Decision details
Cabinet minute 295 - Projected Budget 2009-11 (10 December 2008)
Decision Maker: Council, Cabinet
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Update
Decisions:
Resolved -
(1) it be recognised that there is an urgent need to ensure that Council Tax increases are kept as low as possible and therefore the following savings be approved, in order to continue to narrow Wirral’s budget gap and protect Wirral residents from unnecessary financial burdens.
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Children’s Services |
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£ |
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Deletion of posts held vacant for more than twelve months |
80,000 |
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Cease to provide uniform grants in the light of ready availability of inexpensive school clothing.* |
30,000 |
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Adult social services |
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Reduction in Residential and Nursing Home Fees Contract in line with agenda item 25 |
1,000,000 |
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Review of Admin Support |
100,000 |
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HOUSING AND REGENERATION |
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Increase mobile cleaning team to facilitate mobile cleaning of all toilets at regular intervals. |
70,000 |
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CORPORATE SERVICES |
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Restore element of LAA reward grant to Council budget following decision of Local Area Agreement Board on November 19th. |
1,400,000 |
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Finance. |
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Transfer of Reserves and Provisions no longer required to the General Fund, with the proviso that £230,000 is set against the projected Housing and Regeneration overspend on Cultural Services. |
360,000 |
* see also Minute 98 below.
Publication date: 17/12/2008
Date of decision: 15/12/2008
Decided at meeting: 15/12/2008 - Council