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DN2/YNYCA/M/2025 – 2025/26 Fire Budget Associated Papers

The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service budget was approved as part of the Mayoral General Budget at the Combined Authority on the 7th February 2025.  However, beyond the budget there are several other financial papers that ensure that the Fire and Rescue Service operate within defined limits.  These reports were considered at the Executive Board on the 25th February 2025 by the Deputy Mayor. 

DN2/YNYCA/M/2025

Date 25/02/2025

Background  

While there is no longer a separate Fire Authority in terms of being a standalone Authority, and all the responsibilities of the Fire Authority sit with the Mayoral Combined Authority, there is still separation of many of the financial processes at this stage. 

There remain separate Banking functions for Fire, as well as separate and distinct Fire Budgets, including the Capital Programme and associated borrowing. 

Within the wider Mayoral Combined Authority structure, it therefore makes sense to continue to set for Fire a separate Annual Treasury Management Strategy Statement for the financial year 2025/26 as well as a separate Reserves Strategy. 

This is a Decision Notice outlining these additional papers with the following attached papers: 

Decision Record 

It is recommended, by the Assistant Director of Resources (Deputy s73 Officer for Police, Fire and Crime Functions), that the Mayor approves the Reserves Strategy for Fire and the 2025/26 Annual Treasury Management Strategy for Fire for 2025/26 as attached to this Decision 

In approving this decision, the Mayor is agreeing to the detailed recommendations contained within both of the attached papers. 

David Skaith
Mayor 

Statutory Officer Advice 

Legal, Management and Equality Implications  

The Head of Legal and Monitoring Officer for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has advised that all legal and management issues have been addressed; there are no equality implications arising from these plans.

Financial and Commercial  

The Assistant Director of Resources (Deputy s73 Officer for Police, Fire and Crime Functions) has recommended that the Mayor approves the attached papers and in doing so the Mayor will provide the necessary limits in which the Fire Service will operate within during 2025/26 as part of the overall Combined Authority. 

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