Ensure local people get value for money from Council Services

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Build on a strengthening recovery in Children's Services
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Ensure local people get value for money from Council Services
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11. Ensure local people get value for money from Council Services. Continue the war on unnecessary waste and bureaucracy. I will personally lobby the Government to reduce the number of Councillors from 63 to 21, thereby saving over £700,000.

The council has to save £71m by 2015. I have always been honest on how I feel about these cuts and thought there were many areas of the council where we could make savings without damaging crucial front line services, and I still believe that to be the case. In 2010/11 we saved £30m and we have plans in place to streamline our internal services and offer better value for money for our residents.

I have had several productive meetings with ministers on reducing the number of local councillors, and the resulting cost to council tax payers, and will continue to actively pursue this.

Mayor

11. Ensure local people get value for money from Council Services. Continue the war on unnecessary waste and bureaucracy. I will personally lobby the Government to reduce the number of Councillors from 63 to 21, thereby saving over £700,000.