Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Treasury Services.

Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at their meeting on 17 June 2009 and their comments will be reported.

(Report circulated)

The report of the Head of Treasury Services was submitted, informing Members of the Council’s performance in trying to achieve value for money cash efficiency savings for the previous (2008/09) financial year.

Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at their meeting on 17 June 2009 and the support and comments of members were noted.

Executive was pleased to note Value for Money gains of 3.5% as a percentage of 2007/08 baseline expenditure, equivalent to £35 per Band D dwelling.  

Executive noted the contents of the report and approved the inclusion of the identified savings in the draft 2008/09 schedule as part of the Council’s overall submission for National Indicator 179.

The report of the Head of Treasury Services was submitted, informing Members of the Council’s performance in trying to achieve value for money cash efficiency savings for the previous (2008/09) financial year.

Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at their meeting on 17 June 2009 and the support and comments of members were noted.

Executive was pleased to note Value for Money gains of 3.5% as a percentage of 2007/08 baseline expenditure, equivalent to £35 per Band D dwelling.  

RESOLVED that the contents of the report are noted and the identified savings in the draft 2008/09 schedule are included as part of the Council’s overall submission for National Indicator 179.

(Report circulated)

To consider the report of the Head of Treasury Services – report circulated

The Head of Treasury of Services presented a report which provided an overview on how the Council proposed to achieve value for money cash efficiency savings.  The National Indicator 179, one of the indicators in the new National Indicator Set, was the mechanism through which Council reported progress on achieving value for money gains.

A timetable for the submission of the value for money indicators was detailed in the report and work will continue on updating the information, to identify and maximise the efficiencies during 2008/09, for inclusion by the submission date of 24 July 2009. A draft schedule, identifying the likely cash savings was attached as an appendix to the report.

The Scrutiny Committee - Resources noted the report and requested the endorsement by Executive of the savings detailed in the appendix as part of the Council’s overall submission for National Indicator 179.

(Report circulated)