3 BUDGET 2020/21 SAVINGS OPTIONS PDF 168 KB
Report by Head of Financial Services to the P&R Committee and recommendation by P&R Committee (will be provided to the meeting)
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Minutes:
The Council considered a recommendation by the Policy and Resources Committee with regard to savings options identified by officers for consideration for financial year 2020-21 and beyond.
Motion
The Council:-
1.
Agree as
part of the 2020-21 budget process, to endorse the management/operations
savings identified.
2.
Note
the policy options that had been identified with further information on the
options to be brought forward to Council as part of the 2020-21 budget papers.
3.
Note
that officers would continue to identify further savings over the coming months
to bridge the gap.
4.
Note
that the Head of Customer and 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.
5.
Note
that the Policy and Resources Committee and Council meeting in February 2020
have been postponed by one week to allow officers time to finalise the budget
pack assuming that there are similar delays to knowing the final funding
settlement as has been the case over the last three years.
6.
Agree to endorse COSLA’s ask of the Scottish
Government, that present budgets have a minimum uplift of inflation plus 3% and
additionally all new commitments and duties are fully funded by the Scottish
Government; noting that even this doesn’t necessarily address the challenges we
face delivering services across such a geographically diverse area.
Moved by Councillor A Morton, seconded by
Councillor Mulvaney
Amendment
Agree the recommendations from the Policy
and Resources Committee with the deletion of the word “endorse” in paragraph 1 of
the recommendations and the substitution of “note” in recommendation 1.
Moved by Councillor Taylor, seconded by
Councillor Douglas.
Councillor Freeman moved a further Amendment
which failed to find a seconder.
The requisite number of members required the
vote to be taken by calling the roll and members voted as follows:-
Motion |
Amendment |
Councillor Colville |
Councillor Armour |
Councillor Currie |
Councillor Douglas |
Councillor Good |
Councillor Findlay |
Councillor Green |
Councillor Freeman |
Councillor Hardie |
Councillor Horn |
Councillor Kinniburgh |
Councillor Kelly |
Councillor MacMillan BEM |
Councillor Lynch |
Councillor McNeilly |
Councillor Moffat |
Councillor A Morton |
Councillor Philand |
Councillor E Morton |
Councillor Taylor |
Councillor Mulvaney |
Councillor Trail |
Councillor Redman |
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Councillor Reid |
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Councillor Robertson |
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Councillor Scoullar |
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Decision
The Motion was carried by 15 votes to 11 and
the Council resolved accordingly.
(Ref: Report by Head of Financial Services dated 17 September 2019, submitted)
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