Issue - meetings

Report by Section 95 Officer

Consideration was given to a paper presenting the estimated impact of COVID on the delivery of previously agreed savings options and the additional cost pressures and savings arising.  The paper also provided an update on progress to identify possible areas for service redesign to deliver future savings. 

Decision:

The Business Continuity Committee agreed:-

1.     to note the estimated budget gap for the period 2021/22 – 2025/26 before the potential impact of COVID on savings and cost pressures;

2.     to note the impact COVID may have on the delivery of agreed savings options up until the end of June 2020 and the anticipated cost pressures and potential savings created by COVID up till the end of June 2020;

3.     to note there is an assumption that all additional costs incurred by the Council as a consequence of COVID-19 will be fully funded by the Scottish Government; and

4.     to note that officers are considering areas for potential service redesign and agree that progress will be reported to future meetings of the Business Continuity Committee/Policy and Resources Committee with final proposals to be presented to Members in December 2020 to enable these to be reflected in budget consultation. 

(Ref:  Report by Section 95 Officer, dated 6 May 2020, submitted.)