Issue - meetings

Further to Minute No. 72 of the meeting held on 8 November 2012, the Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Transformation Services and Head of Finance and ICT which set out a further package of budget savings proposals, as the next stage in achieving a balanced budget for 2013/14 and 2014/15.  The report indicated that many of the additional savings options were presented to seek approval for appropriate consultation to be undertaken at this stage.

The report contained the following annexes:

Annex A - Work Programme Timetable

Annex B - Review of Street Lighting

Annex C - Option to be redefined

Annex D - Further information on options previously considered

Annex E - External Funding – Funding ceasing or reducing

Annex F – Ways of Working – Options on which various approvals are sought

Annex G – Subsidies and Charges – Options on which various approvals are sought

Annex H – Standards of Service – Options on which various approvals are sought

Annex I – Vulnerable People – Options on which various approvals are sought

The Chief Executive referred to the current budget savings of £43.7m which had to be achieved for the period 2013/14 to 2014/15 and indicated that the Government was due to announce the Local Government Settlement for 2013/14 in the next few days and the confirmation of the external revenue support from the Government would provide greater clarity of the Council’s saving requirement for 2013/14.

Members of the Cabinet raised questions on the following issues referred to in the report and Officers responded to the issues as referred to below: