Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Strategic Finance

The Committee gave consideration to a report which provided them with information on savings options identified for 2019-20 and beyond via the work of the Transformation Board during 2018-19.

Motion

Members are asked to:

a)    recommend that Council, as part of the 2019-20 budget process, endorse the management/operational savings identified.

b)    note the policy options that have been identified with further information on the options to be brought forward to Council as part of the 2019-20 budget papers.

c)    endorse that the Transformation Board continue to pursue the longer term options as noted in paragraph 3.8.

Moved Councillor Richard Trail, seconded Councillor Audrey Forrest.

Amendment

Members are asked to:

a)    recommend that Council, as part of the 2019-20 budget process, endorse the management/operational savings identified.

b)    note the policy options that have been identified with further information on the options to be brought forward to Council as part of the 2019-20 budget papers.

c)    note that many of these savings proposals are undesirable but that the Scottish Government Budget announcement on Wednesday 12 December means that even more savings will need to be identified as Local Authority budgets have yet again been cut.

d)    endorse that the Transformation Board continue to pursue the longer term options as noted in paragraph 3.8.

Moved Councillor Aileen Morton, seconded Councillor Gary Mulvaney.

Decision

Following a show of hands vote the amendment was carried by 7 votes to 4 and the Committee resolved accordingly.

(Reference:  Report by Head of Strategic Finance dated 30 November 2018, submitted)