Agenda item

RESOLVED: that

(1)          the budget proposals as attached at Appendix 2 be agreed as the Cabinet’s Budget Proposals for Consultation.

(2)          It be noted that the formal budget consultation will commence on the 11 December 2015 and that there will be additional supporting documentation available as part of this process. The results of the consultation process will then be considered by Cabinet during January and February 2016 as part of their final 2016/17 budget proposal.

(3)          It be noted that the Chief Executive as Head of Paid Service will be issuing all necessary statutory and non-statutory employment consultations in respect of the staffing implications of the proposals.

The Cabinet received an update on the Budget Reduction Requirement for 2016/17 pending receipt of Provisional Local Government Settlement together with details of draft budget proposals for consultation prior to submission to Council for approval.  It was proposed that the online consultation document would be launched on Friday 11 December 2015 with hard copies distributed to hubs, libraries and leisure centres. A series of neighbourhood events would also take place during the consultation period which would run until midnight on Tuesday 12 January 2016.

RESOLVED: that

(1)          the budget proposals as attached at Appendix 2 be agreed as the Cabinet’s Budget Proposals for Consultation.

(2)          It be noted that the formal budget consultation will commence on the 11 December 2015 and that there will be additional supporting documentation available as part of this process. The results of the consultation process will then be considered by Cabinet during January and February 2016 as part of their final 2016/17 budget proposal.

(3)          It be noted that the Chief Executive as Head of Paid Service will be issuing all necessary statutory and non-statutory employment consultations in respect of the staffing implications of the proposals.