Agenda item
Business Plan 2011/12 to 2015/16 - CG/10/202
Minutes:
Prior to any discussion taking place on this item, Councillor Crockett, seconded by Councillor Young, moved as a procedural motion:
that
the report be referred simpliciter to the meeting of Council
of
15 December, 2010.
On a division, there voted:- for the procedural motion (5) Councillors Cooney, Crockett, Farquharson, Graham and Young; against the procedural motion (10) the Convener, the Vice Convener; and Councillors Clark, Cormack, Dean, Dunbar, Leslie, May, McCaig and John West.
The Committee resolved:-
to consider the report on this day.
The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Corporate Governance which outlined proposals for a Five Year Business Plan for the Council, for the period 2011/12 to 2015/16.
The report advised that this was a break from the traditional annual approach usually adopted in budget setting, but it was felt that this approach had allowed officers the opportunity to think radically about how to deliver key services from a reduced cost base. The report highlighted a total of £150 million of potential savings, with £48 million of these having a high risk to the Council should they be implemented. The options were presented by Service, and in terms of the following categories (1) transformation options; (2) efficiency options; and (3) stop/reduce options (where an option was given a number, which referred to its Council wide priority as determined by the Corporate Management Team). It was noted that where a proposed saving figure was a negative, what was indicated was either an investment or a reduction in income.
The report recommended:-
that the Committee –
(a) consider the content of the report;
(b) make recommendation to the meeting of Council of 15 December, 2010 in relation to the Business Plan, and specifically the transformation, efficiency and stop/reduce options outlined therein to achieve a balanced budget, taking account of any feedback from consultation; and
(c) provide guidance to the Directors on further changes or service options to be explored over the coming weeks.
The Convener circulated an amended version of the report which had highlighted the options in green, amber, red or grey. Where an option was green, it was recommended that it be taken; where it was amber, it was recommended that a further report be submitted through the priority based budget process with additional information on the impact of making the saving or alternative means of achieving it; where it was red, it was recommended that it should not be accepted at this time but that it may be revisited prior to budget setting day; where it was grey, it was recommended that it be noted that the option had yet to be considered.
Appended to this circulation was a further note that listed a number of exceptions, which proposed that the Council (i) permit the Chief Executive to decide on management structure savings (ACC_S018); (ii) review the alignment of Committees to the statutory minimum in 2012 (CG_LDS_07b); (iii) reduce by 5% the remuneration for Senior Councillors, the Council Leader and the Lord Provost above the basic rate (CG_LDS_07e); and (iv) reduce the Fairer Scotland Fund by £750,000 not £1million and hold a community summit (CG_CS_FS03).
The Convener, seconded by Councillor Leslie, moved:
to recommend to Council that the following options contained within the Five Year Business Plan, be progressed as per the circulated papers (and as set out below):
SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING: TRANSFORMATION OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
SCW_TC2+8 |
Re-provision inhouse adult residential /supported living. |
1,478 |
SCW_TC3+5+7+ 26 |
Reduce use/length of stay of residential care for adults with mental health issues and spot purchase placements. Do not reinvest all monies from previous service closures. |
789 |
SCW_TC1+9 & SCW_FMB15 |
Develop the workforce to improve approaches to personal outcome planning, risk enablement and reflective practise and recommission Disability Services with the use of a Resource Allocation System and personalised budgets |
2,763 |
SCW_TC10+11+12 |
Stop inhouse adult learning disability day care services and spot purchase as required |
525 |
SCW_TC14 & SCW_LT19 |
Develop and implement a strategy for increased use and take up of telecare within learning disabilities and older persons services |
1,648 |
SCW_TC21 & SCW_LT1+2+13 |
Review workforce mix to reduce the number of professional staff and replace with paraprofessional staff. |
45 |
SCW_SD2+4+8+10 |
Reduce the number of specialist care placements for children and young people by redesign and small addition to existing local services |
999 |
SCW_SD3 |
End to end review of service provision in children’s services |
0 |
SCW_SD5 |
Improve early planning for young people moving from Childrens’ to Adult‘ Services |
82 |
SCW_SD7+13 |
Redesign of Family and Community Support Services |
435 |
SCW_SD11 |
Investment in local fostering and adoption capacity |
335 |
SCW_LT3 + 21 |
Move to personalised budgets for people in receipt of home care services |
475 |
SCW_LT16, SCW_LT9, SCW_FMB14 & SCW_LT20 |
Invest in reablement to constrain growth. |
1,767 |
SCW_LT24 |
Review Social Work Duty team |
50 |
SCW_FMB16 |
Redesign Directorate planning & strategy |
177 |
SCW_FMB19 |
Review out of hours service as part of the corporate review of staff who work a non standard working week |
67 |
SCW_FMB21 |
Jointly commission service with other organisations |
500 |
Total |
12,135 |
It is recommended that all of the Social Care and Wellbeing Transformation Options be taken.
SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING: EFFICIENCY OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
SCW_T23 |
Stop subsidising criminal justice social work – provide only with Northern Community Justice Authority grant |
350 |
|
SCW_FMB1 |
Review all Directorate Support Services |
250 |
|
SCW_LT15 |
Review of all Supporting People packages |
500 |
|
SCW_TC15+16+17 |
Rationalise the welfare rights / debt advise and financial inclusion services |
70 |
|
SCW_TC18 |
Recommission Integrated Community Drug Rehabilitation Service |
48 |
|
SCW_FMB3 |
Revise the charging policy with a 5% increase in all charges |
50 |
|
SCW-TC19 |
Re-evaluate social work contribution to Integrated Addiction Services |
79 |
|
SCW_TC24 |
Re-evaluate provision of Mental Health day services/stop growth |
6 |
|
SCW_SD14 |
Renegotiate commissioned services from the third sector in community and youth justice |
129 |
|
SCW_SD9 |
Change relationship with provision of services for children with disabilities |
25 |
|
SCW_FMB8 |
Reduce budget for Learning and Development Team by 2% |
16 |
|
Total |
1,523 |
|
It is recommended that the following options be the subjects of further reports:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
SCW_LT18 |
Outsource care at home services |
1,465 |
|
SCW_LT8+LT27+28 |
Retender for care at home services to reduce costs |
624 |
|
SCW_LT25 |
Review charges for respite services according to financial circumstances of carer i.e. if carers can afford to pay for respite charge the full cost |
217 |
|
SCW_SD15 |
Outsource 4 children’s homes |
24 |
|
|
2% year on year uplift built into SCM commissioned costs (exc op res + nursing) stripped back to 1% year on year increase |
767 |
With barriers |
SCW_LT_14 |
Close two ACC care homes for older people |
173 |
|
Total |
3,270 |
|
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following options:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
SCW_SD6 |
Introduction of charging for Children’s Services |
7 |
|
SCW_FMB2 |
Review/Cap Kinship Payments |
50 |
|
|
Opt out of national home care rate and uplift rate by 2% year on year |
430 |
With Risk |
|
Opt out of national care home rate – not paying quality award element of fee |
1,456 |
With Risk |
SCW_LT_12 |
Transfer 2 care homes for older people to external provider |
0 |
|
Total |
1,943 |
|
Efficiency Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
1,523 |
Recommended for further reports |
3,270 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
1,943 |
Total |
6,736 |
SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING: IDENTIFIED STOP / REDUCE OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
1 |
SCW_TC25 |
Stop funding community carers and room to care |
68 |
|
14 |
SCW_TC22 |
Stop Employability Services |
60 |
|
62 |
SCW_LT6+Lt7 |
Re-provision inhouse day care centres (Craigton Road and Kingswood) |
310 |
|
Total |
438 |
|
It is recommended that the following option be the subject of a further report:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
74 |
SCW_FMB5 |
Stop Directorate policy and strategic development |
1,053 |
|
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following options:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
|
SCW_FMB23 |
Remove entitlement to free personal care |
5,000 |
|
|
SCW_FMB6 |
Stop kinship care payments |
787 |
With risk |
Total |
5,787 |
|
It is recommended that it be noted that the following options have not yet been commented upon:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
75 |
SCW_FMB10 |
Stop funding mental health day care |
274 |
|
82 |
SCW_FMB4 |
Stop Integrated Community Drug Rehabilitation Service Services (Adult Addictions) |
707 |
|
83 |
SCW_FMB12 |
Reduce threshold for service eligibility to emergency |
0 |
|
Total |
981 |
|
Stop / Reduce Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
438 |
Recommended for further reports |
1,053 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
5,787 |
|
981 |
Total |
8,259 |
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT: TRANSFORMATION OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
ECS1_C26 |
Reduce the number of out of authority placements by redesign and small addition to existing local services |
1,190 |
ECS1-C3 |
Move to Cultural Trust |
144 |
ECS_E11 |
Redesign of senior secondary school towards a Virtual City Campus |
94 |
ECS1-C17 |
Educational Psychology: Develop joint/alternative service delivery |
35 |
ECS1_C25 |
Potential shared services with other local authorities |
450 |
Total |
1,913 |
It is recommended that the following option be the subject of a further report:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
ECS1-C1 |
Integrated Communities Service |
1,106 |
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following options:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
ECS_E9b |
Redesign of secondary school estate |
-1,034* |
ECS_E20b |
Redesign the profile of professional staffing in secondary schools |
6,083 |
ECS_E7c |
Redesign the profile of professional staffing in primary schools |
5,181 |
ECS_E3 |
Start nursery at 4 years |
3,388 |
ECS1-C6 |
Create Community Collections Centre and redeveloped Art Gallery |
-50 |
ECS1-C7 |
Create Libraries & Information Heritage Centre |
-50 |
Total |
13,518 |
Transformation Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
1,913 |
Recommended for further reports |
1,106 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
13,518 |
Total |
16,537 |
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT: EFFICIENCY OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
ECS1-C10 |
Root and branch review of commissioned arts and sports services |
1,800 |
|
ECS_E19 |
Rationalise school administration |
578 |
|
ECS_E4 |
Provide 1 nursery teacher for each school |
265 |
|
ECS_E30 |
Changes to terms of engagement of casual teachers |
250 |
|
ECS_E35 |
Contracting supply teachers for pupil attendance time only |
168 |
|
ECS1-C20 |
Educational Psychology: Not filling current vacant posts |
168 |
|
ECS1_C22 |
Contract out catering at beach ballroom / art gallery OR income generate |
85 |
|
ECS_E5 |
Nursery nurses to provide non class contact cover for nursery teachers |
80 |
|
ECS_E32 |
Pensions reduction: no contribution for temporary promoted posts |
26 |
|
ECS_E40 |
Maximising class sizes in upper stages of secondary school |
1,457 |
|
ECS_E41 |
Absorb the anticipated increase in demand for ASN services within current costs |
9,000 |
|
Total |
13,877 |
|
It is recommended that the following options be the subjects of further reports:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
ECS_E37 |
Change the delivery model of music tuition |
796 |
|
ECS_E26 |
Increase teaching time to match pupil time in secondary schools |
4,840 |
With Risk |
ECS_E6 |
Increase teaching time to match pupil time in primary schools |
2,480 |
With Risk |
ECS_E39 |
Remove budgeted pay award to reflect any future national agreement |
2,500 |
With Risk |
Total |
10,616 |
|
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following options:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
ECS_E8d |
Increase class sizes in primary schools – P1 from 18 to 25 |
440 |
|
ECS_E36 |
Remove devolved educational management savings targets for schools |
-2,500 |
|
ECS_E31a |
Extend non-subject specific/generic teaching until end of S2 |
4,418 |
With Risk |
ECS_E8c |
Raise P1 to 3 class sizes to 33 and composite classes in P1 to 3 to 30 |
1,800 |
With Risk |
ECS_E10 |
All secondary S1 and S2 classes at 30 |
700 |
With Risk |
ECS_C27 |
Establishment of revenue funding for Old Torry Community Centre and for Ruthieston Community Centre to enable transfer to leased Community Centre status |
18 |
|
Total |
4,876 |
|
Efficiency Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
13,877 |
Recommended for further reports |
10,616 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
4,876 |
Total |
29,369 |
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT: IDENTIFIED STOP / REDUCE OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
39 |
ECS_E22 |
Reduce Pupil Support Assistants provision by 50% in primary schools |
2,850 |
27 |
ECS_E17a |
Additional Support Needs: Increase teacher / pupil ratios to 1:10 – Secondary |
600 |
30 |
ECS_E18a |
Additional Support Needs: Increase teacher/ pupil ratios to 1:10 – Primary |
500 |
31 |
ECS_E24 |
Reduce Pupil Support Assistants provision by 50% in secondary schools |
1,000 |
Total |
4,950 |
It is recommended that the following options be the subjects of further reports:-
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
13 |
ECS_E9a |
Secondary school estate – close 2 schools |
2,346 |
15 |
ECS_E29a |
Primary school estate – close 5 schools |
1,015 |
24 |
ECS1-C9 |
Close up to 8 Community Libraries over 5 years |
452 |
35 |
ECS_E12 |
Withdraw music tuition |
450 |
68 |
ECS1-C13 |
Cease communities teams services |
5,676 |
Total |
9,939 |
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following options:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
40 |
ECS1-C11a |
Community Centres – review council financial support |
58 |
54 |
ECS_E28 |
Close Music School |
0 |
55 |
ECS1-C11e |
Provision of development programme grant and building revenue costs to leased Centres in regeneration areas only |
353 |
Total |
411 |
It is recommended that it be noted that the following options have not yet been commented upon:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
64 |
ECS_E34 |
Stop Curriculum for Excellence training in Modern Foreign Languages |
100 |
65 |
ECS1-C8 |
Close all 16 Community Libraries |
994 |
69 |
ECS_E14 |
Reduce Teacher Support for Learning allocation – secondary schools |
560* |
70 |
ECS_E16 |
Reduce Teacher Support for Learning allocation – primary schools |
580* |
71 |
ECS1-C11f |
Cease all Council financial support including development programme grant and building revenue costs to leased Community centres |
127 |
72 |
ECS_E25 |
Stop pre-school education |
4,293 |
76 |
ECS_E21 |
Remove remaining Pupil Support Assistants provision in primary schools |
2,850 |
77 |
ECS_E23 |
Remove remaining Pupil Support Assistants provision in secondary schools |
1,000 |
81 |
ECS1-C2 |
Close all art galleries and museum visitor venues (over 4 years) |
735** |
87 |
ECS1-C2a |
Close all art galleries and museum visitor venues (1 year) |
0** |
Total |
11,239 |
*
Stop options also exist for these items totalling approximately
£4million
(ECS_E13 and ECS_E15).
** These options form part of ECS_C3 but are included in this list for visibility.
Stop / Reduce Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
4,950 |
Recommended for further reports |
9,939 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
411 |
No recommendation at this time |
11,239 |
Total |
26,539 |
HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT: TRANSFORMATION OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
HE_ES_WS2 |
Review existing Waste Strategy to determine most cost effective options for diverting waste from landfill |
4,822 |
HE_ES_GM05 |
External delivery or attain equivalent efficiency savings on grounds maintenance service |
659 |
HE_ES_ST5 |
External delivery / attain equivalent efficiency savings on street cleaning service
|
300 |
HE_HCS_H01(viii) |
Establish Private Sector Leasing Scheme |
100 |
HE_EP_EP02 |
Merge Emergency Planning team with SCG support group and potential outsource of some activities |
30 |
Total |
5,911 |
It is recommended that the following options be the subjects of further reports:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
|
Property Services LLP |
8,940 |
|
Lobby for removal of landfill tax |
580 |
Total |
9,520 |
Transformation Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
5,911 |
Recommended for further reports |
9,520 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
0 |
Total |
15,431 |
HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT: EFFICIENCY OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
HE_ES_WS3 |
External delivery or attain equivalent efficiency savings in domestic waste collection |
650 |
HE_ES_WS9 |
Increase commercial waste collection charges |
270 |
HE_ES_HT04 |
Implement mobile working for field staff in Trading Standards and Environmental Health |
180 |
HE_ES_HT01 |
Restructure Environmental Health and Trading Standards |
70 |
HE_HCS_S01 (iii) |
Restructuring of Housing Strategy (non HRA) team |
40 |
HE_ES_WS8 |
Short-term improvements to recycling performance at Recycling Centres |
38 |
HE_ES_ASSL2 |
Scientific Labs to seek and increase the level of work from the private sector. |
33 |
HE_ES_HT03 |
Cease non-statutory food surveillance sampling which will reduce income in Scientific Services Laboratory |
25 |
Total |
1,306 |
It is recommended that the following option be the subject of a further report:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
HE_ES_WS10 |
Invest in 1 FTE to work with communities to divert waste from landfill by improving recycling |
75 |
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following option:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
HE-ES-PT5 |
Close all toilets except two and run a community toilet scheme |
151 |
Efficiency Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
1,306 |
Recommended for further reports |
75 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
151 |
Total |
1,532 |
HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT: STOP / REDUCE OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
20 |
HE_ES_ASSL1 |
Sub contract high cost / low volume testing to companies that can carry out work cheaper than labs |
50 |
|
25 |
HE_HCS_CS05(vii) |
Private sector / commercial mediation |
25 |
|
26 |
HE_HCS_CS05(viii) |
Remove budget for community based reparation service |
22 |
|
34 |
HE_HCS_CS05(v) |
Remove funding of Inspector working to address antisocial behaviour (in line with national agreements) |
68 |
|
44 |
HE_ES_GM01 |
Reduce grounds maintenance (specific service reduction options) |
416 |
|
50 |
HE_HCS_CS05(vi) |
Agreement to remove funding for dispersal of groups and closure of premises |
6 |
|
51 |
HE_HCS_CS05(ix) |
Agreement to remove funding for Safer Aberdeen Programme |
12 |
|
61 |
HE_HCS_S02(ii) |
Stop Scheme of Assistance |
117 |
|
|
HE_ES_BSAD1 |
Increase Bereavement Services charges (cremation and burial fees) by 10% |
176 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05b |
Remove funding from Aberdeen Safer Trust for Community Safety Partnerships small grants scheme |
5 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05c |
Remove funding contribution to Sergeant working on addressing antisocial behaviour (in line with national agreements) |
27 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05d |
Remove funding contribution to Constable working on addressing antisocial behaviour (in line with national agreements) |
22 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05e |
Remove funding contribution to Community Safety Partnership meeting costs |
7 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05g |
Reduction in the contingency for ad-hoc grant applications |
25 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05j |
Remove funding for training budget of Community Safety Partnership members |
3 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05k |
Remove funding from Community Safety Partnership promotion / marketing budget |
3 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05l |
Remove funding for subscriptions to national organisations |
1 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05m |
Remove funding for Community Safety partnership analysts |
52 |
|
Total |
1037 |
|
It is recommended that the following options be the subjects of further reports:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
25 |
HE_HCS_CS05(xii) |
Remove budgets for transport marshals |
70 |
|
43 |
HE_ES_ST1 |
Reduce street cleaning (specific service reduction options) |
155 |
|
73 |
HE_HCS_S02(i) |
Reduce provision on housing support |
100 |
|
Total |
325 |
|
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following options:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
23 |
HE_HCS_CS05(xi) |
Remove funding for deploying street urinals |
8 |
|
29 |
HE_HCS_HM02 |
Stop Instant Neighbour Contract |
0 |
Saving would be made in HRA not General Fund |
41 |
HE_ES_PT01 |
Close all toilets with no community toilet scheme |
70 |
|
45 |
HE_ES_WS5 |
Remove Recycling Points in areas covered by kerbside collections |
69 |
|
46 |
HE_HCS_CS05(x) |
Street Football – remove funding |
5 |
|
49 |
HE_ES_WS7 |
Remove paper recycling in multi occupancy areas |
0 |
Savings up to Yr 4 only |
56 |
HE_ES_PC01 |
Close all parks and gardens and cease maintenance |
1,141 |
|
|
HE_ES_PT6 |
Close all public toilets and replace with community toilet scheme |
128 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05a |
Remove funding used by Community Safety Managers for local neighbourhood safety initiatives |
15 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05h |
Remove funding from Wilful Fires Sub Group for diversionary activities initiatives |
7 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05i |
Remove funding for legal costs of antisocial behaviour case preparation |
70 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05n |
Remove funding contribution for non-HRA activity Antisocial behaviour Investigation |
25 |
|
|
HE_HCS_CS05o |
Remove funding contribution for non-HRA activity from Aberdeen Families Project |
30 |
|
Total |
1,568 |
|
Stop / Reduce Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
1,037 |
Recommended for further reports |
325 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
1,568 |
Total |
2,930 |
ENTERPRISE, PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE: TRANSFORMATION OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
EPI_AMO01 |
Enter into a partnering arrangement for all asset management & operations services |
4,481 |
EPI_DIR01 |
Full EP&I service review |
559 |
EPI_PSD05 |
Public Transport Unit shared service with a possible transfer of procurement Central Procurement Unit. |
51 |
EPI_DIR03 |
Assimilate Environmental and waste services from H&E to EP&I |
31 |
EPI_DIR04 |
Integration across economic development, planning and regeneration services |
31 |
EPI_AMO19 |
Shared facilities management services with public sector partners |
22 |
Total |
5,175 |
It is recommended that the following option be the subject of a further report:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
EPI_AMO17 |
New investment - additional capital funding for roads |
7,735 |
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following option:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
EPI_AMO11a |
Dispose of selected property portfolio |
0 |
Transformation Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
5,175 |
Recommended for further reports |
7,735 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
0 |
Total |
12,910 |
ENTERPRISE, PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE: EFFICIENCY OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
EPI_AMO05 |
Car parking - Increase charges every 2 years |
1,911 |
|
EPI_AMO18 |
Increased mobile and/or remote working for staff throughout the Council |
780 |
|
EPI_EBD03a |
Increase revenue - advertising on fixed assets |
750 |
|
EPI_DIR06 |
Enable renewable energy network for a low carbon economy (combined heat and power, wind farm etc) |
400 |
|
EPI_PSD11a |
Charge for pre-application consultations and co-ordination of master plans |
160 |
|
EPI_AMO09 |
Use of Wi-Fi for roads Urban Traffic Control communications (Traffic Signals) |
92 |
|
EPI_AMO06 |
Increase revenue – charge for road space used by utility companies during road works |
68 |
|
EPI_AMO07 |
Increase roads revenue - driveway applications |
30 |
|
EPI_EBD03c |
Increase revenue - sponsorship of bus shelters / stops |
30 |
|
EPI_EBD03b |
Increase revenue - roundabout sponsorship |
20 |
|
EPI_EBD03d |
Only undertake fully funded events |
442 |
|
EPI_AMO08 |
Reduce street lighting whole life costs with energy efficient lanterns |
19 |
|
EPI_AMO20 |
Improved energy efficiency in council buildings |
14 |
|
EPI_PSD11b |
Investigate further options for generating income from environmental projects |
10 |
|
EPI_DS01 |
Restructuring EP&I Directorate Support Unit |
42 |
With barriers |
EPI_AMO24 |
Optimise parking service operations through different service delivery models |
222 |
With barriers |
EPI_AMO25 |
Adopt the Scottish Governments proposed change of the Parking Charge Notices rate to £80 or £100 |
86 |
Risk |
Total |
5,076 |
|
It is recommended that the following option be the subject of a further report:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
EPI_AMO11b |
Tactically dispose of property assets to generate capital investment |
-798 |
Capital Option |
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following option:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
EPI_AMO26 |
Explore introducing road user charging as part of a review of the Local Transport Strategy to invest in our roads and transport assets |
2,738 |
Risk |
Efficiency Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
5,076 |
Recommended for further reports |
(798) |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
2,738 |
Total |
7,016 |
ENTERPRISE, PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE: STOP / REDUCE OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
12 |
EPI_AMO14 |
Self fund catering (Town House & Kittybrewster) otherwise stop |
18 |
|
19 |
EPI_EBD02e |
Reduce marketing materials to minimum |
29 |
|
21 |
EPI_AMO16 |
Reduce non-housing property maintenance inspections |
99 |
|
28 |
EPI_EBD02c |
Reduce economic development to a minimum – stop events, twinning, marketing and graphics (50%) |
526 |
|
32 |
EPI_PSD05a |
Public Transport Unit - reduce bus shelter expenditure |
158 |
|
48 |
EPI_PSD02 |
Rationalise planning application management |
44 |
|
60 |
EPI_AMO13 |
Reduce traffic management and road safety operations |
111 |
|
Total |
985 |
|
It is recommended that the following option be the subject of a further report:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
59 |
EPI_EBD02g |
Reduce economic development team to minimum |
1,409 |
|
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following option:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in |
Comment |
33 |
EPI_AMO15 |
Reduce school patrols |
325 |
|
Efficiency Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
985 |
Recommended for further reports |
1,409 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
325 |
Total |
2,713 |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: TRANSFORMATION OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
CG_ICT01 |
External delivery of ICT |
803 |
CG_F_04 |
External delivery of Finance |
780 |
CG_HR_24 |
External delivery of Human Resources and Organisational Development |
506 |
CG_LDS_04 |
External delivery of Legal Services |
259 |
CG_CS_FOS04 |
External delivery of Customer Services |
184 |
CG_CS_CPL01 |
External delivery of Community Planning |
109 |
CG_CS_PM01 |
Programme Management Office - fully internal |
90 |
CG_CPU_5 |
External delivery of procurement function |
80 |
CG_LDS_13 |
To create a "pool" of WPO/clerical/admin support across Legal and Democratic Services |
42 |
CG_CPU_3 |
Realignment of procurement staff across the 5 authorities |
0 |
CG_HR_04 |
Refocus and rationalise existing Health and Safety service |
0 |
Total |
2,853 |
It is recommended that all of the Corporate Governance Transformation be taken.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: EFFICIENCY OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
CG_CPU_01 |
Targeted contract savings |
500 |
|
CG_CPU_2a |
Re-alignment of identified staff to Central Procurement Unit on a temporary basis – Social Care & Wellbeing |
1,000 |
|
CG_CPU_2b |
Re-alignment of identified staff to Central Procurement Unit on a temporary basis – E P & I ; H &E |
350 |
|
CG_CPU_7 |
Close the Social Work occupational therapy stores and transfer operations to the Whitemyres Centre |
105 |
|
CG_LDS _09 |
Maximise the capabilities of modern.gov capabilities to circulate agendas and change minute style |
79 |
|
CG_LDS_18 |
Merge Archive and Registrars to form a joint service |
52 |
|
CG_F_16 |
Merge Social Work Assessments into Revenues and Benefits |
50 |
|
CG_LDS_08 |
Transfer committee services from Legal to Democratic Services |
44 |
|
CG_LDS_25 |
Hire out Town House facilities to external groups and bodies. |
38 |
|
CG_LDS_7D |
Only one committee member of staff at each committee meeting |
29 |
|
CG_LDS_24 |
Increasing the number of ceremonies provided, e.g. baby naming |
24 |
|
CG_LDS_27 |
Expand charging in Archives – family history requests |
10 |
|
CG_F_08 |
Trusts and Common Good – review support |
10 |
|
CG_F_10 |
Cash Review – Area Offices |
125 |
With barriers |
CG_CS_EQ02 |
Equalities function being delivered by cross sector partnership |
200 |
With barriers |
CG_F_06 |
Remove internal recharges across ACC |
182 |
With barriers |
CG_HR_17 |
Move away from centralised workforce planning in the longer term |
75 |
With barriers |
CG_CS_INT01 |
Externalise delivery of interpreting and translating service |
28 |
With barriers |
CG_F_20 |
Review Treasury transactional activities through joint working |
37 |
With barriers |
CG_LDS_15 |
Closing of Area Offices at Bucksburn and Peterculter |
-50 |
With barriers |
CG_F_26 |
Bed tax |
1,710 |
With Risk |
CG_CPU_2c |
Reduce rates on targeted contracts across ACC |
1,000 |
|
Total |
5,598 |
|
It is recommended that all of the Corporate Governance Efficiency Options be taken.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: EFFICIENCY OPTIONS: ADDITIONAL OPTIONS YEARS 1 & 2
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 2 (£k) |
Comment |
CG_HR_07 |
Payroll incorporated into Human Resource (HR) Service Centre |
20 |
|
CG_HR_10 |
Develop Business Partner Model – basic queries to HR Service Centre |
60 |
|
CG_HR_13 |
Transactional HR Services incorporated into HR Service Centre |
60 |
|
CG_LDS_14 |
Increased use of Paralegals |
18 |
|
CG_HR_19 |
Corporate HR team to focus on core corporate employee issues; client incorporated in HR Service Centre |
80 |
|
CG_HR_22 |
Recruitment and selection processed through the HR Service Centre |
105 |
|
CG_LDS_01 |
Transform inhouse delivery of legal services |
30 |
|
CG_F-13 |
Revenue and Benefits establishment review |
125 |
|
CG_F_01 |
Services Accounting – process improvement |
140 |
|
Total |
638 |
|
It is recommended that all of the Corporate Governance Efficiency Options, where the benefit delivery is expected in year two, be taken.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: IDENTIFIED STOP / REDUCE OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
3 |
CG_CPU_6 |
Rationalise central store function |
43 |
|
6 |
CG_LDS_20 |
Aberdeenshire Council |
36 |
|
7 |
CG_LDS_21a |
Reduce members support unit |
37 |
|
8 |
CG_LDS_22 |
Cease delivering mail to Councillors’ homes |
11 |
|
9 |
CG_LDS_26 |
External delivery of conveyancing service |
0 |
|
10 |
CG_CS_CM01 |
Subsume change management function into Programme Management Office |
271 |
|
22 |
CG_CS_FS03 |
Reduce Fairer Scotland Fund |
1,000 |
|
38 |
CG_LDS_02 |
Cease all external legal support |
0 |
Reduced to £0 to avoid double count with LDS_04 |
47 |
CG_CS_PMQ07 |
Align Corporate Information and Research resource to work demand |
142 |
|
Total |
1,540 |
|
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following options:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
4 |
CG_LDS_07b |
Council committees align to statutory minimum |
450 |
|
|
CG_LDS_7e |
Savings of convenors and vice convenors payments if reduced number of committees |
108 |
|
37 |
CG_CS_FS01 |
Cease Fairer Scotland Fund |
1,375 |
|
Total |
1,933 |
|
It is recommended that it be noted that the following options have not yet been commented upon:
Priority ranking |
Reference |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
Comment |
79 |
CG_CS_FOS07 |
Customer Service - stop face to face provision |
783 |
|
80 |
CG_CS_FOS08 |
Customer Service - stop developments |
427 |
|
Total |
1,210 |
|
Stop / Reduce Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
1,540 |
Recommended for further reports |
0 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
1,933 |
No recommendation |
1,210 |
Total |
4,683 |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: COUNCIL WIDE OPTIONS
It is recommended that the following options be taken:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
ACC_SO13 |
Review Corporate Administration |
900 |
ACC_SO19 |
Rationalise operational support |
25 |
ACC_SO7 |
Review and rationalise cross Council ICT |
250 |
ACC_SO2 |
Reduce funding to Grampian Fire and Rescue |
2,132 |
ACC_SO11 |
Review terms and conditions of staff |
0 |
ACC_SO9 |
Review corporate training / conferences |
555 |
ACC_SO3 |
Reduce funding to Joint Valuation Board |
254 |
ACC_SO5 |
Reduce staff advertising |
100 |
ACC_SO4 |
Stop general advertising |
60 |
ACC_SO22 |
Electronic mail and send |
400 |
ACC_SO17 |
Self-service administration across the Council |
63 |
ACC_SO21 |
Move to cash free Council |
49 |
ACC_SO10 |
Reduce level of contingency |
3,000 |
ACC_SO16 |
Explore commercial opportunities |
0 |
ACC_SO20 |
Explore expanding use of Common Good for General Fund |
0 |
Total |
7,788 |
It is recommended that the following options be the subjects of further reports:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
ACC_SO18 |
Reduce management teams |
1,075 |
ACC_SO1 |
Reduce funding to Grampian Police (in line with national agreements) |
3,555 |
ACC_SO6 |
Reduce miscellaneous grants |
605 |
ACC_SO08 |
Corporate Bond issue |
-400 |
ACC_SO_23 |
Remove discretionary enhancements to pensioners |
3,000 |
Total |
7,835 |
It is recommended that no action be taken this day on the following option:
Ref |
Option description |
Value in Yr 5 (£k) |
ACC_SO_24 |
Charge levy on car parking for private businesses |
0 |
Council Wide Options Summary |
|
Recommended to be taken |
7,788 |
Recommended for further reports |
7,835 |
Recommended not taken at this point in time |
0 |
No recommendation |
0 |
Total |
15,623 |
Councillor Crockett, seconded by Councillor Graham, moved as an amendment:
as the Scottish Government has not yet given local authorities their settlement for 2011/12, that Council consider the document on 15 December, 2010, to allow members time to look at the options being recommended.
On a division, there voted:- for the motion (10) the Convener, the Vice Convener; and Councillors Clark, Cormack, Dean, Dunbar, Leslie, May, McCaig and John West; for the amendment (5) Councillors Cooney, Crockett, Farquharson, Graham and Young.
The Committee resolved:-
to adopt the successful motion.
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