Further to Minute No. 96 of the meeting held on 2 September 2010, the Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Executive which provided an update on the Transformation Programme, the Prioritisation and Budget Review Process and proposed actions to be taken to reduce 2011/12 – 2013/14 budget gap.
This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions,
RESOLVED: That
1. the progress made on expressions of interest for Voluntary Early Retirement/Voluntary Redundancy as part of the Transformation Programme be noted;
2. the Prioritisation/Identification process related to external funding detailed in Annex B of the report be endorsed;
3. it be noted that due diligence is taking place with regard to reviewing fixed term and temporary employments contracts;
4. the commencement of negotiations with the independent nursing home and domiciliary care sectors with a view to reaching an agreement on the payment of inflation for 2011/2012 be endorsed;
5. approval be given to the Adult Social Care Director undertaking a review of the charging policy relating to the provision of Adult Social Care;
6. approval be given to the Adult Social Care Director undertaking a review of the thresholds associated with packages of care managed by the Community Care Panel;
7. approval be given to officers commencing a consultation process with employees and Trade Unions to secure an agreement on the Terms and Conditions issues outlined in paragraph 4.3 of the report including the issue of relevant statutory notifications, if appropriate; and
8. the intention to present further tactical/operations budget savings options to future meetings of Cabinet, as the prioritisation process develops, to work towards the closure of the 2011/12 – 2013/14 budget gap be noted.