Issue - meetings

Report by Section 95 Officer

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing information on savings options identified by officers for consideration for financial year 2021/22 and beyond.

Decision

The Policy and Resources Committee –

1.     Noted the savings options identified by Officers and agreed by the Budget Working Group to be moved forward to the 2021/22 budget process and noted that further information on the options would be brought forward to Council as part of the 2021/22 budget papers.

2.     Noted that the savings options developed were aimed at addressing the 2021/22 budget gap but significant savings would be required in future years to address continued significant funding gaps. This would be considered as part of the revision of the medium to long term financial strategy.

3.     Noted that officers would continue to identify further savings over the coming months to bridge the gap.

4.     Noted that the Head of Customer Support Services would take forward a statutory consultation process with the Trade Unions for those savings options that could have a direct impact on jobs.

(Reference:  Report by Section 95 Officer dated 2 December 2020, submitted)

Councillor Lorna Douglas joined the Meeting at this point.