at 31 March 2016 £ Purpose of reserve 1200 Against costs of any bye-election in the financial year (estimated at maximum of £600 for each of the two parishes in the Group).
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