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Have Your Say event

Welcome to the Resources Directorate’s first. Have Your Say event. December 2010. BOLD following the Comprehensive Spending Review. Findings of the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review were announced 20 October 2010

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Have Your Say event

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  1. Welcome to the Resources Directorate’s first Have Your Say event December 2010

  2. BOLD following the Comprehensive Spending Review • Findings of the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review were announced 20 October 2010 • Headlines indicate that Local Government nationally will have a budget reduction of approximately 7% per annum for the next 4 years

  3. What have we done so far…? • £44.5million worth of proposals identified • More than half of these are through efficiency and reform • Work started to identify more • Many of the proposals have already been to Cabinet • Resident and staff consultation underway

  4. (Former) Corporate Services contribution… £3.476million Savings identified within Corporate Services 45.4 FTE reductions across Corporate Services (indicative) Includes savings from: Streamlining Corporate Services: £2.5million (38.9 FTE) Customer Focus: £194,000 (9 FTE) Better Use of Property: £780,000 (0 FTE)

  5. (former)Financial Services contribution… £1million Savings identified though 'Efficiency and Reform' proposals 5 FTE reductions within central Financial Services (indicative) Includes savings from: Streamlining Financial Services: £0.250 million (5FTE) Reduced costs of SAP support contract: £0.100million Banking, credit control and debt management: £0.575million Improved WMS dividend: £0.075million Also contributing to: Streamlining Transactions Review of Support Services

  6. Cross-organisational proposals • £1.7million approved to proceed further Proposals WCC1 Customer Payments WCC2 Customer Focus WCC3 People Initiatives WCC4 Flexible & Mobile Working Environments WCC5 Better Use of Technology WCC6 Better Use of Property WCC7 Performance Management WCC8 Opportunities for Improving Procurement WCC9 Streamlining Transactions WCC10 Charging Policy

  7. Getting involved • We will still have around 75 – 80% of our current budget • We want to provide services of real value to residents • We need committed and motivated staff to deliver these important services

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