To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Corporate Delivery/Chief Finance Officer

The Council considered a report of the Chief Finance Officer that provided Members with the recommendations of the Cabinet, from its meeting held 25^th February 2021, in respect of the results of the consultation undertaken on the proposed Savings Programme 2021/22 to 2022/23.

Resolved:

1.     Council notes the outcome of consultation as detailed in Section 4.2 and Appendix 2 of the Chief Finance Officer’s report.

2.     Council notes the comments of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny regarding proposals included within Workforce and Business As Usual as detailed in Appendix 3 and Section 4.2 of the Chief Finance Officer’s report.

3.     Council approves the savings proposals in respect of ASC-2021-22-005 Changes to Adult Care Charging Policy.

4.     Council notes that the following savings proposals have been withdrawn:

a.     NH-2021-22-006 Review of Neighbourhood Cohesion and Community Centre Engagement Officer Post;

b.     NH-2021-22-007 Review of Town Centre Enforcement Warden Posts.

5.     Council notes that Cabinet, at its meeting held 25^th February 2021, approved the withdrawal of the following savings proposal: EC-2021-22-003 Shopmobility.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Corporate Delivery/Chief Finance Officer to follow

Resolved:

1.    That the private appendices detailing the consultation responses to the proposed Savings Proposals as detailed on the public Agenda be noted.

Confidential appendices attached – Chief Finance Officer to report.

The Committee scrutinised a report of the Chief Finance Officer, which presented the individual consultation responses on the proposed Savings Programme 2021/2022.

Resolved:

1.    That the individual consultation responses on the proposed Savings Programme 2021/2022 be noted.